Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Itachi challenged Fugaku’s leadership and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan as proof that he could lead the clan, while Fugaku demanded he prove his path by defeating him. The chapter ended with Fugaku manifesting Susanoo and calling Itachi to fight.

• Uchiha Ryota denounced Fugaku and prepared to leave with clansmen who would join his coup.
• Uchiha Fugaku said he did not oppose a coup but insisted the clan needed a united, carefully planned approach.
• Uchiha Itachi criticized Fugaku’s leadership and declared that a capable person should choose the clan’s path.
• Uchiha Itachi revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, shocking Ryota and the other clansmen.
• Uchiha Fugaku revealed his own Mangekyō Sharingan and challenged Itachi to defeat him.
• Uchiha Fugaku pushed the surrounding clansmen back with chakra and manifested Susanoo.

Fugaku and Itachi clashed with their Susanoo in a spectacle Sasuke hoped would draw attention, while Sasuke and Naruto dealt with a Root operative nearby. The fight continued as Sasuke and Naruto set out to find Danzo.

• Fugaku and Itachi summoned their Susanoo, shocking the Uchiha clan with their power.
• Sasuke and Naruto watched from the ruins as Sasuke sent messages urging Fugaku and Itachi to make their fight look convincing.
• Itachi attacked Fugaku with the Totsuka Blade, and Fugaku blocked it with his Heavenly Rock Cave before swinging the giant structure at Itachi.
• Sasuke knocked down a female Root operative who lunged at him, tied her up, and hung her from a tree.
• Sasuke told Naruto to stop gawking and help find Danzo, and the two headed off to do so.

Fugaku and Itachi battled in their Susanoo, while Sasuke and Naruto fought Root operatives around the Uchiha compound. Hiruzen watched in alarm as Shisui left his office and flew toward the battle in a gigantic green Susanoo.

• Fugaku overwhelmed Itachi in their Susanoo clash, while Uchiha spectators ignored evacuation orders to watch the battle.
• Sasuke and Naruto subdued Root operatives as Sasuke noticed the crowd and continued fighting, unable to find Danzo or the other expected enemies.
• Hiruzen watched the fight from his office and realized the red Susanoo belonged to Itachi.
• Shisui apologized to Hiruzen, leaped through the office window, and flew toward the compound inside a huge green Susanoo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rushed to the Uchiha Clan Compound to stop the battle, while Sasuke Uchiha watched the Susanoo clash and pushed the conflict further. The chapter ended as Fugaku’s and Itachi’s Susanoo grew into full-bodied giants, leaving Hiruzen and his forces facing an even more terrifying display of Uchiha power.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the civilians evacuated and led Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Torifu Akimichi toward the Uchiha Clan Compound, wondering where Danzo was.
• Sasuke Uchiha fought Root operatives and waited for Danzo, Obito, or Root’s elite forces to appear.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his forces saw Shisui’s Perfect Susanoo battling Fugaku’s and Itachi’s Half-Body Susanoo, and Hiruzen feared the cost of fighting the Uchiha.
• Sasuke Uchiha used his Communicator and taunted Hiruzen Sarutobi as Fugaku’s and Itachi’s Susanoo formed legs and rose to their full height.
• Fugaku’s and Shisui’s Susanoo displayed wings, while Itachi’s stood smaller and without wings.

Sasuke explained the limits and training requirements of Susanoo, then headed with Naruto to search for Danzo. Meanwhile, Shisui, Fugaku, and Itachi battled above Konoha, leaving Hiruzen unable to intervene as the fight drew the village’s attention.

• Sasuke concluded that Susanoo’s stages depended on ocular power, chakra, and proficiency, and said his eye drops could help the three Mangekyō users practice without going blind.
• Naruto sensed a burst of malice to the southwest, and Sasuke and Naruto set off to find Danzo.
• Shisui attacked Fugaku and Itachi with Susanoo: Ninety-Nine, but their defensive weapons blocked his arrows.
• Fugaku flew up to fight Shisui while Itachi used Amaterasu to interfere from the ground.
• Hiruzen watched the battle over Konoha and lamented that he could not fly to intervene.

Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the Uchiha Clan’s staged battle and considered how Konoha might control and use their power. Danzo prepared to seize the Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan, but Hiruzen confronted him before he could act.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the Uchiha battle and concluded that their display would make others take the clan more seriously.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered using sealing techniques to control the Uchiha and strengthen Konoha.
• Danzo waited for the mysterious Madara Uchiha, then decided to ambush the Uchiha and take their Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Danzo imagined claiming the Hokage’s position after eliminating Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Uchiha Clan.
• Danzo shouted that he was the true Hokage, and Hiruzen Sarutobi’s voice warned him that he would regret it.

Sasuke and Naruto confronted Danzo at the Uchiha shrine, where Danzo admitted plotting to wipe out the clan with help from the mysterious man. Danzo attacked Sasuke, but Sasuke stopped his kunai with two fingers.

• Sasuke imitated Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice to make Danzo turn around, then revealed himself on the wall.
• Naruto joined Sasuke and challenged Danzo for entering the Uchiha compound and threatening Sasuke.
• Sasuke accused Danzo of planning to destroy the clan with outside help, and Danzo admitted working with an enemy for the village's sake.
• Danzo revealed his plans to claim three pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan and turn Naruto into a weapon, then launched a surprise attack on Sasuke.
• Sasuke stopped Danzo's kunai between two fingers and taunted him.

Sasuke battled Danzo and recognized the older shinobi’s exceptional Wind Release skill, but Danzo drew first blood before Sasuke countered with lightning-enhanced attacks. The fight continued as Sasuke mocked Danzo for pursuing Hashirama cells and Sharingan instead of further honing his wind techniques, and Danzo answered with a powerful wind sphere.

• Danzo extended a Vacuum Blade from his kunai, but Sasuke blasted him back with Shinra Tensei and praised his mastery of wind.
• Danzo vanished and cut Sasuke’s face while Sasuke was thinking about elemental transformations, prompting Sasuke to realize he had underestimated him.
• Sasuke surrounded himself with lightning, caught Danzo’s Vacuum Blade between two fingers, and clashed with him using Chidori.
• Danzo retreated and threw Wind Release shuriken, which Sasuke shattered with a lightning Heavy Blade, melting their weapons and wind blades.
• Sasuke mocked Danzo for neglecting his Wind Release training in favor of Hashirama cells and Sharingan, and Danzo attacked with Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere.

Sasuke and Naruto fought Danzo and his hidden Root operatives, while Yamanaka Fū tried to incapacitate them with the Mind Body Switch Technique. Sasuke repelled Fū, and Naruto’s encounter with the Nine-Tails killed him; Sasuke then struck down Danzo, though both young ninja were left confused by Fū’s death.

• Danzo attacked Naruto and Sasuke with a massive Wind Release technique while secretly preparing to undo the seals on his right arm.
• Sasuke realized Danzo had brought Root operatives and discovered Yamanaka Fū hiding underground, but Fū’s Mind Body Switch Technique failed against Sasuke’s powerful mind and left him gravely injured.
• Fū used a secret pill to restore his mental strength, then tried the Mind Body Switch Technique on Naruto instead.
• Inside Naruto’s mental space, Fū encountered the Nine-Tails, which roared him away and killed him in the process.
• Sasuke struck Danzo from behind with an Eight Extremes Chidori, reducing him to charcoal, while he and Naruto wondered how Fū had died.

Sasuke revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo while Danzo attacked him and Naruto, exposing Danzo’s stolen Sharingan and Hashirama cells. Danzo summoned Root operatives and tried to stab through Sasuke’s Susanoo to claim his eye.

• Naruto warned Sasuke when Danzo reappeared behind him using Izanagi and attacked with Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves.
• Sasuke blocked Danzo’s wind blades with Susanoo and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan: Kamui.
• Sasuke taunted Danzo about his stolen Sharingan and the Uchiha clan members who had gone missing.
• Danzo summoned Root elites to attack Sasuke and Naruto, then used Body Flicker and a kunai to try to pierce Susanoo and take Sasuke’s eye.

Sasuke tested Obito's Mangekyo and natural-energy-enhanced lightning on Danzo, repeatedly defeating him despite Izanagi. Danzo tried to take Naruto hostage, but both Sasuke and Naruto urged him to kill them, leaving Danzo baffled.

• Sasuke used Susanoo and Eight Extremes Chidori to kill Danzo, then searched for him as Izanagi revived him.
• Sasuke used Kamui repeatedly to remove Torune and wipe out Danzo's insects and attacks.
• Sasuke impaled Danzo with a lightning spear and studied the lightning's power for his experiments.
• Sasuke infused lightning with vitality and natural energy, bombarding Danzo for three minutes and turning the ground to glass.
• Danzo reappeared behind Naruto and tried to use him as a hostage, but Naruto told Sasuke to kill him for the village.
• Sasuke and Naruto joked about Danzo stewing Naruto for food, leaving Danzo horrified and confused.

