Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yan held Naruto hostage at Konoha’s gates and forced the Third Hokage and Danzo to negotiate while provoking the village into turning against the Uchiha. He demanded a secret item and urged the gathered ninja to kill Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi, leaving Naruto’s safety and the clan’s fate hanging in the balance.

• Uchiha Yan taunted the Konoha ninja gathered at the gates while holding Naruto, who was covered in explosive tags, and said he intended to take someone with him to the Pure Land.
• The Third Hokage arrived and offered to let Yan leave if he released Naruto, but Yan rejected his promise and demanded that Danzo negotiate instead.
• Danzo agreed to fetch the secret item Yan wanted after Yan threatened to reveal Danzo’s and Orochimaru’s experiments and warned that Root members would die if sent after him.
• Yan admitted he had planned to use Naruto’s tailed-beast chakra and had helped spread rumors about the Uchiha, then stabbed Naruto with a kunai to pressure Danzo and the crowd.
• Yan gave Danzo three minutes to deliver the item and urged the Third Hokage and the gathered ninja to kill Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi in exchange for Naruto’s release.

Uchiha Yan escaped Konoha with Konan and Pain after trading Hashirama cells to Danzo and leaving Naruto injured but alive. Back in Konoha, Inabi confronted Danzo and Koharu and Homura opposed classifying Yan as a missing-nin, leaving the village leadership divided.

• Danzo gave Uchiha Yan Hashirama cells, and Yan warned him not to expose the secrets surrounding Naruto, Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga, Konoha's White Fang, and the Land of Rain before kicking Naruto toward the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Yan used explosive kunai and flames to cover his escape, then met Konan and Pain, who drove back the Third Hokage and his pursuers with Pain's repulsive force.
• Uchiha Inabi rescued Naruto and placed him in Utatane Koharu's care, then kicked Danzo away and threatened the gathered Konoha leaders, including Fugaku and Shisui.
• The Third Hokage proposed classifying Uchiha Yan as an S-rank missing-nin with a thirty-million bounty, but Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura declared they would oppose the plan.
• Danzo accused Koharu and Homura of protecting a missing-nin, while Homura said they would understand in a few days.

The Third Hokage learned that Uchiha Yan had taken the blame to shield Naruto and the Uchiha, while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura had secretly helped his plan. Faced with the Uchiha’s anger and the villagers’ changing attitudes, the Third Hokage reluctantly stopped pursuing the clan for now.

• Danzo told the Third Hokage that Inabi had attacked him and that the Uchiha were considering removing Fugaku as clan leader.
• Rumors spread that Uchiha Yan had tried to kill Naruto, while villagers learned Naruto was the Fourth Hokage and Kushina’s son and began treating him less harshly.
• The Third Hokage noticed that public opinion was turning against targeting the Uchiha and summoned Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura for answers.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu revealed that Yan had taken the blame to protect Naruto and the Uchiha, and that they had agreed to play along.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura warned the Third Hokage that pursuing the Uchiha could provoke a rebellion, and he decided to stop targeting them for the time being.

Uchiha Yan became a teacher at Amegakure Ninja Academy and introduced the children to the I Ching, unsettling Nagato and Black Zetsu with his ideas about yin and yang. Meanwhile, Orochimaru discovered clues on Sea Island that Uchiha Yan was involved in an experiment to create a tailed beast.

• Danzo backed down from targeting the Uchiha after seeing Uchiha Inabi's anger, while the other villages accepted Uchiha Yan's defection as part of a deal.
• Uchiha Yan agreed to teach at Amegakure Ninja Academy and told Konan he hoped to help transform the Land of Rain.
• Uchiha Yan taught the children about the Difficulty at the Beginning Hexagram and began a lesson on yin and yang.
• Nagato and Black Zetsu overheard Uchiha Yan's lesson and questioned their understanding of spiritual energy and the Rinnegan.
• Orochimaru heard sailors describe a secret island experiment to create a tailed beast and realized Uchiha Yan was involved.

Orochimaru rescued Honoka from the rampaging Ultimate Summoning Beast and made her his student, while Hyuga Taichi met with Hiashi and explained Uchiha Yan’s books and their restrictions. Taichi’s newly golden eyes remained unexplained as Hiashi pressed him for more information.

