Chapter Summaries

Senju Chen visited Kakashi Hatake after Minato returned and found Kakashi consumed by guilt over Obito’s death. Kakashi revealed how Obito had saved him and given him his Sharingan, then broke down as he confessed his grief and blamed himself.

• Senju Chen left Kushina’s residence to visit Kakashi at the Hatake Clan grounds.
• Senju Chen saw that Kakashi had awakened the Sharingan in his left eye.
• Senju Chen offered Kakashi sweet rice balls and told him to find sweetness even amid wartime hardship.
• Kakashi told Senju Chen that he had put the mission before rescuing Rin, but Obito returned to save him.
• Kakashi explained that Obito had been crushed by a boulder, given him his eye, and asked him to see the future clearly.
• Kakashi broke down, lamenting that he had watched Obito die and calling himself scum.

Senju Chen comforted Kakashi after Obito’s apparent death and considered how to interfere with the next stages of Madara Uchiha’s plan. At the memorial ceremony, Chen reunited with Might Guy and invited him to ramen, while Kakashi remained alone in his grief.

• Senju Chen told Kakashi to keep living and grow strong enough to protect others, then left him with a warm dumpling.
• Senju Chen realized that Obito’s apparent death and Kakashi’s Sharingan meant Madara Uchiha’s plan was underway, with Rin’s death likely to follow.
• Senju Chen, Kushina Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze, and other villagers attended a memorial ceremony led by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Senju Chen approached Might Guy after the ceremony, and Guy greeted him enthusiastically despite his grief for the fallen comrades.
• Senju Chen invited Might Guy to ramen and suggested leaving Kakashi alone, then revealed that he had been promoted to Jonin.

Senju Chen told Might Guy that he had been promoted to Jonin, inspiring Guy to renew his training vow before the two ate ramen and went to spar at the Senju residence. Their fight began with Guy’s explosive attack, which Chen narrowly dodged but could only block at the cost of being driven backward with numb arms.

• Senju Chen told Might Guy he had been promoted to Jonin, and Guy declared he would double his training to catch up.
• Senju Chen and Might Guy went to Ichiraku Ramen, where Guy described how the front lines had strengthened his resolve to protect others.
• After eating, the two headed to the Senju residence training ground to fight.
• Might Guy charged Chen with a powerful punch, then turned the missed strike into an elbow attack.
• Senju Chen blocked Guy’s elbow but was forced backward several meters, his arms numb from the impact.

Senju Chen sparred with Might Guy and learned that Guy’s father, Might Duy, had disappeared and been declared dead during an unranked supply mission seven years earlier. Chen suspected the mission concealed something and resolved to investigate it in Konoha’s archives, while Guy renewed his determination to become stronger.

• Senju Chen and Might Guy fought an exhausting Taijutsu match, and Chen realized Guy’s strength and combat instinct surpassed his expectations.
• During a break, Senju Chen asked Guy about his father, and Guy explained that Might Duy had failed to return from a last-minute supply mission.
• Might Guy said the village had found no intact body and declared Duy dead based on traces of fighting and scattered remains.
• Senju Chen connected Duy’s disappearance to the year he had arrived in Konoha and questioned whether the mission or the village’s investigation concealed a deeper truth.
• Senju Chen decided to examine the intelligence department’s archives, then comforted Might Guy, who vowed to become stronger before challenging Chen to continue their sparring.

Senju Chen visited Konoha’s Intelligence Division under the pretext of reviewing old mission records. He found a sealed report about a supply squad’s deaths, including Might Duy, whose attackers had left no trace.

• After ending his exhausting spar with Might Guy, Senju Chen left the Senju residence and went to the Intelligence Division.
• Senju Chen presented Hiruzen Sarutobi’s appointment letter and requested records of low-ranking supply missions near the Land of Grass border from seven years earlier.
• The Intelligence Division staff brought Senju Chen the requested scrolls and left him alone to read them.
• Senju Chen found a failed C-rank mission report listing Uchiha Tenka, Akimichi Sōta, Tsume Inuzuka, and Might Duy as its squad members.
• The report said unidentified attackers killed the entire squad, stole the supplies, and left no clues that could reveal their identities.

Senju Chen found the report on Might Duy’s presumed death suspicious but could not investigate it directly, so he went to the Uchiha Clan Compound to seek clues about Uchiha Tenka. He asked Uchiha Fugaku whether he remembered Tenka, leaving the answer unresolved.

