Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yan captivated his listeners with stories of legendary Uchiha and revealed that two ancient sisters had known a lost technique for letting one Kage Level ninja use Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals. Black Zetsu took the information to Nagato, who sent Pain to question Uchiha Jinyan, but Jinyan guarded the Uchiha secret and corrected Zetsu’s misquoted saying.

• Uchiha Yan described the abilities and sayings of Kayle, Morgana, and Uchiha Shin, then began telling their stories to an enthralled audience.
• Black Zetsu found the White Zetsu listening to Uchiha Yan and learned of a secret technique that let one Kage Level ninja use Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals.
• Black Zetsu investigated the Uchiha records, considered the information plausible, and hurried to tell Nagato.
• Nagato sent Pain and Black Zetsu to ask Uchiha Jinyan about the secret technique.
• Uchiha Jinyan refused to reveal Uchiha secrets, and Zetsu asked whether he knew the saying about bringing judgment with a blade.
• Uchiha Jinyan corrected Zetsu’s wording and warned him not to alter sayings passed down through the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Jinyan and the Uchiha clansmen learned that Uchiha Yan was in the Land of Sea, but decided to send help instead of sharing the intelligence about Kirigakure and Kumogakure with Konoha. In Konoha, Hozuki Yae falsely claimed Yan had died, prompting the Third Hokage to reveal his regret over sending Yan away; the chapter ended with Utatane Koharu receiving a letter from Fugaku.

• Zetsu told Pain and the Uchiha clansmen that Uchiha Yan had discussed the two Uchiha sisters while telling stories in the Land of Sea.
• Uchiha Jinyan and the other Uchiha decided to ask the clan head to send two jonin and ninja cats to rescue Yan, while withholding the wider war intelligence.
• Hozuki Yae demanded territory and permission to build a bridge from the Third Hokage, then claimed Kirigakure had killed Uchiha Yan after he escaped its main camp.
• The Third Hokage reacted furiously to Yae's claim and confessed that he had hoped Yan would stay away from danger, blaming himself for Yan's supposed death.
• Utatane Koharu received a letter from Fugaku after Hozuki Yae left.

The Third Hokage stalled Kirigakure’s peace terms while Uchiha Fugaku and Konoha’s leaders learned that Uchiha Yan was alive in the Land of Sea and entangled with Kirigakure. They suspected he had discovered crucial intelligence about the war, but feared that contacting him could get him killed.

• The Third Hokage told Fugaku that the Hyuga Clan was searching for Yan, postponed warning Danzo, and chose to stall Hozuki Yae’s peace conditions until Kumogakure acted.
• Hozuki Yae deliberately walked through Konoha so Kumogakure’s spies would notice her.
• After reading Uchiha Jinyan’s vague message, Fugaku went to headquarters and argued that Yan had likely uncovered something rather than deserted or simply been captured.
• Inabi reported that Yan was telling stories to a Kirigakure Anbu Jonin and had been taken to meet an unidentified person after nearly dying; Jinyan had received the information from Amegakure.
• Shikaku suspected Kumogakure and Kirigakure were negotiating in the Land of Sea and urged Konoha to investigate, contact Danzo, and locate Yan.
• Fugaku warned that sending a ninja cat might expose Yan to Kirigakure’s sensory ninja and cause them to kill him.

Uchiha Yan received intelligence from Konoha through a stray cat and sent back information about Genji’s plans and a future move. Genji then revealed that he had told Konoha Yan was dead, leaving Yan to pretend to be fooled while protecting his position.

• Fugaku and the Konoha leaders arranged for a stray cat to carry a message to Uchiha Yan after deciding other methods risked detection.
• Uchiha Yan found the message on Little Calico, sent back intelligence, and added that Genji planned to meet him in three days and that Konoha should move in the Western Sea Area in five days.
• Genji told Uchiha Yan that Kumogakure had softened its stance on the peace talks and asked him to reveal the location of the surviving Uzumaki.
• Uchiha Yan refused to share more intelligence until he returned to Konoha and warned Genji to keep the peace talks secret.
• Genji revealed that he had told Konoha Yan was dead and had framed him as a Konoha traitor, intensifying the conflict between Danzo and the Uchiha.
• Uchiha Yan realized his message had already reached Konoha and decided to keep deceiving Genji.

