Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Kazama strengthened his hold over Kurama and reassured Minato Namikaze that Naruto would survive and grow under his guidance. Meanwhile, Hyuga Hiashi led his clan toward the Hokage Building despite the elders’ objections, where the assembled shinobi faced the Uchiha amid the aftermath of battle.

• Uchiha Kazama showed Minato Namikaze that Naruto was alive and Kurama was under control, then warned Minato to trust him.
• Uchiha Kazama forced Kurama to give him some of his origin chakra and told Minato to hand over the Kurama sealed inside him when the time was right.
• A Hyuga branch-family shinobi reported that Uchiha Ryunen had ordered the clan to reach the Hokage Building or be treated as traitors.
• Hyuga Hiashi ignored the elders’ protests, left the compound with his trusted aides, and the elders followed with their branch-family shinobi.
• The shinobi gathered at the Hokage Building with the Uchiha standing behind Uchiha Kazama, amid lingering signs of battle and bloodshed.

Uchiha Kazama gathered Konoha’s shinobi, executed those who had refused to attend, and declared himself a candidate for Fifth Hokage. When Hyuga Samé and his father opposed him, Kazama killed them, while Hyuga Hiashi quickly voiced his support.

• Uchiha Kazama ordered eight absent Chunin brought in and executed them after classifying them as Missing-Nin.
• Kazama told the gathered shinobi that he had cleared out Konoha’s corrupt high command and nominated himself as Fifth Hokage.
• Hyuga Samé opposed Kazama, but Hyuga Hiashi said Samé’s view did not represent the clan and personally supported Kazama.
• Kazama killed Hyuga Samé, then killed his father, Hyuga Monchu, when he charged at him.
• Hyuga Hiashi hurriedly nominated Uchiha Kazama for Fifth Hokage before Kazama could continue his threat.

Uchiha Kazama secured the clans’ support to become Fifth Hokage and began appointing Konoha’s leaders. He appointed Hyuga Hiashi to lead the Military Police Force, then ordered the Hyuga Clan to abolish the Caged Bird Seal, leaving its members divided and Hiashi agreeing to comply.

• Uchiha Kazama killed Hyuga Monchu with lightning, and the shinobi clans nominated him to become Fifth Hokage.
• Uchiha Kazama appointed Shikaku Nara as Hokage Assistant, Inoichi Yamanaka as Head of the Intelligence Department, and made several other leadership appointments.
• Uchiha Kazama appointed Hyuga Hiashi as Head of the Konoha Military Police Force and put the force under the Hyuga Clan’s leadership.
• Uchiha Kazama ordered the Hyuga Clan to abolish the Caged Bird Seal, arguing that it suppressed the Branch Family and its talents.
• A Hyuga Main Family elder objected, but Uchiha Kazama declared that he was informing the clan of his decision rather than asking its opinion.
• Hyuga Hiashi said the clan would obey Uchiha Kazama’s arrangements, while Main Family elders remained furious and Branch Family members looked puzzled.

Uchiha Kazama announced new mission rewards and village duties, while Hyuga Hiashi accepted the plan to remove the Caged Bird Seal despite resistance from his clan elders. Hiashi returned home and told Hinata she could train at her own pace and that Neji would live with their family, leaving Neji stunned.

• Hyuga Hiashi stopped his clan elders from challenging Uchiha Kazama and accepted that Kazama would intervene in matters affecting Konoha's strength.
• Uchiha Kazama promised shinobi would keep all mission earnings for the next three years and could exchange Mission Points for village-controlled goods and services.
• Uchiha Kazama assigned Fugaku to hand over the Military Police Force, directed Uchiha Ryunen to move the clan back to its original grounds, and told the others to work from home.
• Hyuga elders demanded that Hiashi refuse to remove the Caged Bird Seal or resign, so Hiashi asked Niming to record those who opposed its removal and said he would step down if necessary.
• Hiashi told Hinata he would no longer force her training and that Neji would live with their family, while Neji arrived and heard him.

Neji learned that Hyuga Hiashi had agreed to remove the Caged Bird Seal and bring him into the main family, while Hiashi reflected on their family bond. Three days later, Uchiha Kazama faced Konoha’s financial and staffing crisis and threatened to withdraw protection from the Land of Fire’s Daimyo unless funds arrived.

