Chapter Summaries

Chihane ended the storm with a single Flying Slash and defied the other Kage when Ōnoki accused him of breaking the survival exam rules. Meanwhile, Darui escaped Chiriku but encountered Zabuza at a stream, where the injured ninja faced Zabuza’s Hidden Mist Technique and Silent Killing Technique.

• Darui used Shadow Clone Technique to escape Chiriku’s barrage, while Chiriku stayed behind to attack the remaining Sand Ninja.
• Chihane scattered the rain clouds and stopped the wind with a Flying Slash, then dismissed Ōnoki’s complaint that he was interfering with the exam.
• Ōnoki considered confronting Chihane but withdrew, and the other Kage dispersed without challenging him.
• Darui and Zabuza emerged from a stream and recognized each other; Zabuza saw Darui’s injuries as an opportunity to kill him.
• Darui attacked with Storm Release lightning, but Zabuza dodged and shrouded the stream in mist to prepare a Silent Killing Technique assault.

Darui survived Zabuza’s ambush, while Chiriku’s group secured the Sand Ninja and built a camp in the valley. Maruboshi Kosuke tried to demonstrate his wilderness skills, but the Uchiha repeatedly made his lessons unnecessary, and the group headed back with food and purified water.

• Darui outmaneuvered Zabuza with water clones and Storm Release lasers, scorching Zabuza’s head and forcing him to flee before the mist cleared.
• Chiriku and the others restrained the defeated Sand Ninja, then entered the valley, mourned the Mist Ninja dead, and built a fortified camp under Maruboshi Kosuke’s guidance.
• Maruboshi Kosuke sent Chiriku and Might Guy to gather firewood and took the three Uchiha to look for food and fresh water.
• Maruboshi Kosuke explained how to track deer and build a snare, but an Uchiha used his Sharingan to find a herd and returned with a young deer.
• Maruboshi Kosuke warned the Uchiha against drinking untreated stream water, but they showed him Orochimaru’s flavored Water Purification Crystals and prepared to collect water.

Obito survived emergency surgery but remained comatose with severe, permanent damage. Shizune told Uchiha Fugaku that Obito might wake soon or never, and Fugaku decided to seek help from Kakashi.

• Shizune operated on Obito with Tsunade's guidance, saving his life, but Obito remained unconscious and severely weakened.
• Uchiha Fugaku watched over Obito, anxious about the clan's Mangekyō Sharingan and the unresolved ANBU Ninja's death.
• Shizune told Fugaku that Obito was out of immediate danger but might not wake for years or at all.
• Shizune suggested that familiar people speak to Obito to stimulate his recovery.
• Fugaku recalled that Obito was an orphan and considered asking Kakashi to visit, since Minato was investigating the ANBU Ninja's death and Chihane was away.

Uchiha Fugaku brought Kakashi and Rin Nohara to visit the unconscious Obito, whose mind stirred as he heard Rin crying but faltered when he saw her and Kakashi together. After spending the night at Obito’s bedside, Kakashi and Rin left, and Obito resolved to abandon romance and pursue his ambitions as an Uchiha.

• Uchiha Fugaku found Kakashi and Rin Nohara and took them to the hospital to see Obito.
• Rin Nohara cried beside Obito’s bed, and Obito began to regain control of his body when he heard her voice.
• Kakashi embraced Rin Nohara and comforted her, leaving Obito heartbroken as he watched them together.
• Kakashi and Rin stayed with Obito through the night, but he did not wake up.
• Uchiha Fugaku escorted Kakashi and Rin out, while Obito resolved to focus on his clan and his ambitions after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Uchiha Fugaku agreed to seek help from Obito’s girlfriend, Hyuga Sonoko, despite his misgivings about her being from the Hyuga Branch Family. He visited the Hyuga compound to ask for her, leaving Hiashi and Hizashi puzzled about his intentions.

• Fugaku despaired over Obito’s condition, but Kakashi told him that Obito’s girlfriend might be able to help.
• Kakashi revealed that Obito’s girlfriend was Hyuga Sonoko, a member of the Hyuga Branch Family, and Fugaku struggled between clan pride and the hope of saving Obito.
• Fugaku decided to approach Hiashi and ask for Sonoko, assuring Kakashi that he would not harm her.
• Hiashi and Hizashi received word that Fugaku had arrived, then went to greet him at the compound gate.
• Hiashi invited Fugaku into the reception hall, while Fugaku withheld his purpose until they could speak privately.

