Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yan and Kakashi returned to Konoha after learning that Yahiko and his companions had taken control of Amegakure and would keep it out of the war. The Third Hokage accepted the mission report and prepared to focus on Danzo, while wondering whether he had misjudged the Uchiha.

• Kakashi opened the letter and learned that Amegakure would stay out of the war, while Yan explained how he prepared his Fireball Jutsu for quick release.
• After Kakashi and the others departed, Obito and Zetsu discussed whether to recruit or kill Yan, then sent White Zetsu to watch him.
• Yan talked incessantly to Kakashi and Taichi on the journey back until Kakashi threatened him with lightning and Taichi told him to be quiet.
• Yan told the Third Hokage that Yahiko and his companions had killed Hanzō and would prevent anyone from crossing the Land of Rain to join the war.
• Kakashi confirmed Yahiko’s strength and peaceful intentions, and the Third Hokage counted the mission as complete and ordered the team to reinforce the Land of Water border later.
• The Third Hokage considered Danzo’s losses and wondered whether he had been wrong about the Uchiha.

Uchiha Yan returned to Fugaku’s home and tried to guide Shisui and Itachi in understanding his teachings about self-cultivation and the Sharingan. Meanwhile, Hyuga Hiashi questioned Taichi about the mission and Uchiha Yan’s abilities.

• Uchiha Yan returned to Fugaku’s home with a Lightning Clone scroll and found Shisui and Itachi reading his book about Haoran Qi.
• Uchiha Yan provoked Shisui into anger, then challenged him to consider how he would respond if Itachi destroyed the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Yan explained his views on self-cultivation and how the Sharingan’s effects on loss, resentment, and sense of self could harm its users.
• Uchiha Yan left to buy groceries after declining Itachi’s rice ball, telling Shisui to stop imagining dangers.
• Hyuga Hiashi summoned Taichi and questioned him about the Land of Rain mission, Kakashi’s conduct, and Uchiha Yan’s strength and Sharingan.

Hyuga Taichi told Hyuga Hiashi that Uchiha Yan had uncovered Hanzō’s death and saved him and Kakashi, then sought Yan’s help to remove his Branch Family cursed seal. Yan offered him a natural-energy cultivation scroll in exchange for Hyuga and Uzumaki clan records, and Taichi vowed to obtain them before the war ended.

• Taichi told Hyuga Hiashi that Uchiha Yan had deduced Hanzō’s death, the Third Hokage’s intentions, and changes in Amegakure, and Hiashi ordered him to focus on his clan duties.
• Taichi wrote down the names Tenseigan and Jōgan, burned the paper, and went to the Uchiha Clan Compound to question Yan.
• Taichi and Yan shared a spicy meal, after which Yan explained that awakening the Tenseigan required exceptional physical and spiritual energy and that the Jōgan was even less attainable.
• Yan offered Taichi a natural-energy cultivation scroll and promised other possible ways to break the cursed seal in exchange for Hyuga and Uzumaki clan historical documents.
• Taichi accepted the scroll and vowed to obtain both clans’ records before the war ended.

Fugaku received Yan’s plan to keep Danzo from commanding the Uchiha forces and agreed to act against the Root spy monitoring them. Back in Konoha, Yan spoke with Itachi and then asked Xiaren and Jinyan for help with a matter concerning the Uchiha Clan, but they set a condition.

• At the Land of Lightning’s border, Fugaku learned that Kumogakure and Kirigakure were preparing to invade, and Inabi showed him Yan’s proposal to keep Danzo from commanding the Uchiha.
• Fugaku approved Yan’s plan and ordered Inabi to kill the Root ninja watching the Uchiha when another clan letter arrived, making it look like Kumogakure was responsible.
• Yan advised Itachi not to graduate early and urged him to cultivate himself and set his family in order.
• Yan visited Xiaren and Jinyan, discussed Kakashi’s Sharingan and their suspicions about the Fourth Hokage’s death, then asked them to help the Uchiha Clan.
• Xiaren and Jinyan said they would help Yan, but only on one condition.

