Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Minamoto calmed Three-Tails Isobu and Eight-Tails Gyuki on Turtle Island, then reviewed the Secret Technique and Forbidden Jutsu materials Kumogakure had sent. He took Two-Tails Matatabi back with him, leaving Isobu and Gyuki on the island.

• Uchiha Minamoto sent the Amber Purifying Pot into the Kamui dimension and told Isobu and Gyuki to stop damaging Turtle Island by fighting.
• Uchiha Minamoto examined Kumogakure's materials and found research on Kekkei Genkai and the Black Lightning technique created by Third Raikage A.
• Uchiha Minamoto dismissed Kumogakure's Lava Release and Black Lightning as unimpressive, but set aside several Taijutsu training scrolls.
• Matatabi chose to return with Uchiha Minamoto, while Isobu and Gyuki decided to remain on Turtle Island.
• Uchiha Minamoto used Kamui to take Matatabi with him and vanished from Turtle Island.

Uchiha Minamoto found evidence that Obito Uchiha had fought Kakuzu while capturing the Seven-Tails for the Akatsuki. He went to Kirigakure to confirm the Akatsuki's movements and told Mei Terumi that the Seven-Tails had likely been captured.

• Uchiha Minamoto found Takigakure debris, masks, and black thread tentacles in the Kamui dimension and deduced that Obito Uchiha and Kakuzu had clashed during the Akatsuki's mission to capture the Seven-Tails.
• Uchiha Minamoto reassured Matatabi that the Akatsuki's actions would not threaten them, then traveled to Kirigakure.
• Zabuza Momochi guarded Mei Terumi when Uchiha Minamoto appeared in the Mizukage's Office, and Mei explained that Zabuza had recently returned with Haku, a gifted Yuki Clan child.
• Mei Terumi said Juzo Biwa had last reported three days earlier and was working with Orochimaru, and Uchiha Minamoto concluded the timing fit the Seven-Tails' capture.
• Uchiha Minamoto told Mei Terumi that the Akatsuki had begun capturing tailed beasts and had probably already captured the Seven-Tails.

After the Akatsuki completed sealing the Seven-Tails, Pain assigned teams to capture the One-Tail and Six-Tails. Juzo Biwa, ordered to return to Kirigakure with Kisame and Obito, worried that Orochimaru had uncovered his undercover role and hurried to warn the village.

• Mei Terumi learned that the Akatsuki might target Sunagakure or Kirigakure next and prepared for the threat.
• Pain and the Akatsuki completed sealing the Seven-Tails, while Zetsu reported that their actions had gone unnoticed and that Samui had become Kumogakure's Fifth Raikage.
• Pain sent Sasori, Kakuzu, and Orochimaru to capture the One-Tail in Sunagakure, and assigned Obito, Kisame, and Juzo Biwa to capture the Six-Tails in Kirigakure.
• Orochimaru hinted that Juzo should handle any personal business quickly, leaving Juzo uneasy that Orochimaru suspected his loyalties.
• Juzo set off across the Land of Earth to send the Akatsuki's plan to Kirigakure.

Juzo Biwa sent coded information to Kirigakure, while Orochimaru encountered Black Zetsu, who wanted the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu as a means of countering Uchiha Minamoto. Orochimaru dismissed the technique’s current limitations, leaving Black Zetsu’s effort to resurrect Madara Uchiha uncertain.

• Juzo Biwa sent a coded message to Kirigakure and then headed to meet Obito Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki for the Six-Tails Jinchuriki capture mission.
• Black Zetsu emerged in Orochimaru’s path and reported that Sasori’s help made capturing the One-Tail Jinchuriki likely to go smoothly.
• Black Zetsu asked about Orochimaru’s research into the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, saying the Akatsuki needed it to deal with Uchiha Minamoto.
• Orochimaru explained that the technique’s resurrected bodies had limited power despite their immortal bodies and effectively infinite chakra.
• Black Zetsu’s plan to resurrect Madara Uchiha remained stalled because Nagato and Obito Uchiha had abandoned the plan.

Black Zetsu recruited Orochimaru to develop the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, offering White Zetsu and the locations of legendary shinobi in exchange for Madara’s resurrection. Meanwhile, Uchiha Minamoto learned that Akatsuki had captured the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki and was preparing to target other villages’ Jinchūriki.

• Black Zetsu offered Orochimaru White Zetsu as research subjects, and Orochimaru said they could help him perfect the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Orochimaru reasoned that Madara Uchiha might have survived the Valley of the End using Izanagi, while Black Zetsu promised to help find Madara’s body and other past Kage.
• Orochimaru headed toward Sunagakure, planning to obtain living White Zetsu and build an army of reincarnated Kage-level shinobi.
• Black Zetsu decided that Obito Uchiha had become useless and should be eliminated.
• Uchiha Minamoto read Mei Terumi’s urgent letter confirming that Akatsuki had captured and sealed Takigakure’s Seven-Tails and planned to target Kirigakure’s and Sunagakure’s Jinchūriki.
• Uchiha Minamoto noted that Ōnoki’s recall of Roshi and Han to Iwagakure had spared them from Akatsuki’s operation.

