Chapter Summaries

Chinatsu connected Naruto and Gaara’s mindscapes so they could speak with Kurama and Shukaku, then decided to use Naruto’s seal as a model to strengthen Gaara’s. She examined the Eight Trigrams Seal and prepared to work on Gaara, assuring him it would not hurt much.

• Chinatsu told Gaara she could help him with Shukaku’s interference and used her Mangekyō Sharingan to bring him into his mindscape.
• Chinatsu connected Gaara’s and Naruto’s mindscapes, where Kurama and Shukaku argued while Naruto and Gaara spoke with their tailed beasts.
• Chinatsu ended the conversations and advised Gaara to talk more with his grandmother when he could.
• Chinatsu asked Naruto to lift his shirt and examined the Eight Trigrams Seal on his abdomen.
• Chinatsu gathered chakra and told Gaara to take off his shirt so she could strengthen his seal.

Chinatsu placed a Four Symbols Seal on Gaara, allowing him to silence Shukaku and finally sleep for days. After he woke and reunited with Temari and Kankuro, Gaara chose to remain in Konoha, and Chinatsu offered to find a reason for him to stay.

• Chinatsu sealed Shukaku more securely inside Gaara, and Gaara quieted the tailed beast through their connection.
• Gaara succumbed to exhaustion, and Chinatsu caught him as he nearly fell; he then slept for days while receiving chakra.
• Gaara woke at the Uchiha Residence, accepted a burger from Naruto, and tearfully said it was delicious.
• Temari and Kankuro arrived to thank Chinatsu and told Gaara they should return to Sunagakure, but Gaara said he wanted to stay in Konoha.
• Chinatsu suggested making a reason for Gaara to remain, while Hiruzen read a report about lingering harm near Chinatsu's blast zone in the Forest of Death.

Chinatsu learned that her World Nuclear Peace Technique had left radiation in the Forest of Death, which Hiruzen Sarutobi then closed off. With the Chunin Ninja Exams set to resume in a week, Chinatsu began training Sasuke and Naruto, giving Naruto the Flying Thunder God technique to learn.

• Chinatsu visited Hiruzen Sarutobi and read a report revealing radiation in the Forest of Death after her explosion.
• Chinatsu used Sage Mode to sense the lingering danger but admitted she could not clean it up, so Hiruzen Sarutobi banned everyone from entering the forest.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Chinatsu that the Chunin Ninja Exams would resume in a week, and Konoha prepared for the returning visitors.
• Chinatsu taught Sasuke several low-risk ninjutsu from the Scroll of Seals to expand his arsenal.
• Chinatsu gave Naruto a copied section on the S-rank Flying Thunder God technique and told him to learn it before the exams.

Chinatsu demonstrated the Flying Thunder God Technique to Naruto and encouraged Sasuke and Gaara to train with her. The chapter ended with Gaara asking to learn several techniques Chinatsu could not teach him, leaving her unsure what to offer.

• Chinatsu demonstrated Flying Thunder God by teleporting between kunai, and Naruto began practicing it with shadow clones.
• Sasuke saw Chinatsu guiding Naruto and resolved to master his assigned forbidden techniques before Naruto learned Flying Thunder God.
• Chinatsu offered to teach Gaara, who said he wanted to become strong enough to face the monster sealed inside him.
• Sasuke’s chakra went haywire and exploded when he saw Chinatsu stroke Gaara’s head, but he was unharmed.
• Gaara asked to learn Wood Release, Chinatsu’s explosive technique, and Sage Mode, and Chinatsu realized she could not teach him any of them.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura entered the Chunin Ninja Exams’ redesigned second round, where teams had to defend one flag and seize two others. Sakura returned with a captured flag, only to find Naruto and Sasuke had already defeated the attackers who came after their own.

• Chinatsu stopped Naruto and Sasuke’s training and accompanied them to the exam as a proctor, while Gaara waited at the entrance.
• The second round’s rules required each team to protect an immovable flag and capture two movable flags.
• Sakura volunteered to attack while Naruto and Sasuke guarded their flags, and Gaara kicked off the action with a sand tornado.
• Sakura opened the Eight Gates’ Gate of Healing and defeated the three ninja guarding a flag, then took it back to her teammates.
• Sakura found Naruto and Sasuke had beaten a pile of enemy ninja, and the two argued over who had defeated more.