Uchiha Yan discussed how to send Danzo to the Land of Water front and revealed that he planned to use the danger to awaken his Sharingan. After Xiaren trapped him in a genjutsu and questioned him, Yan disclosed further plans involving the Mangekyō Sharingan before Xiaren stopped him.

• Uchiha Yan agreed to give Jinyan and Xiaren new mottoes before their next mission.
• Jinyan told Uchiha Yan that the Third had not chosen a commander for the clan leader's front and was considering Mitokado Homura, Danzo, and Shikaku Nara.
• Uchiha Yan proposed feeding Danzo accurate intelligence on Kirigakure so Danzo would choose the Land of Water front, while Yan went there too.
• Jinyan and Xiaren refused to let Uchiha Yan risk himself, but Xiaren used a three-tomoe genjutsu to force him to reveal his plan.
• Uchiha Yan explained that he intended to face danger and desperate situations to awaken his Sharingan, then began describing plans for the Mangekyō and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan before Xiaren cut him off.

Uchiha Yan’s clanmates set a trap to make Danzo believe Kirigakure had internal problems, hoping to see whether he would act on Yan’s plan. Danzo took the bait and began considering a command of the Land of Water front, but worried that volunteering would make the Third Hokage suspicious.

• Xiaren and Jinyan decided to test whether Danzo would cooperate with Yan’s plan, then arranged for two Uchiha children to discuss Kirigakure’s supposed troubles where a Root ninja could hear them.
• The Root ninja reported the children’s conversation to Danzo, who ordered Kinoe to question Kakashi and Hyuga Taichi and Taka to gather intelligence on Kirigakure.
• Kakashi confirmed to Kinoe that the team had encountered a Kirigakure ninja disguised as an Akatsuki member, and said Jiraiya’s disciple had killed him.
• Danzo saw how little intelligence he had on Kirigakure and concluded something was wrong there, then considered taking command of the Land of Water front.
• Danzo decided not to volunteer because he expected the Third Hokage to suspect him, and wondered how he could get the Hokage to order him to take command.

Danzo sent Root to provoke a fight with the Uchiha, and Jinyan’s response left villagers dead and injured. Uchiha Yan arrived too late to stop the destruction, awakened his Sharingan amid his fury, and blamed Jinyan for ruining the plan to bring Danzo down.

• Danzo ordered Taka and two Root squads to seize Misa and Shinichi and provoke the Uchiha into fighting.
• Jinyan and the Uchiha fought Root in the barbecue restaurant, setting off a battle that killed and injured villagers.
• Yan realized Xiaren’s genjutsu had kept him from intervening and rushed with Kakashi to stop the fighting.
• The Third Hokage arrived and challenged Jinyan, who refused to explain himself until Yan struck him and scolded him.
• Yan’s anger awakened his Sharingan, and he told Jinyan that his stupidity had caused it.

Uchiha Yan explained how his plan to make Danzo cooperate with a staged clash had gone wrong when Jinyan and the others altered it, and he took responsibility for the deaths. The Third Hokage weighed how to protect Konoha’s morale and spare the Uchiha and Root, while Danzo demanded Yan be handed over.

• Yan offered to explain the incident and shoulder all responsibility, and the Third Hokage ordered the Anbu to seal the fighters’ chakra and take them to the Hokage Building.
• Xiaren warned Jinyan not to resist, and Yan told him to abandon the clan’s plan and wait for news.
• At the Hokage Building, Yan revealed that he had planned a staged Uchiha-Root clash to secure Danzo’s cooperation, but Jinyan and the others had changed the plan.
• Yan explained his reasoning to the Third Hokage and advisers, arguing that he had acted to prevent Danzo and the Uchiha from fighting together during the war.
• Yan offered his life in exchange for giving the Uchiha and Root a chance to atone through service, while Jinyan protested and Danzo demanded Yan be interrogated by Root.
• The Third Hokage rejected Danzo’s demand and privately considered how to keep Yan alive without discrediting the Hokage Building.