• Hyuga Hiashi told Neji that the Fifth Hokage had ordered the Caged Bird Seal lifted, and Neji struggled to reconcile the news with his resentment and resolve.
• Hiashi reminded Neji that Hizashi had been his own brother, and Neji accepted Hiashi as his uncle and discarded the cloth covering his seal.
• After the meal, Hiashi removed Neji’s seal, noticed changes to Neji’s Byakugan, and invited him to live with the family and train with Hinata.
• Three days later, Shikaku Nara reported that Konoha had run low on funds and missions, while the Daimyo withheld financial support until the village resolved its problems.
• Uchiha Kazama gave the Daimyo a one-week deadline to provide funds, threatening to end Konoha’s protection of the Daimyo and Land of Fire ministers.

Jiraiya told Tsunade that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō were dead after Uchiha Kazama’s coup, and asked her to return to Konoha with him. Tsunade listened in shock and considered what the Uchiha’s rule might mean for the village.

• Uchiha Kazama ordered Shikaku Nara to carry out his plan, and Shikaku left the Hokage's Office.
• Jiraiya joined Tsunade at a gambling house, where his presence helped her win, and they went to eat together.
• Tsunade refused to discuss village affairs until Jiraiya told her that Hiruzen Sarutobi was dead.
• Tsunade suspected Shimura Danzō, but Jiraiya revealed that Danzō was dead too and that Uchiha Kazama had led a coup and become the Fifth Hokage.
• Jiraiya asked Tsunade to return to Konoha with him so they could learn how the Uchiha were governing the village.

Jiraiya told Tsunade about the danger facing the village, but she refused to return unless he came back for her. Two days later, Asuma returned with a dozen shinobi and clashed with the village's defenders, leaving the battle underway.

• Jiraiya left after telling Tsunade the village's situation, and Tsunade told Shizune she would stay away unless Jiraiya came back for her.
• Asuma gathered several squads of shinobi during his search for allies and led them toward the village, despite their doubts about confronting the Uchiha.
• Aburame Shijo and Inuzuka Gang intercepted Asuma's group and ordered them to meet with Hokage Kazama Uchiha.
• Asuma accused the defenders of betraying the village and claimed the Daimyo would support him in reorganizing Konoha.
• Uchiha Ryunen attacked Asuma with Fire Release: Flame Dragon Song, and Aburame Shijo joined the Uchiha in the fight.
• Asuma countered with Ash Pile Burning, then drew his chakra blades and charged into battle.

Asuma Sarutobi’s forces were defeated by the Uchiha, but Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy intervened before Uchiha Ryunen could kill him. Uchiha Kazama called Jiraiya forward to witness the coup and learn what had happened, while Jiraiya continued to observe rather than take sides.

• Asuma Sarutobi attacked Uchiha Roy in the dust, but Roy blocked his strikes and revealed that Asuma’s shinobi had been killed while the Uchiha suffered only minor injuries.
• Uchiha Roy challenged Asuma’s place in Konoha, and Uchiha Ryunen moved to kill him.
• Might Guy arrived with Kakashi Hatake and stopped Ryunen, then asked why the village shinobi were fighting.
• Asuma accused the Uchiha of overthrowing Konoha’s leadership and ambushing his group, hoping to win Kakashi and Guy’s support.
• Uchiha Kazama called Jiraiya out to witness the situation, and Jiraiya emerged but chose to watch and investigate rather than intervene.

Uchiha Kazama killed Asuma Sarutobi and exposed the Konoha High Command’s role in Hatake Sakumo’s death. He summoned Jiraiya and Kakashi Hatake to the Hokage’s Office, where they waited as he reviewed documents.

• Uchiha Kazama questioned Asuma Sarutobi’s intentions and challenged Kakashi Hatake over his Sharingan.
• Uchiha Kazama told Kakashi Hatake that the Konoha High Command had driven his father, Hatake Sakumo, to suicide, and Jiraiya did not deny it.
• Uchiha Kazama stabbed Asuma Sarutobi through the heart and declared that Asuma had to be eliminated for threatening the village’s stability.
• Uchiha Kazama ordered Might Guy to submit his mission report and told Jiraiya and Kakashi Hatake to accompany him to the Hokage’s Office.
• Uchiha Kazama sat in the Hokage’s seat and reviewed documents while Jiraiya and Kakashi Hatake waited.

Uchiha Kazama exposed Asuma Sarutobi’s deceit to Kurenai Yuhi and recruited her as his secretary, then removed Kakashi’s Sharingan and healed his eye. He introduced Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha as his disciples and assigned Kakashi to mentor them.

• Uchiha Kazama left Shikaku Nara to handle routine paperwork and brought Jiraiya and Kakashi to the Conference Room.
• Kurenai Yuhi confronted Uchiha Kazama about killing Asuma Sarutobi, and Kazama showed her Asuma’s cruel thoughts in a genjutsu.
• Kurenai Yuhi accepted Kazama’s offer to become his secretary.
• Uchiha Kazama removed Kakashi Hatake’s Sharingan and used Yang Power to heal his eye, restoring Kakashi’s chakra.
• Uchiha Kazama introduced Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha as his disciples and asked Kakashi to train them.