Chinatsu sensed Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki approaching Konoha and charged at them, determined to stab Itachi for an old injury. The chapter ended as Itachi raised Susanoo to shield himself and Chinatsu drove her senjutsu-coated kunai toward his waist.

• Chinatsu watched Naruto and Sasuke’s teams pass the second round of the Chunin Ninja Exams and considered how to change people’s view of her.
• Chinatsu sensed two unfamiliar yet familiar presences and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for a kunai.
• Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki tried to enter Konoha while the exams were underway, and Itachi sensed that someone had locked onto them.
• Chinatsu rushed toward Itachi and Kisame with a kunai, and Itachi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo.
• Chinatsu coated her kunai in senjutsu chakra and thrust it toward Itachi’s waist.

Chinatsu fought Uchiha Itachi and stabbed him in the waist before he and Kisame Hoshigaki fled. She pursued them because Itachi still had her big brother’s Mangekyō.

• Chinatsu pressured Uchiha Itachi’s Susanoo with a senjutsu-charged kunai and dodged his Amaterasu.
• Chinatsu summoned her second-form Susanoo, which sent Kisame Hoshigaki flying and left her alone with Itachi.
• Chinatsu used a Flying Thunder God Mark to appear behind Itachi and stab him in the waist.
• Kisame Hoshigaki returned and attacked Chinatsu, but she teleported away before his strike could hit Itachi.
• Itachi ordered Kisame to flee, and Kisame covered their escape with a Great Waterfall Technique.
• Chinatsu grew trees to rise above the waterfall and pursued Itachi because he still possessed her big brother’s Mangekyō.

Chinatsu confronted Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, demanding the return of Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan. Itachi gave her the eye, and Chinatsu took it from the terrified crow carrying it.

• Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki tried to flee, but Chinatsu caught up and knocked aside Itachi's fireball.
• Uchiha Itachi summoned his third-stage Susanoo, and Chinatsu questioned why he was prepared to fight her.
• Chinatsu revealed that she knew Itachi's plan for Sasuke and demanded Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Itachi asked about Sasuke, then summoned the crow carrying Shisui's eye.
• Chinatsu coaxed the frightened crow onto her shoulder and took Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan.

Chinatsu obtained Shisui's other Mangekyō Sharingan and returned to Konoha, where Sasuke's unusually sensitive nose nearly exposed her encounter with Itachi. Meanwhile, Gaara decided he would return to Sunagakure only if Temari and Kankuro brought Granny Chiyo to live in Konoha.

• Chinatsu kept Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan after Itachi and Kisame fled, then returned to Konoha without killing Itachi because she wanted Sasuke to confront him himself.
• Chinatsu ran into Naruto and Sasuke on her way home, and Sasuke said she smelled strange, prompting her to assign him smell-training to cover her embarrassment.
• Temari and Kankuro tried to persuade Gaara to return to Sunagakure by reminding him of Granny Chiyo.
• Gaara decided Temari and Kankuro should bring Granny Chiyo to Konoha instead, leaving them worried about how Sunagakure's leaders would react.

Chinatsu secured a paper agreement from Hiruzen Sarutobi giving the Uchiha Residence independence from Konoha, advancing her plan to build an independent clan. Back at the residence, she watched Naruto and Sasuke spar and was shocked when Sasuke used Chidori, which Kakashi had refused to teach her.

• Chinatsu persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to grant the Uchiha Residence independence in exchange for her Elementary Physics and Elementary Chemistry manuals.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi found the manuals nearly impossible to read, then discovered Chinatsu had slipped out through an open window.
• Chinatsu returned to the Uchiha Residence and saw Naruto and Sasuke nearing the end of their training and preparing to spar while Gaara formed an arena with sand.
• Naruto attacked with Shadow Clones and a rain of kunai as he prepared Rasengan, while Sasuke made clones and charged them with Chidori.
• Chinatsu recognized Sasuke's Chidori and remembered that Kakashi had never taught it to her despite her years of trying.

Chinatsu watched Naruto and Sasuke demonstrate their progress, then attended the third round of the Chunin Ninja Exams as an examiner. As Sasuke prepared to fight, an assassin disguised as a snack vendor attacked Chinatsu, but she subdued him and calmly ate the snacks.

