Chapter Summaries

Obito abandoned his plan to retake Kirigakure and returned to Amegakure, while Haruma revealed his true appearance to his company’s leaders and assigned them new roles. The chapter left Yagura facing the daunting task of building bridges from the Land of Water with only two squads of ninja to help.

• Obito told Kisame that Haruma and his companion were powerful Uchiha remnants, then chose to return to Amegakure instead of attacking Kirigakure.
• Haruma used his Substitution Technique to reveal himself to the company’s leaders, shocking Suigetsu and the others with his youthful appearance.
• Haruma assigned Suigetsu and Kimimaro to train under Zabuza and promised to help Kimimaro develop his Shikotsumyaku techniques.
• Haruma ordered Yagura to recover at the company before helping build bridges to connect the Land of Water with other countries.
• Yagura protested that two squads of ninja were too few, but Haruma refused to provide more manpower.

After transforming the Land of Water, Haruma visited the Kirigakure Ninja Academy to say farewell to his young subordinates and give them techniques suited to their abilities. The chapter left Yagura still ferrying supplies for the Rich Man Bridge, resigned to years of labor because he could not defeat Haruma.

• The Land of Water grew safer and busier as Great Tycoon Limited Company’s policies brought more shops and changed daily life.
• Haruma watched Zabuza train Suigetsu and Kimimaro, then encouraged Haku to join their extra training.
• Haruma told Haku, Zabuza, Kimimaro, and Suigetsu that he was returning to Konoha and gave each of them a scroll of suitable Ninjutsu and secret techniques.
• Yagura spent another day ferrying bridge materials in his Complete Tailed Beast Transformation while Isobu told him the work would take four or five years.
• Yagura complained that he might become like Kisame, but Isobu reminded him that neither of them could defeat Haruma.

At the Valley of the End, Haruma assured Shisui he would not attack Konoha and considered the Uchiha clan’s departure a viable outcome. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared a covert operation to capture the person he suspected was impersonating Danzo, unaware of Haruma’s true strength.

• Haruma asked Shisui what kind of peace mattered most, and Shisui said he wanted to prevent war and trusted Haruma to find a solution.
• Shisui revealed that Fugaku had warned him Sarutobi was investigating Root, and Haruma said he would not attack Konoha and might instead help the Uchiha leave.
• Haruma reasoned that Kirigakure was a better base than Konoha and decided not to pursue his original plan to attack the village.
• Sarutobi told a small group of Konoha leaders that Danzo had likely been killed and replaced, citing the failure of Root’s cursed tongue seals as evidence.
• Shikaku suggested the seals had broken because Danzo had died, and Sarutobi arranged for Hiashi to verify whether the seals had been restored.
• Sarutobi planned for the group to capture the suspected impostor while Anbu watched the Uchiha compound, but he underestimated Haruma’s strength.

Fugaku and Shisui prepared the Uchiha Clan to flee Konoha for Kirigakure, while Haruma faced Sarutobi and the clan leaders in Root's underground base. The chapter ended as Sarutobi attacked and his allies began raising a barrier to trap Haruma.

• Fugaku told the assembled Uchiha that they would leave Konoha for Kirigakure, and Shisui presented documents supposedly backed by the Land of Water's daimyo.
• Fugaku and Shisui arranged for the clan to begin withdrawing when fighting broke out in Konoha, while Mikoto comforted Sasuke about leaving.
• Hiashi confronted Haruma, who was disguised as Danzo, and Sarutobi launched an Earth Release attack from above.
• Haruma blocked Sarutobi's attack with three trees and denied stealing Root's scrolls, accusing Sarutobi of using the theft as an excuse to take the clans' techniques.
• Kakashi reported that Haruma was the only person left in Root's base, and Sarutobi ordered the clan heads to raise a barrier as he rushed to attack Haruma.

Haruma unleashed Wood Release to destroy Root’s underground base and confronted Sarutobi’s group, claiming to be Obito Uchiha and revealing Obito’s role in the Nine-Tails’ Attack on Konoha. He repelled the coordinated assault with an Ice Shield, leaving the clan heads shocked by his multiple kekkei genkai.

• Haruma used Wood Release: Netherworld Corridor to burst through Root’s underground base and seal its plaza beneath enormous trees.
• Haruma introduced himself as Obito Uchiha, but Kakashi refused to believe him; Haruma then claimed Obito had masterminded the Nine-Tails’ Attack on Konoha.
• Sarutobi summoned Enma and attacked alongside Hiashi, the Akimichi, Shikaku, and the others, but Haruma knocked Enma aside and endured their coordinated techniques.
• Haruma protected himself with Demonic Mirror Ice Crystals, blocking the attacks and stopping Shikaku’s shadow from reaching him.
• Haruma’s link with Shukaku caused Inoichi to suffer a backlash from the Mind Body Switch Technique, and the attackers realized Haruma possessed Sharingan, Wood Release, and Ice Shield abilities.