Uchiha Minamoto learned that Obito Uchiha and the Akatsuki were targeting Kirigakure’s Six-Tails Jinchuriki, so he persuaded Kakashi Hatake to confront his former friend. He healed Kakashi and brought him to Mei Terumi’s office in Kirigakure, where she recognized his white hair and mask.

• Uchiha Minamoto learned that the Akatsuki’s team would take several days to reach Kirigakure and decided to prepare insurance.
• Uchiha Minamoto visited Kakashi Hatake in the hospital and told him that Obito Uchiha had joined the Akatsuki, captured Takigakure’s Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, and planned to target Kirigakure’s Six-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Uchiha Minamoto urged Kakashi Hatake to face Obito Uchiha and ask him why he had caused the Nine-Tails’ Attack.
• Kakashi Hatake agreed to go to Kirigakure, and Uchiha Minamoto used Healing Light to restore his health.
• Uchiha Minamoto transported Kakashi Hatake to the Mizukage’s Office, where Mei Terumi questioned the identity of the white-haired, masked man beside him.

Uchiha Minamoto arranged for Kakashi Hatake to protect Mei Terumi while he handled other matters, then received Samui and the Kumogakure delegation to review the village’s reforms and arrange the return of prisoners and the Fourth Raikage’s body. The chapter ended as Samui and Minamoto headed to the Hokage Building to finalize a peace agreement with Konoha.

• Uchiha Minamoto introduced Mei Terumi to Kakashi Hatake and assigned Kakashi to protect her while he stayed in Konoha.
• Samui arrived in Konoha as the Fifth Raikage, accompanied by Dodai and Mabui, and went to meet Uchiha Minamoto at the Konoha Military Police Force Building.
• Samui gave Uchiha Minamoto a report on Kumogakure’s reforms, including the disbanding of its military and preparations to establish a police force.
• Uchiha Minamoto agreed to return Kumogakure’s prisoners, including Killer B and Yugito Nii, and said the delegation could also take the Fourth Raikage’s body if the Analysis Division was finished with it.
• Uchiha Minamoto and Samui went to the Hokage Building to finalize the peace agreement as Konoha’s jonin and Hiruzen Sarutobi gathered for a meeting.

Hiruzen Sarutobi announced his resignation as Third Hokage after Konoha and Kumogakure signed an alliance treaty brokered by Uchiha Minamoto. The chapter ended with Hiruzen reflecting on how Minamoto’s rise had made his own departure inevitable.

• Uchiha Minamoto entered the meeting room to enthusiastic applause from the Konoha jonin and Kumogakure delegation.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that Konoha and Kumogakure would sign an alliance treaty, and Samui presented its contents.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Samui signed the Fire-Lightning Security Treaty, officially making Konoha and Kumogakure allies.
• Samui bowed to Uchiha Minamoto and left with the Kumogakure delegation after the ceremony.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi removed his Hokage robe and hat and formally resigned as Third Hokage.
• The assembled jonin reacted with shock, while Hiruzen reflected on the events that had led him to step down.

Hiruzen Sarutobi admitted his failures, resigned as Third Hokage, and formally nominated Uchiha Minamoto to become the Fifth Hokage. Konoha’s clan representatives and jonin unanimously supported Minamoto, leaving his succession without opposition.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on his decline and acknowledged that Uchiha Minamoto had restored Konoha’s strength.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi apologized publicly for failing to recognize the darkness in the village and said he had failed as Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi formally nominated Uchiha Minamoto as the Fifth Hokage before the Jonin Commander.
• Uchiha Setsuna, Shimura Nozomi, and Hyuga Hiashi declared their clans’ support for Minamoto.
• Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, Choza Akimichi, and other clan leaders and jonin joined in supporting Minamoto, with no one objecting.

Uchiha Minamoto became Konoha’s Fifth Hokage after delivering a speech promising to unite the village and pursue peace. He received a Great Love reward, then adjourned the meeting and went with Hiruzen Sarutobi to the Hokage’s Office for the transition.

• Tsunade supported Uchiha Minamoto’s appointment, and Minamoto accepted the trust of his comrades before pledging to fulfill the previous Hokage’s dreams.
• Uchiha Minamoto declared himself Konoha’s Fifth Hokage and promised a united village and a world of peace and love, prompting enthusiastic cheers and applause.
• The Great Love Panel awarded Uchiha Minamoto ten million Great Love Points and SS-rank Wood Release for removing corrupt leaders and delaying the Uchiha Clan’s destruction.
• Uchiha Minamoto ended the meeting, and Konoha’s jonin praised his speech and his vision as they left.
• Uchiha Minamoto and Hiruzen Sarutobi went together to the Hokage’s Office to discuss the transition.