Uchiha Kazama asked Jiraiya to manage Konoha while he prepared to leave the village and deal with the Daimyo over funding. After learning the Daimyo had been influenced by village shinobi, Kazama assigned the Uchiha to hunt spies and spent the night with Kurenai Yuhi before his planned departure.

• Jiraiya questioned Kazama about exposing Naruto's identity, and Kazama asked him to find Orochimaru and persuade Tsunade to return.
• Kazama left Jiraiya in charge of Konoha's paperwork and returned to the Uchiha compound with Kurenai Yuhi.
• Uchiha Ryunen told Kazama that village shinobi had contacted the Daimyo, making funding approval difficult.
• Kazama told Ryunen to prepare a gift for those stirring up trouble and ordered the Uchiha to root out spies while Jiraiya handled village affairs.
• Kazama told Kurenai she could rest before his planned departure, then accepted her offer to scrub his back, and they spent three hours together.

Uchiha Kazama led twelve Uchiha Shinobi to the Daimyo Palace to demand the release of Konoha’s detained people and confront the Daimyo over Konoha’s funding. When the Daimyo sent Guardian Ninja instead of appearing, Kazama’s group began killing them, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Uchiha Kazama arrived at the Daimyo Palace with twelve Uchiha Shinobi and demanded the release of Konoha’s people.
• Uchiha Ryunen killed a guard who refused to let them see the Daimyo, while another guard ran inside to report their arrival.
• The Daimyo sent dozens of Guardian Ninja, who told Uchiha Kazama that Konoha would receive no funding until its internal problems were resolved.
• Uchiha Kazama identified Kai as a wanted former wandering shinobi, and Uchiha Natsume killed him with Lightning Release: Blue Blade.
• Uchiha Kazama identified Doke as a Kumogakure missing-nin, and Rinboku killed him as the remaining Guardian Ninja recoiled.

Uchiha Kazama entered the Daimyo Palace to demand the release of Uchiha Nagasawa, killing a minister and a Steel Release guard along the way. As Kazama confronted the Daimyo, familiar voices from Konoha arrived, and the Daimyo watched to see how the village’s internal conflict would unfold.

• Uchiha Kazama entered the Daimyo Palace after the Guardian Ninja failed to stop him.
• The Daimyo dismissed Shinshu’s concerns and insisted Konoha would have to bow without the Land of Fire’s funds.
• Uchiha Kazama killed a minister with a kunai and demanded to know where Uchiha Nagasawa was being held.
• Uchiha Roy’s attack failed against the stout guard, but Uchiha Kazama killed the guard with Time-Piercing Slash despite his Steel Release.
• Uchiha Kazama questioned Shinshu, but a familiar voice accused him of betraying the Land of Fire as other Konoha figures arrived.

Uchiha Kazama killed the Hyuga shinobi who challenged him at the Daimyo Palace and demanded that the Daimyo release the Uchiha prisoners. The Daimyo and his ministers faced Kazama’s threat as he prepared to ask for an answer one final time.

• Hyuga Ikai confronted Uchiha Kazama at the Daimyo Palace, boasting about the Hyuga force and warning that attacking them would bring political consequences.
• Uchiha Kazama used Tenshō to trap the Hyuga shinobi in a Genjutsu Space, where they vanished as they were killed.
• When Kazama released the Genjutsu, the Hyuga shinobi lay dead, each killed with a slash to the throat.
• Uchiha Kazama asked the Daimyo to release the Uchiha prisoners, but a minister angrily defended keeping them imprisoned.
• Uchiha Kazama drew his bloodstained Short Sword and demanded to know whether the Daimyo shared the minister’s view, while the Uchiha shinobi behind him readied their weapons.

Uchiha Kazama demanded that the Daimyo return Uchiha Nagasawa’s stolen Sharingan and killed Minister Haji when he learned the minister had taken them. After Kazama restored Nagasawa’s eyes, Nagasawa awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and began attacking the Guardian Ninja, while Kazama confronted Minister Shinshu.

• Uchiha Kazama demanded Nagasawa’s eyes and killed Minister Haji for talking back.
• The Daimyo ordered shinobi to search Haji’s home, and they returned with Nagasawa’s eyes.
• Uchiha Kazama used Yang Power to restore Nagasawa’s vision and urged him to avenge himself.
• Uchiha Nagasawa awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, summoned ten copies with his Nether Soul blade, and attacked the Guardian Ninja.
• Uchiha Kazama asked Minister Shinshu whether he wanted to take the Daimyo’s seat after Shinshu said he had opposed the incident but was responsible for handling Konoha.

