Recaps

After Gojo Satoru drove off the Giant Rock ninjas with his sharp deductions, Naoya Kuchiki and the squad recognized his exceptional talent and continued their mission. Once the delivery was complete, Gojo left the team to inspect a nearby New Clan Territory he had chosen.

• Naoya Kuchiki reconsidered his doubts about Gojo Satoru after hearing how accurately he had assessed the Giant Rock ninjas.
• Kiyota Sato and the other squad members praised Gojo's intelligence and admitted they had underestimated him.
• Naoya Kuchiki delivered the scroll to the mission target and led the squad back toward the village.
• Gojo Satoru told Naoya Kuchiki he would leave before the mission report, explaining that he had something else to take care of.
• Gojo Satoru headed to the nearby New Clan Territory to see what had become of it.

Gojo Satoru returned to the hidden settlement he had established for the Uchiha Clan and was shocked to see its grand new gate bearing the name “Land of Beautiful Eyes,” a suggestion he had once made as a joke. He reflected on how he had gained the younger clan members’ trust and brought them here, leaving the settlement thriving as a refuge where the clan could build its resources.

• Gojo Satoru emerged from the woods and hurried toward the Uchiha settlement he had helped establish.
• He found that the old wooden gate had been replaced by a grand entrance labeled “Land of Beautiful Eyes.”
• Gojo Satoru regretted suggesting the name after the Uchiha had carved it above the gate.
• He remembered how the remote Land of Coolness had fallen into poverty and disorder before its new king put it up for sale.
• Gojo Satoru recalled using his savings to buy the land as a hidden place for the Uchiha Clan to settle and build resources.
• He reflected that he had won the younger clan members’ trust and brought them to the settlement while Uchiha Fugaku quietly supported the plan.

Gojo Satoru returned to the Land of Beautiful Eyes, where the Uchiha members and former disaster victims welcomed him, then quietly left. At Root Base, Uchiha Tsuki told Danzo that killing someone dear could awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, and he ordered her to die by Shisui Uchiha’s hand.

• Gojo Satoru reflected on how he had persuaded the Uchiha elders to let him take people away and establish a new community that protected their bloodline secrets while earning money.
• Gojo Satoru walked through the Land of Beautiful Eyes and was surrounded by grateful residents before he used the Body Flicker Technique to slip away unnoticed.
• Danzo questioned Uchiha Tsuki about the Uchiha Clan, and she revealed the stone tablet in Naka Shrine said killing someone dear could awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Danzo, thinking his own Sharingan was nearly exhausted, ordered Uchiha Tsuki to die by her lover Shisui Uchiha’s hand.
• Uchiha Tsuki accepted the mission, telling herself that sacrificing herself would help the village.

Gojo Satoru and Kakashi received a mission from the Third Hokage to deal with a rogue Konoha ninja, and Gojo learned that the target was Shisui’s girlfriend. The group met to set out, with Shisui questioning Gojo’s mask and blindfold.

• Gojo Satoru caught Kakashi’s Icha Icha Paradise and teased him about his taste before Kakashi took him to meet the Third Hokage.
• The Third Hokage assigned Gojo Satoru, Kakashi, Uchiha Itachi, and Shisui Uchiha to deal with a rogue Konoha ninja.
• Uchiha Itachi told Gojo Satoru that the rogue ninja was Shisui’s girlfriend.
• Uchiha Fugaku questioned Gojo Satoru and Uchiha Itachi about their mission, but they kept its details from him.
• Gojo Satoru and Uchiha Itachi joined Kakashi and Shisui at the meeting spot, where Shisui asked Gojo if his mask and blindfold were comfortable.

Kakashi briefed Gojo Satoru, Shisui Uchiha, and Uchiha Itachi on their mission to find the rogue ninja Uchiha Tsuki before she left the Land of Fire. As the team set out, Gojo decided he needed to recruit Shisui before the looming massacre could put them all in danger.

• Gojo Satoru and Shisui Uchiha joked about romance before Kakashi began explaining the mission.
• Kakashi said Uchiha Tsuki was heading toward the Land of Water and needed to be caught before she left the Land of Fire.
• Shisui questioned why the mission called for killing Uchiha Tsuki, while Kakashi argued they should establish the facts and check for important intelligence.
• Uchiha Itachi said they should kill Uchiha Tsuki if she resisted arrest, and Shisui insisted personal feelings should not affect a mission.
• Gojo Satoru worried about Itachi's future alliance with Obito and resolved to recruit Shisui before the massacre.