• Orochimaru arrived on Summoning Island and found Honoka and the researchers struggling to contain the Ultimate Summoning Beast.
• The beast escaped, devoured the researchers, and nearly swallowed Honoka before Orochimaru rescued her.
• Orochimaru took Honoka as his student and promised to teach her sealing jutsu so she could eventually seal the beast herself.
• Orochimaru noticed that Hyuga Taichi’s eyes would help with his experiments and planned to visit him after making a deal with Uchiha Yan.
• Taichi showed Hyūga Shinichi his pale golden eyes, then went to meet Hiashi about Uchiha Yan’s request and the books he had given to several children.
• Taichi told Hiashi that the books were restricted to their recipients and protected by Transcription Seals, prompting Hiashi to suspect Taichi was withholding information.

Hyuga Taichi revealed his golden eyes and used Taoist cultivation to manifest a vast Eight Trigrams Formation over Konoha, shocking the Hyuga Clan and village leaders. Hiashi accepted the legacy for Hinata and Neji, while Orochimaru learned of Taichi’s power and reconsidered his plans for him.

• Taichi told Hiashi that Sakura might reach Lady Tsunade’s level in Medical Ninjutsu and Chakra Enhanced Strength, then revealed his golden eyes and claimed he could remove the Cursed Seal.
• Taichi manifested an enormous Eight Trigrams Formation above Konoha, displaying the phenomena of its trigrams before withdrawing it as he returned home.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Inabi discussed Taichi’s achievement, while the Third Hokage and Danzo reacted to the spectacle and went to investigate.
• Hiashi told the Third Hokage that Hizashi’s legacy would be taught to Neji, and agreed that Hinata should learn it too.
• Orochimaru received news of the formation and considered pursuing The Secret of the Golden Flower instead of involving Taichi in his experiments.

Orochimaru infiltrated Konoha to find Taichi, but Uchiha Itachi detected the resentment surrounding him and summoned Xiaren and the village forces. As Orochimaru fought the gathered shinobi, he emerged beside Itachi and was overwhelmed by the resentment of the people he had killed.

• Orochimaru entered Konoha disguised as a traveling merchant and encountered Uchiha Itachi, who sensed the resentment surrounding him and called for Xiaren.
• Xiaren and Itachi confronted Orochimaru, and Xiaren exposed his identity and summoned the Military Police Force.
• Orochimaru attacked Xiaren, prompting Xiaren to rally the Uchiha by naming Orochimaru as Yan’s killer; the Third Hokage and other shinobi arrived.
• Orochimaru threatened Hiashi and Lady Hinata, while Danzo ordered Root to capture him alive and Fugaku commanded the Uchiha to kill him.
• Inabi trapped Orochimaru in a deep-red Susanoo and crushed him, but Orochimaru escaped underground and attacked Itachi.
• Itachi’s eyes caused the resentment of Orochimaru’s victims to overwhelm him, leaving him collapsed and screaming.

Orochimaru escaped Konoha after Uchiha Itachi’s soul technique nearly killed him, and the Third Hokage assigned Root to hunt him while restricting Itachi and the Hyuga heirs from leaving the village. At Ryūchi Cave, the White Snake Sage became interested in Itachi, while Orochimaru began investigating spiritual energy and Uchiha Yan prepared to contact Shisui.

• Orochimaru used the Reverse Summoning Technique to escape, and the Third Hokage ordered Danzo’s Root to pursue him while keeping Itachi, Hinata, and Neji in Konoha.
• Hiashi visited Taichi, who explained that Orochimaru sought the Byakugan to study tailed-beast chakra and natural energy, and might also be pursuing the Tenseigan.
• Hiashi rejected Taichi’s claims about the Tenseigan and hurried away, leaving Taichi suspicious that he knew a secret involving the Cursed Seal.
• At Ryūchi Cave, Orochimaru recovered from Itachi’s soul attack and told the White Snake Sage what had happened; the Sage ordered him to bring Itachi there to test his aptitude for senjutsu.
• Orochimaru resolved to study lingering resentment as spiritual energy and planned to question Uchiha Yan about it.
• Uchiha Yan, worried about Orochimaru’s plans for Honoka, wrote Shisui Uchiha a letter asking him to come as soon as possible.

