Chapter Summaries

Huayue freed Uchiha Nameless from the sealed prison and declared that he would protect her. When Uchiha clan ninjas confronted them, Huayue trapped the three men in a terrifying Mangekyō Genjutsu, where bizarre figures appeared.

• Huayue met Uchiha Nameless in her cell and invited her to escape with him.
• Huayue cut through the cage bars with his Lightning Fire Sword and bound Nameless to himself with the Dark Red Bandage.
• Three Uchiha ninjas confronted Huayue and demanded that he return Nameless and surrender his sword.
• Huayue challenged the ninjas and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to trap them in a Genjutsu.
• The three ninjas recognized the illusion as Tsukuyomi Genjutsu as bizarre, lecherous hulking men appeared around them.

Huayue rescued Uchiha Hikari from the Uchiha Clan after humiliating three pursuers and stealing an elder’s knowledge of Mangekyō abilities and weapon research. He and Hikari escaped by Flying Raijin, but their attempt to begin a new life was interrupted when Senju and Sarutobi shinobi surrounded them.

• Huayue trapped three Uchiha ninja in a humiliating illusion, then headed back to retrieve his mask and Flying Raijin Kunai while Nameless followed.
• Huayue invaded an Uchiha elder’s home, nullified the Curse Mark’s effect, and used his Mangekyō to steal the elder’s knowledge and formulas.
• Huayue gave the elder laxatives, then used Kurama and a Flying Raijin Kunai to escape with Uchiha Hikari, revealing that she was no longer bound to live as a weapon.
• Huayue told Hikari she was free and could be his friend, and she asked to watch the sunrise.
• Senju and Sarutobi shinobi surrounded Huayue and Hikari, and one of them recognized Uchiha Nameless from the battlefield and demanded his eyes.

Uchiha Huayue and Hikari were surrounded by Senju and Sarutobi ninja, and Huayue discovered that his Mangekyō was close to going blind. As the enemy attacked, Huayue revealed the Black Nine-Tails and introduced himself to Hikari before they left.

• Huayue tried to negotiate with the Senju and Sarutobi forces, then used Yasaka Magatama and a space-time Body Flicker to escape their encirclement.
• A Four Red Yang Formation blocked Huayue, and Kurama warned him that using his Mangekyō again could make him lose the key to opening the Book of Vermilion Moon.
• Hikari urged Huayue to leave her behind, but he encouraged her to keep moving forward as the enemy surrounded them.
• The Sarutobi ninja unleashed their Fire Release techniques, believing Huayue and Hikari had been killed in the flames.
• The Black Nine-Tails appeared and intimidated the assembled ninja, and Huayue introduced himself to Hikari as Uchiha Huayue and named the beast Kurama.

Huayue used the Dragon Vein to escape the Warring States Period and returned to Konoha with the power he sought. After arriving, he learned that Danzo had recruited Kabuto into Root and forced Sister Nonō to leave the village, and he promised Aqi they would reunite.

• Huayue unleashed Lightning Fire Sword, paralyzing over a thousand Senju and Uchiha ninjas, then invited a girl to join him in seeking an era without war.
• The Senju leader activated Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique, but Huayue used the Dragon Vein to tear apart the seal and disappear with the Nine-Tails and the girl.
• Huayue returned to the Ancient Kingdom of Roran, where Namikaze Minato confirmed that Anrokuzan was dead and the mission was complete.
• Huayue returned to Konoha, eager to transplant the Mangekyō Sharingan, but Aqi told him that Kabuto had joined Danzo's Root and Sister Nonō had left the village.
• Huayue promised Aqi that they would see Kabuto and Sister Nonō again.

Huayue confronted Root over the Orphanage’s funding, then transplanted Uchiha Hikari’s Mangekyō Sharingan and gained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. The chapter ended with Konoha’s leaders debating peace terms with Kirigakure and choosing an envoy.

• After Aqi left, Huayue threatened the Root members and demanded that they deliver the promised Orphanage funding in full.
• Huayue prepared to transplant Uchiha Hikari’s Mangekyō Sharingan himself, using glasses to compensate for his failing eyesight.
• Huayue removed Hikari’s eyes from the Dragon Vein Crystal and successfully transplanted them, restoring his vision and awakening the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Huayue left Hikari sleeping in the Dragon Vein Crystal and hoped she would one day witness a world without war.
• In the Hokage's Office, Danzo objected to accepting Kirigakure’s peace terms, while Hiruzen argued that Konoha could not keep fighting.
• The Konoha F4 discussed who should serve as Konoha’s envoy to conclude the peace treaty.