Gojo Satoru and Kakashi’s team searched for Uchiha Tsuki, following clues to a likely hiding place near the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron. When they spotted a box of deluxe Three-Color Dango hanging from a branch, Gojo rushed toward it despite the others recognizing it as a trap.

• Gojo Satoru teased Kakashi about being Konoha’s village belle, making Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi laugh.
• After five days of searching, Shisui found a clue pointing toward a fork near the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron.
• Kakashi studied the map and identified the rugged border area as a likely hiding place for Uchiha Tsuki.
• The team followed more footprints and broken branches, and Shisui said Tsuki would not escape.
• Gojo spotted a box of deluxe Three-Color Dango on a branch and sprang toward it, while Shisui and Kakashi realized it was probably a trap.

Itachi trapped a clone of Uchiha Tsuki in a genjutsu, but Gojo Satoru noticed it was not the real Tsuki. After the clone vanished, the group rushed toward Shisui, while Gojo realized the encounter between Shisui and Tsuki had already reached its conclusion.

• Shisui, Kakashi, and Itachi split up to search for Uchiha Tsuki.
• Itachi caught Tsuki in a genjutsu after she dodged his shuriken and tried to escape.
• Gojo arrived with Kakashi and saw through the restrained Tsuki, recognizing her as a clone.
• Gojo urged Itachi and Kakashi to find Shisui and Tsuki, and Itachi exposed the clone with a shuriken.
• Itachi, Kakashi, and Gojo raced toward Shisui, but Gojo knew they were already too late.

Uchiha Tsuki died after deliberately provoking Shisui Uchiha into awakening his Mangekyo for Konoha. Shisui defended the mission and said he would also sacrifice his life for the village, leaving Kakashi and Gojo Satoru appalled.

• As Tsuki lay dying in Shisui's arms, she revealed that a tablet at Naka Shrine described awakening the Mangekyo through extreme emotion, and Shisui realized she had arranged for him to kill her.
• Kakashi, Itachi, and Gojo Satoru arrived too late, and Kakashi questioned why Tsuki had accepted a mission that made a comrade's life its price.
• Itachi said he could understand Tsuki's sacrifice because he would also die if it bought peace for the village.
• Gojo Satoru condemned the idea of trading a life for power, while Kakashi agreed that Tsuki's death and the mission were wrong.
• Shisui sealed Tsuki's body in a scroll and defended Danzo's actions as being for Konoha, adding that he would give up his own life if it became valuable to the village.

Gojo Satoru questioned Shisui about his trust in Danzo, but Shisui insisted he could understand Danzo’s actions and protect himself. After returning to Konoha and reporting the mission, Gojo checked his system and saw that his power was only 40% unlocked, so he resolved to keep growing stronger.

• Gojo Satoru asked Shisui whether he hated Danzo, and Shisui said he blamed the turmoil of the world more than Danzo for Tsuki’s death.
• Shisui explained that he believed Danzo had pushed him to awaken his Mangekyo for Konoha’s sake and said he would not let anyone take his eyes.
• Gojo Satoru warned Shisui that Danzo might covet his Mangekyo, but Shisui reassured him that Danzo had no reason to harm him.
• Gojo Satoru returned to the Hokage Building with Kakashi and the others, handed in the mission to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and went back to his room.
• Gojo Satoru checked his system panel, saw that his power was 40% unlocked with 2000 roleplay points, and decided to keep getting stronger.

Gojo Satoru took Sasuke for a walk through Konoha, where they encountered Naruto cleaning the Hokage Rock. Gojo secretly photographed Naruto and Sasuke arguing, and both demanded that he delete the pictures as he offered to negotiate.

• Gojo Satoru joked with Sasuke about their opposing snack preferences and suggested they get ramen instead of bonito rice balls.
• Gojo spotted Naruto scrubbing the Hokage Rock and carried Sasuke over to see him.
• Naruto greeted Gojo as Big Brother and explained that he was cleaning the stone faces.
• Sasuke criticized Naruto's messy paint marks, and the two traded insults.
• Sasuke and Naruto caught Gojo secretly taking pictures of their argument and demanded that he delete them.
• Gojo asked if they really wanted the pictures deleted and said they could negotiate.