• Chinatsu accidentally revealed her Chidori, and Naruto and Sasuke recognized her chakra while sparring.
• Chinatsu tried to pat Naruto and Sasuke on the head, but Sasuke dodged and both boys insisted they were too old for the gesture.
• Chinatsu watched the one-on-one duels at the Chunin Ninja Exams and saw Sasuke enter the arena to face a ninja from Kumogakure.
• Chinatsu left her seat to buy snacks, and the vendor drew a kunai and attacked her waist.
• Chinatsu used her Mangekyō Sharingan to incapacitate the assassin, kicked him aside, and ate the snacks while Hiruzen Sarutobi watched in disbelief.

Chinatsu watched Sasuke defeat his opponent with a powerful Great Fireball, then spectacularly cheered Naruto on before his match against Neji Hyuga began. Naruto threw a kunai at Neji, leaving Neji wary as the fight got underway.

• Chinatsu recognized an assassin in the audience but dismissed the threat and kept watching the exams.
• Sasuke ignored his Kumogakure opponent’s taunt and defeated him with a Great Fireball before he could finish his hand seals.
• Naruto entered the arena, and Chinatsu used Fire Release to write “Go, Naruto!” across the sky.
• Naruto faced Neji Hyuga, whose father was still alive and who activated his Byakugan to assess Naruto’s chakra.
• Naruto threw a kunai that Neji dodged, then grinned as Neji grew uneasy.

Naruto defeated Neji Hyuga with a Rasengan and Flying Thunder God, prompting spectators to recognize his resemblance to Minato Namikaze. After the matches, Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Chinatsu’s would-be assassin was a Root member seeking revenge for Danzo, whom Chinatsu had killed.

• Naruto used a single Shadow Clone to form a Rasengan, then teleported to a kunai behind Neji Hyuga with Flying Thunder God.
• Neji Hyuga tried to defend himself with Rotation, but Naruto’s Rasengan sent him out of the arena and ended the match.
• Spectators connected Naruto’s golden hair, Rasengan, and Flying Thunder God to Minato Namikaze, and looked to Hiruzen Sarutobi for answers.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi interrogated the assassin who had targeted Chinatsu and learned she belonged to Root and believed Chinatsu had killed Danzo.
• The Root member vowed that Root would keep seeking a chance to avenge Danzo, while Hiruzen Sarutobi doubted they could harm Chinatsu.

Chinatsu defeated ten Root shinobi who attacked her to avenge Shimura Danzō, then captured and hypnotized them to learn their abilities. With Kotoamatsukami still on cooldown, she considered which two to make her permanent subordinates before upgrading to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected sadly on Shimura Danzō’s death and recognized that Danzō’s greed had led to his downfall.
• Chinatsu sent Naruto and Sasuke ahead, then confronted ten Root shinobi who blamed her for killing Shimura Danzō.
• Chinatsu dodged the attackers and knocked them unconscious without killing them so she could use their skills.
• Chinatsu teleported the Root shinobi to the Uchiha Residence basement and used her Mangekyō Sharingan to hypnotize them.
• The Root members introduced themselves and described their abilities, including Aburame Torune, Aburame Ryoma, and Yamanaka Fū.
• Chinatsu considered choosing two Root members to control with Kotoamatsukami while planning to make use of her remaining eyesight before upgrading to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Chinatsu used Kotoamatsukami twice to turn Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū into loyal Uchiha agents, though the strain left her right eye blind and in severe pain. After Sasuke's Sharingan evolved to three tomoe in alarm, Chinatsu began fusing Mangekyō Sharingan eyes to gain the eternal Mangekyō.

• Chinatsu chose Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū for Kotoamatsukami, then used the technique on both despite its painful effects on her eye.
• Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū accepted their rewritten identities and killed their former comrades, leaving Shigaraki Tanuki alive before departing through the tunnel.
• Chinatsu returned upstairs, where Sasuke panicked at her condition and awakened his three-tomoe Sharingan.
• Chinatsu told Sasuke she had injured herself to get stronger and announced she would enter seclusion, missing the final stage of his Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Chinatsu took out Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan and her older brother's eyes and prepared to fuse them into an eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Chinatsu began merging two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan to obtain the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan while Naruto and Sasuke competed in the Chunin Ninja Exams. As Kakashi guarded the Uchiha Residence overnight, two intruders arrived and Hidan attacked him.

