Chapter Summaries

Danzo and Genji learned that Uchiha Yan had rescued Hyūga Shinkō and the Konoha ninja in the Land of Rivers, while forces converged on the battlefield. Yan and Shinkō disappeared inside Orochimaru’s python as Jiraiya confronted Orochimaru, and Genji demanded Yan’s death even as he offered Danzo a chance to withdraw.

• Danzo learned that Uchiha Yan had rescued Hyūga Shinkō and the Konoha ninja in the Land of Rivers, and ordered his forces to withdraw to Jinghai Town after helping rescue Shinkō.
• As the battle intensified, Uchiha Yan consulted the Tianyan System, then asked Hyūga Shinkō to trust him and follow his escape plan.
• Uchiha Yan and Hyūga Shinkō let the Two-Tails' jinchūriki strike them toward a clearing, where Yan’s fireball helped Shinkō break away from Hizashi before a giant python swallowed them both.
• Jiraiya used the Wild Lion's Mane Technique to pull the python from underground and confronted Orochimaru, who emerged from its mouth.
• Jiraiya demanded that Orochimaru leave Yan and Shinkō behind, but Genji arrived and insisted that Yan must die; he then offered Danzo and the Konoha ninja safe passage if they abandoned Yan.

Orochimaru’s attack killed Uchiha Yan, Hyūga Shinkō, and Hizashi Hyuga despite Jiraiya and Kakashi’s rescue efforts. Shisui awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and drove the enemy forces into retreat, while the survivors mourned the dead.

• Kakashi rescued Uchiha Yan and Shinkō from Orochimaru’s giant snake, but Orochimaru blamed Hizashi Hyuga for Yan’s escape and trapped the two men with explosive snakes.
• Shinkō used his last chakra to shield Yan, but Orochimaru’s explosions overwhelmed them and killed Yan, Shinkō, and Hizashi.
• Shisui awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and unleashed Susanoo, prompting Matatabi to warn Yugito and the Kumogakure and Kirigakure forces to retreat.
• Shisui used genjutsu and his Body Flicker to attack the fleeing enemies, while Xiaren ordered the Uchiha to protect him and search for Yan’s remains.
• Jiraiya let Orochimaru escape and regretted his role in the deaths as Uchiha Jin and Hyūga clan members gathered to identify the charred bodies.

Uchiha Yan survived barely long enough for medics to begin treating him, while his death reshaped the war and left Konoha’s clans debating the consequences. The chapter ended with the Hyūga Main Family discussing how to recover the Byakugan and protect it from other villages.

• A Hyūga clansman detected faint chakra in Uchiha Yan, and medics began treating him before ordering his immediate evacuation and asking for Tsunade.
• Nagato, Obito, and Black Zetsu learned that Uchiha Yan had died; Black Zetsu passed along Yan’s suggestions that Orochimaru, Kakuzu, or Chiyo might help Obito.
• Kumogakure and Kirigakure disputed control of the Byakugan, while the war paused and Konoha’s forces returned home.
• The Third Hokage welcomed the returning Konoha ninja and privately regretted letting Orochimaru go; villagers criticized the absent Uchiha and Hyūga clans.
• Hyuga Hiashi defended Uchiha Yan and the Uchiha Clan against Hyūga Zhenyin’s accusations.
• A Hyūga elder redirected the Main Family’s discussion toward recovering the Byakugan and deciding when to place cursed seals on Branch Family children.

The Hyuga and Uchiha debated how to respond to the loss of the Byakugan and Uchiha Yan’s condition, while Tsunade discovered Yan had shut himself inside his mental world. The Third arranged tight hospital security and a cover story, then began explaining the events that led to the crisis at the Hokage Building.

• Hiashi argued for pressuring Kumogakure to return the Byakugan, but the Hyuga elders rejected his plans and urged patience.
• Fugaku’s clan debated attacking the Hyuga, until Inabi redirected their anger toward Danzo and the Uchiha temporarily dropped the idea.
• Tsunade found that Yan was alive but refusing to wake, and she left Konoha after criticizing the Third and the clans.
• The Third ordered Uchiha guards and Anbu to protect Yan, spread a false report that he was brain-dead, and prepare for negotiations.
• At the Hokage Building, the Third began recounting how Danzo had sent Yan to investigate Kirigakure’s Commander-in-Chief.