The Third Hokage weighed the village’s need for justice against the loss of powerful fighters after Uchiha Yan took responsibility for the villagers’ deaths. Yan proposed sending the Uchiha and Root members to the Land of Rain and going to the Land of Water battlefield himself, while the Third Hokage also ordered Danzo to the front lines.

• Uchiha Yan urged the Third Hokage to punish him, then suggested changing names, compensating victims’ families, and sending him to the Land of Water battlefield.
• Uchiha Jinyan slashed his own face, prompting Yan to berate him and explain that Konoha needed his strength for the coming war.
• The Third Hokage asked Danzo for his view, and Danzo unexpectedly recommended postponing judgment until the war ended.
• Uchiha Yan proposed publicizing the truth, sending the Uchiha and Root members to the Land of Rain to hunt the Fourth Hokage’s killer, and taking his own place on the battlefield.
• Danzo objected to the plan, but the Third Hokage ordered him to the Land of Water battlefield and threatened him with punishment if the war lasted more than a year.

Uchiha Yan accepted the Third Hokage’s punishment and prepared to serve under Danzo in the Land of Water, while the Hokage considered using him to change the Uchiha Clan. After returning home, Yan began planning how Uchiha Jinyan could earn Nagato’s trust in the Land of Rain.

• The Third Hokage ordered Yan to report to the Land of Water battlefield alone under Danzo’s command, and asked him to send over the Analects.
• Koharu urged Hiruzen to kill Yan, but Hiruzen said Yan’s influence over the Uchiha and the book’s potential benefits made him worth keeping alive.
• Yan told Kakashi he had sent Jinyan and the others to the Land of Rain to humble them and help Konoha gather intelligence about the Rinnegan.
• Itachi gave Kakashi a copy of the Analects and said his chakra was recovering slightly faster; Yan doubted that he had truly cultivated haoran qi.
• Yan used the system to generate ten plans for helping Jinyan gain Nagato’s trust in the Land of Rain.

Uchiha Yan accepted responsibility for the incident and was assigned to the Land of Water battlefield alone, leaving Uchiha Fugaku furious and worried about his survival. Fugaku decided to send Yan a Summoning Contract, a ninja cat, and a forbidden jutsu, while also arranging support from Shisui’s team.

• The Third Hokage and the advisers read Kakashi’s books, then Kakashi left to escort sealed-chakra prisoners out of the village and travel to the Land of Rain.
• Hiashi warned Hizashi that Danzo might target Shinkō and advised him to ask Uchiha Yan for help if trouble arose on the Land of Water battlefield.
• Uchiha Fugaku learned that Uchiha Jinyan and the others would track the Fourth Hokage’s killer, while Uchiha Yan would join Danzo alone to atone for the incident.
• Yamanaka Yun explained that Yan had taken responsibility himself and had secured a lighter punishment for his clansmen by identifying the culprit behind the Nine-Tails’ Attack.
• Fugaku ordered Inabi to send Yan a Summoning Contract and ask Cat Granny for a fine ninja cat, then decided to send Yan a forbidden jutsu and write to Shisui about supporting him.

Uchiha Yan brought Kakashi, Uchiha Jinyan, and the others to the Land of Rain, where he arranged for them to take missions and help protect the country’s people. He refused Konan’s plea to stay safe, insisting he had to go to the Land of Water battlefield despite the danger.

• Uchiha Yan told Jinyan and Kakashi that he suspected the killer and ordered them to gather information on the Rinnegan and monitor the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind.
• Uchiha Yan led the group into Amegakure and called for Konan and Yahiko, prompting Nagato to send Pain, Zetsu, and Konan to meet him.
• Uchiha Yan explained that the group had been sent to the Land of Rain to guard against the Land of Earth and serve their punishment, and proposed that they carry out missions there, with most of the payments going to the people.
• Konan agreed to the arrangement but urged Uchiha Yan to stay because Danzo would kill him; Uchiha Yan refused, saying he had to go to the battlefield even if it cost him his life.