Uchiha Fugaku persuaded Hyuga Hiashi to send Hyuga Sonoko to Obito's bedside, and Sonoko's arrival immediately woke Obito. Obito embraced Sonoko, then told Fugaku that Makoto Uchiha was still alive.

• Uchiha Fugaku asked Hyuga Hiashi to let Sonoko visit the comatose Obito, but Hiashi initially refused and resisted Fugaku's pressure.
• Hyuga Hiashi realized Obito was a powerful young Uchiha and agreed to send Sonoko, treating her as his niece and an heir of the Main Family.
• Hizashi Hyuga brought Sonoko to Fugaku, who escorted her to Obito's hospital room.
• Sonoko recognized the emaciated Obito, cried, and called for him to wake; Obito regained full health and embraced her.
• Uchiha Fugaku roared at Obito, who then announced that Makoto Uchiha was still alive.

Uchiha Fugaku learned that Makoto Uchiha was alive and had allegedly used Wood Release while killing an ANBU ninja, so he went to report the matter to Orochimaru. At Orochimaru’s laboratory, Fugaku encountered Tobirama Senju, whose insult toward the Uchiha Clan prompted Minato Namikaze to recognize him as the Second Hokage.

• Obito told Fugaku that a masked man calling himself Madara Uchiha had killed an ANBU ninja and used Wood Release, and Obito claimed the man was Makoto Uchiha.
• Fugaku questioned Obito, concluded the incident might implicate the Uchiha Clan, and hurried to report it to Orochimaru.
• Fugaku found Minato at the Hokage Building, and Minato escorted him to Orochimaru’s laboratory.
• Fugaku recounted Obito’s account to Orochimaru while Minato doubted that Obito could have driven Makoto back.
• Tobirama Senju insulted the Uchiha Clan, and Minato recognized him as the Second Hokage.

Tobirama Senju and Uchiha Fugaku clashed in Orochimaru's Laboratory, prompting Minato Namikaze to intervene and defeat Tobirama with the Flying Thunder God Technique. After praising Minato's mastery, Tobirama asked Fugaku what had happened to the Senju Clan.

• Uchiha Fugaku taunted Tobirama Senju about the Senju Clan's decline, and Tobirama attacked him with Flying Thunder God.
• Orochimaru restrained Fugaku, but Tobirama continued his assault until Minato Namikaze blocked him.
• Tobirama and Minato fought at high speed, and Minato secretly placed a Flying Thunder God Mark on Tobirama's armor.
• Minato used the mark to appear behind Tobirama and held a shuriken to his throat, winning their exchange.
• Tobirama praised Minato's mastery of his technique, then asked Fugaku what had happened to the Senju Clan.

Orochimaru halted Fugaku’s confrontation with Tobirama and postponed investigating Obito’s claims about Makoto until Chihane returned. Meanwhile, the Chunin Ninja Exams ended early after the villages accused Kumogakure of betraying its allies, and Ōnoki confronted the injured Darui when the Iwa Shinobi failed to appear.

• Orochimaru stopped Fugaku from telling Tobirama what had become of the Senju Clan and sent Tobirama back to his experiments.
• Orochimaru questioned Fugaku’s account that Makoto was alive and could use Wood Release, then told Minato to pause the investigation and Fugaku to keep Obito in the hospital.
• Rasa withdrew Sunagakure from the exam after finding Baki and other Sand Ninja tied to trees, and Baki reported that Kumogakure had attacked its supposed allies.
• Yagura and Rasa confronted Blue B and the Fourth Raikage, while Ōnoki prevented a fight and the villages ended the exam.
• Darui arrived at the assembly point badly injured, and Ōnoki grabbed him and demanded to know where the Iwa Shinobi were.

Chihane returned to Konoha after the Chunin Ninja Exams ended in disaster, where he learned Orochimaru urgently wanted to see him. At the laboratory, Chihane heard cries from inside and realized Orochimaru was conducting human experiments.

• Ōnoki attacked Chiriku with Dust Release after learning the Iwa Shinobi had been killed, but Chiriku dodged and counterattacked with his Welcoming Approach: Thousand-Armed Murder.
• Ōnoki escaped Chiriku's assault with an Earth Clone and prepared a hidden attack, but Chihane intercepted him with a sword strike that split the island and left Ōnoki gravely wounded.
• Chihane and Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to Konoha with Chiriku and the surviving genin after the exams ended, while Karatachi Yagura ordered medical ninja to treat Ōnoki.
• Uchiha Fugaku learned Chihane had returned and worried about facing him while investigating Obito Uchiha's claims about Makoto Uchiha and Wood Release.
• Chihane went straight to Orochimaru's laboratory at Back Mountain and heard someone pleading to be released.

