Chapter Summaries

Danzo’s Root forces attacked the wounded Shisui, who escaped after unleashing Susanoo with his remaining eye. At the Naka River, Shisui gave his last eye to Itachi and jumped to his death, awakening Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Danzo’s Root ninja surrounded Shisui, but Shisui unleashed Susanoo and fought his way out of their encirclement.
• Shisui escaped the pursuing Root forces and waited on a cliff above the Naka River for Itachi.
• Shisui told Itachi that Danzo had stolen his right eye and warned him that the Uchiha Clan was in danger.
• Shisui gave Itachi his remaining eye, asked him to protect himself and the Uchiha, and jumped into the Naka River.
• Itachi watched Shisui fall and awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan at thirteen.
• The outside world was told that Shisui had taken his own life.

After Shisui’s death, Sasuke defended Itachi from clan members who suspected him, while Itachi awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and kept his grief secret. Hiruzen confronted Danzo over Shisui’s death, and Danzo later stopped Itachi to ask whether he had Shisui’s eye.

• Sasuke returned home and stood between Itachi and Uchiha clan members who accused Itachi of killing Shisui.
• Itachi’s Sharingan briefly transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan as he remembered Shisui’s final words, while Sasuke decided to ask Naruto about the unusual eyes.
• Fugaku questioned Itachi about the truth, but Itachi remained silent and Fugaku dismissed him.
• Hiruzen summoned Itachi, then confronted Danzo and blamed him for Shisui’s death and the end of Kagami’s line.
• Root ninja surrounded Danzo when Hiruzen threatened him, and Danzo later stopped Itachi and asked whether he had Shisui’s eye.

Danzo confronted Itachi over Shisui’s eye and threatened the Uchiha, but Itachi escaped and returned home. At school, Sasuke told Naruto what he had discovered about Itachi, and Naruto confirmed the Mangekyō Sharingan had awakened as Sasuke began imagining his family would all gain one too.

• Danzo demanded that Itachi hand over Shisui’s eye and threatened the Uchiha Clan, but Itachi used an excuse and the Body Flicker Technique to escape.
• Itachi blamed Sasuke’s odd sayings for inspiring his own excuse to bring in the laundry.
• Sasuke woke Naruto with Hinata’s help and took him to the rooftop for a private conversation.
• Sasuke told Naruto what he had discovered and suspected the previous night, and Naruto inferred that Shisui was likely dead and the Uchiha massacre was approaching.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Itachi had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, reassuring him that Itachi had not mutated.
• Sasuke cheered at the prospect of awakening his own Mangekyō Sharingan and imagined that his parents and Izumi would awaken theirs as well.

Naruto told Sasuke that awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan was nearly impossible, while Sasuke remained determined to gain it. Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha confronted Itachi and tried to recruit him into destroying the Uchiha Clan, leaving Itachi enraged when Obito threatened Sasuke.

• Naruto dismissed Sasuke’s questions about the Mangekyō Sharingan and told him they would talk after school.
• Itachi sensed an unfamiliar presence at home, but found no one there when he investigated.
• Obito appeared through a spatial vortex, and Itachi returned to find him; Itachi’s shuriken passed through Obito harmlessly.
• Obito claimed to be Madara Uchiha and criticized the Uchiha Clan, then asked Itachi to help destroy it.
• Obito warned that he would destroy Konoha after the clan and invoked Shisui’s death and Sasuke’s safety; Itachi activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and threatened him.

Obito coerced Itachi into agreeing to purge the Uchiha Clan, then recruited Danzo to keep Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Anbu away. After class, Naruto told Sasuke that someone might be forcing Itachi and offered a plan to save him.

• Obito threatened Itachi through Sasuke and ordered him to purge the Uchiha Clan in two nights.
• Obito approached Danzo, identified himself as Madara Uchiha, and asked him to hold back Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Anbu during the purge.
• Danzo agreed to join Obito’s plan and added it to his list of plans against the Uchiha.
• Danzo blamed a Root ninja for the office’s soundproofing and ordered him taken away for another Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.
• Naruto pulled Sasuke aside after class, warned that someone might be coercing Itachi, and offered a plan to save him.