Haruma overwhelmed Sarutobi and the Konoha clan heads with ice attacks, leaving four seriously wounded as Sarutobi prepared to face him. Meanwhile, Fugaku stalled Anbu at Naka Shrine while Shisui led the Uchiha clan out of Konoha and worried about Haruma's fight.

• Haruma unleashed a storm of ice needles, and Sarutobi's barriers and walls failed to keep the group safe.
• Haruma broke the Adamantine Staff with a white-light attack, and the escaping fighters were struck by ice needles; four were seriously wounded, including Akimichi Chōza, who had protected Inoichi Yamanaka.
• Sarutobi saw the wounded men and prepared to face Haruma as Haruma approached.
• Fugaku blocked dozens of Anbu at Naka Shrine, claiming the Uchiha clansmen were inside paying respects while he bought time for their escape.
• Shisui guarded the rear as he led the Uchiha clansmen through a hidden passage out of the village, worrying that Haruma might kill Sarutobi.

Haruma fought Sarutobi and Konoha’s defenders beneath the Hokage Building, then escaped after using genjutsu to make Kakashi believe he had killed Obito and Sarutobi. He rejoined Fugaku, and the Anbu realized the Uchiha Clan had defected.

• Sarutobi prepared the Reaper Death Seal while Hiashi attacked Haruma, but Haruma overwhelmed Hiashi and warned Sarutobi that the technique would not work on him.
• Haruma began to rise away on giant tree roots, but Kakashi struck with a Lightning Release Clone feint and split Haruma’s wooden mask, revealing Obito’s face.
• Kakashi believed Obito blamed him for Rin’s death and watched him and Sarutobi die, before waking to find the scene was genjutsu and Sarutobi was alive.
• Sarutobi concluded that Haruma had trapped Kakashi with a single glance and had deliberately spared the defenders before vanishing.
• Haruma used the Flying Thunder God Mark to appear beside Fugaku, then left with him as the Anbu investigated the shrine and realized the entire Uchiha Clan had defected.

After the Uchiha Clan defected, Konoha’s accusations and Kirigakure’s revelations drew attention from the other great nations. Haruma left the clan’s relocation to Shisui and traveled with Fugaku toward Sunagakure to open a new company branch.

• Ōnoki ordered investigations and border trouble, the Fourth Raikage sent a delegation to Konoha, and Rasa eyed the Land of Fire’s fertile territory.
• Sarutobi learned that tracking squads had gone missing and that Jiraiya and Tsunade would not return, then ordered villagers reassured and foreign agents killed.
• Haruma told Mikoto, Fugaku, and Shisui that the company’s next branch would be in Sunagakure and asked Shisui to settle the Uchiha in Kirigakure.
• Haruma and Fugaku left Mikoto behind and used Flying Thunder God to travel toward Sunagakure, carrying cash Fugaku had gathered along their journey.

Haruma and Fugaku kidnapped Gaara from Sunagakure and deliberately triggered his transformation into Shukaku. Fugaku trapped the One-Tail in a brief illusion as Rasa rushed ahead of the pursuing forces, leaving Haruma poised to confront the Kazekage.

• Haruma attacked Gaara in Sunagakure, overpowered his sand defenses, and carried him out of the village while Fugaku followed.
• Haruma knocked Gaara unconscious and used a golden kunai to teleport himself, Fugaku, and Gaara far ahead of the pursuing Sunagakure ninja.
• Gaara transformed into Shukaku, and Fugaku caught the emerging Tailed Beast with his Mangekyō Genjutsu.
• Fugaku explained that his illusion would last only about five minutes, and he recognized Haruma's plan to draw Rasa away from the main force and confront him.

Haruma fought Rasa while Fugaku held off two Sunagakure squads, using their attacks to learn Magnet Release techniques before striking Rasa down. The chapter ended with Rasa dead and Gaara still atop Shukaku.

• Fugaku left Haruma to confront Rasa and engaged the Sunagakure squads, asking Haruma to spare the ninja if possible.
• Rasa attacked Haruma with sand and Magnet Release, while Haruma blocked his techniques and copied several of them.
• Rasa unleashed a golden Quicksand Waterfall Burial that threatened Gaara, but Haruma countered it with his Compound Technique: Raging Tide Waves.
• Fugaku held off the Sunagakure squads, while Haruma used Kunai and Wind Release to keep Rasa occupied.
• Haruma appeared behind Rasa using Space-Time Ninjutsu and beheaded him as Rasa looked toward Gaara.