Orochimaru and Tobirama Senju successfully tested a forbidden technique that appeared to let a soul return to life in another body. Chihane learned that Madara Uchiha had chosen Makoto Uchiha instead of Obito, while a distant fleet detected a life-form that could trigger a new war.

• Orochimaru’s experiment revived the wild boar, and he and Tobirama Senju realized their forbidden technique might enable immortality.
• Orochimaru told Chihane to handle the news about Uchiha Cheng as he wished, then continued examining the boar with Tobirama Senju.
• Chihane realized Madara Uchiha had chosen Makoto Uchiha instead of Obito and decided to check on Obito.
• A man aboard a starship detected a life-form triggering the life code, sounded the alarm, and ordered his fleet to attack.

Chihane visited Obito in the hospital and played a prank by falsely accusing him of killing an ANBU member. He revealed the joke after Sonoko stood up to protect Obito, leaving the couple embarrassed and Chihane teasing Obito about enjoying his hospital stay.

• Chihane arrived at the hospital and found Obito pretending to be too injured to leave while Sonoko fed him porridge.
• Chihane claimed Obito had killed an ANBU member and threatened to take him away, frightening Obito.
• Sonoko blocked Chihane and defended Obito, while Obito offered to go with him if Chihane spared her.
• Chihane ruffled Sonoko's hair and joked about attending her wedding with Obito, revealing that he had only been teasing them.
• Sonoko fled the ward in embarrassment, and Chihane sat down to eat an apple as he teased Obito about not wanting to leave the hospital.

Chihane recruited Obito into a revenge scheme against Makoto Uchiha, then gathered the Konoha Physical Training Squad for a barbecue. The chapter ended with Kakashi challenging Chihane to a sparring match.

• Obito told Chihane that Makoto Uchiha had attacked him, awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and gained Wood Release, leaving Obito severely injured.
• Chihane asked whether Obito wanted revenge, and Obito agreed to pay any price to make Makoto suffer.
• Chihane whispered his plan to Obito, and the two laughed together mischievously.
• Chihane visited Orochimaru's Laboratory and Uchiha Fugaku's home before organizing a barbecue for the Konoha Physical Training Squad.
• Kakashi challenged Chihane to spar, and Chihane drew his miniature kodachi and accepted.

Kakashi challenged Chihane to prove his worth as a swordsman, but both men relied on Shadow Clones and Kakashi ran out of chakra. Chihane urged Kakashi to trust the White Fang and face strong opponents directly, leaving Kakashi to confront his doubts on his own.

• Kakashi used a Shadow Clone, a feint, and Earth Release to trap Chihane, but Chihane’s Shadow Clone vanished just before Kakashi could strike.
• Chihane revealed he had been hiding in a tree and explained that his Shadow Clone had accepted Kakashi’s challenge without permission.
• Kakashi felt dejected after learning he had fought only Chihane’s clone and had no chakra left to continue.
• Chihane praised Kakashi’s plan but told him to believe in the White Fang and show the strength he had wanted to demonstrate.
• Kakashi struggled with his lack of confidence while Chihane waited, recognizing that Kakashi had to overcome his doubts himself.

Chihane pushed Kakashi through a brutal sparring session until Kakashi unleashed a powerful Flying Slash after learning that Obito had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan. That night, Kakashi thanked Chihane and asked to join Root’s assassination unit, and Chihane directed him to report to Minato at the ANBU.

• Chihane repeatedly knocked Kakashi down and challenged him to face his shortcomings, then provoked him by revealing that Obito had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kakashi broke through his limits and fired a silver-white Flying Slash at Chihane, who crushed it with Armament Haki before taking the unconscious Kakashi to the Medical Department.
• That night, Kakashi thanked Chihane and said he wanted to leave his protected life behind and join Root’s assassination unit.
• Chihane questioned Kakashi’s resolve, then agreed to let him join and told him to report to Minato at the ANBU the next day.