The Third recounted how Uchiha Yan had outmaneuvered Danzo and helped secure Konoha’s victory, then proposed alliances and a canal project to preserve peace. As Uchiha Yan remained asleep and Shisui Uchiha guarded the borders, the chapter ended with Mikoto taking Itachi and Sasuke out to buy sweets and a gift for Izumi.

• The Third explained Uchiha Yan’s plans and how he had anticipated Genji, Danzo, and Kirigakure’s actions, while the leaders argued over who had hindered him.
• The Third proposed negotiating alliances and building a canal with the Land of Rain, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Rivers, and Mitokado Homura agreed to handle the negotiations.
• Danzo challenged the Third over recovering the Byakugan and pushed for war, then admitted he wanted the Hokage position and threatened to remove the Third.
• The Shinobi World grew more peaceful as the canal project advanced and Shisui Uchiha deterred Kirigakure and Kumogakure shinobi from crossing the borders.
• Mikoto invited Itachi and Sasuke to buy sweets and chose to bring Izumi sweets and new clothes, while Fugaku reminded them to uphold Uchiha etiquette.

Mikoto saw Itachi’s popularity and learned that his unusual red-and-gold two-tomoe Sharingan had awakened while he cultivated haoran qi. Meanwhile, Danzo provoked the Kumogakure envoy into leaving, and Uchiha Yan awoke to discover Konoha had failed to pursue alliances or recover the stolen Byakugan; he ended by asking whether his apparent death had caused unrest in the Uchiha Clan.

• Mikoto watched villagers warmly greet Itachi, who accepted a meal coupon and promised to play with his friends another time.
• Itachi showed Mikoto his two-tomoe Sharingan, whose eyes were patterned red and gold, and said it had awakened while he cultivated haoran qi.
• Danzo urged the Third Hokage to threaten Kumogakure over the stolen Byakugan, and the envoy left after Danzo promised to lead an invasion.
• An Anbu reported that Uchiha Yan had awakened, so the Third Hokage and Danzo went to the hospital to see him.
• Uchiha Yan insulted Danzo and inferred what had happened during his unconsciousness, then questioned why Konoha had not sought Iwagakure’s help against Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Yan proposed ways Konoha could have recovered the Byakugan and asked whether his death had stirred unrest in the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Yan learned that Konoha had abandoned his diplomatic leverage during the three years he had missed and proposed turning Kumogakure's attempted Byakugan theft into an opportunity for coercion and alliances. Danzo moved to carry out the plan while the Third Hokage remained afraid of another war.

• Uchiha Yan mocked Danzo's leadership and argued that supporting the Hyūga in recovering their Byakugan would prevent resentment toward Konoha.
• Utatane Koharu revealed that the war had ended and the canal had been completed, prompting Uchiha Yan to condemn Konoha for granting Sunagakure benefits without securing concessions.
• The Third Hokage told Uchiha Yan that a Kumogakure envoy had died attempting to steal the Byakugan and that Kumogakure demanded the killer's surrender.
• Uchiha Yan proposed presenting an eyeless corpse, demanding Kumogakure return the Byakugan under threat of war, and coordinating pressure with Iwagakure and Rasa.
• Fugaku reported that the Uchiha clansmen had changed considerably by following Uchiha Yan's plans over the past three years.
• Danzo left to obtain a corpse from the Hyuga Clan and arrange the confrontation, while the Third Hokage refrained from stopping him.

Danzo urged Hyuga Hiashi to stage a sit-in at the Kumogakure Embassy as part of a plan to recover the Byakugan. The staged discovery of a Hyuga corpse and Uchiha Yan’s return turned Konoha’s anger toward Raizan and the Kumogakure envoys, leaving them facing calls for war.

• Danzo ordered Hyuga Hiashi to bring the clan to the Embassy and sit in protest, threatening him if he refused.
• Hiashi agreed after his clan members argued that the Third Hokage’s response would reveal whether the plan had official support.
• Hiashi led more than a hundred Hyuga to the Embassy, where the clan sat outside as Raizan demanded to know their purpose.
• A scroll produced a corpse wearing the Hyuga crest with its eyes gouged out, and a man wept over it while accusing Kumogakure of stealing Byakugan and framing Konoha.
• Uchiha Haruna appeared, and Uchiha Yan revealed himself as the grieving man, prompting Haruna to order the Uchiha to kill the Kumogakure envoys.
• A Nara clan member and other Konoha onlookers pledged to take responsibility and backed killing the envoys, leaving Raizan horrified by their sudden hostility.

