Chapter Summaries

Haruma made Kakuzu submit to his authority and then secured Danzo’s reinstatement by invoking the daimyo’s orders. He returned to the depleted Root Base as its master, while Sarutobi planned to verify the daimyo’s situation and deal with the village’s losses.

• Haruma ordered Kakuzu to remain in the Akatsuki, earn money, and transfer his payment every two months, giving him Itachi as a contact and the code name Dafuweng.
• Haruma, disguised as Danzo, confronted Sarutobi and the advisers with the daimyo’s letter ordering Danzo’s reinstatement and a search for Konoha’s stolen secret techniques.
• Sarutobi said he would visit the daimyo to confirm he had not been coerced and would keep the stolen legacies’ loss confidential while explaining Danzo’s return to the clan heads.
• Sarutobi retained the Root members he had transferred to the Anbu and prepared to revoke Danzo’s missing-nin designation.
• Haruma returned to the run-down Root Base and decided to deal with any hidden agents who challenged his identity.

Haruma took charge of rebuilding Root with Uchiha ninja and kept Shisui disguised as his bodyguard, while Fugaku agreed to recruit the remaining clan members. After eating at Ichiraku Ramen, Haruma confronted an Anbu spy and left without paying, pleased with his money-saving ninja way.

• Haruma told Fugaku to build Root's guard detail from Uchiha ninja and appointed masked Shisui as his bodyguard.
• Shisui agreed to keep his identity hidden, and Fugaku promised to tell the remaining Uchiha to follow orders and seek peaceful coexistence with Konoha.
• Haruma reminded Fugaku to work on the shop's business before leaving with Shisui for Ichiraku Ramen.
• Haruma enjoyed Teuchi's ramen, then exposed an Anbu who had entered the shop to watch him.
• Haruma told the Anbu to pass his complaints to Sarutobi and left without paying for the ramen.

Haruma confronted Sarutobi over his decision to recruit the Uchiha Clan into Root and left without yielding. He returned to the rebuilt Root Base, where he resumed his original appearance and checked the balance in his shop.

• Fugaku led twenty Uchiha Chunin and Jonin into Root, giving Haruma a new group of subordinates.
• Haruma and Shisui went to the Hokage’s office, where Sarutobi demanded to know why Haruma had recruited the Uchiha without consulting him.
• Haruma argued that Root’s recruitment was his right under the daimyo’s orders and refused to stop using the Uchiha Clan.
• Haruma left Sarutobi’s office, while Kakashi wondered why the masked Shisui seemed familiar.
• Shisui told Haruma that Kakashi had been watching him, but Haruma insisted that no one could identify him without proof.
• Haruma returned to the newly fortified Root Base, changed back to his original appearance, and checked his shop balance.

Uchiha Haruma spent his earnings upgrading his eyes to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and his bloodline to an intermediate Ōtsutsuki level, gaining stronger abilities and reaching upper-tier Super Kage strength. He saved his remaining funds and entered seclusion, ordering Shisui to stay at the base and train.

• Haruma spent three hundred million to upgrade his Mangekyō Sharingan to the Eternal Mangekyō, extending his space-time domain to five seconds and strengthening Susanoo.
• Haruma spent five hundred million to upgrade his bloodline and tested Dust Release, which erased a section of the rock wall.
• Haruma checked his personal panel and saw that he had reached upper-tier Super Kage, while the Rinnegan and advanced Ōtsutsuki bloodline remained too expensive.
• Haruma decided to save his remaining funds rather than buy the Two-Tails, prioritizing reserves and a training room.
• Haruma told Shisui he was entering seclusion and instructed him to remain at the base and train, wary that Sarutobi or Kakashi might expose him to danger.

Haruma left training and met with Fugaku, who reported that Sarutobi had allowed the Uchiha shops to reopen but barred them from selling A-rank scrolls. Haruma froze time and began berating Fugaku, leaving him suspended helplessly in midair.

• Haruma praised Shisui's third-stage Susanoo before Shisui told him that Fugaku had been looking for him.
• Haruma used Flying Thunder God to visit Fugaku, who explained that Sarutobi had shut down the three shops before allowing them to reopen after Fugaku protested.
• Fugaku revealed that Sarutobi had limited the shops to selling scrolls below A-rank.
• Haruma activated Space-Time Freeze, suspended Fugaku at the edge of its domain, and unleashed a stream of insults while Mikoto remained frozen.

Haruma discussed ways to keep his income flowing, including using Orochimaru to sell Ninjutsu beyond Konoha, while explaining why he would not try to control the treacherous Sannin by force. He planned to make Orochimaru his brother later and declared that he wanted Tsunade to become Hokage; afterward, he returned to Root and headed toward Shisui disguised as Danzo.