Uchiha Kazama helped Shinshu take power in the Land of Fire after the Daimyo was killed, securing Konoha’s funding and influence. As Kazama left the palace, the Fourth Raikage received confirmation that Uchiha Kazama had become Hokage through a coup.

• Uchiha Kazama offered Shinshu the Daimyo’s seat and promised to remove anyone obstructing his rise, in return for resolving Konoha’s funding issues.
• Uchiha Nagasawa reported that he had killed the Daimyo during the battle, and Kazama told Shinshu to prepare a list of potential obstacles.
• The ministers rushed to support Shinshu, who spared them for the moment and warned them not to stir up trouble.
• Kazama left the palace and directed Shinshu to contact Shikaku Nara about Konoha’s funding; Shinshu took the Daimyo’s seat and ordered the banquet to continue.
• In Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage received confirmation that Uchiha Kazama had become Konoha’s Fifth Hokage after launching a coup.

After Konoha killed shinobi from several villages, the Fourth Raikage prepared to declare war, while Killer B urged caution and Ōnoki chose to wait. The Fourth Raikage set out to attack with Killer B, and Ōnoki sent Kitsuchi to bring two people back.

• Rosu reported that Konoha had killed Kumogakure shinobi operating in the Land of Fire and Grass, along with shinobi from other villages.
• The Fourth Raikage smashed his desk and ordered Kumogakure to prepare for war, rejecting Perey's concerns about investigating Konoha first.
• Killer B urged the Fourth Raikage to investigate Konoha's current strength, but the Fourth Raikage dismissed his advice and left to lead the team himself.
• Killer B told Yugito Nii to stay in the village while he went out with A.
• Tiegan reported that Konoha's forces, including Orochimaru's subordinates, had killed Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure shinobi, but Ōnoki ordered him to wait.
• Ōnoki told Kitsuchi to bring two people back.

Sunagakure and Kirigakure prepared to attack Konoha after its coup, while Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha revealed their plans behind the scenes. Orochimaru left Rasa in control and set his sights on Uchiha Kazama, while Obito vowed to plunge Konoha and the world into darkness.

• Rasa ordered Sunagakure to prepare for war and told Baki to bring Gaara, while Chiyo chose to attack Konoha on her own.
• Orochimaru revealed himself as Rasa’s hooded bodyguard and said he wanted Uchiha Kazama’s body; he controlled Rasa with the Sharingan he had received from Shimura Danzō.
• Karatachi Yagura ordered Kirigakure’s shinobi to assemble and march toward the Land of Fire, despite Mei Terumi’s concern.
• Obito Uchiha and Kisame appeared after the Mist Ninja left, and Obito said he would plunge Konoha and the world into darkness.

Uchiha Kazama ordered a lethal response to foreign shinobi provoking Konoha, then left to bring Tsunade back. At the Uchiha training ground, Naruto unveiled the Harem Technique to Kakashi and Sasuke.

• Shikaku Nara reported that foreign shinobi had entered the Land of Fire and clashed with Konoha shinobi, and Kazama told him to rest while Jiraiya handled village affairs.
• Kazama learned that the Uchiha had gathered their recorded members and volunteers, then left to retrieve Tsunade.
• At the village gates, Kazama ordered Uchiha Nagasawa and thirty Uchiha shinobi to annihilate their targets without taking prisoners.
• Sasuke practiced Lightning Release under Kakashi Hatake's guidance and shattered a boulder with his jutsu.
• Naruto used the Harem Technique, transforming his shadow clones into naked beauties and leaving Kakashi with a nosebleed and Sasuke stunned.

Obito Uchiha and Nagato prepared to exploit the turmoil around Konoha to capture the Tailed Beasts, while Konan went to scout Konoha. Hidan and Kakuzu ambushed an Iwagakure squad near the border and killed its members.

• Obito Uchiha told Black Zetsu to find Uchiha Kazama and wait for other villages to act against Konoha.
• Obito Uchiha informed Nagato that unrest could trigger the Fourth Shinobi World War, and Nagato ordered the Akatsuki to prepare to capture the Tailed Beasts.
• Konan distrusted Obito Uchiha and left to scout Konoha before the Akatsuki made its move.
• Hidan and Kakuzu attacked a group of Iwagakure Shinobi near the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain.
• Hidan and Kakuzu killed the Iwagakure Shinobi with their attacks.