Uchiha Yan learned that people he had influenced were gaining extraordinary powers, then discovered Orochimaru had encountered a masked young man using space-time ninjutsu. Yan gave Orochimaru advice and the Inner Canon Diagram scroll, while seeking the masked man’s location.

• Black Zetsu told Uchiha Yan that Uchiha Inabi had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, a Hyuga prodigy could form an Eight Trigrams Formation in the air, and Uchiha Itachi had nearly killed Orochimaru with pain.
• Black Zetsu revealed that Konan, Nagato, and even he had developed unusual abilities after studying Yan’s I Ching Academy lessons, and Yan realized his influence had made others powerful.
• Black Zetsu told Yan that Orochimaru had found Madara Uchiha, and Yan asked Nagato to pretend he knew nothing before waiting for Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru told Yan that a masked young man had appeared before him using space-time ninjutsu, and Yan asked for the address of Orochimaru’s abandoned base so he could track the spatial fluctuations.
• Yan explained that Itachi’s Haoran Qi had overwhelmed Orochimaru and advised him to address the vengeful souls attached to him before cultivating the Inner Canon Diagram.
• Yan gave Orochimaru a scroll of the Inner Canon Diagram and suggested seeking a Buddhist practitioner, the Tailed Beasts, or the Uzumaki Clan’s Shinigami to deal with the vengeful souls.

Uchiha Yan left Orochimaru intent on steering him toward Kirigakure, while Obito and Black Zetsu discussed recruiting powerful ninja and speculated about Yan’s plans. Orochimaru reached Jinghai Town and began gathering intelligence, still intent on obtaining the Three-Tails and Byakugan.

• Uchiha Yan warned Orochimaru to avoid Uchiha Itachi, explained that he did not know why Hyuga Taichi had changed, and left after telling Orochimaru he could copy his books.
• Orochimaru decided to find Anko in Jinghai Town and retrieve his belongings, while Obito read Yan’s novel and startled Black Zetsu by pretending to use a technique from it.
• Black Zetsu urged Obito to recruit Uchiha Inabi and discussed other potential Akatsuki members; Obito considered Kisame, Sasori, and Hyuga Taichi but rejected Shisui as too dangerous.
• Obito told Black Zetsu that Yan was likely setting Orochimaru up to die in Kirigakure, though he concealed his own opposition to Madara Uchiha’s resurrection.
• Orochimaru’s determination to obtain the Three-Tails and Byakugan intensified, and he arrived near Jinghai Town and sent snakes to gather intelligence.

Orochimaru visited Jinghai Town, removed Anko’s cursed seal, and left her a scroll before Aoba reported his arrival to Konoha. The Third Hokage’s council suspected Orochimaru was pursuing Madara Uchiha and ordered preparations for war with Kirigakure, while Hiruzen secretly warned Jiraiya in case Orochimaru was in danger.

• Orochimaru told Anko to build her own life, removed her cursed seal, and left her a scroll of snake-style ninjutsu.
• Anko reported Orochimaru’s visit to Aoba Yamashiro, who sent the news to Konoha by crow.
• The Third Hokage and his advisors connected Orochimaru’s arrival to the plan involving Madara Uchiha and Kirigakure.
• Danzo admitted Orochimaru had asked him to send Root to Jinghai Town to gather intelligence and encourage conflict between Konoha and Kirigakure.
• The Third Hokage ordered preparations for war against Kirigakure and secretly wrote to Jiraiya, hoping he could reach Orochimaru in time.

Uchiha Yan showed Nagato and Konan visions of the future and explained his plan to use Orochimaru to create a Tenseigan, then unite the shinobi world and secure lasting peace. Nagato and Konan agreed to help restrain Orochimaru, while wondering why the future showed no Uchiha Clan members.

• Uchiha Yan asked Nagato to restrain Orochimaru so Shisui could cast genjutsu on him, and showed Nagato and Konan visions of the future.
• Konan criticized Nagato’s actions in the visions, while Nagato insisted he would not have destroyed Konoha or handled the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki so carelessly.
• Uchiha Yan argued that Naruto’s power had not brought lasting peace and explained his plan to use the Tenseigan, the Rinnegan, and an external enemy to unite the shinobi world.
• Konan agreed to help Uchiha Yan get the Tenseigan and restrain Orochimaru, while Nagato admitted he had hidden Uchiha Yan’s long-term peace plan from her.
• After Uchiha Yan left, Nagato and Konan wondered whether Konoha had wiped out the Uchiha Clan in the future and whether the Third Hokage could be that powerful.