Naruto recruited Sasuke to help uncover when Itachi would be forced to act against the Uchiha Clan, then devised a plan to be nearby on the likely nights. When Naruto and Sasuke reached the clan compound on the second night, they found Itachi perched on a utility pole, and Naruto addressed him.

• Naruto told Sasuke that Itachi was likely being coerced and asked him to find out when the threat would be carried out.
• Sasuke found Itachi training and interpreted his reluctance to make plans together as evidence that someone was threatening him.
• Sasuke reported his suspicions to Naruto, who planned to keep Sasuke with him over the next two nights.
• Naruto and Sasuke confirmed Itachi was not acting on the first night, then headed toward the compound again the next evening.
• Iruka tried to delay Sasuke, but Naruto grabbed him and took him to a utility pole near the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Naruto and Sasuke encountered Itachi on the pole, and Naruto asked if he wanted to perch there too.

Naruto brought Sasuke to a utility pole to intercept Itachi and persuaded him to question the Masked Man’s plan to slaughter the Uchiha Clan. Itachi decided not to trust the Masked Man, but Obito arrived as they spoke.

• Naruto kept Sasuke crouching on a utility pole, where they waited for the “star of the show.”
• Itachi arrived to watch the area and was surprised to find Naruto and Sasuke waiting there.
• Naruto warned Itachi that he might have been deceived and challenged his plan to slaughter the Uchiha Clan.
• Naruto argued that Sasuke would be left alone and vulnerable, prompting Itachi to reconsider the Masked Man’s claims.
• Itachi decided not to trust the Masked Man, and Obito arrived after growing impatient.

Obito arrived and threatened Itachi into carrying out the Uchiha Clan massacre, but Naruto revealed Obito’s identity and exposed the threat to Sasuke. Naruto confronted Obito with explosive clones and a sealing jar, which began pulling Obito toward it.

• Obito cut down the utility pole and mocked Itachi for being stopped by Naruto and Sasuke.
• Naruto identified the masked man as Obito Uchiha, and Itachi recognized him as a supposedly dead clansman who had claimed to be Madara Uchiha.
• Obito threatened Itachi with Sasuke’s life, and Naruto told Sasuke that Itachi had agreed to kill the Uchiha Clan to protect him.
• Sasuke broke down over the threat to his family and clansmen, then asked Naruto for help, and Naruto promised to handle it.
• Naruto attacked Obito with an explosive clone, then opened a jar whose powerful suction began pulling Obito toward it.

Naruto trapped Obito in the Amber Purifying Pot, then struck him with lightning when he escaped and forced him to retreat. Sasuke asked Naruto to teach him the Lightning Release technique, and Naruto agreed.

• Naruto sealed Obito in the Amber Purifying Pot, leaving him trapped in a desert where he could not use Kamui.
• Black and White Zetsu recognized the sealing artifact and abandoned Obito before leaving the area.
• The pot vanished after its time limit, and Obito returned several days later, exhausted and furious.
• Naruto struck Obito with Lightning Release as he tried to escape, then mocked him as Obito fled through Kamui.
• Sasuke asked Naruto to teach him the Lightning Release technique, and Naruto agreed.

Naruto told Fugaku that an attacker had threatened Sasuke and tried to force Itachi to help slaughter the Uchiha Clan. As Fugaku and his clansmen reacted, masked ninja arrived announcing Danzo’s order to exterminate the clan that night.

• Naruto agreed to teach Sasuke his Lightning Release ninjutsu, while Itachi warned that it was far more dangerous than Naruto claimed.
• Fugaku arrived with Uchiha clansmen after sensing Naruto’s chakra and seeing lightning strike, then sized up Naruto and thought of Minato Namikaze.
• Fugaku asked whether the brothers had encountered an enemy, and Naruto explained that someone had threatened to wipe out the Uchiha Clan and kill Sasuke to force Itachi to cooperate.
• The Uchiha clansmen grew furious at the threat, while Fugaku began to suspect Naruto’s account could come true.
• Masked ninja arrived and announced that Danzo had ordered the Uchiha Clan’s extermination that night, leaving their leader stunned to find Fugaku and the others waiting at the compound entrance.

