Recaps

Uchiha Kazama seized control of the Uchiha Clan, led a violent coup that killed Konoha’s leaders, and made himself the Fifth Hokage. He reshaped the village’s leadership and ended the Caged Bird Seal, then faced a financial crisis and demanded support from the Daimyo.

• Uchiha Kazama revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan at the clan meeting, forced Uchiha Fugaku to surrender leadership, and launched a coup against Konoha’s High Command.
• Kazama took control of Naruto and Kurama, destroyed the Hokage Building and allied clans’ compounds, and led the Uchiha attack against Hiruzen Sarutobi and the village forces.
• Uchiha Itachi defended Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Kazama and Fugaku defeated their opponents, and Kazama killed Hiruzen while Shimura Danzō’s attempts to stop him failed.
• Kazama killed Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura, then defeated Itachi and took his eyes as Fugaku accepted Kazama’s leadership of the Uchiha Clan.
• Kazama summoned Konoha’s clans, executed absent Chunin, declared himself Fifth Hokage, and appointed new village leaders while placing the Military Police Force under Hyuga Hiashi.
• Kazama ordered the Caged Bird Seal abolished, and Hiashi removed Neji’s seal and invited him to live and train with the family.
• When Shikaku Nara reported that Konoha was short of funds and missions, Kazama gave the Daimyo one week to provide money or lose Konoha’s protection.

Uchiha Kazama consolidated his rule over Konoha, forced a settlement with the Land of Fire, and brought Tsunade and Orochimaru back into the village. As rival villages and Akatsuki moved toward war, Kazama set out for Kumogakure with Konan.

• Uchiha Kazama killed Asuma Sarutobi after confronting him and took control of Kakashi Hatake’s Sharingan before assigning Kakashi to train Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
• Uchiha Kazama forced his way into the Daimyo Palace, freed Uchiha Nagasawa, and arranged for Shinshu to take the Daimyo’s seat and resolve Konoha’s funding problems.
• The Fourth Raikage and Rasa prepared their villages for war, while Obito Uchiha and Nagato advanced Akatsuki’s plans to capture the Tailed Beasts.
• Uchiha Kazama persuaded Tsunade to return to Konoha, restored Orochimaru’s standing, and appointed them to lead the Medical and Research Departments.
• Konan investigated Konoha, and Uchiha Kazama discovered her surveillance before offering her a choice to leave or join him.
• Uchiha Kazama used an illusion to awaken Uchiha Ryunen’s Mangekyō Sharingan, then warned Konan that Akatsuki’s plans could soon begin.
• After Killer B reported that Kumogakure’s shinobi had been killed, the Fourth Raikage ordered an attack on Konoha, and Obito Uchiha set the Eye of the Moon Plan in motion.
• Uchiha Kazama left a Shadow Clone to inform Tsunade and departed for Kumogakure with Konan as Kumogakure’s shinobi approached Konoha.