• Mikoto noticed that Haruma and Fugaku had changed abruptly after Haruma tested his Space-Time Ninjutsu, and Haruma assured her that Fugaku was fine.
• Mikoto suggested asking Itachi or Orochimaru to help sell Haruma's products, and Fugaku joined in with the idea of bringing Orochimaru under control.
• Haruma explained that Orochimaru was difficult to manipulate and that he planned to use research, money, and brotherly affection to win him over instead.
• Haruma said Orochimaru should first face setbacks and receive one last lesson from Sarutobi before they became brothers, and he revealed that he wanted Tsunade to become Hokage.
• Haruma returned to Root, repaired the damaged training ground with Earth Release and Wood Release, sensed Shisui speaking with Anbu, and went to meet them disguised as Danzo.

Haruma agreed to leave the village with Shisui, claiming he would gather intelligence while planning to visit Kirigakure instead. Sarutobi used Haruma’s departure to advance his own intelligence plans and set out to check on the Land of Fire daimyo.

• Sarutobi argued with Haruma about the Uchiha Clan’s influence and asked him to restore Root’s intelligence contacts, but Haruma refused and volunteered to make contact himself.
• Haruma told Sarutobi that his trip would let the Hokage inspect the daimyo’s condition, and Sarutobi accepted his departure as a way to weaken Haruma’s influence and obtain intelligence from former Root operatives.
• At the Root base, Haruma told Shisui they would travel alone and admitted he planned to ignore Sarutobi’s orders and visit Kirigakure.
• After learning Haruma had left the village, Sarutobi summoned Homura, Koharu, and Shikamaru Nara, then departed for the daimyo’s residence with reconnaissance Anbu.

The Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, was left gravely wounded after a clash with Itachi and Juzo Biwa. At a meeting with his allies, Haruma learned what had happened in Kirigakure and began considering whether he could seize the opportunity, but he decided to sleep before choosing their next move.

• Genji learned that Juzo Biwa had been found dead after attacking the unconscious, badly burned Karatachi Yagura.
• Haruma gathered Fugaku, Mikoto, Itachi, and Kakuzu through the Magic Lantern Body Technique.
• Haruma told Itachi that Kakuzu was also infiltrating Akatsuki, and Itachi reported that Juzo had died saving him during a mission in Kirigakure, where Itachi gravely wounded Yagura.
• Kakuzu told Haruma that Orochimaru had joined Akatsuki but had not yet received a partner or mission.
• Haruma asked about Obito, discussed business and bounties with the others, then ended the meeting.
• Shisui asked whether they would go to Kirigakure or find Orochimaru, but Haruma went to bed and postponed the decision until morning.

Haruma and Shisui traveled slowly while Haruma urged his overworked friend to enjoy life, as Sarutobi investigated the attack on the daimyo’s residence. The chapter ended with Orochimaru conducting human experiments in an underground laboratory, assisted by Kabuto Yakushi.

• Shisui woke at dawn and left Haruma’s apparent sleeping form in the cave to check their surroundings, unaware it was a Wood Clone while Haruma’s real body rested in a protected cavern below.
• Haruma and Shisui spent two days traveling without getting far from Konoha, and Haruma encouraged Shisui to relax and appreciate the journey.
• Three days later, Sarutobi questioned Hyuga Hiashi, who confirmed he found no trace of genjutsu on the daimyo, while Asuma discussed the strange details of the attack.
• In an underground chamber in the Land of Rice Fields, Orochimaru dissected a man on an operating table as Kabuto Yakushi assisted him with human experiments.

Haruma and Shisui reached Orochimaru’s hideout, where Haruma revealed that he had killed Danzo and offered Orochimaru a deal involving research, techniques, and rare powers. The chapter ended with Orochimaru and the others stunned by Haruma’s exorbitant prices.

• Haruma and Shisui arrived at Orochimaru’s hideout and were attacked by snakes, which Shisui burned with Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi emerged, and Haruma explained that he had killed Danzo and taken his place as Konoha’s second-in-command.
• Haruma offered Orochimaru cooperation, promising access to powerful techniques, bloodlines, Dōjutsu, and even Tailed Beasts in exchange for new ninjutsu or money.
• Haruma quoted prices multiplied sixfold, leaving Orochimaru, Kabuto, and Shisui dumbstruck.

Haruma and Shisui completed a trade with Orochimaru, who planned to test the genuine Sharingan and Hashirama cells before making further deals. They then reached Kirigakure disguised as Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, while Haruma reflected on his self-serving motives and lack of loyalty to the Uchiha Clan.