Root ninja arrived at the Uchiha Clan Compound and accidentally revealed Danzo’s plan to exterminate the clan, turning the Uchiha against him. As Fugaku demanded an explanation, Danzo accused the Uchiha of abducting Naruto and plotting rebellion, then declared he would execute the entire clan.

• A Root leader announced that Danzo had ordered the Uchiha Clan’s extermination, and the gathered Uchiha readied themselves to fight.
• Danzo arrived and learned from Shimura Agou that the Root leader had exposed their plan.
• Fugaku confronted Danzo and demanded an explanation for his threat to exterminate the Uchiha.
• Danzo spotted Naruto among the Uchiha and accused the clan of abducting the Jinchūriki and plotting rebellion.
• Danzo declared that he would execute the entire Uchiha Clan.

Danzo accused the Uchiha of abducting Naruto and plotting rebellion, using the confrontation as an excuse to destroy their clan. When Danzo attacked Sasuke and then Naruto, Naruto stepped in to protect the boy and faced Danzo’s Wind Release attack.

• Danzo falsely accused Fugaku and the Uchiha of abducting Naruto and plotting rebellion, then declared that he would wipe out their clan.
• Danzo provoked Fugaku by humiliating him, but Fugaku restrained himself to avoid bringing ruin upon the Uchiha.
• Danzo targeted Sasuke when the boy rushed to defend his father, but Naruto kicked Sasuke toward Itachi and stopped Danzo from grabbing him.
• Naruto challenged Danzo, who formed hand seals and launched Wind Release: Vacuum Wave at him while Naruto did not dodge.

Naruto outmaneuvered Danzo, used sealing techniques to prevent him from escaping with Izanagi, and beat him while the Uchiha fought off Root. The chapter ended with Hiruzen ordering everyone to stop.

• Naruto dodged Danzo’s attack with a Clone Technique, then struck him with Lightning Release and Earth Release techniques.
• Naruto used Wood Release to pin Danzo down, and Danzo taunted him about having no parents.
• Naruto suppressed the Nine-Tails chakra and used three secret techniques to seal Danzo’s chakra, limbs, and senses.
• Fugaku, Itachi, and the Uchiha stopped Root from reaching Danzo while Naruto and Sasuke beat him.
• Hiruzen ordered everyone to stop.

The Uchiha and Root fought while Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha beat Danzo, until Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived and halted the brawl. Shimura Agou rescued the unconscious Danzo and accused Naruto and Sasuke, but Hiruzen dismissed his claim, leaving Agou convinced he had earned Danzo’s favor.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the fighting to stop, while Fugaku pretended he could not hear him and then claimed the Uchiha would not listen.
• Hiruzen summoned Enma, took up the Adamantine Staff, and silenced the brawl as Root members moved to rescue Danzo.
• Shimura Agou rushed to Danzo, shoved Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha aside, and found that Danzo was still breathing but badly injured.
• Shimura Agou blamed Naruto and Sasuke for Danzo’s injuries and appealed to Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Hiruzen insisted the children could not have beaten Danzo.
• Shimura Agou pointed to the witnesses and evidence, then took pride in being the only one who had stepped forward for Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi dismissed Shimura Agou’s accusation that the Uchiha had attacked Danzo, then realized Danzo was trying to tell him about Naruto’s Wood Release. The chapter ended with an explosion injuring Danzo’s Sharingan-covered arm, while Naruto feigned innocence and Sasuke guessed what he had done.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned the Uchiha, who all claimed Danzo had fallen, and refused Shimura Agou’s suggestion to question the Root members.
• Danzo coughed up blood, then tried to warn Hiruzen Sarutobi about Naruto’s Jinchūriki power and Wood Release.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi interpreted Danzo’s warning as a reason to take Tenzo from Root, assuring Danzo he would treat him well.
• Before Danzo could explain who had injured him, an explosion went off, and Shimura Agou cried that Danzo had exploded.
• Sasuke inferred that Naruto had planted Explosive Clay to destroy Danzo’s Sharingan-covered arm, while Naruto acted innocent.

After an explosion severed Danzo’s arm, Naruto exposed the Sharingan embedded in it, enraging the Uchiha and leaving Danzo surrounded. Kakashi and the Anbu watched from nearby as Hiruzen hesitated to protect Danzo.

