Chapter Summaries

Seiichi exposed Obito as an impostor, immobilized him, and had his remaining Mangekyō Sharingan removed before Fugaku’s clan secured him. The group then realized Kushina was about to give birth, and Minato rushed to check on her.

• Obito claimed to be Madara Uchiha, but Seiichi challenged him and made him enter the courtyard and sit.
• Seiichi revealed that Obito’s Mangekyō pattern differed from Madara’s, and Obito’s attempt to escape failed when Seiichi immobilized him.
• Minato removed Obito’s mask, recognized him, and asked why he had attacked; Obito said he was acting for peace in the Shinobi World.
• Seiichi took Obito’s remaining Mangekyō Sharingan, and Fugaku sealed Obito’s chakra and had him bound and guarded by Shisui and Itachi.
• Seiichi asked whether anyone had spoken with the Nine-Tails, prompting the group to realize Kushina was about to give birth; Minato hurried to check on her, and Suzune Uzumaki reported that she was doing well.

While Kushina awaited labor, Seiichi entered her mindscape to speak with the Nine-Tails and found it chained between statues of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. After Kushina removed the statues, Seiichi tried to negotiate, but the Nine-Tails recognized his Uchiha chakra and began to reject him.

• Yureiko settled into her work at the Uchiha Factory, while Suzune joined Mikoto and Kushina’s group and gave birth before them.
• Shisui asked how soon Kushina would give birth, and Tsunade explained that labor could still take several hours.
• Seiichi used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to enter Kushina’s mindscape with her.
• Seiichi found the Nine-Tails chained between lifelike statues of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, which Kushina had copied from Grandma Mito’s example.
• Kushina removed the statues at Seiichi’s request, and he approached the Nine-Tails to negotiate.
• The Nine-Tails recognized Seiichi’s Uchiha chakra and started refusing to make an agreement, but suddenly could not finish its threat.

Seiichi and Kushina persuaded the Nine-Tails to stay calm and trust the Uchiha while they prepared to free it without harming Kushina. After the Nine-Tails agreed, Kushina went into labor, and Seiichi and Kushina left to attend to the birth.

• Seiichi revealed his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and promised the Nine-Tails freedom and a peaceful life among the Uchiha if it stayed quiet during Kushina’s delivery.
• Kushina removed the chains binding the Nine-Tails, and Seiichi and Kushina bumped fists with it to show their sincerity.
• The Nine-Tails agreed to let Kushina give birth safely, then mistakenly thought she would die before Seiichi explained they could release it without killing her.
• Kushina thanked the Nine-Tails, clutched her belly, and said she was going into labor, so Seiichi and Kushina hurried away.

Kushina safely gave birth to Naruto, whom Minato and Kushina named Naruto Uzumaki, and the family celebrated with their friends. After Kushina recovered enough, Seiichi took everyone to the Uchiha Training Ground to release the Nine-Tails, leaving the chapter at the moment Kushina was ready to undo the seal.

• Kushina went into labor, and Minato anxiously waited with the others until Mikoto announced that mother and son were safe.
• Minato rushed to Kushina instead of holding the newborn, then brought her dessert while she rested.
• Minato and Kushina named their son Naruto Uzumaki, and Kushina became emotional when Minato reminded her that their next child would take the Namikaze surname.
• Naruto stopped crying and looked around as Jiraiya and the others gathered to admire him.
• After Tsunade checked Kushina and confirmed she was well enough, Seiichi brought everyone to the Uchiha Training Ground to release the Nine-Tails.
• Kushina agreed to undo the seal, and the group prepared for the release.

Kushina survived the Nine-Tails’ release after Mikoto treated her, and the group returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound. Seiichi questioned Obito about Madara Uchiha and his dream of peace, leaving Obito to defend the plan Seiichi said he opposed.

• Mikoto shielded Kushina while the Nine-Tails broke free, then treated her with help from the Nine-Tails’ chakra.
• Tsunade confirmed Kushina was healthy, and Seiichi shrank the Nine-Tails before transporting everyone to the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Tsunade knocked Jiraiya out of the living room after he made a sleazy remark about learning Seiichi’s ability.
• Seiichi freed Obito, asked where Madara Uchiha was, and inferred from Obito’s reaction that Madara was dead.
• Obito spoke up about his dream, and Seiichi said he agreed with peace but rejected the kind Obito envisioned.