Haruma impersonated Rasa to seal Shukaku and deceive Sunagakure’s ninja, then lured Fugaku into helping him place the village’s senior officials under Genjutsu. The plan succeeded, but Fugaku’s unease deepened after he realized Haruma had used him.

• Haruma disguised himself as Rasa and resealed the rampaging Shukaku with Magnet Release.
• Haruma convinced the arriving Sunagakure ninja that he had driven off the masked intruder, then returned to the village pretending to be injured.
• Haruma contacted Fugaku and persuaded him to infiltrate Sunagakure so he could use Genjutsu on the senior officials.
• Haruma summoned Ebizo and Chiyo to a meeting, where Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō and put them under Genjutsu.
• Haruma revealed his true appearance and praised Fugaku for helping control Sunagakure’s senior officials, while Fugaku’s suspicions grew.

Haruma forced Fugaku to remain in Sunagakure disguised as the Fourth Kazekage while he fled to handle problems in Kirigakure. Three months later, Obito had become a target of international attention after Sunagakure and Kirigakure exposed his identity and abilities.

• Haruma gave Fugaku the Fourth Kazekage's clothes and declared him Sunagakure's new manager, then escaped with Flying Thunder God, leaving Fugaku furious.
• At the Ninja Academy, Sakura and Naruto noticed Sasuke's empty seat and reflected on his departure with the Uchiha Clan.
• Over three months, spies gathered in Konoha and border clashes with the Land of Earth troubled Sarutobi, who sent Jiraiya to the border.
• Yagura stepped down as Fourth Mizukage and passed the position to Mei Terumi, making her the first woman to become a Kage.
• Sunagakure and Kirigakure issued denunciations identifying Obito as the masked man who had impersonated Madara Uchiha and revealing his Kamui, with Fugaku credited as a source of intelligence.

Nagato assigned Sasori and Deidara to eliminate Orochimaru and questioned Kakuzu about the missing operating funds, while Kakuzu blamed a masked man calling himself Madara Uchiha. Meanwhile, Obito fumed over leaked information, and Sasuke was beaten during an assessment after Haruma brought him and Shisui to the coast of the Land of Whirlpools.

• Nagato confirmed Orochimaru's betrayal and assigned Sasori and Deidara to eliminate him.
• Nagato asked Kakuzu why he had not delivered operating funds, and Kakuzu said a masked man calling himself Madara Uchiha had robbed him.
• Nagato and Konan discussed Obito and decided not to remove him from Akatsuki, assuming the robber was an impostor.
• Obito cursed Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and the Uchiha Clan over the leak of information about his abilities, while Black Zetsu considered replacing him.
• Haruma brought Shisui and Sasuke to the coast of the Land of Whirlpools, where Kimimaro beat Sasuke during his assessment as Suigetsu taunted him.

Haruma arranged for Orochimaru to use First Hokage cells to suppress Kimimaro’s Kekkei Genkai Disease, then hinted he had left Orochimaru a gift connected to Sunagakure. Meanwhile, Kirigakure’s newly connected ninja flooded the job market, driving down mission rewards and making Yagura a toll-collecting bridge keeper.

• Haruma explained to Shisui why accusing Obito through Kakuzu would give Obito a lead, then told Shisui to stop trying to think and promised to fix his eyesight.
• Haruma ordered Zabuza to train his group in the Land of Whirlpools and guard the port while the Rich Man Bridge was being built.
• Three years later, Kirigakure ninja began taking public missions across the Shinobi World as employees of the Great Rich Man Company, lowering mission rewards by ten percent.
• Yagura used Tailed Beast Transformation to block the Rich Man Bridge and charged covert agents from other villages exorbitant tolls.
• Haruma thanked Orochimaru for performing a cell transplant on Kimimaro, and Orochimaru warned that First Hokage cells could only suppress Kimimaro’s Kekkei Genkai Disease.
• Haruma told Orochimaru that he had left a gift in Sunagakure as repayment for the favor, then vanished with Kimimaro.

Haruma announced that the company would enter Konoha’s joint Chunin Ninja Exams under Kirigakure’s name and selected a powerful team to compete. He also remembered that he was still a Genin and said he would participate himself.

• Haruma told Mikoto that Fugaku would return soon, and she concealed her excitement while Sasuke listened.
• The company executives gathered, and Suigetsu teased Haruma about his notorious Obito Uchiha persona and the crimes blamed on it.
• Haruma announced that the company would compete in Konoha’s joint Chunin Ninja Exams as Kirigakure.
• Haruma chose Suigetsu, Kimimaro, Haku, and Sasuke to participate, with Zabuza leading them.
• Haruma added that he would enter the exams too because he was still a Genin, prompting the executives to roll their eyes.