The Third Hokage confronted Raizan, threatened war unless Kumogakure returned the stolen Byakugan, and won the villagers' support. Afterward, Uchiha Yan discussed his ambitions and Shisui's deteriorating eyes with the others, while Inabi hinted that he had found a way to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• The Third Hokage arrived to stop the villagers from attacking Raizan, then demanded Kumogakure return the stolen Byakugan and ordered Konoha to prepare for war.
• Raizan left Konoha after the Third Hokage gave him three minutes to go, and the villagers praised the Hokage's resolve.
• The Third Hokage reassured Hyuga Hiashi and invited him and Uchiha Yan to the Hokage Building to discuss what to do next.
• Uchiha Yan told Fugaku that he wanted to become Hokage and reshape the shinobi world, while Fugaku said Yan would need time to catch up.
• Uchiha Inabi claimed he had succeeded where others had failed and asked Uchiha Yan how to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Yan said he would search the Senju Clan's records for a way to protect Shisui's eyes and explained that yang release chakra could repair Mangekyō damage.

At Konoha’s meeting, Uchiha Yan pushed for Asuma Sarutobi to serve as envoy to Sunagakure, while Danzo challenged the Third Hokage’s attempt to protect his son. Meanwhile, Fourth Raikage A learned Konoha was seeking Iwagakure’s cooperation and considered attacking first, but Dodai warned him that the plan was unrealistic.

• The Third Hokage warned that Kumogakure might start a war and asked for an envoy to Sunagakure, while the assembled leaders urged Uchiha Yan to go.
• Shikaku Nara argued Yan should not be sent, and Yan proposed Asuma Sarutobi instead because of his ties to the Land of Fire’s daimyo.
• The Third Hokage objected to sending Asuma, but Danzo accused him of protecting his son while Danzo’s daughter remained on the battlefield; Asuma volunteered to leave for Sunagakure that afternoon.
• Uchiha Yan tried to ease the tension, and the meeting resumed after Asuma left.
• Fourth Raikage A flew into a rage over Raizan’s report, while Dodai explained that Yan had strengthened Konoha and that Konoha’s outreach to Iwagakure could lead to an alliance.
• After learning Mitokado Homura was headed to Iwagakure, A proposed attacking Iwagakure first, but Dodai warned that Ōnoki could not be defeated quickly and could escape by flying.

Dodai advised the Raikage to test Konoha’s resolve and arrange Mitokado Homura’s death in Iwagakure, while Uchiha Yan refused to let Itachi go to the battlefield and recruited Shisui to help with a plan. Yan then began preparing to awaken his own Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Dodai persuaded the Raikage to send someone to Kirigakure, deploy troops to the border, and target Mitokado Homura in Iwagakure; the Raikage headed to the border to seek a chance to kill Shisui Uchiha.
• Uchiha Itachi and Shisui asked Yan whether Itachi could join Shisui on the battlefield, but Yan refused and criticized Shisui for neglecting his studies and interfering in Itachi’s development.
• Shisui revealed that both of his Mangekyō Sharingan could use Kotoamatsukami, with one version lasting three years and having a three-month cooldown.
• Yan gave Shisui a scroll about the Lightning Clone and told him to master it before helping with Yan’s plans.
• After Shisui and Itachi left, Yan wrote down a plan to use Kotoamatsukami to alter and blur his memories, create an obsession with going home, and prepare Explosive Tags and a meeting place.

Uchiha Yan gave Hyuga Taichi a cultivation book instead of the dangerous techniques Taichi first requested, while White Zetsu overheard their conversation and reported that Yan had awakened. Obito refused Black Zetsu’s demand to kill Yan, arguing that they might need Yan’s ability to track the tailed beasts.

• Hyuga Taichi gave Uchiha Yan documents from the Hyuga and Uzumaki Clans and asked for a reward under their deal.
• Taichi requested the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art and the Human Emperor Banner, but after Uchiha Yan explained their dangers, he chose The Secret of the Golden Flower.
• Uchiha Yan gave Taichi the book and explained that seeing a field of golden flowers would mark the beginning of progress.
• White Zetsu overheard the exchange and told Obito and Black Zetsu that Uchiha Yan had awakened from his vegetative state.
• Black Zetsu ordered Obito to kill Uchiha Yan, but Obito refused, citing Shisui Uchiha’s Kotoamatsukami and the risk of losing Yan’s help in finding the tailed beasts.