Uchiha Minamoto took over as Fifth Hokage and received a briefing from Hiruzen Sarutobi on Konoha’s secrets and the Three Great Sage Lands. The chapter ended with Minamoto examining the Scroll of Seals and skipping past the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

• Uchiha Minamoto became Fifth Hokage and assured Hiruzen Sarutobi that he would restore Konoha’s glory.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi briefed Uchiha Minamoto on Madara Uchiha’s missing body and revealed that Shikkotsu Forest lay near the Land of the Moon.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed that Hashirama Senju had inherited Shikkotsu Forest’s teachings and advised Minamoto to wait until his body matured before learning Sage Mode.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi handed Uchiha Minamoto the Scroll of Seals, and Minamoto glanced at the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique before skipping it.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped down, Uchiha Minamoto settled into the Hokage's Office and began assessing the village's administration. He ordered a review of the Anbu while officials arrived to brief him on Konoha's operations and finances.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi left the Hokage's Office, and Uchiha Minamoto considered the work awaiting him as the new Hokage.
• Captain Elephant reported that the Anbu faced severe personnel shortages after losses in the war on the Eastern Front.
• Uchiha Minamoto told Captain Elephant not to recruit yet and ordered the Anbu's mission records and complete member list within three days.
• The head of the Administration Division briefed Uchiha Minamoto on Konoha's budget, wartime expenditures, and postwar reconstruction plans.
• An elderly woman from the Finance Division arrived to meet Uchiha Minamoto.

Uchiha Minamoto finished his first exhausting day as Fifth Hokage and began considering gradual reforms for Konoha. He studied the Scroll of Seals, chose the Eight Gates Released Formation to master, and faced the prompt to spend 100,000 Great Love Points.

• Uchiha Minamoto spent the day handling Konoha departments’ paperwork, then restrained his urge to make sweeping reforms until the village and Military Police Force were stable.
• Uchiha Minamoto read the Scroll of Seals and complained that Tobirama Senju had created many techniques that countered the Uchiha.
• Uchiha Minamoto focused on the Eight Gates Released Formation and recalled its power and the deadly cost of opening the Gate of Death.
• Uchiha Minamoto checked his more than 63 million Great Love Points and decided to learn the Eight Gates Released Formation.
• The Heart of Great Love offered to let Uchiha Minamoto master the technique instantly for 100,000 points.

Uchiha Minamoto tested his newly acquired Eight Gates Released Formation and Wood Release, then wrote a front-page story celebrating his first day as Fifth Hokage. The next morning, he found his desk buried under another enormous pile of paperwork.

• Uchiha Minamoto opened the first two gates and decided not to test the third inside Konoha because his power could cause an earthquake.
• Uchiha Minamoto created a Wood Release vine and discovered that his plants could absorb natural energy and grow stronger on their own.
• Uchiha Minamoto considered using Wood Release to create an evolving forest that could defend Konoha and attack intruders.
• Uchiha Minamoto wrote the Love Newspaper Office's front-page story, titled "The Fifth Hokage! Has arrived!" with the subheading "I have a dream."
• Uchiha Minamoto arrived at the Hokage's Office the next morning and found his desk covered in more paperwork, wondering how Hiruzen Sarutobi had left so much behind.

Uchiha Minamoto began his term as Fifth Hokage, gaining great love points from Konoha’s missions while his inaugural speech spread through the shinobi world. The other villages reacted by preparing congratulations, though Mei Terumi could not leave Kirigakure and Ōnoki feared Minamoto’s growing power.

• Uchiha Minamoto used thousands of Lightning Doppelgangers to process Hokage paperwork and gained great love points and ryo when Konoha ninjas completed missions.
• Konoha’s ninjas crowded around the Love Newspaper Office to read Minamoto’s inaugural declaration, and the news of his appointment spread across the shinobi world.
• Samui told Dodai that Kumogakure should congratulate Minamoto before the other villages and prepare a grand gift, then headed to the Hokage Building with Mabui.
• Mei Terumi ordered Kirigakure venues serving outsiders to display Minamoto’s declaration and arranged for the best congratulatory gift to be sent to Konoha.
• Ōnoki read the news of Minamoto becoming Hokage and angrily lamented that Hiruzen Sarutobi had stepped down so soon.

Ōnoki and Rasa responded to Uchiha Minamoto becoming the Fifth Hokage, while Pain dismissed Minamoto’s vision of peace. At the Ninja Academy, Naruto Uzumaki’s excitement triggered the Nine-Tails’ chakra, and Yamato arrived to contain him.