Gojo Satoru challenged Naruto and Sasuke to a ramen contest, promising to erase the winner’s embarrassing past and punish the losers by making them wear women’s clothes. When Naruto worried he would not finish cleaning the Hokage Rock statues, Gojo used a massive Water Release technique to wash the statues and surrounding area.

• Gojo Satoru proposed settling things with a ramen contest and set the winner’s reward and losers’ punishment.
• Naruto eagerly entered the contest, and Sasuke initially refused before agreeing to compete.
• Naruto worried that he had not finished scrubbing the Hokage Rock statues.
• Gojo Satoru unleashed the Great Waterfall Technique over the statues and surrounding area, shocking Naruto and Sasuke.

Gorō Satoru caused a commotion at the Hokage statues to help Naruto Uzumaki wash Hokage Rock, drawing Konoha ninja and exposing the stunt to Uchiha Itachi through surveillance. The crowd’s attention left Sasuke mortified, while Itachi realized his younger brothers had caused the disturbance.

• Konoha ninja rushed to the Hokage statues after hearing a commotion, and Gorō Satoru wondered why they had gathered.
• Kakashi offered to take over Uchiha Itachi’s surveillance shift, but Itachi refused because he believed the Uchiha were best watched by one of their own.
• Uchiha Itachi spotted Gorō Satoru and Sasuke on the surveillance footage as Konoha ninja confronted them.
• The ninja learned that Gorō Satoru had caused the commotion to help Naruto Uzumaki wash Hokage Rock, and Sasuke hid his face in embarrassment.
• Uchiha Itachi pieced together that his younger brothers had caused the trouble and smiled.

Wu Chiwu took Sasuke and Naruto to Le Yi Ramen, where he beat them in an eating contest and made them work off the bill in women's clothes. He later walked Sasuke home with a skewer of candied hawthorn after asking the vendor to put the seeds back in.

• Wu Chiwu revealed that he had taken Itachi's card to pay for ramen, though Itachi knew about it.
• Wu Chiwu challenged Sasuke and Naruto to an extra-large ramen eating contest and finished first.
• The card was declined, so Wu Chiwu arranged for Sasuke and Naruto to work at Le Yi Ramen in women's clothes.
• Sasuke and Naruto became the waitresses Little Blue and Little Yellow, and the shop's business soared.
• Wu Chiwu took Sasuke home and bought him candied hawthorn, asking the vendor to put the removed seeds back in.

Gorō Satoru saw the growing hostility between the Uchiha and Konoha and realized the clan massacre was only days away. In the Hokage's Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo argued over the Uchiha's isolation and whether the clan could still be kept as Konoha's partner.

• Gorō Satoru watched Uchiha guards arrest two drunks after they insulted the Military Police Force over its response to the Nine-Tails attack.
• Gorō Satoru recognized that distrust between the Uchiha and the village was worsening everywhere and that only a few days remained to prevent the clan's massacre.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Koharu discussed rising complaints about the Military Police Force and the Uchiha's growing estrangement from Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi regretted supporting the Uchiha's isolation, while Danzo defended the policy as consistent with the Second's practice.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted the Uchiha were Konoha's partners, and Danzo questioned whether they could still be kept.

Gorō Satoru received a partial upgrade to his Gojo template while the Uchiha clan’s conflict with the village continued to strain relations between Fugaku and Itachi. The chapter ended with Gorō confident that his abilities and backup plans would let him prevail when the crisis came.

• Gorō Satoru checked his system panel and saw that his template progress had reached 45%, with Hollow Technique: Purple partly unlocked.
• Sasuke summoned Gorō Satoru to Fugaku’s study, where Fugaku, Mikoto, and Itachi were waiting.
• Fugaku questioned Itachi about the next day’s gathering and his classified mission, while Itachi said he would attend.
• Fugaku asked Gorō about his recent missions, and Gorō listed trivial chores involving Hokage Rock and a missing cat.
• Gorō watched the tense exchange and resolved that his abilities and backup measures would let him handle the coming conflict.

Gorō Satoru caught the badly injured Shisui Uchiha after Danzo stole one of his eyes. Shisui wanted to die to expose Danzo’s betrayal, but Satoru warned that his death would leave Uchiha Itachi to take the blame.