Sarutobi Hiruzen selected Uchiha Huayue to represent Konoha in peace negotiations with Kirigakure, while Danzo and Orochimaru plotted around Namikaze Minato’s possible succession. Huayue accepted the mission after securing a condition, then arrived at the fog-shrouded border of the Land of Water.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected Danzo’s pressure and chose Uchiha Huayue as Konoha’s envoy, intending to have him serve under Namikaze Minato afterward.
• Danzo met Orochimaru outside Konoha, and they discussed preparing for Namikaze Minato’s possible rise to Hokage and pursuing their own ambitions.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Namikaze Minato asked Huayue to negotiate peace with Kirigakure and return the Seven Ninja Swordsmen’s blades; Huayue agreed after proposing a condition.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Minato discussed Huayue’s choice and Minato’s family, while Kakashi continued investigating inhumane experiments and missing children.
• Several days later, Huayue sailed into the fog at the Land of Water’s border and faced Kirigakure ninja beneath his Three-Eyed Demon Fox Mask.

Huayue reached Kirigakure as Konoha’s envoy to deliver a ceasefire treaty, but after the border guards challenged him, he used Flying Raijin to arrive directly in the village with Ao. He confronted Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura and the Hidden Mist ninja, while Mei Terumi took an immediate interest in his uncovered face.

• Huayue showed the Kirigakure border guards his peace treaty scroll, but they threatened to kill him over the losses Konoha had inflicted.
• Ao arrived and recognized Huayue as Body Flicker Gengetsu; Huayue identified Ao and disrupted his attempt to see through the mask with his Byakugan.
• When Ao said he would notify the Fourth Mizukage, Huayue threw a Flying Raijin Kunai toward Kirigakure and teleported there with Ao.
• Huayue appeared in the village’s conference room, where Karatachi Yagura and the Hidden Mist jonin were discussing the war against the Sand ninja.
• Huayue presented himself as Konoha’s envoy and removed his mask, prompting Mei Terumi to exclaim that a good man had appeared.

Uchiha Huayue delivered Konoha’s ceasefire agreement to Kirigakure, where Genji and Karatachi Yagura agreed to consider a temporary peace. As Huayue stayed at the guest inn with Mei Terumi, Kirigakure’s meeting was secretly observed, while Pakura returned to Sunagakure and was publicly celebrated as its hero.

• Huayue challenged Karatachi Yagura over Kirigakure’s lack of notice and gave him twenty-four hours to accept Konoha’s ceasefire agreement.
• Genji persuaded the Kirigakure jonin that temporary peace was sensible, and Karatachi Yagura agreed to it if Konoha returned the Seven Ninja Swordsmen’s blades.
• A little snake secretly recorded the Kirigakure meeting as Mei Terumi escorted Huayue to the guest inn and became embarrassed by his teasing.
• Pakura returned to Sunagakure, where Rasa presented her as a village hero to rally the younger shinobi.

Huayue completed Konoha’s ceasefire mission with Kirigakure and returned to the Hokage’s office, where Hiruzen questioned his conduct and Nara Shikaku requested leave to marry. In Sunagakure, Rasa accepted Kirigakure’s terms and the councilors condemned Pakura, their celebrated Scorch Release hero, to die.

• Huayue exchanged Kirigakure’s seven ninja swords for the ceasefire agreement, and Mei Terumi regretted that he had left without giving her his contact information.
• Karatachi Yagura ordered the selection of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and warned Juzo Biwa and Suikazan Fuguki not to lose their swords again.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned Huayue about his conduct in Kirigakure, and Huayue insisted Mei Terumi had willingly stayed up with him.
• Nara Shikaku requested leave to marry, invited Huayue for a drink, and received a refusal.
• Rasa accepted Kirigakure’s terms, and Sunagakure’s councilors marked Pakura for death.

Rasa arranged for Pakura to be sacrificed to preserve peace with Kirigakure, and she was ambushed and left for dead. A masked stranger saved her; when he revealed himself as Body Flicker Gengetsu, Pakura recognized him and asked to be killed.

• Rasa sent Pakura on an escort mission, privately accepting that Sunagakure would sacrifice her to prevent renewed war with Kirigakure.
• Granny Chiyo warned Rasa that another candidate Jinchūriki was losing control, and her mention of Bunpuku prompted Rasa to think.
• Pakura met Kirigakure ninjas at the designated location and was trapped, attacked, and left bleeding to death.
• A cloaked stranger used a talisman marked with “Sage” to keep Pakura’s soul from departing, then brought her to a cave and revived her.
• Pakura attacked the stranger with a kunai, but his chakra deflected it; he revealed her memories and then showed her his Three-Eyed Demon Fox Mask.
• Pakura recognized him as Body Flicker Gengetsu and asked him to kill her.