Obito explained that he planned to use Infinite Tsukuyomi to end conflict by trapping everyone in dreams, but Seiichi and the others rejected his plan. Obito remained determined to pursue his version of peace, even as the group recognized that his beliefs could not be changed.

• Obito told Fugaku and the others that the Uchiha stone tablet described Infinite Tsukuyomi, a technique that would place the world in pleasant dreams.
• Jiraiya, Minato, Tsunade, and Kushina challenged Obito, arguing that dreamlike happiness was false and could not replace real peace.
• Obito insisted that Infinite Tsukuyomi was the fastest path to peace and said he would pursue it whatever the cost.
• Seiichi warned that waking from the dreams into a ruined reality could drive people toward mass despair and endless war.
• Tsunade urged Obito to face hardship with courage and hope, but Obito stayed unmoved, and the others saw that his beliefs would not change.

Seiichi met Xian, the Shinobi World's consciousness, who explained that Kaguya Otsutsuki had stolen his power and that chakra had caused him even greater harm. Xian left the full nature of the threat unexplained, but revealed why he had brought Seiichi to meet him.

• Hikari and Nine-Tails relaxed together on the Laboratory rooftop while Seiichi appeared to fall asleep.
• Seiichi found himself in a white expanse and met the featureless figure who called himself Xian, the world's consciousness.
• Xian revealed that he had brought Seiichi into the world and said Seiichi would eventually need to become strong enough to subdue the universe.
• Xian explained that Kaguya Otsutsuki had planted a tree that stole his source power while he was asleep.
• Xian said Kaguya's sealing was not the worst of his troubles, and Seiichi learned that the later introduction of chakra had harmed Xian most.

Xian explained to Seiichi that chakra cultivation was a dangerous system that drained life and could let one person reclaim the chakra of every cultivator, while hidden realms further weakened the world. Seiichi agreed to cooperate with Xian, who offered to transform his constitution and set him on a path to restore natural-energy cultivation, leaving him with a mission to grow stronger and change the Shinobi World.

• Xian explained that the original natural-energy cultivation system had supported the world's growth, while chakra cultivation drained the world's energy and shortened cultivators' lives.
• Xian warned Seiichi that chakra seeds and techniques for reclaiming chakra could let someone harvest cultivators' power, making the system resemble a demonic cultivation trap.
• Seiichi realized that chakra cultivation might make him and others unwittingly serve the same goal as Obito's Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
• Xian offered to give Seiichi an attributeless constitution suited to natural-energy cultivation, though it lacked the advantages of a specialized path.
• Xian told Seiichi to grow stronger, seek ancient cultivation legacies, destroy the hidden realms and small planes, and spread natural-energy cultivation throughout the Shinobi World.

Xian transformed Seiichi’s chakra into natural energy, leaving him vastly stronger after nine days of unconsciousness. Seiichi explained his new power to Hikari and left with her to learn senjutsu, leaving marks at home so he could return quickly if needed.

• Xian exhausted himself converting all of Seiichi’s chakra into natural energy, then disappeared to sleep.
• After nine days, Hikari woke Seiichi and the Nine-Tails recoiled in terror from his new presence.
• Seiichi demonstrated a greatly strengthened Wind Scale Fire Dragon and explained that he now wielded natural energy without chakra.
• Hikari asked to learn senjutsu, and Seiichi agreed to take her with him.
• Seiichi told Fugaku and Mikoto he was leaving with Hikari, then placed return marks on a pillar and a kunai before they departed.

Seiichi and Hikari traveled to the Land of Demons, where Seiichi offered to eliminate Moryo rather than merely seal it. Miroku, hoping to spare her daughter the fate of succeeding her, agreed to trust Seiichi and take the risk.

• Seiichi used Xian’s map to teleport with Hikari from Konoha to a village in the Land of Demons.
• A soldier escorted Seiichi and Hikari to the palace, where Yama Chōjirō brought them before Miko Miroku.
• Seiichi told Miroku he had come to eliminate Moryo permanently, alarming everyone except Hikari.
• Yama Chōjirō recognized Seiichi as Uchiha Seiichi, the Uchiha Clan’s Young Clan Leader, and asked whether he was confident he could defeat Moryo.
• Miroku chose to accept Seiichi’s offer so her daughter would not inherit the duty of guarding Moryo, and Chōjirō finally agreed to her decision.