• Ōnoki decided to send Uchiha Minamoto a congratulatory letter, but Deidara’s explosion outside the Tsuchikage Building interrupted him.
• Rasa ordered a Sunagakure Jonin to send congratulatory gifts to Konoha and kept Baki confined.
• Pain read Minamoto’s speech about love and peace and declared that his own pain was greater.
• Naruto Uzumaki celebrated Minamoto’s appointment at the Ninja Academy, and Kurama’s excitement caused a Tailed Beast Cloak and one tail to form around him.
• Yamato appeared at the classroom window and asked Naruto to calm down as he prepared to use Wood Release.

Naruto Uzumaki’s excitement over Uchiha Minamoto becoming Hokage triggered a controlled Nine-Tails Chakra Cloak at the Ninja Academy, and Minamoto brought him to the Hokage’s Office. There, Kurama demanded that Minamoto unseal him, and Minamoto asked whether he was sure he wanted to come out now.

• Naruto Uzumaki read that Uchiha Minamoto had become Hokage and laughed as Nine-Tails chakra formed a cloak around him.
• Yamato and two Anbu tried to manage the situation until Uchiha Minamoto arrived and confirmed Naruto remained lucid.
• Uchiha Minamoto knocked Naruto’s head until the cloak disappeared, then apologized to Umino Iruka and gave him money for an outing with the students.
• Uchiha Minamoto ended the Anbu’s responsibility for Naruto’s protection and took Naruto to the Hokage’s Office.
• Kurama’s chakra surfaced again, and Uchiha Minamoto entered Naruto’s sealing space, where Kurama demanded to be unsealed.
• Uchiha Minamoto asked Kurama whether he was sure he wanted to come out, just as Kurama was about to answer.

Uchiha Minamoto promised Kurama he would bring Obito Uchiha to him within a week and free him, then began assembling his leadership team as the Fifth Hokage. He told Shisui Uchiha, Tsunade, and Shikaku Nara that he would leave Konoha for several days to hunt a missing-nin.

• Uchiha Minamoto told Kurama that the Akatsuki had captured Takigakure's Seven-Tails and promised to bring Obito Uchiha to him within a week.
• Kurama agreed to wait a week, while Uchiha Minamoto promised to undo the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style and free him.
• Naruto Uzumaki admitted he did not want to part with Kurama, and Uchiha Minamoto suggested Kurama could leave him chakra and become his summoning partner.
• Uchiha Minamoto sent Naruto Uzumaki back to his classmates, then summoned Shisui Uchiha, Tsunade, and Shikaku Nara to discuss his leadership team.
• Uchiha Minamoto told the three that he would leave Konoha for several days to hunt a missing-nin, and Tsunade criticized him for leaving so soon after becoming Hokage.

As Konoha’s Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Minamoto decided to travel to Kirigakure to deal with Obito Uchiha and then visit Iwagakure. He summoned Hyuga Hiashi and presented him with a recovered Main Family Byakugan, arguing that battlefield spoils were his to dispose of.

• Uchiha Minamoto told the village leaders he would personally go to Kirigakure to deal with Obito Uchiha, then visit Iwagakure to fulfill a promise.
• Shisui Uchiha offered to go to Kirigakure in Uchiha Minamoto’s place, but Uchiha Minamoto insisted on handling Obito Uchiha himself as Hokage and as a fellow Uchiha.
• Tsunade told Uchiha Minamoto to return soon, while Shikaku Nara praised his exceptional Body Flicker Technique.
• Alone in his office, Uchiha Minamoto retrieved the Byakugan he had taken from Ao and summoned Uchiha Itachi to bring Hyuga Hiashi to him.
• Uchiha Minamoto showed Hyuga Hiashi the intact Main Family Byakugan and said that, although it should by rights return to the Hyuga Clan, he had captured it and could decide what to do with it.

Uchiha Minamoto received Hyuga Hiashi’s approval to decide the fate of a Byakugan and offered it to Kakashi Hatake as a replacement for the eye Obito Uchiha had taken. Kakashi accepted, and Uchiha Minamoto began preparing to transplant it in Mei Terumi’s office.

• Uchiha Minamoto asked Hyuga Hiashi for authority over the Byakugan, promising to return it to the Hyuga Clan if Kakashi Hatake refused it.
• Hyuga Hiashi agreed to let Uchiha Minamoto decide what happened to the eye.
• Uchiha Minamoto traveled to Kirigakure and startled Mei Terumi by appearing in her office, where Kakashi Hatake was concealed.
• Uchiha Minamoto showed Kakashi the Byakugan and offered to transplant it or return it to the Hyuga Clan.
• Kakashi accepted the Byakugan, and Uchiha Minamoto told him to uncover his left eye so the transplant could begin.