Uchiha Yan revealed that he had smuggled intelligence to Konoha through stories, exposing a Kirigakure–Kumogakure alliance and its plan to trap Konoha’s forces. The Third Hokage ordered preparations for the threat, and Utatane Koharu persuaded him to protect Yan by assigning him to gather intelligence with Hizashi.

• Uchiha Yan told Genji that he had spread intelligence about the Uchiha through stories, but refused to give him information about the Uzumaki survivor or the Fourth Mizukage.
• The Third Hokage read Uchiha Yan’s intelligence and learned that Kirigakure and Kumogakure planned to join forces and trap Konoha’s returning troops.
• Utatane Koharu recognized that Hozuki Yae’s supposed peace talks had been Uchiha Yan’s plan to make Kirigakure seize the initiative.
• The Third Hokage ordered Danzo to launch an all-out attack on Kirigakure and prepared to contact Ōnoki rather than try to break up the alliance.
• Utatane Koharu argued that Uchiha Yan was too valuable to risk, and the Third Hokage agreed to transfer him to Hizashi’s intelligence-gathering unit.

Uchiha Yan used his fishing conversations with Shiori to share stories and hint that he knew Kirigakure's historical problems, then escaped with Jiraiya when the Sannin arrived. On the way out, Yan explained how he deduced that Kirigakure had not yet chosen its commander-in-chief, and reaffirmed his intention to address the conflicts left by the Warring States Era.

• Uchiha Yan told Shiori stories about the Uchiha Clan, the Second Hokage, Hozuki Gengetsu, and Kagami Uchiha while fishing.
• Uchiha Yan tossed a toad into the sea, then warned Shiori that Kagami's descendant would make her suffer on the battlefield.
• Jiraiya appeared on a giant red toad and attacked Shiori and the Kirigakure ninja with Great Flame Bullet as Uchiha Yan plunged into the sea.
• Uchiha Yan called to Shiori to tell Elder Genji that he would work to resolve the Warring States Era's lingering problems, then left with Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya asked how Uchiha Yan uncovered Kirigakure's situation, and Yan explained that the unknown commander and delayed attacks suggested Kirigakure had not chosen a commander yet.

Uchiha Yan explained his plans to reform the Uchiha Clan and discussed Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato with Jiraiya, then escaped Jiraiya’s company and rejoined Konoha’s shinobi. Genma’s squad escorted him toward Konoha as Yan began telling them a story about Uchiha Hikari and Boruto Uzumaki.

• Uchiha Yan described plans for Uchiha family records, ancestral rites, civilian clothing, and a clan school, while Jiraiya warned that the Uchiha might not be the root of the problem.
• Uchiha Yan told Jiraiya that Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato were safe, refused to reveal what Minato had left behind, and urged Jiraiya to stay alive.
• Uchiha Yan tricked Jiraiya into musing about whether he or Minato was stronger, then slipped off Gamabunta and dived underwater.
• Genji and Shiori prepared to return, leaving ten Chunin squads to secretly gather ships for their plans involving Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Yan met Genma Shiranui’s squad, learned they could not use Flying Thunder God to take him to Konoha, and started recounting Uchiha Hikari’s story until Genma shouted at him to stop.

Uchiha Yan returned to Konoha and insisted on going to Jinghai Town to confront Danzo, despite the Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu fearing for his life. Before departing, he advised Uchiha Itachi on self-cultivation and gave him two sealed scrolls, while preparing for Danzo to send Root ninja after him.

• Uchiha Yan refused the Third Hokage's offer to excuse him from going to Jinghai Town and said he would risk his life to protect Konoha and influence the Uchiha.
• Utatane Koharu offered to watch Danzo herself, but the Third Hokage said no one could stop Danzo from targeting Uchiha Yan and arranged for a medical ninja to join Hizashi's squad.
• The Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu discussed Shisui and Uchiha Yan's willingness to sacrifice himself for peace.
• Uchiha Yan prepared to leave from Fugaku's house, believing Kirigakure and Kumogakure would join forces against Konoha at a critical moment.
• Uchiha Yan advised Uchiha Itachi that accumulated righteousness began with changing oneself, then gave him a blue scroll for Senior Xiaren and a red scroll to open only if he saw Uchiha Yan's corpse.
• Uchiha Yan expected Danzo to send Root ninja to attack him during a mission and resolved to fight them.