• Senju Chen noticed that the report on Might Duy’s death described an implausibly clean scene and left open the possibility that Duy was still alive.
• Senju Chen decided to investigate indirectly through Uchiha Tenka, another member of the mission squad who had died.
• Senju Chen visited the Uchiha Clan Compound and met Uchiha Fugaku at his residence.
• Senju Chen asked Uchiha Fugaku whether he remembered Uchiha Tenka from seven or eight years earlier.

Senju Chen asked Uchiha Fugaku about Uchiha Tenka’s fatal mission, then deflected Fugaku’s offer to support his rise to power. After probing Fugaku about the Uchiha Clan’s isolation from Konoha’s leadership, Chen left him wondering whether killing the Third Mizukage had caused it.

• Senju Chen told Uchiha Fugaku he was investigating the mission that killed Uchiha Tenka and Might Duy, but Fugaku said the case had remained unsolved.
• Uchiha Fugaku again offered the Uchiha Clan’s full support for Senju Chen to reach the top, and Chen replied that Tsunade should return and that he was too young for the position.
• Senju Chen praised Uchiha Fugaku for leading the Uchiha in killing the Third Mizukage, then asked why Fugaku had not involved Orochimaru, Minato, or other Jonin.
• Senju Chen warned Uchiha Fugaku that Konoha’s leaders had been distancing themselves from the Uchiha Clan, prompting Fugaku to suspect the change was connected to the Mizukage’s death.

Senju Chen warned Uchiha Fugaku that the Uchiha Clan’s unreported killing of Kirigakure's Third Mizukage could make them look like a rival faction, then advised him how to resolve the village’s dilemma over rewarding them. He also confronted Fugaku about the clan’s abuse of its Police Force authority, leaving Fugaku to consider the Uchiha’s responsibility for their poor standing.

• Senju Chen reminded Uchiha Fugaku of Hatake Sakumo’s fate and warned that the Uchiha Clan’s independent military achievement could threaten the village’s leadership.
• Frightened by the warning, Uchiha Fugaku prostrated himself before Senju Chen and asked what he and the clan should do.
• Senju Chen advised Fugaku to ask the Hokage for one reasonable reward so the village could honor the achievement without feeling threatened.
• Uchiha Fugaku thanked Senju Chen and said he would consult the clan elders about the request.
• Senju Chen criticized the Uchiha Clan’s arrogance and described Police Force members extorting, intimidating, and assaulting villagers.

Senju Chen persuaded Uchiha Fugaku to reshape the Police Force into a service-oriented force that earned villagers’ trust, then promised that public support could let the Uchiha expand their authority beyond Konoha. Fugaku was stunned by the scale of the opportunity Chen described.

• Uchiha Fugaku worried that abandoning the Police Force would cost the clan its foothold in Konoha, while keeping it unchanged would deepen the divide with the village.
• Senju Chen told Uchiha Fugaku to redefine the Police Force as guardians who served the people rather than enforcers above them.
• Senju Chen proposed strict rules against accepting gifts, rapid responses to all requests for help, and gentler treatment of ordinary villagers.
• Senju Chen argued that these reforms could make the Uchiha beloved by Konoha's people and protect the clan from political sidelining.
• Senju Chen urged Uchiha Fugaku to expand the Police Force's work across the Land of Fire by targeting bandits and other criminals, leaving Fugaku overwhelmed by the prospect.

Senju Chen persuaded Uchiha Fugaku to transform the Police Force into a broad, justice-focused organization that could recruit across Konoha and strengthen the Uchiha Clan. He left Fugaku inspired by a vision of bringing peace to the Shinobi World in the spirit of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

• Senju Chen urged Uchiha Fugaku to expand the Police Force's authority by framing its work as fighting crime and maintaining peace.
• Senju Chen proposed recruiting capable ninja from across Konoha and the Land of Fire, including members of other clans and civilian ninja, to overcome the Uchiha's isolation.
• Senju Chen encouraged the Uchiha to use their emotional sensitivity to build goodwill with villagers and suggested that the intense experiences of Police Force work might awaken more Sharingan.
• Senju Chen described his final goal: for the Uchiha to become synonymous with justice and bring peace to Konoha, the Land of Fire, and the Shinobi World.
• Uchiha Fugaku was deeply shaken by Senju Chen's vision of fulfilling the peace sought by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

Senju Chen advised Uchiha Fugaku on reforming the Uchiha Clan and the Police Force to restore trust between the clan and Konoha's villagers. Fugaku embraced the plan and agreed to oversee its implementation.