Sasuke and Naruto fought Danzo, with Naruto using his Jinchūriki power to pin him down while Sasuke tested his new Extreme Lightning Chidori. After repeatedly killing and reviving Danzo, Sasuke decided to end the fight when Obito failed to appear.

• Danzo realized Naruto was a Jinchūriki, but Naruto impaled himself on Danzo’s blade to trigger his transformation and trap the weapon in his regenerating body.
• Sasuke struck Danzo with Sage Art · Lightning Release · Extreme Lightning Chidori, electrocuting him while explaining to Uchiha Itachi that he was testing a new jutsu.
• Sasuke observed Naruto’s golden Tailed Beast Cloak as Naruto attacked the newly revived Danzo and killed him with a wind-nature chakra blast.
• Sasuke pinned Danzo down again and said he was ending the fight, having failed to lure Obito out.

Sasuke and Naruto fused their chakra into a fox-shaped Susanoo and attacked Danzo, while Hiruzen struggled to contain the escalating chaos around Konoha. Fugaku continued fighting Itachi and insisted the Uchiha would handle their internal affairs, as Koharu tried to persuade him to accept the village’s mediation.

• Danzo broke free of Sasuke’s restraints, summoned Baku, and attacked Naruto and Sasuke with a powerful wind technique.
• Sasuke and Naruto joined their chakra to create a golden-red Tailed Beast Cloak armored by blue Susanoo, then Sasuke struck at Danzo with a giant chakra blade.
• Hiruzen saw the giant foxlike figure and struggled to understand the events unfolding in the Uchiha compound.
• Fugaku and Shisui resumed their fight against Itachi, and Fugaku told Hiruzen the Uchiha would take responsibility for the village’s losses.
• Koharu urged Fugaku to let the village mediate the Uchiha’s internal conflict, while those present doubted he would agree.

After the Uchiha stopped their Susanoo rampage, Fugaku apologized to Hiruzen and offered to compensate for the damage. Fugaku blamed the clan’s unrest on mysterious surveillance, while Hiruzen realized Danzo was missing and grew uneasy about what was happening inside the Uchiha Compound.

• A Konoha jonin argued that the Uchiha and Senju were part of the same village family, and the three Uchiha dismissed their Susanoo.
• Fugaku led Shisui and Itachi to Hiruzen, acting apologetic and promising that the Uchiha would pay for the damage.
• A half-black, half-white stranger mocked Fugaku over the deaths, but vanished before the crowd could identify him.
• Shinnosuke observed that the destruction outside the Uchiha Compound had caused no casualties.
• Fugaku told Hiruzen that mysterious people had been following and provoking the Uchiha, causing the clan’s unrest and his loss of control.
• Hiruzen suspected Danzo was behind the trouble, noticed activity inside the compound, and wondered whether the Susanoo Fox-Man had disappeared.

Sasuke mocked Danzo before striking him with a massive lightning attack, but Danzo escaped at the last moment. A masked figure found the wounded Danzo outside Konoha and trapped him in an eternal genjutsu.

• Sasuke asked Danzo what he had to say for his actions, and Danzo defended his choices and insisted he had fought for Konoha.
• Sasuke taunted Danzo about his fear of death and struck him with Sage Art: Lightning Release: Instant Thunder Flash.
• Danzo vanished before the lightning hit, leaving Sasuke and Naruto to wonder how he had escaped.
• Danzo reappeared in woodland outside Konoha, badly wounded and missing his right arm, then cursed the Uchiha.
• A black-robed figure wearing a Spiral Mask stomped on Danzo and cast him into an eternal Mangekyō genjutsu.

After the Uchiha compensated villagers and prepared to expand the Military Police Force, Sasuke searched for Danzo and considered Naruto’s strange claims. At a tense meeting with Konoha’s leadership, Fugaku challenged the village’s treatment of the Uchiha and demanded that their rights and sacrifices be recognized.