Uchiha Yan confronted Danzo over his suspicion and threats, then used the political fallout of killing him during the war to secure temporary protection. He warned Danzo that the Three-Tails would revive soon, leaving Danzo to assign Hizashi to track it and keep Yan away from headquarters.

• Danzo accused Uchiha Yan of disobeying orders and demanded to know how he had survived the Kirigakure ninja, while Yan mocked him and accused him of targeting the Uchiha.
• Danzo attacked Yan with his cane, but Yan blocked with his kunai as Hizashi and the others rushed in to restrain them.
• Yan explained that killing him would provoke the Uchiha and other clans, and Danzo realized the war made it too dangerous to act against him openly.
• Danzo promised not to touch Yan during the war, and Yan told him the Three-Tails would revive soon.
• Danzo ordered Hizashi to investigate the Three-Tails' revival and keep Yan away from headquarters.

Danzo began preparing a covert plan against Uchiha Yan while Yan joined Hizashi Hyuga and negotiated for the Hyuga Clan’s preserved Senju records. Yan then found Shisui Uchiha, whose Sharingan had advanced, and assigned him a test to humble an arrogant Hyuga clansman.

• Danzo ordered Black Rat to prepare a plan involving a Kirigakure spy and offered Orochimaru a pair of Sharingan.
• Hizashi told Uchiha Yan that Haruka Mitokado would join their team and offered him Hyuga support in exchange for protecting a main family member.
• Uchiha Yan requested the Hyuga Clan’s surviving Senju historical records, and Hizashi agreed to provide what the clan had preserved.
• Uchiha Yan and Hizashi found Shisui at a saltworks, where Shisui revealed that his Sharingan had advanced to two tomoe after hearing about Yan’s conflict with Danzo.
• Uchiha Yan told Shisui to train and ordered him to beat the arrogance out of a Hyuga clansman as a test, warning him to leave the other Hyuga alone.

Uchiha Yan arranged for Shisui to challenge the Main Family and sent Hizashi’s squad to search for the Three-Tails in the Land of Bears. Meanwhile, the Uchiha began preparing a clan ceremony that the Third Hokage approved after reading Yan’s plan, unaware that Yan also intended to use the war to kill Danzo.

• Uchiha Yan told Hizashi that Shisui would pressure the Main Family into joining the Branch Family, then discussed searching for the Three-Tails in the Land of Bears.
• Hizashi’s squad set out to search for the Three-Tails as news spread that the Uchiha were organizing an elaborate ancestral ceremony.
• The Third Hokage summoned Xiaren, who explained that Uchiha Yan had planned the ceremony and shared a scroll outlining how villagers and the village would benefit.
• The Third Hokage agreed to cooperate with the Uchiha’s preparations but warned Xiaren not to harm villagers; Xiaren insisted the Uchiha would demonstrate their superiority.
• The Third Hokage suspected Yan had omitted potential drawbacks and expected him to die on the battlefield because of Danzo, while Yan secretly intended to kill Danzo himself.

Uchiha Yan, Hizashi, and Haruka encountered Hoshigakure ninja near a lake in the Land of Bears and were drawn into a fight. As the battle escalated, Uchiha Yan spotted a red-haired woman and tried to charm her instead of fighting.

• Uchiha Yan told Hizashi and Haruka his theories about the Hyuga Clan, kekkei genkai, and Danzo’s plan to capture the Three-Tails, hoping White Zetsu would relay the information to Nagato.
• The trio reached a lake in the Land of Bears, where three Hoshigakure ninja confronted them and attacked with kunai.
• Uchiha Yan blocked the kunai, then joined Hizashi and Haruka in crossing the lake to engage the Hoshigakure ninja.
• Uchiha Yan’s fireball created steam over the lake, and Hizashi struck Akahoshi while Uchiha Yan and Haruka kept the other two opponents occupied.
• A red-haired woman attacked with a chakra tiger, and Uchiha Yan retreated beside Haruka and tried to make conversation with her.

Uchiha Yan forced Natsuhi and Fire Fly to cooperate with Konoha after Hizashi defeated Akahoshi, revealing that the Mysterious Peacock Method would kill Fire Fly. Natsuhi agreed to persuade or replace the Hoshikage and bring Hoshigakure into Konoha’s war against Kirigakure, while Yan declared her a member of the Uzumaki Clan.