• Uchiha Fugaku was moved by Senju Chen's vision of restoring the ideals behind the village's founding and bowed to him in sincere respect.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked how to overcome resistance from clan members, and Senju Chen said reform required leading by example, clear rules, and patience.
• Senju Chen urged Uchiha Fugaku and the elders to serve villagers personally, establish strict Police Force regulations, and reward members who earned the villagers' praise.
• Senju Chen proposed punishing officers who violated the rules and creating a suggestion box so villagers could report misconduct and offer feedback.
• Uchiha Fugaku resolved to personally oversee the reforms.

Senju Chen advised Uchiha Fugaku to patiently reform the Police Force and avoid making their cooperation too public before the political climate changed. He left after helping Fugaku choose Obito Uchiha’s Sharingan as the first opportunity to demonstrate the clan’s respect for comrades and the dead.

• Senju Chen warned Uchiha Fugaku that changing the Uchiha’s reputation would take time and urged him to enforce Police Force reforms patiently.
• Uchiha Fugaku offered Senju Chen the deputy captain position, but Chen explained that the appointment would make the Hokage and Danzo suspect the clans were plotting together.
• Senju Chen reassured Fugaku that he would continue advising him privately and that cooperation could become more public after the Police Force reforms gained goodwill.
• Senju Chen suggested publicizing Fugaku’s decision to respect Obito Uchiha’s final wish and help Obito’s teammate use the transplanted Sharingan, and Fugaku agreed.
• Uchiha Fugaku escorted Senju Chen to the gate, while Chen reflected that the seed of change had been planted.

Senju Chen shared a warm dinner with Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze before Minato told him he would leave for the front the next day. Alone in his room, Chen considered his hidden Sharingan and resolved to keep guiding the Uchiha Clan without revealing his leverage.

• Senju Chen returned to the Senju estate and took over cooking from Kushina Uzumaki, who had burned the vegetables.
• Minato Namikaze came home weary from a meeting, and Chen inferred that political struggles and renewed fighting could send him back to the front.
• Kushina urged Minato to set aside his worries and eat the dinner Chen had prepared.
• Minato told Chen in the courtyard that he would leave the next day and asked him to look after Kushina.
• Senju Chen revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to himself in the mirror and decided not to disclose it to Uchiha Fugaku, so he could retain the initiative in guiding the Uchiha Clan.

After Minato Namikaze left Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku persuaded the clan elders to refuse additional rewards for killing the Third Mizukage, warning that seeking greater credit would provoke suspicion and suppression. He then presented Senju Chen’s plan to reform the Police Force and improve the Uchiha Clan’s standing, leaving the elders silent.

• Minato Namikaze departed with the troops after entrusting Senju Chen with looking after Kushina Uzumaki.
• Senju Chen comforted Kushina and took her home after the troops disappeared from view.
• Uchiha Fugaku told the clan elders the Uchiha Clan would accept only its compensation and mission payment for killing the Third Mizukage.
• The elders protested, but Fugaku argued that claiming more credit would make the Hokage and Danzo see the clan as a threat and seek to weaken it.
• Fugaku outlined Senju Chen’s plan to reform the Police Force, improve its public image, recruit people from across Konoha, and train the Sharingan.

Uchiha Fugaku secured the elders’ support for the Uchiha Revival Plan, then visited Senju Chen for advice on what to request from the Hokage. Chen proposed that Uchiha members be allowed to teach at Konoha’s Ninja Academy, leaving Fugaku surprised by the suggestion.

• Fugaku announced the Uchiha Clan’s first “Five-Year Plan” after the elders praised his proposal and withdrew their objections.
• Several days later, Senju Chen helped Kushina practice the hand seals for Water Dragon Bullet while she trained to distract herself from Minato’s absence.
• Fugaku visited Chen and reported that the clan had united behind the plan, with Fugaku taking credit for its success.
• Fugaku asked what benefit the Uchiha should request from the Hokage in exchange for implementing new Police Force regulations.
• Chen advised Fugaku to ask for Uchiha clan members to teach at Konoha’s Ninja Academy, and Fugaku was stunned by the idea.

Senju Chen persuaded Uchiha Fugaku to send Uchiha clansmen to teach at the Ninja Academy and use the Sharingan assistance offered to Kakashi to improve the clan’s reputation. After Fugaku left, Chen resumed his training and intelligence work while quietly monitoring Rin Nohara, whose future death he feared might be approaching.