Miroku agreed to take Seiichi to the Underground Palace so he could deal with Moryo, and Seiichi became certain that Miroku’s group could sense natural energy. On the way, Yomi ambushed them, but Hikari and Seiichi swiftly defeated his forces and killed him.

• Miroku and Yama Chōjirō explained that their heightened senses let them feel the enormous energy inside Seiichi and Hikari, and Seiichi concluded they could sense natural energy.
• Miroku, Yama Chōjirō, and their guards set out with Seiichi and Hikari for the Underground Palace where Moryo was sealed.
• Yomi and his men emerged from the woods and attacked Miroku’s group after Yomi ordered his subordinates to kill them.
• Hikari defeated Yomi’s seven subordinates with Majestic Destroyer Flame, while Seiichi captured Yomi and brought him back.
• Seiichi pierced Yomi with a modified Chidori Sharp Spear after Hikari asked why he had bothered to capture him.

Seiichi defeated Yomi, who revived with a strange power and continued fighting, but Seiichi overwhelmed him again. Yomi surrendered and offered Seiichi a scroll containing his secret technique.

• Seiichi struck Yomi with purple lightning, leaving him blackened and apparently dead.
• Yomi revived, healed his wounds, and attacked Seiichi and Hikari with black energy and green fireballs.
• Seiichi sent Hikari to protect Miroku and the others, then used Susanoo armor to fend off Yomi's water blades and countered with sword energy.
• Seiichi appeared behind Yomi and repeatedly stabbed him, causing his recovery to slow and leaving him exhausted.
• Yomi begged Seiichi to spare him, presented a black scroll as an offering, and Seiichi took it and began reading.

Seiichi immobilized Yomi, learned from the scroll about Yomi’s connection to Moryo, then dismembered and burned Yomi until he was certain he was dead. He rejoined Hikari and Miroku, and the group reached the underground palace where Moryo was sealed.

• Yomi attacked Seiichi with chakra insects, but Seiichi stopped them and immobilized Yomi while reading the scroll.
• Seiichi learned that Yomi’s family had taken power from Moryo and that Yomi planned to release him for more energy.
• Seiichi cut Yomi into tiny pieces and burned them, then confirmed that Yomi was dead.
• Seiichi rejoined Hikari, Miroku, Yama Chōjirō, and the others, and they set out for the underground palace.
• The group reached the palace, where the guards verified Miroku and Yama Chōjirō’s identities and opened the doors.

Seiichi sensed a great opportunity inside Moryo’s seal and prepared to enter, but he first took Hikari home and asked Miroku what resealing it would cost. Miroku and Yama Chōjirō reassured him that resealing would not require a priestess’s life.

• Seiichi sensed an opportunity near Moryo’s sealed gate and warned that he might remain inside for years.
• Seiichi took Hikari home, where she explained the situation to Mikoto, and warned his mother to watch out for Hiruzen Sarutobi’s schemes.
• Seiichi returned to Miroku and Yama Chōjirō and asked what price they would pay to reseal Moryo after he entered.
• Miroku and Yama Chōjirō told Seiichi that resealing would be easy, like closing a door, and would not require a priestess to sacrifice her life.

Seiichi entered the sealed space to confront Moryo while Miroku restored the seal without suffering the usual price. After struggling against Moryo’s regeneration and attacks, Seiichi discovered that energy flowed into a mass at the center of its body.

• Miroku opened the stone gate, and Seiichi blocked the surge of evil energy before entering the sealed space.
• Miroku restored the seal with only minor exhaustion, while she and the others prayed for Seiichi and the Land of Demons.
• Seiichi found Moryo, tried speaking to it, and fought its heads and tails with Shusui Parting Clouds and Evil-Breaking.
• Seiichi summoned his Perfect Susanoo, but Moryo absorbed energy to regenerate and blocked his attacks with a storm of heads and tails.
• Seiichi dodged Moryo’s attacks and observed that energy flowed into a mass at the center of its body.

Seiichi discovered and destroyed Moryo’s shifting core, defeating his strongest enemy yet. After recovering, he continued through the Sealing Space, killing strange beasts and watching them return to purplish-black energy.

