Recaps

Uchiha Yan helped the Uchiha survive the Nine-Tails crisis, challenged Danzo’s influence, and led Kakashi’s team on a mission that kept Amegakure out of the war. As the Uchiha prepared for another conflict, Yan began seeking a path to awaken his Sharingan and planned to join the Land of Water front.

• Uchiha Yan escaped the collapsing ruins with Itachi and Sasuke, then faced Danzo’s accusations at the Hokage Building and helped bring Hiruzen Sarutobi to the scene.
• Yan revealed that the Nine-Tails’ controller was the one-eyed Madara Uchiha, while Hiruzen rebuked Danzo and later reprimanded him for obstructing the Uchiha.
• Fugaku led the Uchiha in helping Konoha’s survivors, and Yan urged the clan to counter rumors through investigation rather than attack villagers.
• Yan joined Kakashi and Hyuga Taichi on a mission to deliver Hiruzen’s letter to Hanzō, deduced that Hanzō was dead, and provoked Pain into confronting them.
• Yan persuaded Pain to keep Amegakure out of the war, and Kakashi reported the successful mission to Hiruzen.
• Yan discussed self-cultivation and the Sharingan with Itachi and Shisui, then offered Taichi a natural-energy cultivation scroll in exchange for Hyuga and Uzumaki records.
• Fugaku approved Yan’s plan to prevent Danzo from commanding the Uchiha, while Yan enlisted Jinyan and Xiaren’s help and proposed joining the Land of Water front to seek a Sharingan awakening.

Uchiha Yan took responsibility for a staged clash between the Uchiha and Root, then used his deployment to the Land of Water to uncover Kirigakure and Kumogakure’s plans. He returned to Konoha with vital intelligence and continued navigating Danzo’s threats as the war approached.

• Uchiha Yan took responsibility for the Uchiha-Root clash, and the Third Hokage sent him to the Land of Water while dispatching Jinyan and the others to the Land of Rain.
• Uchiha Yan met Nagato’s group in Amegakure, left Konan plans for the Land of Rain, and encountered Obito, who chose not to kill him.
• Uchiha Yan reached the Land of Sea and persuaded Genji to let him stay under Shiori’s watch by offering information and help with the talks with Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Yan sent Konoha intelligence that Kirigakure and Kumogakure planned to trap its returning troops, prompting the Third Hokage to order an attack and arrange Yan’s transfer to Hizashi’s unit.
• Jiraiya rescued Uchiha Yan from Genji’s group, and Yan later rejoined Konoha while warning the Third Hokage that he would continue risking his life to protect the village and influence the Uchiha.
• Uchiha Yan confronted Danzo, who backed down from targeting him openly during the war and ordered an investigation into the Three-Tails’ revival.
• Hizashi offered Hyuga support in exchange for Yan protecting a Main Family member, and Yan met Shisui, whose Sharingan had advanced to two tomoe.

Uchiha Yan pursued the Three-Tails while forging alliances with Hoshigakure and Sunagakure and trying to expose Danzo’s plans. After Hizashi disrupted his strategy, Yan was imprisoned as the war widened, and he learned that Danzo had set a trap for Kirigakure and might have obtained a Byakugan through Orochimaru.

• Uchiha Yan persuaded Natsuhi to bring Hoshigakure into an alliance with Konoha in exchange for help saving Fire Fly and access to the Land of Whirlpools’ ruins.
• Uchiha Yan secured Rasa’s agreement to make Shukaku Sunagakure’s guardian beast and let him teach Gaara Sealing Jutsu, while Shukaku revealed the Three-Tails had revived nearby.
• Uchiha Yan reported the Sunagakure pact to the Third Hokage, then joined Kakashi’s mission to let a Kirigakure spy escape with false intelligence.
• Uchiha Yan learned Danzo and Orochimaru might be working together, then discovered Kirigakure planned an all-out assault on Jinghai Town and warned Hizashi that Shinkō was being used as bait.
• Hizashi immobilized Uchiha Yan and trapped him with Haruka in a cave, while Yan sent warnings through Black Zetsu and the Third Hokage ordered Anbu to apprehend Hizashi.
• Uchiha Yan sent Shisui warnings about Kirigakure’s attack and Shinkō’s danger, but Konoha detained Hizashi and imprisoned Yan after accusing him of endangering the village.
• Uchiha Yan staged a breakdown in his cell, then urged the Third Hokage to negotiate with Sunagakure as Rasa brought Shukaku and troops to Liangping Castle.
• Uchiha Yan learned Shisui had not taken Shinkō to the Land of Rivers and accused Danzo of obtaining the Byakugan through a deal with Orochimaru.

Uchiha Yan survived the battle that had left him presumed dead, then helped Konoha turn the stolen Byakugan crisis into an alliance with Kumogakure and an end to the war. He took on plans to educate Konoha’s children and shape the Uchiha Clan, while Fugaku’s clan waited to see whether Itachi could become Hokage.

• Uchiha Yan coordinated help for Konoha’s forces, but Orochimaru’s attack killed Yan, Hyūga Shinkō, and Hizashi before medics discovered that Yan was still alive.
• The Third Hokage hid Yan’s survival while Konoha’s leaders argued over the Byakugan crisis, and Yan awakened and proposed confronting Kumogakure with an eyeless corpse and a threat of war.
• Uchiha Yan and the Third Hokage staged a public protest at the Kumogakure embassy, then the Third Hokage ordered Raizan out and announced that Konoha would prepare for war.
• Uchiha Yan helped direct Konoha’s response as Danzo led the border operation, and Dodai negotiated terms that included returning the Byakugan, territorial gains, and access to Turtle Island for Naruto’s training.
• Uchiha Yan asked Inabi to help erase memories of their meeting, while Taichi awakened to a golden flower and questioned Hiashi’s treatment of the Hyuga Branch Family.
• Dodai and the Third Hokage signed an alliance that ended the war, and the Third Hokage promoted Uchiha Yan to jonin and approved his plans to teach Neji, Sasuke, and other children.
• Fugaku gathered the Uchiha to discuss ancestor worship and the clan’s political direction, and the clan agreed to wait for Itachi before choosing a candidate for Hokage.