Obito focused on freeing himself from the Cursed Seal, while Nagato and Konan debated whether to involve the newly awakened Uchiha Yan in Akatsuki’s plan. Meanwhile, Mitokado Homura and Ōnoki reached an alliance between Konoha and Iwagakure, agreeing to consult Yan about the One-Tail and coordinate against Kumogakure.

• Obito considered Kakuzu, Orochimaru, and Chiyo as possible ways to remove the Cursed Seal, but wanted to ask Uchiha Yan what Chiyo could do now that Yan had awakened.
• Konan proposed bringing Uchiha Yan into Akatsuki, but Nagato argued Yan would reject their plan and should instead pursue peace through his own methods.
• Nagato and Konan discussed Orochimaru, whom Akatsuki had found but Madara wanted to recruit, and decided to wait before approaching him.
• Ōnoki demanded that Mitokado Homura bring Uchiha Yan to Iwagakure to explain how he had persuaded the One-Tail to become a Guardian Beast of the Nation.
• Mitokado Homura offered Iwagakure a share of the gains from cooperating against Kumogakure and proposed mutual-defense arrangements, prompting Ōnoki to accept and prepare troops along the border.

Uchiha Yan persuaded the clan heads and the Third Hokage to send Danzo to command the operation against Kumogakure, while the Third Hokage stayed in Konoha to receive allied envoys. Yan then asked to take Neji as his student, but warned that Hiashi’s approval alone could not settle a matter involving both clans and Konoha.

• The Third Hokage ordered Uchiha Yan to join the border operation against Kumogakure, but Yan refused and recommended sending Danzo instead.
• Danzo argued with Yan, who said Danzo had the ability to be Hokage but was suited to a different era and would make a more intimidating commander.
• Shikaku Nara, Hyuga Hiashi, and Utatane Koharu supported keeping the Third Hokage in Konoha and sending Danzo, so the Third Hokage appointed Shimura Danzō Commander-in-Chief.
• Uchiha Yan asked Hiashi and the Third Hokage for permission to take Neji as his student, honoring a promise to Hizashi.
• Hiashi welcomed the request, but Yan pointed out that the decision involved both clans and Konoha, and questioned the other clan heads’ reactions.

Uchiha Yan sought permission to teach Sasuke’s class at the Ninja Academy and argued that educating children could help unite Konoha beyond its clans. He also agreed to pursue Orochimaru after the Kumogakure matter, while the Third Hokage remained wary of the Uchiha Clan’s influence and Naruto’s safety.

• Uchiha Yan proposed teaching Sasuke’s class and sharing Itachi’s books with Konoha’s children, gaining support from Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Choji’s father.
• Uchiha Yan teased Danzo about his grandson and revealed that he believed Orochimaru possessed the forbidden Impure World Reincarnation technique.
• The Third Hokage ordered Uchiha Yan to find Orochimaru and recover the forbidden jutsu, and Yan agreed to pursue him after the Kumogakure matter.
• Uchiha Yan raised the possibility of taking Neji as a disciple and urged the leaders to consider how diplomacy and covert conflict would shape Konoha’s future.
• The Third Hokage agreed to discuss the proposal with Homura and Hiashi, but worried that the Uchiha Clan might threaten Naruto and Konoha.

Uchiha Yan explained why he had taken Neji as a student and remained confident that he could become Hokage, while Danzo pressured the Fourth Raikage over the Byakugan. Kumogakure avoided war and sent Dodai to Konoha for peace talks as both armies awaited the outcome.

• Uchiha Yan told Fugaku he had taken Neji to raise a trusted Byakugan user and asked whether Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Yan was pleased that Itachi had become cheerful and still had not awakened his Sharingan, and he waited in the village for Shisui.
• Danzo demanded that the Fourth Raikage return the Byakugan or face war, then had Shisui use his Mangekyō Sharingan to incapacitate dozens of Kumogakure ninja.
• The Fourth Raikage refused to attack despite Danzo's provocation and agreed with Dodai to pursue peace talks with Konoha.
• Dodai volunteered to travel to Konoha, and both villages left their armies on the battlefield while they awaited the talks.