• Uchiha Yashiro reported that the Uchiha had distributed thirty-five million ryō in compensation, and Uchiha Fugaku ordered recruitment notices and rewards for outstanding service.
• Sasuke discussed how the battle had changed the village’s view of the Uchiha, then searched for Danzo and reflected on Naruto’s claims about the Sage of Six Paths.
• A masked man tortured the captured Danzo with genjutsu, while Obito decided to move his plan forward after being beaten by a mysterious Uchiha.
• Black Zetsu investigated the site where Danzo had vanished, suspected Sasuke Uchiha was responsible, and withdrew when ANBU arrived.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi convened a meeting with Konoha’s leadership and the Uchiha representatives to discuss the damage from the battle.
• Uchiha Fugaku told the assembled leaders that the Uchiha were founders and loyal members of the village who had suffered discrimination and deserved their rightful share of its rights.

Fugaku secured major concessions from Hiruzen Sarutobi and presented evidence that Danzo had attacked Sasuke, prompting the Hokage to authorize a full investigation into Root. The chapter ended with Hiruzen reflecting on Danzo’s impending reckoning and imagining how Tobirama Senju might react to him in the afterlife.

• Fugaku proposed that the Uchiha might leave Konoha, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to promise the clan a permanent place in the village.
• Hiruzen agreed to Fugaku’s proposals, including expanding the Military Police Force, changing the clan compound’s location, and issuing a public statement.
• Fugaku gave Hiruzen a list of captured Root members and accused Danzo of trying to steal Sasuke’s Sharingan and kill him.
• Sasuke played footage of Danzo’s attack, and Hiruzen assigned the Military Police Force to investigate Root with broad authority.
• Hiruzen reflected on his history with Danzo and imagined Danzo facing Tobirama Senju in the afterlife.

Hiruzen Sarutobi planned major reforms and a new Guard Platoon after deciding Konoha could help bring peace to the Shinobi World, while Sasuke gave him advice and mysterious gifts. Sasuke then turned his attention toward future threats, and Qu Tong received Ma Xianhong’s invitation to meet in Biyou Village.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ended negotiations with Fugaku, ordered an investigation, and began assembling a new Guard Platoon with Shinnosuke Sarutobi’s help.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi had Shikaku Nara send letters to Jiraiya and Tsunade, then compiled a list of Sasuke, Naruto, Kurama Yakumo, and the Konoha 12.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Sasuke how Konoha should proceed, and Sasuke proposed academy reform and investment in ninjutsu, the economy, and technology.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi offered Sasuke access to the Scroll of Seals, and Sasuke gave him special training methods, tools, and life-force-enhancing items he attributed to the Sage of Six Paths.
• Sasuke told Hiruzen Sarutobi the legend of the Rabbit Goddess, then considered his next training goals and potential encounters with the wider Shinobi World.
• Qu Tong read Ma Xianhong’s message inviting her to Jiejiao’s meeting in Biyou Village and resolved to teach him a lesson.

Ma Xianhong upgraded his enchanted artifacts and prepared an ambush for his sister, Qu Tong, but she was delayed by traffic and kept postponing her arrival. After waiting twenty-four hours, he called for the mental health representative.

• Ma Xianhong finished a lightning-powered exoskeleton armor and began refining his treasured White Puppet with Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements.
• Ma Xianhong explained his new methods for refining people and making enchanted artifacts that could grow independently.
• Qiu Rang visited the workshop, where Ma Xianhong teased him about his carelessness and gave him a devouring pouch to study.
• Ma Xianhong learned that Qu Tong was delayed on the expressway, so he waited in the workshop for her arrival.
• After Qu Tong repeatedly promised to arrive soon and still had not appeared twenty-four hours later, Ma Xianhong angrily called for the mental health representative.

Ma Xianhong strengthened Biyou Village’s recruitment safeguards while waiting for Qu Tong, who arrived to bring her increasingly disobedient brother back under control. The chapter ended as Qu Tong approached him, confident she could modify him again.

• Fu Rong delivered Ma Xianhong a meal, then left to oversee the Heart-Questioning Formation for prospective Jiejiao recruits.
• Ma Xianhong reflected that Qu Tong would eventually come to Biyou Village because the Self-Cultivation Furnace was not yet complete.
• Ma Xianhong practiced Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements and the Eight Gates Technique while mechanical insects monitored the village’s outskirts.
• Ma Xianhong detected Qu Tong’s arrival, deactivated the workshop’s restrictions, and waited for her.
• Qu Tong confronted Ma Xianhong about his recent recklessness and moved toward him, intending to treat and modify him again.