Uchiha Yan instructed Shisui to use Kotoamatsukami to give Orochimaru an obsession with developing the Tenseigan or Jōgan, while the forces of Konoha and Kirigakure gathered near Jinghai Town. The chapter ended with Orochimaru heading to meet Ao with Kimimaro, and Yan learning that Ao might be near Yagura.

• Genji organized Kirigakure’s response to Konoha’s advance and persuaded Yagura to lead the village’s jonin into battle.
• Obito and Orochimaru negotiated over a Cursed Seal, Kimimaro, and the location of the Byakugan.
• Uchiha Yan met Shisui near Jinghai Town and told him to use Kotoamatsukami only to make Orochimaru pursue developing the Tenseigan or Jōgan.
• A Tailed Beast Bomb exploded near Jinghai Town, but Yan urged Shisui to stay focused on the mission and trust his clansmen.
• White Zetsu told Uchiha Yan that Orochimaru had found Kimimaro Kaguya and was taking him to meet Ao, prompting Yan to ask if Ao was near Yagura.

Uchiha Yan disrupted the staged battle between Konoha and Kirigakure, prompting Inabi to defeat Yagura and Orochimaru to seize him and steal Ao’s Byakugan. Konan and the others intercepted Orochimaru, who remained confident he could escape.

• Uchiha Yan explained that Orochimaru was likely hiding nearby and arranged for Konan and the others to restrain him when he appeared.
• Uchiha Yan attacked the Kirigakure forces, turning the staged confrontation into a real battle.
• Inabi used Yagokoroomikami to capture Yagura with Susanoo, then knocked him unconscious with a Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu.
• Orochimaru swallowed Yagura with a giant python and stole Ao’s Byakugan, but Inabi seized him before he could escape.
• Konan bound Orochimaru with paper, and Uchiha Yan prepared to attack while Orochimaru insisted he could still get away.

Uchiha Yan’s plan to capture Orochimaru and secure information about immortality collapsed when Inabi’s technique swallowed Orochimaru. Yan broke down in despair, and the others argued over who had caused his crisis.

• Uchiha Yan revealed that Taichi had secretly joined the ambush, and Taichi trapped Orochimaru between two mountains as lightning struck the area.
• Shisui failed to use Kotoamatsukami because a sealing technique protected Orochimaru’s mind, so Yan asked Shisui to permanently change Orochimaru’s will instead.
• Obito appeared to rescue Orochimaru, but the Kirigakure Ninja attacked while Yan ordered Konan and Shisui to keep fighting.
• Inabi used Yellow Springs Binding, creating a black vortex that swallowed Orochimaru before Yan could reach him.
• Yan searched for Anko’s Cursed Seal and the Ryuumyaku, then collapsed in despair when he learned the seal was gone and Pain had not found the Ryuumyaku.
• Shisui and Konan blamed Inabi for Yan’s condition, while Yan lay shut off from his surroundings.

Uchiha Yan awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan through a plan that manipulated his memories and emotions, then prepared to return to Konoha with Shisui. He revealed that he had foreseen the Uchiha Clan’s destruction and vowed to guide the changed future toward peace.

• Inabi and Shisui realized that Uchiha Yan had arranged for his memories and obsession to trigger the emotional shock needed to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Pain and Taichi explained how Yan’s plan involved Orochimaru, the Tenseigan, Kirigakure, Yagura, and the Byakugan, while its wider goals had failed.
• Genji asked Inabi about Orochimaru and Yagura, and Yan beat Inabi for stealing his research and erasing his memories.
• Uchiha Yan asked Shisui to release the Fourth Mizukage from genjutsu and said they would return to Konoha, then rejected Genji’s demand for an explanation.
• Uchiha Yan told Konan and Pain that he had foreseen Uchiha Itachi destroying the Uchiha Clan and had taught Itachi Confucianism to prevent that future.
• Uchiha Yan declared that the future had changed and promised to lead the shinobi world toward peace, while Pain agreed to entrust him with everything if his own plan failed.

