Chapter Summaries

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.

Gorō Satoru returned to Konoha with Haku and Hozuki Kagetsu to take the Chunin exams, and Sasuke recognized him as his long-missing second brother. The trio was allowed through the gate after Gorō presented their wanted notices as proof of identity.

• Gorō Satoru, Haku, and Hozuki Kagetsu arrived at Konoha's main gate without passes and claimed they had come for the Chunin exams.
• Sasuke recognized the bandaged Gorō Satoru, ran to him, and tearfully welcomed him home.
• Kakashi and Naruto approached after Genma Shiranui explained that the visitors had no identification and claimed to be from the Sweet Ninja Village.
• Gorō produced three wanted notices as proof of identity, leaving Kakashi and the onlookers stunned.
• Kakashi accepted the notices as sufficient proof, and Gorō, Haku, and Hozuki Kagetsu entered Konoha with Sasuke.

Wu Chiwu met Sasuke in a secluded mountain corner and refused to reveal the truth until Sasuke became stronger. He reassured Sasuke that his disguise was safe, though Sasuke noted that Kakashi had started to suspect something.

• Wu Chiwu took Sasuke, Hozuki Kagetsu, and Haku to a secluded spot to speak away from watchful eyes.
• Sasuke demanded answers about Wu Chiwu's return and changed appearance, but Wu Chiwu told him to ask again when he was stronger.
• Wu Chiwu promised to explain everything once Sasuke became strong enough, and Sasuke insisted that he would remember the promise.
• Sasuke worried that Wu Chiwu's disguise might be exposed, and Wu Chiwu assured him that he could escape and keep their background identities hidden.
• Sasuke warned that Kakashi seemed to have noticed something, but Wu Chiwu dismissed the suspicion as mere curiosity.

Wu Chiwu returned to Konoha with Sasuke, Haku, and Hozuki Kagetsu and stopped for sweets, while Sasuke and the others got caught up in a confrontation with Kankuro. Sasuke intervened to free Konohamaru, and Gaara appeared beside him, leaving the group facing the Sand siblings.

• Wu Chiwu asked Sasuke to show him around Konoha and headed into the South Street Snack Shop for Three-Color Dango while Sasuke, Haku, and Hozuki Kagetsu waited outside.
• Kankuro held Konohamaru by the collar and knocked Naruto to the ground with fine threads as Sakura tried to stop Naruto from provoking him.
• Sasuke struck Kankuro's arm with a stone, freeing Konohamaru, and warned Kankuro to leave Konoha.
• Kankuro reached for Crow, but Gaara appeared hanging upside down from a nearby tree and ordered him to stop.

Gaara confronted Kankuro and apologized coldly to Sasuke’s group, but Wu Chiwu suddenly appeared unnoticed beside him. Wu Chiwu teased Naruto about Sasuke showing off, then hinted that the crowded tree was a problem, leaving everyone puzzled.

• Gaara threatened Kankuro into silence, and Kankuro apologized while the blonde girl watched tensely.
• Gaara apologized to Sasuke and the others, while Sasuke brooded over his weakness and Gaara judged him a promising but inexperienced fighter.
• Wu Chiwu appeared hanging upside down right behind Gaara, startling Gaara, Kankuro, Sasuke, and the others because none had noticed him.
• Naruto and Wu Chiwu bonded over mocking Sasuke for showing off, irritating Sasuke and leaving Sakura amused.
• Gaara asked whether Wu Chiwu was treating him like air, and Wu Chiwu replied that too many people were crowded into one tree, confusing everyone nearby.

Hozuki Kagetsu and Haku appeared in the tree, which collapsed under the crowd as Wu Chiwu jumped clear. Wu Chiwu teased Gaara about crushing the tree, while Gaara fixed him with killing intent and Naruto misunderstood the joke.

• Hozuki Kagetsu and Haku revealed themselves in the tree, joining Wu Chiwu, Gaara, and Sasuke on the crowded branch.
• Wu Chiwu jumped to the ground as the tree cracked and fell, sending Gaara and Sasuke scrambling down after him.
• Naruto laughed at Gaara and Sasuke, while Sakura and the Sand siblings reacted with embarrassment and disdain.
• Wu Chiwu joked that Gaara’s gourd had crushed the tree, and Gaara glared at him with murderous intent.
• Naruto shouted that Wu Chiwu meant Gaara had been heavy enough to split the tree.