Uchiha Yan left the Land of Rain after entrusting Konan with plans for economic development and lasting peace, while Nagato decided to protect Yan without abandoning his own plans. After Zetsu told Obito that Yan suspected who killed Minato Namikaze, Obito decided to kill him.

• Uchiha Yan insisted on leaving for the sake of peace and gave Konan a scroll containing plans for the Land of Rain and the Shinobi World.
• Kakashi handed Pain a letter from Jiraiya and left the captured Uchiha clansmen and Root ninja in the Land of Rain’s care.
• Nagato read Yan’s canal proposal, told Konan to preserve the scroll, and decided to keep the Root ninja until war broke out between Konoha and Kirigakure.
• Nagato agreed to have Zetsu secretly watch Uchiha Yan and provide intelligence, while refusing Konan’s proposal to kill Danzo immediately.
• Zetsu urged Obito to recruit Yan, then revealed that Yan suspected who killed Minato Namikaze.
• Obito rejected recruiting Yan and ordered Zetsu to tell him where Yan was so he could kill him.

Obito went to kill Uchiha Yan, but Yan bluffed him into believing he understood Obito’s secret mission and wanted to help him. Obito left with Yan’s insights about Madara Uchiha and possible ways to remove his heart’s cursed seal, while Yan remained set on going to the Land of Water.

• Obito learned Uchiha Yan was heading to the Land of Water battlefield and entered the Kamui Dimension to confront him.
• Uchiha Yan dodged Obito’s surprise attack, then pretended he knew Obito was alive and on a secret mission for the Fourth Hokage.
• Yan explained his beliefs about his clan and gave Obito a scroll of Great Fireball Technique insights, along with instructions for a blue scroll Kakashi could find later.
• Obito offered to keep Yan alive, but Yan refused to abandon his journey to the Land of Water.
• Obito asked about Madara Uchiha and cursed seals, and Yan suggested seeking the Uzumaki Clan or Orochimaru depending on the seal’s effects.
• Yan questioned why Madara returned to the village and died without using Izanagi, and Obito pretended that matched his own suspicions.

Uchiha Yan convinced Obito not to kill him by promising to protect Obito’s secret and find a way to remove his Cursed Seal. At the Land of Water battlefield command post, Yan provoked Danzo and suggested how he could win the Hokage position by replacing clan leaders who opposed him, leaving Danzo intrigued by the plan.

• Yan reasoned that Madara Uchiha might still be alive but said he needed Senju Clan records to investigate further, then promised Obito he would seek a solution to his Cursed Seal.
• Obito chose not to kill Yan and ordered him to keep Obito’s existence secret; Zetsu arranged for White Zetsu to watch Yan.
• Yan reached the command post at Quiet Sea Town after half a month and mocked Danzo while demanding intelligence about Kirigakure’s commanders and influential clans.
• Yan suggested Danzo could secure the Hokage position by winning over clan seconds-in-command and helping them replace their leaders, prompting Danzo to consider the idea.

Uchiha Yan persuaded Danzo to provide intelligence before leaving on a mission, then confirmed Hizashi’s suspicion that he was trying to unite the clans against Danzo. Hizashi also sought Yan’s help protecting a Hyuga Main Family member on the battlefield, and Yan warned that Kirigakure already knew their identities.

• Danzo agreed to have Anbu provide Uchiha Yan with intelligence and ordered him to set out the next morning to find the Commander-in-Chief.
• After the meeting, Suzaku explained to Hizashi and the clan representatives that Yan’s plan could unite the clans against Danzo if Danzo tried to recruit them.
• Hizashi confronted Yan, who confirmed the plan and said a Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu had let him live another twenty-seven years.
• Hizashi asked how to keep someone safe on the battlefield, and Yan advised disguising the Main Family member as a branch family member and switching their identities.
• Yan warned that Kirigakure might already know every Hyuga Main Family member’s identity, prompting Hizashi to rush out.