Uchiha Yan rallied the Konoha Ninja with promises to reform Konoha, while Obito and Black Zetsu debated how Yan had anticipated events and what Obito had traded with Orochimaru. Obito planned to seek Uzumaki cells, but Black Zetsu warned him to focus on strengthening his Kamui before the Akatsuki moved against Konoha.

• Uchiha Yan urged the Konoha Ninja to change Konoha and the Shinobi World, promising to open the Uchiha Clan’s book collection and fulfill the First Hokage’s ideals.
• The Konoha Ninja joined Yan’s chant, while Genji watched from afar and envied Konoha for having him.
• Obito learned that Yan had awakened his eyes and angrily questioned Madara Uchiha’s role in the deaths of his loved ones.
• Black Zetsu asked whether Yan knew Obito’s identity, and Obito argued that Yan had planned for Orochimaru to survive by making a deal with Madara Uchiha.
• Obito revealed that he had traded with Orochimaru to obtain Uzumaki Honoka and hoped to combine Uzumaki, Senju, and Uchiha cells to awaken the Rinnegan.
• Black Zetsu dismissed Obito’s plan, urged him to train his Kamui, and warned that he might have to act against Konoha before the Akatsuki captured the Nine-Tails.

The Third Hokage and his advisers debated how to handle Uchiha Yan’s return and Mangekyō Sharingan, fearing conflict with the Uchiha. When Yan arrived with the returning mission team, they learned that Uchiha Inabi had stolen Yan’s method of awakening the Mangekyō and had been beaten by him; the chapter ended with Orochimaru trapped in the Uchiha Sealing Grounds.

• Danzo urged the Third Hokage to deal with Uchiha Yan, but the Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu warned that attacking him could plunge Konoha into civil conflict.
• Mitokado Homura suggested Yan might try to make Danzo Hokage as a scapegoat, and Danzo briefly became excited at the prospect.
• An Anbu reported that Uchiha Inabi’s mission had returned and that the genjutsu on the Fourth Mizukage had been dispelled, so the Third Hokage summoned the mission team and clan leaders.
• Uchiha Inabi arrived with a badly swollen face, and Shisui explained that Inabi had stolen Yan’s Mangekyō method and sealed his memories before Yan’s first mission outside the village.
• Fugaku and Inabi argued over Inabi’s theft and the death of Orochimaru, while Orochimaru remained imprisoned in the dark Uchiha Sealing Grounds.

Orochimaru remained trapped in the Uchiha Clan Sealing Grounds while Uchiha Yan persuaded the Third Hokage to clear his name and discussed the masked Madara. Afterward, Yan left with Fugaku and reconsidered how he had helped Itachi become exceptionally powerful.

• Orochimaru learned from an unseen prisoner that the Uchiha Clan had sealed them away and that escape might require Boruto's Jōgan, so he resigned himself to waiting for Kabuto to find him.
• Uchiha Yan asked the Third Hokage to clear his name and requested to teach Naruto at the Ninja Academy, which the Hokage agreed to.
• Yan told Danzo that the masked figure was probably not Madara Uchiha and warned that Konoha should strengthen itself against the threat; he then teased Danzo about finding a wife until Danzo ordered him to leave.
• Outside the Hokage Building, Fugaku warned Yan not to grow overconfident, and Yan joked that he could take Fugaku's clan-leader position.
• Yan suddenly realized he had given Itachi the chance to cultivate Haoran Qi without benefiting from it himself, then said he would consider how to cultivate the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Uchiha Yan used the Tianyan System to choose a Confucian and Taoist cultivation path, then went to the Hyuga Clan Compound to begin teaching Neji. The chapter ended as Neji prepared to become Yan’s first formal disciple, with Hinata allowed to sit in on lessons.

• Uchiha Jin visited Yan, asked him to continue drawing Anya’s story, and delivered Hyuga Hiashi’s invitation.
• Uchiha Yan spent two nights and a day using the system to compare cultivation paths, chose to cultivate Confucian and Taoist methods, and stored two drops of Hashirama’s blood.
• Uchiha Yan met Hiashi and Taichi, learned Taichi planned to enter secluded cultivation, and agreed to teach Neji while letting Hinata attend lessons without becoming his disciple.
• Uchiha Yan called Neji forward and told him to kowtow three times and call him Master to formally enter his tutelage.