Uchiha Yan negotiated with Kumogakure envoy Dodai over the nations’ withdrawal and demanded access to Turtle Island so Naruto could train to control the Nine-Tails. After Dodai left to seek the Raikage’s decision, Yan explained his plans for the smaller nations and left to prepare for Shisui’s return.

• Dodai asked Uchiha Yan to persuade the Third Hokage to pursue peace, and Yan proposed dividing the Lands of Waterfalls, Tea, and Frost while returning the Byakugan.
• Dodai rejected Yan’s terms, then offered the Land of Waterfalls to Iwagakure, the Land of Tea to Konoha, the Land of Frost to Kumogakure, and twenty percent of Kumogakure’s mission share to Konoha.
• Yan demanded that Konoha receive access to Turtle Island and that Naruto be allowed to train there, and Dodai agreed to send the proposal to Lord Raikage.
• Uchiha Yan told the Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu that Turtle Island could help Naruto control the Nine-Tails and said Konoha was preparing to annex the Land of Tea.
• Uchiha Yan described the future unification of the shinobi world, then left to ask Inabi for help before Shisui returned.

Uchiha Yan asked Inabi to help erase memories with a Lightning Clone as a precaution for his plan, while Taichi’s newfound calm led him to urge Hiashi to free the Hyuga branch family. Taichi later visited Yan to discuss the Jōgan, and Yan began recounting a story about Boruto and Himawari.

• Uchiha Yan asked Inabi to use a Lightning Clone to erase some memories and their meeting, and Inabi agreed to help when Shisui returned.
• Taichi awakened to a golden flower and a new kind of energy, then told Hiashi that the Hyuga Clan needed to give the branch family freedom to choose.
• Hiashi asked Taichi to tell Uchiha Yan that the Main Family would not agree, but Taichi said Yan would not involve himself in the clan’s internal affairs.
• Uchiha Yan refused to intervene in the Hyuga dispute when Taichi visited him, but eagerly agreed to hear Taichi’s questions about the Jōgan.
• Uchiha Yan told Taichi a story about Boruto and Himawari, and Taichi asked whether the Jōgan could see through and travel through space.

Uchiha Yan secured the alliance between the Lands of Fire and Lightning by offering information about Kirigakure, while using the deal to advance his plans for Konoha. The Third Hokage promoted Yan to jonin and agreed to let him teach, as Yan pledged to reform the Uchiha Clan and help realize the First Hokage’s ideals.

• Taichi left with a novel from Uchiha Yan, who privately hoped the stories would help him gather information.
• An Anbu summoned Uchiha Yan to meet the Third Hokage and Dodai, who reported that the Fourth Raikage had accepted Yan’s terms and asked what had happened in Kirigakure.
• Uchiha Yan blamed Madara Uchiha for controlling the Fourth Mizukage and said Kirigakure would need to offer something in exchange for his advice.
• Dodai signed an alliance on behalf of the Land of Lightning’s daimyō, and the Third Hokage signed for the Land of Fire while promising to inform Ōnoki and announce Konoha had recovered two Byakugan.
• The Third Hokage promoted Uchiha Yan to jonin and agreed that he could teach Neji, Sasuke, and others if he organized his knowledge for the Ninja Academy.
• Uchiha Yan promised to establish a preschool for the Uchiha Clan and urged Konoha to join him in pursuing the First Hokage’s ideals; the Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu supported his efforts.

After the war ended, Konoha and the Uchiha considered how to use the coming peace, and Uchiha Yan pushed the clan toward reform rather than a struggle for the Hokage position. The Uchiha agreed on annual ancestor worship but failed to settle on a suitable Hokage candidate, leaving Fugaku offended by their preference for the younger Itachi.

• The alliance agreement ended the war, while Konoha, Iwagakure, and the Uchiha gained benefits and Danzo's reputation improved.
• Shikaku told Inoichi that the Uchiha planned to open a kindergarten and said Yan wanted to address problems left from the Warring States Era.
• Fugaku gathered the Uchiha and raised ancestor worship, the clan's political direction, and the creation of clan rules.
• The clan agreed to hold ancestor worship every April fourth, but members argued over whether to pursue the Hokage position.
• Yan said he would help secure the position if they found a capable candidate, and the clan dismissed Shisui and Fugaku before deciding to wait for Itachi.