• Chinatsu began the painful Sharingan fusion in her room, while Naruto and Sasuke left for the exams after Kakashi agreed to guard her.
• Naruto and Sasuke defeated their opponents and advanced to the semifinals alongside Gaara and Tenten.
• Tenten considered stocking up on kunai and shuriken before facing one of the three powerful semifinalists.
• Naruto and Sasuke returned home, and Kakashi stayed up guarding the residence while Chinatsu's fusion continued.
• Kakashi sensed two concealed figures outside the residence, heard them mention the Miss, and dodged when Hidan attacked him with a scythe.

Kakashi, Hidan, and Kakuzu fought outside the Uchiha Residence while each tried to avoid drawing attention to Chinatsu’s secluded training. The arrival of Root operatives Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū—and Chinatsu’s power—revealed that the apparent enemies were coworkers.

• Kakashi fought Hidan in taijutsu, while Kakuzu restrained Hidan to keep the battle quiet.
• Kakuzu recognized Kakashi after seeing his Sharingan, but two unfamiliar presences interrupted their standoff.
• Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū appeared and questioned Kakashi, who recognized them as Shimura Danzō’s former Root operatives.
• Before Kakashi could explain the situation, Chinatsu’s presence emerged from the Uchiha Residence as she fused her eyes to evolve the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Hidan called Chinatsu “Young miss,” and Torune and Fū realized that Hidan and Kakuzu were coworkers; Kakuzu returned their gesture with relief.

Chinatsu endured the painful merger of her eyes and awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. After reassuring Naruto and Sasuke, she found Hidan, Kakuzu, Aburame Torune, Yamanaka Fū, and Kakashi gathered outside, then sent everyone inside while she went to bathe.

• Chinatsu completed the merger of her eyes, gained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and saw her visual power and abilities increase.
• Chinatsu reassured Naruto and Sasuke that she was fine and told them she could watch their finals in person.
• Chinatsu found Hidan, Kakuzu, Aburame Torune, Yamanaka Fū, and Kakashi outside the Uchiha Residence, where Torune and Fū had held Kakashi at kunai-point.
• Hidan announced that he had completed his mission, and Chinatsu ordered everyone inside and told them to talk after her bath.
• Kakashi listened as the others shared updates and wondered whether Chinatsu led the Akatsuki, while Chinatsu soaked in the hot spring for nearly two hours.

After waking from a long bath, Chinatsu heard Kakashi confirm that Shimura Danzō was dead and received reports on the group’s progress. Hidan and Kakuzu had secured a chance for her to join the Akatsuki, and Hidan began explaining how they arranged it.

• Chinatsu returned to the living room and confirmed to Kakashi that Shimura Danzō had died long ago.
• Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū reported that they had recovered Danzo’s money, ninjutsu scrolls, and underground intelligence, and had begun recruiting from their clans.
• Chinatsu welcomed the news and considered the money and talent she would need to build an independent Uchiha Clan.
• Kakuzu told Chinatsu that she could visit the Akatsuki but would have to pass a test to join.
• Hidan interrupted Kakuzu and claimed that he had devised the plan to secure Chinatsu’s chance to join.

Kakuzu recounted how he and Hidan staged a fight to convince Deva Path Pain to let them find new partners, creating an opening for Chinatsu to join the Akatsuki. With that first stage complete, Chinatsu turned to planning the identity she would use to infiltrate the organization.

• Hidan proposed pretending that a powerful enemy had beaten him and Kakuzu, but Kakuzu rejected the plan as too risky.
• Kakuzu struck Hidan during their argument, and Hidan attacked him with his scythe as the other Akatsuki members watched.
• Deva Path Pain stopped the fight and allowed Kakuzu and Hidan to seek new partners, provided he personally approved their candidates.
• Kakuzu finished recounting the scheme, and the others teased Hidan for contributing little to it.
• Chinatsu began discussing her infiltration identity, noting that the Akatsuki's Sharingan and Rinnegan made the Transformation Technique useless.