• Seiichi tracked Moryo’s energy-absorbing core and fought through its heads and tails to reach it.
• Seiichi drove Shusui Parting Clouds into Moryo’s core, escaped its dying attacks, and watched Moryo dissipate into the Sealing Space.
• Seiichi rested and ate a Nutrient Pill from the Uchiha Research Team.
• Seiichi wandered through the Sealing Space, killing corporeal beasts with ease as they turned back into energy.

Seiichi realized that the sealing space’s evil energy was the fortuitous opportunity he had been searching for and absorbed it until his body transformed into a massive energy heart. Several years later, the Uchiha factories were shut down by order of Konoha’s Elders’ Office, and Fugaku decided to wait before confronting the Hokage.

• Seiichi found no more demonic beasts and realized the sealing space’s evil energy was the opportunity his intuition had been pointing to.
• Seiichi absorbed the evil energy, endured a violent transformation, and became a gigantic purple-black energy heart that absorbed energy at an accelerating rate.
• Several years passed, bringing Konoha to the beginning of Year 54 while Seiichi remained in the Land of Demons.
• Uchiha Du told Fugaku that both Uchiha super factories had been shut down and their cash confiscated over alleged unpaid taxes.
• Fugaku learned that Utatane Koharu, through the Elders’ Office, had ordered the shutdown and chose to wait three days before taking action.

Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Du went to the Hokage Building after the Uchiha factories were sealed and their cash confiscated for alleged tax evasion. Utatane Koharu demanded a huge tax bill, and Fugaku challenged her handling of the case before asking to speak with the Hokage.

• Fugaku took Uchiha Du to the Hokage Building on the fourth morning after the factories were sealed.
• Minato joined Fugaku and Du after learning that the Elders' Office had ordered the factories closed and their cash seized.
• Utatane Koharu claimed the Uchiha owed 120 billion ryo in taxes over ten years, then added a fine and demanded a total payment of 117.3 billion ryo after deductions.
• Koharu accused the Uchiha of paying only one-tenth the tax rate of other shinobi clans and presented investigation scrolls to Minato.
• Fugaku acknowledged that the figures were roughly accurate but said Koharu had not reported the matter to the Fourth Hokage, then asked Minato whether the Hokage was in his office.

Tsunade rejected Utatane Koharu’s tax-evasion accusation against the Uchiha and explained that Konoha’s founding clans had been granted a reduced business tax rate. The dispute remained unresolved as Tsunade began clarifying the limits of that privilege.

• Fugaku, Gangmu, Minato, and Utatane Koharu went to Tsunade’s office to address the Uchiha’s losses and Koharu’s accusations.
• Utatane Koharu told Tsunade that the Uchiha had evaded nearly 120 billion ryo in taxes and demanded action.
• Tsunade asked why Koharu had sealed the Uchiha factories and confiscated their cash without notifying the Hokage.
• Tsunade declared that the Uchiha had not evaded taxes, prompting Koharu to demand an explanation.
• Tsunade explained that Konoha’s founding clans had agreed to charge the Senju and Uchiha a business tax of one percent instead of the usual ten percent.
• Tsunade clarified that the reduced rate applied only to clan members’ business activities, not to missions or commissions.

Tsunade and Fugaku clarified that the Uchiha’s tax privilege was an old provision, and Utatane Koharu agreed to reopen the Uchiha Factory and return its confiscated money. Fugaku then demanded that Koharu personally answer for the factory’s three-day shutdown, arguing that she had acted without checking the records or reporting to the Hokage.

• Tsunade explained that the Senju and Uchiha privilege had existed for years but had rarely been used because few clan members ran businesses.
• Fugaku confirmed that the Uchiha had not exercised the privilege before because their small businesses paid little tax.
• Utatane Koharu agreed to reopen the Uchiha Factory and let Uchiha representatives collect the confiscated cash from the Finance Office.
• Fugaku stopped Koharu from leaving and demanded compensation for the factory’s three-day shutdown.
• Koharu denied personal liability, arguing that the village should cover any losses caused by a misunderstanding.
• Fugaku argued that Koharu alone was responsible because she failed to check the privilege’s records and acted without reporting to the Hokage.