• Gorō Satoru rushed to the river behind Naka Shrine and caught Shisui Uchiha as he fell from the cliff.
• Shisui questioned why Satoru had skipped the Uchiha gathering and come to save him.
• Gorō Satoru correctly guessed that Danzo had gouged out Shisui’s eye, surprising Shisui with how much he knew.
• Shisui joked that his eye had ended up in Danzo’s stamp collection and said he wanted his death to expose Danzo’s betrayal.
• Gorō Satoru bandaged Shisui’s wounds and warned that dying would leave Uchiha Itachi to take the blame.

Gorō Satoru challenged Shisui Uchiha’s plan to die for peace and proposed that they build an independent faction rather than let the Uchiha be destroyed. Shisui was stunned to learn Gorō already controlled a country, but he had not yet given his answer.

• Gorō Satoru mocked Shisui Uchiha’s willingness to die and warned that Uchiha Itachi might sacrifice the clan if forced to choose between it and Konoha.
• Gorō asked Shisui whether he truly wanted to change the situation and suggested the Uchiha could live somewhere outside Konoha.
• Shisui rejected moving to another village, fearing other villages would exploit the Uchiha.
• Gorō proposed establishing an independent third faction and invited Shisui to join him in pursuing that dream.
• Gorō explained his plan, and Shisui realized it was practical and that Gorō already controlled a country.

Wu Chiwu brought Shisui Uchiha to the Land of Beautiful Eyes to recover, then returned to Konoha disguised as Obito Uchiha to retrieve Shisui’s eyes from the Root Base. He evaded the first barrage of kunai with his incomplete Limitless.

• Shisui Uchiha agreed to join Wu Chiwu, believing in his drive and hoping Itachi would eventually recognize it.
• Wu Chiwu took Shisui past Konoha’s surveillance to the Land of Beautiful Eyes, and they argued over its name.
• After leaving Shisui settled, Wu Chiwu returned to Konoha to retrieve Shisui’s eyes from the Root Base.
• Wu Chiwu disguised himself with a Spiral Mask as Obito Uchiha and stepped onto the Root Base’s suspension bridge.
• Root’s guards attacked with kunai, but Wu Chiwu shifted aside and let them pass using his incomplete Limitless.

Wu Chiwu attacked Root headquarters and overwhelmed its operatives, then tracked down Danzo, who struggled to detect or evade him. The chapter left Wu Chiwu closing in on Danzo and looking forward to a fight.

• Wu Chiwu dodged the Root operatives’ kunai and mocked them as they attacked.
• Wu Chiwu used Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance to engulf the Root operatives, then knocked another attacker into a wall.
• Danzo hurled a kunai from hiding, but Wu Chiwu dodged it and vanished before Danzo could find him.
• Wu Chiwu appeared above Danzo and punched him, only for Danzo to vanish in a puff of smoke.
• Danzo hid behind a structure, but Wu Chiwu found him again and spoke beside his ear.

Wu Chiwu overwhelmed Danzo with his speed and Limitless, then blasted him into rubble with Red. As Danzo lay badly wounded, he secretly prepared to use Izanagi to reverse his defeat.

• Wu Chiwu appeared beside Danzo and punched him across the burned suspension bridge.
• Danzo used Wind Release: Vacuum Wave, but Wu Chiwu emerged from the air blades unharmed behind Limitless.
• Wu Chiwu attacked with Red, blasting Danzo into a distant wall and burying him in rubble.
• Danzo survived with most of his body pierced and began planning a surprise counterattack.
• Danzo silently activated Izanagi, intending to turn his injuries into an illusion and regain the advantage.

Wu Chiwu defeated Danzo in the Root Base, stole Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan, and left Danzo buried beneath rubble. As reports of an intruder around the Uchiha territory reached Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi warned that the clan had become tense and guarded, while the approaching massacre left the fragile peace uncertain.

• Danzo used Izanagi to escape Wu Chiwu's attack and tried to choke him, but Wu Chiwu vanished and reappeared behind him.
• Wu Chiwu plucked the Mangekyō Sharingan from Danzo's eye socket, then collapsed rubble over him and left the Root Base.
• Danzo dug himself out and ordered his subordinates to watch the Uchiha Clan Compound and report anything connected to the Spiral Mask.
• News of Shisui Uchiha's death spread, weakening the Uchiha Clan and briefly easing tensions with Konoha.
• Kakashi told Hiruzen Sarutobi that someone had repeatedly breached the barriers near Uchiha territory and that the clan seemed unusually tense and unwilling to admit outsiders.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi declined to commit more personnel to the barriers and said he would discuss the Konoha Military Police Force with the higher-ups.