• Uchiha Yan threatened Natsuhi and Fire Fly as Hizashi finished defeating Akahoshi, then demanded to know whether Natsuhi belonged to the Uzumaki Clan.
• Natsuhi admitted she was Uzumaki Natsuhi, and Fire Fly explained that Hoshigakure had attacked the Konoha ninja after Kirigakure ordered them to patrol and report encounters.
• Uchiha Yan told Natsuhi that Fire Fly’s use of the Mysterious Peacock Method was damaging his body and warned that the meteorite’s power could attract other villages.
• Natsuhi asked Uchiha Yan to bring Tsunade to help save Fire Fly and agreed to make Hoshigakure join Konoha’s war against Kirigakure in exchange for support and the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools.
• Uchiha Yan ordered Natsuhi to persuade or replace the Hoshikage within a year and told Fire Fly that Hoshigakure had to ally with Konoha.

Uchiha Yan maneuvered Natsuhi and Hoshigakure into possible cooperation with Konoha, while Hizashi questioned his motives. Black Zetsu and Obito suspected Yan was setting Danzo up, and their discussion ended with Black Zetsu insisting the Uchiha Clan and Yan had to be eliminated.

• Hizashi warned Natsuhi that Kirigakure could target her because of her Uzumaki heritage, then left after suggesting Hoshigakure cooperate with Konoha.
• Natsuhi and Fire Fly decided to return to Hoshigakure and consider the proposal, since fleeing would leave them vulnerable.
• Uchiha Yan told Hizashi he had brought Natsuhi into the situation to help Danzo pursue the Three-Tails, while denying that he intended to get Danzo killed.
• Black Zetsu suspected Uchiha Yan had manipulated him into thinking Danzo possessed a secret technique, but Obito dismissed the possibility of relying on Danzo to destroy the Uchiha Clan.
• Obito said Uchiha Yan was likely laying a trap for Danzo and predicted Uchiha clansmen in the Land of Rain would support him.
• Obito showed Black Zetsu Strategies of the Warring States, which he believed Uchiha Yan had brought back from a genjutsu world, and Black Zetsu concluded that Yan and the Uchiha Clan must be wiped out.

Obito decided that Uchiha Yan had to stay alive and resolved to protect him, while Shisui Uchiha began trying to change Hyūga Shinkō's arrogance through daily sparring. Shisui defeated Shinkō and promised to challenge him again the next day.

• Obito argued with Black Zetsu that they needed Uchiha Yan alive to find Kage-level defectors, then read Yan's scroll and decided to protect him.
• Shisui Uchiha found Hyūga Shinkō and challenged him to a sparring match.
• Shinkō mocked Shisui and the Uchiha until he saw Shisui's Two-Tomoe Sharingan, then accepted the fight.
• Shisui used numerous sword-wielding clones to pressure Shinkō, who eventually ran out of chakra and was defeated.
• Shisui told Shinkō they would spar again the next day and left despite Shinkō's angry protests.

Uchiha Yan traveled to Sunagakure to negotiate an alliance with Rasa, offering the village money, help with the One-Tail, and a successor for its Kazekage in exchange for joining the Jinghai Town battlefield. When Rasa refused, Yan revealed that he knew the truth about Pakura's death and Bunpuku's failing health, leaving Rasa shaken by Yan's leverage.

• Shisui reflected on Uchiha Yan's teachings while Yan searched the Land of Rivers for the Three-Tails with Haruka and Hizashi.
• Yan persuaded Haruka and Hizashi to accompany him to Sunagakure, explaining that Rasa needed resources and political support to secure his position as Kazekage.
• After five days, Rasa received Yan and Hizashi at the Kazekage's building.
• Yan offered Sunagakure an annual income of at least fifty million ryo, help stabilizing the One-Tail, and a powerful successor in exchange for Sunagakure joining the Jinghai Town battlefield and letting Yan speak with the One-Tail.
• When Rasa rejected the offer, Yan threatened to return Pakura's corpse and reveal how she died, then warned that Bunpuku was dying and Sunagakure could suffer a tailed beast rampage.
• Rasa's presence faded as he realized Yan knew about Bunpuku and asked how Yan had learned the truth.