Uchiha Yan traveled toward the Land of Sea to investigate the suspected alliance between Kirigakure and Kumogakure, while Obito and Zetsu argued over whether to stop him. As he arrived by ship, Yan detected a disguised ninja and escaped into the sea as others prepared to attack.

• Danzo learned that Uchiha Yan had left Jinghai Town and considered using his list of jonin to prepare against Kirigakure.
• Uchiha Yan traveled north through the Land of Hot Water and boarded a ship for the Land of Sea, suspecting Genji might be there for alliance talks.
• White Zetsu reported Yan's destination to Obito, who insisted that Yan must not die, making Zetsu suspicious of his motives.
• On the ship, Uchiha Yan chatted with a woman whose forehead looked unusually pale and noticed her signal as the vessel neared the island.
• Uchiha Yan threw an Explosive Tag Kunai at the woman and dove into the sea, while she and two other men moved to pursue him.

Uchiha Yan fought off Kirigakure pursuers at sea, killed one of them, and was cornered on the Land of Sea after a signal flare alerted the island. He revealed his identity to Shiori and tried to bargain for a meeting with Genji, leaving his fate in her hands.

• Uchiha Yan identified his pursuers as likely Kirigakure ninja after dodging their Water Release attacks and used an explosive-tagged kunai to kill the female ninja who grabbed him underwater.
• The young ninja ordered the others to pursue Uchiha Yan toward the Land of Sea and sent up a signal flare to warn the island.
• Uchiha Yan emerged to face the Kirigakure group, revealed his Sharingan and Konoha forehead protector, and introduced himself as Uchiha Yan.
• Uchiha Yan told Shiori he had come to find Genji and hinted that he knew Kirigakure was cooperating with Kumogakure and might seek a surviving Uzumaki Clan member.
• Shiori stopped the young ninja from attacking Uchiha Yan, while Uchiha Yan urged her to take him to Genji and warned that the Uchiha Clan could discover his disappearance.

Uchiha Yan offered Genji intelligence and help securing an agreement in exchange for freedom, then proposed that Kirigakure hold peace talks with Konoha to pressure Kumogakure into taking the lead against Konoha. Genji accepted the proposal provisionally and ordered Shiori to watch Yan while the plan was tested.

• Shiori had Uchiha Yan's chakra sealed and brought him to Genji after he tracked down Kirigakure's negotiations with Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Yan offered the whereabouts of an Uzumaki Clan orphan, information about the Fourth Mizukage, and help with the talks in exchange for leaving.
• Yan explained his suspicions about the Fourth Mizukage and the negotiations, then suggested using peace talks with Konoha to make Kumogakure increase its offer.
• Genji considered Yan's proposal and decided it was worth testing, while warning that Yan would remain under watch.
• Genji ordered Shiori to accompany Yan and let him do as he pleased in the Land of Sea, except for sending intelligence or leaving.

Obito debated whether to kill or recruit Uchiha Yan, while Yan sought a way to pass intelligence through White Zetsu without exposing what he knew. Yan later told Shiori and the other Genin a story about twin Uchiha sisters, ending with a cryptic correction about how they died.

• Obito refused to kill Uchiha Yan, hoping Yan could help remove the Cursed Seal, while Black Zetsu urged him to seek Yan’s advice about capturing the One-Tail.
• Uchiha Yan struggled to devise a way to make intelligence reach Obito, Nagato, and Jinyan without revealing that he knew about White Zetsu, then decided to sleep.
• The next morning, Uchiha Yan trained by pouring water into a cup and told Shiori that the exercise improved the mind and slowed aging.
• Uchiha Yan predicted that Kumogakure would make concessions and that Konoha would ultimately win, then offered to tell the Genin Uchiha history.
• Uchiha Yan described the twin sisters Kayle and Morgana, their opposing beliefs and Mangekyō Sharingan abilities, and their deaths after both targeted the Nine-Tails.
• When Shiori called their deaths a fight over the Nine-Tails, Uchiha Yan said they had not died fighting over it.