• Hiruzen and Danzo emerged from the explosion badly injured, with Danzo’s right arm blown off.
• Naruto pointed out the severed pale arm, revealing three Sharingan still embedded in it.
• Fugaku and the Uchiha confronted Danzo and demanded an explanation, threatening to storm Root if he could not account for the stolen eyes.
• Danzo denied that the arm belonged to him, while the Uchiha closed in and Hiruzen struggled to decide how to respond.
• Kakashi and the Anbu chose to watch rather than intervene, and Danzo appealed to Hiruzen, who did not come to his aid.

Danzo faced the Uchiha after they discovered he possessed their clan’s Sharingan, but Itachi exposed that Danzo had Shisui’s eye and took it back by force. The Uchiha turned against Danzo, while Hiruzen condemned him, and Danzo was left unable to defend himself.

• Hiruzen tried to intervene for Danzo, but the Uchiha ignored him, and Danzo claimed he had merely found the Sharingan.
• Inaho challenged Danzo’s story, and Fugaku condemned him for using the Uchiha dead for personal gain.
• Itachi told Fugaku what he had learned, and Fugaku gave him the clan’s support to act.
• Itachi approached Danzo and gouged out Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan, saying he was taking Shisui’s eye back.
• The Uchiha accused Danzo of killing Shisui and shouted for revenge, while Hiruzen denounced Danzo for his selfishness.
• Danzo, out of Izanagi and unable to justify himself, fell silent as the Uchiha confronted him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stripped Danzo of his position, disbanded Root, and sentenced him to execution after the Uchiha demanded justice. The Uchiha avoided extermination and gained eligibility for the next Hokage, but Naruto suspected Danzo had another plan.

• Danzo defended his actions as necessary for Konoha, angering the Uchiha and prompting Uchiha Setsuna to threaten him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi offered to strip Danzo of his elder position and disband Root, but the Uchiha rejected the punishment as too lenient.
• After consulting his elders, Fugaku demanded Danzo face severe punishment rather than accepting the Hokage position as compensation.
• Hiruzen ordered Danzo bound and sentenced him to execution in three days, while the Uchiha celebrated their victory.
• Fugaku invited Naruto to visit the Uchiha, and Naruto accepted while remaining suspicious that Danzo's downfall was not so simple.

Mikoto welcomed Naruto into the Uchiha home and comforted him over his lonely childhood, while Sasuke grew jealous of her attention. Fugaku and Mikoto then revealed Naruto's parents' identities, leaving Sasuke and Itachi stunned by his connection to the Fourth Hokage and the former Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Mikoto welcomed Naruto and served him dinner, piling food into his bowl while Sasuke complained that she was neglecting him.
• Mikoto apologized that Naruto had been left alone and embraced him, telling him that the Uchiha home would always be open to him.
• Mikoto explained that she had known Naruto as a baby and had once been close friends with his mother, Kushina Uzumaki.
• Sasuke joked about marrying Naruto, then agreed they would be the closest brothers after Mikoto told him boys could not marry each other.
• Fugaku asked whether Naruto knew his identity, and Naruto said he had learned it from his father in the sealed space.
• Fugaku revealed that Naruto was Minato Namikaze's son, and Mikoto identified his mother as Kushina Uzumaki, the former Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Naruto explained Obito Uchiha’s role in the attack on the Uchiha Clan and the Nine-Tails’ Rampage, then warned the family that Itachi might lose his sight from overusing his Mangekyō Sharingan. The chapter ended with Sasuke discovering that both Fugaku and Itachi had Mangekyō Sharingan and imagining that he would awaken one too.

• Fugaku thanked Naruto for saving the Uchiha Clan, and Naruto described how Obito had manipulated Itachi and planned to kill the family.
• Itachi apologized to Fugaku, who understood the danger Obito had put his sons in and learned that Obito had caused the Nine-Tails’ Rampage and Naruto’s parents’ deaths.
• Itachi offered to help Naruto get revenge, and Naruto asked about Itachi’s health before warning that Mangekyō Sharingan overuse could make him lose his sight.
• Itachi revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Fugaku showed that he had one too.
• Sasuke marveled that his father and brother both had Mangekyō Sharingan and imagined that he would awaken his own in the future.