Uchiha Yan showed Rasa visions of Gaara’s future and persuaded him that the scenes were real. Rasa agreed to take Yan to meet Bunpuku and the One-Tail.

• Rasa asked Uchiha Yan to prove Konoha’s sincerity, and Yan promised to show him Sunagakure’s future genius and make Shukaku the village’s guardian beast.
• Uchiha Yan visited Rasa’s home and identified the infant Gaara as the child he meant.
• Uchiha Yan used Sharingan Genjutsu to show Rasa visions of Gaara becoming Kazekage, Gaara sealing Rasa, and the Five Kage fighting an Uchiha.
• Rasa tested the visions by throwing a kunai at Gaara, whose sand shielded him, and concluded the scenes were real.
• Rasa agreed to take Uchiha Yan to meet Bunpuku and the One-Tail.

Uchiha Yan persuaded Rasa to let him meet Shukaku, then discussed the tailed beast and the shinobi world with his companions while they waited at Bunpuku’s prison temple. Shukaku appeared through Bunpuku and offered to reveal the Nine-Tails’ greatest hatred if Yan released him, and Yan asked whether he was willing to come out now.

• Rasa took Uchiha Yan, Hizashi, and Haruka to meet the One-Tail after Yan suggested Sunagakure could befriend Shukaku and learn his sealing jutsu.
• On the way, Yan explained that Gaara’s mother’s chakra protected him automatically, while Rasa warned that parents could also commit terrible acts against their children.
• At the temple, Bunpuku said Shukaku did not want to talk, but Yan recited Buddhist teachings and persuaded Bunpuku to ask him.
• While they waited, Yan described Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, prompting Hizashi to wonder whether the Hyuga Clan had misunderstood its Eight Trigrams legacy.
• Shukaku spoke through Bunpuku and promised to tell Yan what the Nine-Tails hated most if Yan released him; Yan agreed and asked whether Shukaku wanted to come out now.

Uchiha Yan persuaded Shukaku to seal some of his chakra into a scroll so it could be taken to the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, exploiting Shukaku’s desire to taunt the Nine-Tails. As Shukaku considered his future and suspected Rasa of a scheme, Yan warned him about the Uzumaki Clan and revealed that Uzumaki survivors still existed.

• Uchiha Yan told Shukaku that the Sage of Six Paths had likely created the Tailed Beasts with a purpose, and Shukaku admitted he wanted to taunt the Nine-Tails.
• Uchiha Yan offered to carry Shukaku’s chakra to the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, and Shukaku eagerly sealed it into a scroll.
• Uchiha Yan praised Shukaku’s intelligence and suggested learning more ninjutsu, while Shukaku revealed that the Three-Tails had revived in the sea nearby.
• Uchiha Yan asked whether Shukaku wanted to stay in Sunagakure after Bunpuku’s death or travel the Shinobi World, and Rasa said Shukaku could leave if Bunpuku agreed.
• Shukaku accused Rasa of plotting to make another village seal him, and Uchiha Yan warned that the Uzumaki Clan might suppress him before revealing he had met an Uzumaki orphan and that Jiraiya’s disciple was also an Uzumaki.

Uchiha Yan brokered a pact between Rasa and Shukaku, securing Shukaku’s place as Sunagakure’s Guardian Beast of the Nation and preventing him from being sealed. Rasa also agreed to assemble troops and await Yan’s word as Yan’s group left Sunagakure.

• Shukaku demanded to remain in Sunagakure after Bunpuku’s death, while Rasa insisted that he be sealed to protect the village.
• Uchiha Yan proposed that Shukaku stay if he behaved, and offered to have him teach Gaara Sealing Jutsu in exchange for Rasa not sealing him unless he threatened Sunagakure.
• Yan explained that he was risking his life to pursue peace between Konoha and the Uchiha, prompting Rasa to trust the possibility of a new path.
• Rasa promised not to seal Shukaku if he stayed in the Land of Wind and caused no trouble, and named him the Land of Wind’s Guardian Beast of the Nation.
• Shukaku accepted Rasa’s terms for Bunpuku’s sake and returned inside him; Rasa left to invite Chiyo and Ebizo to the temple.
• Rasa agreed to assemble troops and wait for Yan’s word, and Yan later explained to Hizashi and Haruka that the pact was possible because of Sunagakure’s particular circumstances.