• Orochimaru paid Haruma thirty million for a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and Hashirama cells, and both sides confirmed the goods were genuine.
• Haruma told Orochimaru to return only when he had new jutsu or enough money for a larger deal, and Orochimaru agreed to contact him later.
• After Haruma and Shisui left, Orochimaru swallowed the beaker to check for hidden traps and said he needed to find a suitable vessel for Living Corpse Reincarnation.
• Haruma explained to Shisui that Orochimaru needed time to develop jutsu or grow comfortable enough to make larger trades, then headed toward Kirigakure.
• At Kirigakure's shore, Haruma and Shisui wore Warring States-era armor and appeared as Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
• Haruma reflected that he had little attachment to the clan or village, had plotted against the Hawk Faction, and viewed the Uchiha Clan as a tool for becoming a god.

Haruma and Shisui attacked Kirigakure while disguised as Madara and Hashirama, drawing the village’s ninja into battle. Haruma overwhelmed Zabuza and Kisame, taking Samehada from Kisame as the fight continued.

• Haruma unleashed Fire Style: Nine Dragons Annihilation on Kirigakure and sent Shisui to fight the first wave of ninja.
• Zabuza tried to assassinate Haruma, but Haruma trapped him with Earth Release and nearly burned him with a fireball, prompting Zabuza to retreat into the mist.
• Shisui’s Susanoo clashed with Kisame and Samehada, and Haruma called him back as Kirigakure reinforcements arrived.
• Kisame charged Haruma and Shisui, but Haruma stopped Samehada with a stone wall, seized it, and kicked Kisame into the mist.

Haruma unleashed Wood Release against the Kirigakure forces, then used Samehada to redirect Yagura’s Tailed Beast Ball into the sea. As Haruma and Shisui faced the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, Yagura’s Water Mirror Technique produced copies of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

• Haruma released Samehada and used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to cover the battlefield with trees, whose poisonous pollen and attacking branches overwhelmed the Kirigakure ninja.
• Samehada absorbed chakra from Yagura’s Tailed Beast Ball but could not digest it fast enough, so its bent blade redirected the blast into the sea, dispersing the fog.
• Karatachi Yagura arrived in his Tailed Beast Transformation, and Haruma sent three wooden clones to attack him.
• Yagura’s tail struck one clone and spread coral across its body, while the other two clones attacked with explosive-tag kunai.
• Yagura used Water Mirror Technique, and Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha stepped out of the mirror.

Haruma and Shisui fought Karatachi Yagura and his mirrored Hashirama and Madara, while Ao discovered that Yagura was likely under genjutsu and that the Three-Tails might also be controlled. Haruma’s golden Susanoo defeated Yagura and left him unconscious as the Kirigakure ninja stood by, unable to intervene.

• Haruma tested the mirrored Hashirama’s taijutsu and Wood Release while Shisui battled the mirrored Madara, and their Susanoo clashed nearby.
• Ao told Genji that chakra around Yagura’s brain indicated a sustained genjutsu and that unusual chakra was present at the Three-Tails’ seal.
• Haruma smashed the mirrored Hashirama and Madara with a golden palm, prompting Yagura to transform into the Three-Tails and gather a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Haruma’s hundred-meter golden Susanoo struck Yagura with its hammer before he could fire, detonating the Tailed Beast Ball and devastating the battlefield.
• Haruma and Shisui descended as the Susanoo faded, and Haruma raised the unconscious Yagura from the crater on a stone pillar while the Kirigakure ninja did not stop them.

Haruma and Shisui fought Mei Terumi and faced Kirigakure’s leaders after freeing the Fourth Mizukage from genjutsu. Haruma claimed he had come to save Kirigakure, leaving the village’s ninja doubtful as they confronted the injured Mizukage’s condition.

• Obito and Black Zetsu watched the battle from a mountain and wondered who the powerful impostors posing as Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were.
• Mei Terumi attacked Shisui with Boil Release and tried to reach the injured Fourth Mizukage, but Haruma countered her technique with an even stronger acid attack and pulled Yagura out of danger.
• Genji arrived with Kirigakure ninja, ordered Mei Terumi to stand down, and asked Haruma whether Konoha intended to wage war on Kirigakure.
• Haruma denied being under Sarutobi’s command and declared that he had come to save Kirigakure, prompting confusion among Genji and the other ninja.
• Haruma pointed out that Ao’s Byakugan could confirm the Fourth Mizukage had been controlled by genjutsu, and Ao admitted it.
• Haruma claimed he had helped release the genjutsu, while Mei Terumi, Ao, and Genji looked uneasily at the gravely injured Mizukage.