Chihane went to find Minato and warned him that Makoto Uchiha had returned to Konoha to target the Nine-Tails inside Kushina. He began explaining the history of Madara Uchiha and the Sage of Six Paths, leaving Minato with the revelation that Madara had survived the Valley of the End.

• Kakashi returned Make Out Paradise to Chihane, while Chiriku secretly recognized the book.
• Chihane found Minato missing from the ANBU office and learned from Shisui Uchiha that Orochimaru had assigned Minato to the Hokage's Office.
• Minato begged Chihane to approve his transfer out of ANBU because he had been working for three days and Kushina had threatened to leave him.
• Chihane warned Minato that Makoto Uchiha had returned for the Nine-Tails inside Kushina and claimed Madara Uchiha was alive and had trained him.
• Chihane told Minato that Madara had survived the Valley of the End, awakened the Rinnegan, and descended from Indra, while the Senju descended from Asura.

Chihane warned Minato that Madara planned to gather the tailed beasts and use Kushina’s Nine-Tails for the Eye of the Moon Plan, persuading Minato to remain in the ANBU and help protect her. Minato hurried home with Chihane so Chihane could meet the Nine-Tails, where they found Kushina and Shizune complaining about Minato’s absence and Chihane’s workload.

• Chihane explained Izanagi, Madara’s Eye of the Moon Plan, and his scheme to revive the Ten-Tails by gathering the tailed beasts.
• Minato argued that ordinary people might accept Madara’s illusion, but Chihane warned that Madara’s plans threatened Kushina and that the Akatsuki was watching Konoha.
• Chihane revealed that the Akatsuki had a second Rinnegan-wielding leader and that Madara had sent Makoto Uchiha to infiltrate Konoha.
• Minato agreed to stay in the ANBU and oppose Madara after Chihane warned him that the Nine-Tails had signed a Summoning Contract with Madara.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Chihane home, where Kushina and Shizune were discussing Minato’s workload and Chihane’s habit of dumping work on him.
• Kushina defended Shizune when Chihane glared at her, and Shizune taunted Chihane from behind Kushina.

Chihane confronted Kushina over her distrust, then entered the Sealing Space to face the Nine-Tails and demonstrate his strength. After defeating the beast, he announced that he would reinforce its seal, leaving the Nine-Tails bewildered.

• Minato calmed Kushina and persuaded her to let Chihane help protect her and the unborn baby from the Uchiha rogue with a Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Chihane challenged Kushina's doubts by asserting his strength, and Minato got her to apologize and agree to cooperate.
• Chihane resisted Kushina's technique for entering the Sealing Space and used his own mind to enter through the seal.
• Chihane entered the Nine-Tails' cage, stopped its claw, and defeated it in a brief fight.
• Chihane told the subdued Nine-Tails that he intended to reinforce its seal, leaving the beast confused.

After reassuring Minato about the threat to Kurama, Chihane went to meet Kurenai and found Anko monopolizing her at the dessert shop. Anko’s tears forced Chihane to agree to take her for yakiniku, leaving his plans with Kurenai on hold.

• Chihane told Minato that Makoto Uchiha would be in for a surprise if he was after Kurama.
• Chihane dropped Shizune off at the Cleaning Department and went to find Kurenai Yuhi.
• At the dessert shop, Kurenai tried to limit Anko’s order, but Anko changed it when she saw Chihane approaching.
• Chihane picked Anko up and tried to take her home, but she cried until he agreed to take her for yakiniku.

Chihane reflected on Obito's defection and Sasuke Uchiha's birth before answering Orochimaru's summons to the Hokage Building. Orochimaru arrived with the resurrected Tobirama Senju, shocking Konoha's leaders and troubling Uchiha Fugaku.

• Chihane recalled that Obito had defected, joined Akatsuki, and drawn Kakashi and other ninja toward the Land of Rain, so he secretly warned Obito to protect them.
• Chihane reflected on Sasuke Uchiha's birth and Fugaku's choice of a name associated with Hiruzen Sarutobi's father.
• An ANBU ninja summoned Chihane to Orochimaru's office, and Chihane left the mountain after striking Itachi with a Fist of Love.
• Chihane arrived at the Hokage Building, where Fugaku chatted happily about his newborn son and his hopes for the Uchiha Clan.
• Orochimaru entered with Tobirama Senju, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, and Minato to greet the resurrected Second Hokage in shock.
• Fugaku worried that Orochimaru's immortality Ninjutsu would prevent Itachi from ever becoming Hokage.