Huayue revealed his power and his plan to Pakura, who had been betrayed by Sunagakure, and invited her to help end the ninja age. After hearing him out, Pakura agreed to stay alive and see whether his vision could become reality.

• Pakura offered Huayue intelligence about Sunagakure, but he said he had saved her because he was interested in her.
• Huayue invited Pakura to join him in ending the age of ninja, and she doubted one person could stop the wars of the Ninja World.
• Huayue revealed his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and summoned his Perfect Susanoo, convincing Pakura that his power was extraordinary.
• Huayue explained his plan to gather the Ninja World's strength and use eternal power to bring true peace, including his belief that the moon sealed an existence.
• Pakura asked whether immortality existed, then decided to stay alive and see whether Huayue could create a different world.

Huayue settled Pakura in Konoha under a fabricated identity, then learned that Orochimaru was maneuvering to become Fourth Hokage after Iwagakure agreed to a ceasefire. At a meeting with the Land of Fire’s daimyo, Danzo recommended Orochimaru, but Sarutobi Hiruzen objected, bringing the succession dispute to a head.

• Huayue brought Pakura to Konoha and gave her a new identity as Yakushi Nonō’s younger sister, warning her not to leave the village.
• Huayue met Orochimaru, who said Iwagakure had agreed to a ceasefire and peace had arrived.
• Huayue inferred that Orochimaru had bribed the daimyo and council members to secure the Fourth Hokage position.
• Danzo recommended Orochimaru to the daimyo, who appeared ready to choose him as Fourth Hokage.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed the table and objected to Orochimaru, while Utatane Koharu tried to calm the dispute.

Sarutobi Hiruzen secured the daimyo’s approval for Namikaze Minato to become the Fourth Hokage, shutting Orochimaru out of the succession. Orochimaru prepared to leave Konoha, while his final question about Anko left her facing a choice.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen persuaded the Land of Fire daimyo to approve Namikaze Minato as the Fourth Hokage, citing his popularity, achievements, and ties to Uzumaki Kushina and Jiraiya.
• Danzo left the council meeting in anger after Orochimaru was rejected as Hokage.
• Orochimaru told Huayue that he would leave Konoha and asked him to come along, but Huayue refused and claimed Orochimaru’s laboratories.
• Orochimaru asked Huayue how Anko would choose, then vowed to pursue revival through his unstable Sage Mode experiment and warned that Sarutobi Hiruzen would regret his decision.
• News spread that Sarutobi Hiruzen had resigned and Namikaze Minato would soon become the Fourth Hokage, quieting figures plotting unrest.
• A few days later, Anko stood in Orochimaru’s laboratory and repeatedly shook her head at her unfamiliar-seeming teacher.

Orochimaru gave Anko a Three Tomoe Curse Mark and abandoned his hidden laboratory, but Huayue later stabilized the mark by assimilating it with her Blut Vene. The story then advanced to Konoha’s peace under the Fourth Hokage, while Huayue focused on a new event at the hospital.

• Orochimaru bit Anko and implanted a Three Tomoe Curse Mark, leaving her unconscious before fleeing the hidden laboratory.
• Anko endured the Curse Mark’s pain and natural energy until Huayue’s life-filled scent eased her suffering and she fell asleep.
• Anko awoke beside Huayue and learned that Orochimaru had given her a dangerous, experimental Curse Mark before leaving the village.
• Huayue explained that he had assimilated the unstable Curse Mark with Anko’s Blut Vene, strengthening her defenses and giving her the benefits of Sage Mode without its usual pain.
• A few days later, Sarutobi Hiruzen stepped down and Namikaze Minato became Fourth Hokage as Konoha entered an era of peace.
• One year after Namikaze Minato took office, Huayue watched Konoha Hospital with barely concealed excitement on July 23.

Huayue spent time with Kurenai and fellow young ninja, then decided to step into the shadows and interfere in the unfolding conflict around Obito. As Kushina’s due date arrived, Huayue and the Black Nine-Tails sensed danger and set out to confront it.

• Huayue spoke with Fugaku about teaching the infant Sasuke and then left with Kurenai.
• Huayue joined Might Guy, Asuma, Hayate, Ebisu, and others at a dango shop, where he revealed that he wore a mask to avoid attracting girls.
• Kakashi passed by without stopping, and Huayue explained that Kakashi’s coldness came from still being unable to let go of his past.
• Huayue left to handle work Orochimaru had abandoned to him and resolved to enter the conflict surrounding Obito.
• When Kushina’s due date arrived, Huayue sensed danger near the Uchiha district, and the Black Nine-Tails agreed that something was happening to Obito.
• Huayue said they would give Obito time to listen, but they would kill him if he refused, and then set out.