Haruma stopped Genji and the Kirigakure ninja from taking the unconscious Fourth Mizukage, killing Genji and the attackers with Kirin. With the Mizukage still unconscious and Kirigakure’s leaders dead or injured, the remaining ninja were left unsure whether to rescue him or flee.

• Genji pretended the confrontation had been a misunderstanding, then ordered the Kirigakure ninja to attack while a childlike Hozuki Suigetsu tried to seize the Fourth Mizukage.
• Haruma destroyed the attackers’ water techniques with Kirin, killing Genji and the ninja who attacked while leaving Ao and Mei Terumi severely injured.
• Haruma used a lightning-charged katana to electrocute Suigetsu after the boy kept reaching for the Fourth Mizukage.
• Haruma left Shisui to guard the scene, then returned with two medical-nin and ordered them to treat Ao and Mei Terumi.
• Haruma reshaped the wrecked battlefield into a flat plaza as the Kirigakure ninja outside debated whether to rescue the unconscious Mizukage or flee.

Haruma threatened Kirigakure’s remaining mobile ninja into gathering at the plaza, then destroyed a distant mountain with Dust Release to discourage anyone from fleeing. He killed a ninja who reached the coast and continued his countdown as the others rushed toward him.

• Haruma ordered Kirigakure’s ninja to assemble at the plaza within ten minutes and blocked an attack from two explosive-tagged kunai.
• Black Zetsu and Obito wondered who had thrown the kunai, while White Zetsu waved at Haruma from their hiding place on the mountain.
• Haruma revealed that his clones had located Obito and Black Zetsu, then fired Dust Release: Arrow of Banishment and erased the mountain.
• Haruma praised the exhausted Shukaku for supplying chakra, then used shifting lights and the vanished mountain to frighten fleeing ninja into heading for the plaza.
• Zabuza fled toward the coast through mist, but Haruma teleported there, seized another escaping ninja, and snapped his neck.
• Haruma announced that runners would face consequences and resumed his countdown, prompting the remaining ninja to charge toward the plaza.

Haruma took control of Kirigakure and announced sweeping reforms, including abolishing the Blood Mist Policy and renaming the village the Great Tycoon Limited Company. The ninja doubted his intentions until he proved his new rules were real and left them stunned.

• Haruma declared that he would rule Kirigakure, while Shisui warned Mei Terumi not to challenge him.
• Haruma killed a Kirigakure ninja who stepped forward to speak, terrifying the crowd into silence.
• Haruma announced nine new rules, including abolishing the Blood Mist Policy, forbidding comrades from killing one another, and renaming Kirigakure the Great Tycoon Limited Company.
• Mei Terumi, Zabuza, and the crowd suspected Haruma's generous reforms were a Genjutsu or a sign that he was mentally unwell.
• Haruma used Wind Release: Great Awakening Technique to sweep the people who thought they were under Genjutsu into the air, and they realized his reforms were real.

Haruma organized Kirigakure under Great Tycoon Limited Company, assigning Mei Terumi, Ao, Yagura, and Zabuza new duties while imposing enormous debts on them. The chapter ended with them signing the IOUs and receiving tongue seals as the company began its new regime.

• Haruma’s clones and Shisui processed Kirigakure’s ninja into the brotherhood and placed Cursed Tongue Eradication Seals on them.
• Haruma appointed Mei Terumi to manage the company, assigned Ao to assist her and reassure civilians, and told Yagura he would receive other work once his injuries healed.
• Haruma gave Zabuza a scroll containing the five Ninja Blades other than Samehada and tasked him with choosing and training their new wielders.
• Haruma handed Mei Terumi, Ao, Zabuza, and Yagura enormous IOUs, and they completed the signing procedure despite their anger.
• Haruma reminded them not to leak company information, and Ao intervened when Mei Terumi crushed her pen in frustration.

Haruma confronted the rampaging Kaguya Clan, demonstrated his Shikotsumyaku, and recruited the young Kimimaro. He left the battlefield with Kimimaro following him, while Mei Terumi and Ao argued on the hillside.

• Suigetsu reported that the Kaguya Clan was attacking, and Haruma led his group to the battlefield.
• Haruma observed the Kaguya Clan's battle frenzy and copied the Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai.
• Haruma killed an attacking Kaguya ninja and used Dance of the Seedling Fern to raise a forest of bones across the battlefield.
• Haruma freed Kimimaro from the bone spikes pinning him down and asked him to follow.
• Kimimaro agreed and hurried after Haruma, while Mei Terumi called him a monster and argued with Ao.