Gorō Satoru learned that Uchiha Itachi and Obito Uchiha planned to carry out the Uchiha Clan Massacre that night, then arranged for Shisui Uchiha to lead the clan’s evacuation while he drew Obito away. He lured Obito into a confrontation and revealed that Sharingan Genjutsu could not affect him, leaving the two masked men poised to fight.

• Gorō Satoru overheard Uchiha Itachi and Obito Uchiha agree to the massacre and informed Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Fugaku of the plan.
• Gorō Satoru told Shisui Uchiha to evacuate the Uchiha Clan and stage their deaths while he kept the masked man occupied.
• Gorō Satoru disguised himself as Hatake Gojo and lured Obito Uchiha away by throwing shuriken at him.
• Obito Uchiha attacked Gorō Satoru, but Gorō evaded his chain and resisted his Mangekyo Sharingan Genjutsu.
• Gorō Satoru claimed he had come to avenge his younger sister, and Obito Uchiha prepared to fight him.

Wu Chiwu fought Obito Uchiha in Konoha, using a timed teleportation feint to strike during the brief moment Kamui made Obito tangible. Obito survived with a slightly injured arm and recognized Wu Chiwu’s sharp judgment, while the fight remained unresolved.

• Obito Uchiha weighed his options and attacked Wu Chiwu, guessing that Wu Chiwu’s teleportation ability had limited uses.
• Wu Chiwu evaded Obito’s attacks and threw shuriken, which passed harmlessly through Obito while bringing them into close range.
• Wu Chiwu formed a ball of black energy and charged Obito, who recognized the technique as one used by Hatake Satoru-ko.
• Obito’s palm became solid as he reached Wu Chiwu, but Wu Chiwu vanished after his teleportation charge finished.
• Wu Chiwu reappeared behind Obito and struck him with the black energy, leaving Obito’s arm slightly injured.
• Obito realized Wu Chiwu had baited his attack and timed the strike for Kamui’s vulnerable instant, then praised Wu Chiwu’s ability.

After clashing with Obito Uchiha, Satoru Gojo left him puzzled about the power in his eyes. Uchiha Itachi discovered that his parents and Satoru had died by suicide, then drove Sasuke away and left Konoha with Obito.

• Satoru Gojo and Obito Uchiha ended their fight without revealing their trump cards, and Obito vanished after promising they would meet again.
• White Zetsu reported Satoru Gojo's mysterious eyes to Black Zetsu, who wondered what they were and whether the masked man would threaten his plan.
• After the Uchiha massacre, Uchiha Itachi found his father, mother, and Satoru dead, along with a letter asking him to protect Sasuke and telling him they did not blame him.
• Sasuke entered the room and found his family dead, so Uchiha Itachi threw a shuriken past him and told him to fear and hate his older brother.
• On a mountain outside Konoha, Obito Uchiha met Uchiha Itachi beside the burning Uchiha compound and told him to join the Akatsuki as agreed.
• Uchiha Itachi noticed Obito Uchiha's wounded arm, while Obito recalled the mysterious figure who had ambushed him.

After the Uchiha survivors faked their deaths and fled to the Land of Beautiful Eyes, Wu Chiwu set out for Konoha to take the Chunin Ninja Exams disguised as a Genin. He left with Haku and Hozuki Kagetsu, intending to enter under their village's name.

• Danzo found the Uchiha grounds burned and encountered Uchiha Itachi, who warned him not to harm Sasuke or he would expose the village's secrets.
• Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Fugaku helped disguise the Uchiha massacre as a scene where everyone had died, then escaped with the others to the Land of Beautiful Eyes.
• Wu Chiwu returned after stalling Obito Uchiha and asked whether they should have included Sasuke, while Shisui explained why they had left him out of the plan.
• Three years later, Wu Chiwu wrapped himself in bandages and announced to Haku that he would take Konoha's Chunin Ninja Exams as an ordinary Genin.
• Wu Chiwu traveled toward Konoha with Haku and Hozuki Kagetsu, deciding they would enter under the name of their village in the Land of Beautiful Eyes.