A masked man abducted Kushina and unleashed the Nine-Tails in Konoha, while Minato was diverted from protecting them. Danzo's orders kept the Uchiha Police Force and Huayue away from the battlefield as villagers fled and Konoha's defenders prepared to fight.

• A masked man killed Biwako and another nurse, threatened Naruto, then threw the baby into the air and detonated an Explosive Tag on his blanket as Minato caught him.
• The masked man transported Kushina to another dimension and summoned the Nine-Tails into Konoha, where it began destroying buildings and endangering villagers.
• Danzo's Root members barred Uchiha Fugaku and the Konoha Military Police Force from approaching the battlefield, so Fugaku ordered them to evacuate civilians instead.
• Root members escorted Huayue to the shelter, where Anbu bound him and forbade him from joining the battle because his ocular power was considered dangerous.
• Yūhi Shin Kurenai left the shelter to fight the Nine-Tails, and Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered his Anbu to drive it out of the village.

As the Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Minato fought to stop it and its masked controller. In the shelter, Uchiha Huayue broke free of Root’s restraint after Yuhi Kurenai begged her to save her father and the village, leaving Root’s members incapacitated.

• Konoha’s ninja fought and died trying to hold back the Nine-Tails while Uchiha Fugaku’s squad followed orders to evacuate villagers, and Iruka’s parents went to the battlefield.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Enma and used the Adamantine Staff to push the Nine-Tails back, while Enma warned that its chakra was overwhelming.
• Minato confronted the masked man controlling the Nine-Tails and attacked with Flying Thunder God, but the man used Kamui to evade him.
• Yuhi Kurenai begged Uchiha Huayue to save her father and stop the Nine-Tails, but Root forbade Huayue from leaving its Sealing Jutsu formation.
• Huayue blocked a Root member’s blade with her glove, broke through the formation, and used the back of her own blade to incapacitate the Root members.

Huayue intervened in the Nine-Tails’ rampage, saving Konoha by redirecting its Tailed Beast Bomb and then overpowering it with Susanoo. The chapter ended with the Third Hokage mistaking the masked Uchiha for Uchiha Madara.

• Huayue swiftly knocked down twelve Root ninjas and vanished after reassuring Yuhi Kurenai that she could bail him out if he was jailed.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen exhausted himself pushing the Nine-Tails away from the village, but the beast awakened from Genjutsu and began charging a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Huayue appeared and used Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder to teleport the Tailed Beast Bomb far away from Konoha.
• The Nine-Tails recognized the masked Huayue’s ocular power and called him Uchiha Madara, alarming the villagers and Uchiha Fugaku.
• Huayue summoned a towering Susanoo and sent the Nine-Tails flying with a single slash.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Huayue’s Susanoo rise through the smoke and choked out the name Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Huayue suppressed the Nine-Tails with Susanoo while Konoha’s leaders feared the consequences of his power. Namikaze Minato teleported away with the Nine-Tails, and the Anbu surrounded Huayue and demanded to know how he obtained that power.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen recalled the Warring States Period as Konoha’s ninja asked whether the figure fighting the Nine-Tails was Uchiha Madara or Uchiha Huayue.
• Danzo concluded that Huayue was a threat to Konoha and decided he could not allow him to remain an unstable element in the village.
• Huayue pinned down the Nine-Tails, swallowed its attempted Tailed Beast Bomb with a Small Rasengan Ring, and beat it repeatedly.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the Anbu to gather but warned them not to show hostility toward Huayue.
• Namikaze Minato summoned a toad, teleported away with the Nine-Tails, and left the Anbu surrounding Huayue as they questioned how he had gained his power.

Huayue confronted Obito over his plan to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, defeated him in the Kamui Dimension, and left him unconscious. At the barrier outside Konoha, Kushina died after entrusting Naruto to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who privately welcomed the opportunity to take Kamui.

• Huayue met Obito at the Valley of the End, where Obito showed him scenes of suffering across the Ninja World and invited him to join the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Huayue refused Obito's offer, forced open a passage into the Kamui Dimension, and wounded Obito with Flying Raijin Slash.
• Huayue shut down Obito's attempt to escape, evaded his Great Fireball Technique, and struck him unconscious with a Genjutsu-like ocular ability.
• Kushina entrusted Naruto to Sarutobi Hiruzen and died, while Hiruzen silently welcomed the chance to obtain Kamui.