• Senju Chen explained to Uchiha Fugaku how Uchiha teachers could reshape children’s views of the clan and asked him to select a few elite teachers for the Ninja Academy.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Senju Chen that the clan had publicly respected Obito’s final wishes and offered to help Kakashi Hatake master his Sharingan.
• Senju Chen approved the clan’s efforts to appear warm and reasonable, while privately noting that the Sharingan’s guardianship could give the Uchiha grounds to intervene later.
• Uchiha Fugaku left to put the teaching plan into motion, and Senju Chen returned to his regular training, cooking, chakra cultivation, and intelligence analysis.
• Senju Chen directed his attention toward Rin Nohara and considered the danger of her capture and death, deciding to watch her closely without interfering directly.

The Uchiha Clan’s public stance on Obito Uchiha’s Sharingan softened villagers’ attitudes toward the clan. Encouraged by the change, Uchiha Fugaku began the next stage of Senju Chen’s reform plan by appointing Uchiha Mikoto to lead a support association.

• Villagers discussed Uchiha Fugaku’s friendlier conduct and praised the clan’s decision to honor Obito Uchiha’s dying wish by leaving his Sharingan with Kakashi Hatake and helping him master it.
• Uchiha Fugaku heard that public opinion had improved and ordered his subordinate to continue measured publicity and select a suitable instructor for Kakashi Hatake.
• Fugaku recalled Senju Chen’s advice to present Obito’s story as a tale of sacrifice, friendship, and the Uchiha Clan’s care for its comrades.
• Fugaku asked Uchiha Mikoto to chair a Police Force Families Support Association that would comfort bereaved families and assist civilians in need.
• Uchiha Mikoto agreed to take the role, and Fugaku looked toward the future of the clan’s transformation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi struggled to decide how to reward the Uchiha Clan for killing the Third Mizukage, fearing that either too little or too much recognition would cause trouble. Uchiha Fugaku then surprised him by voluntarily giving up additional honors and rewards, leaving Hiruzen unsure how to respond.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi weighed the risks of rewarding the Uchiha Clan for its role in killing the Third Mizukage.
• An Anbu Ninja announced that Uchiha Fugaku had come to see him.
• Fugaku told Hiruzen that protecting Konoha and defeating enemies were duties, and that the fallen Uchiha deserved their compensation and honors.
• Fugaku announced that the Uchiha Clan would voluntarily forgo any additional military honors and rewards for him and the clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned, and Fugaku explained that he wanted to avoid burdening the village while it rebuilt after the war.

Uchiha Fugaku convinced Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Uchiha Clan wanted to contribute to Konoha and requested teaching positions at the Ninja Academy for several clan members. Hiruzen approved the request, pleased by what he saw as the clan’s effort to integrate into the village, while Fugaku promised the Uchiha would meet his expectations.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi believed the recent rumors about Fugaku and the Uchiha Clan’s changed behavior, and praised Fugaku for putting the village’s interests first.
• Fugaku asked Hiruzen to let several gentle, capable Uchiha members become Ninja Academy teachers.
• Hiruzen saw the request as a chance to bridge the divide between the Uchiha and the village, and agreed to speak with the academy’s principal about assigning them the best classes.
• Hiruzen told Fugaku that his wish was for everyone in Konoha to live like one family and urged the Uchiha to show the village their new attitude.
• Fugaku bowed and vowed that he and the Uchiha Clan would not fail Hiruzen’s expectations.

Shimura Danzō suspected the Uchiha Clan’s request to teach at the Ninja Academy concealed a plan to influence Konoha’s next generation, while Hiruzen Sarutobi supported their change and rejected Danzō’s accusations. Danzō ordered Root to accelerate its effort to recruit Shisui Uchiha, whom he intended to use against the clan.

• Shimura Danzō confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and warned that the Uchiha’s request for academy teaching positions hid a conspiracy.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi defended Uchiha Fugaku’s decision and refused to let Danzō’s suspicions undermine the clan’s integration.
• Shimura Danzō returned to Root, convinced the Uchiha planned to influence academy students and weaken the Hokage’s authority.
• Shimura Danzō questioned a Root ninja about their efforts to recruit Shisui Uchiha and learned Shisui remained resistant to joining Root.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Root to step up its efforts and make Shisui a weapon against the Uchiha.