Fugaku handed Orochimaru the Kazekage position and the office’s security information as repayment for Haruma’s surgery, leaving Orochimaru shocked by Haruma’s influence. Meanwhile, Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and Kakashi set out on Team 7’s first C-rank mission to escort Tazuna to the Land of Waves.

• Orochimaru and Kabuto discussed their plan to attack Konoha during the joint Chunin Ninja Exams and wondered what gift Haruma would provide.
• Fugaku received Orochimaru’s message and arranged to meet him, eager to leave Sunagakure after three and a half years.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto ambushed Fugaku in a secluded valley, but Orochimaru struck a clone while the real Fugaku watched from above.
• Fugaku gave Orochimaru the Kazekage hat and a scroll containing everyday clothes and a list of the Anbu guarding the Kazekage’s office, then left.
• Orochimaru realized Haruma had influence over the Kazekage as well as Kirigakure, and Kabuto inspected the scroll before handing it to him.
• Naruto, Sakura, Sai, Kakashi, and Tazuna left Konoha for Team 7’s first C-rank mission, escorting Tazuna to the Land of Waves.

Haruma led a Kirigakure group toward Konoha for the Chunin Ninja Exams, collecting tolls and planning to demand overdue payments along the way. In the Land of Waves, Sasuke and his companions arrived during an attack on Team 7, and Sasuke reunited with Naruto and Sakura.

• Haruma set out with Zabuza, Kimimaro, Suigetsu, Sasuke, Haku, Chōjūrō, and Uchiha Haruma to collect overdue payments on their route to Konoha.
• At Rich Man Bridge, Yagura collected the toll from Zabuza and gave Haruma the accumulated payments before asking for time off.
• Haruma told Yagura to discuss a shift schedule with Fugaku, who was expected to return soon.
• In the Land of Waves, Haruma identified Gato as a registered target whose last payment had been nearly six months earlier.
• Kakashi and Team 7 fought masked attackers while protecting Tazuna on the bridge, and Sai blamed the Uchiha Clan for the growing number of masked criminals.
• Sasuke and Chōjūrō joined the battle, and Sasuke greeted Naruto and Sakura after Chōjūrō released Hiramekarei.

Team 7 encountered Zabuza, Haku, Suigetsu, and Haruma as Kirigakure’s group fought the rogue ninja at the bridge. Haruma ordered Zabuza to deal with Gato, while Kakashi kept Team 7 focused on protecting Tazuna and Haruma urged Kimimaro to live more freely.

• Haku saved Naruto and Sakura from two missing-nin, and Zabuza assured Kakashi that Kirigakure had no intention of attacking Konoha’s team.
• Sasuke joined the battle, while Suigetsu fought beside Naruto and mocked his ambition to become Hokage.
• Gato urged his hired rogue ninja to kill the Kirigakure group and offered them double pay to avoid being captured before his six-month deadline.
• Haruma told Zabuza and Haku to deal with Gato and kill him after taking what they could, while Kakashi grew wary of Haruma and the young Kirigakure fighters.
• Kakashi kept Team 7 and Tazuna out of the fight, and Haruma told Kimimaro he wanted him to think for himself and find things that made him happy.

Haruma watched Kimimaro choose to help Zabuza and Haku, then effortlessly killed wandering ninja who attacked him. On the battlefield, Naruto insisted Sasuke was his comrade, prompting Kakashi to remember Obito’s words about cherishing comrades.

• Haruma hoped Kimimaro would live more happily, and Kimimaro decided to help Zabuza and Haku’s mission.
• Haruma killed the wandering ninja surrounding him with tiny water droplets that pierced their heads and destroyed their Fire Dragon Bullet.
• Sasuke fought the wandering ninja while Naruto rushed in to help, and Sasuke denied that Naruto was his comrade.
• Suigetsu and Chōjūrō joined the battle as Naruto argued that he had always regarded Sasuke as a comrade.
• Kakashi rescued Naruto from a sneak attack and tried to pull him away, but Naruto refused to leave Sasuke fighting.
• Naruto told Kakashi he could not stand by while a comrade fought, and Kakashi recalled Obito’s words about those who failed to cherish their comrades.

After Zabuza’s group defeated Gato’s forces, Haruma arranged for the Kirigakure Genin to travel to Konoha alongside Kakashi’s team for the Chunin Exams. Haruma wondered whether Naruto and Sasuke’s growing bond was destiny or the work of a hidden force as the combined group reached Konoha.

• Zabuza killed Gato, and Kakashi warned Sakura and Naruto that real ninja missions involved deadly combat.
• Haruma invited Kakashi’s group to travel with the Kirigakure ninja, who revealed they were Genin entering Konoha’s Chunin Exams.
• Naruto vowed to defeat Sasuke in the exams, while Suigetsu teased them and Haku comforted Sakura.
• Haruma reflected on Naruto and Sasuke’s bond, the reincarnations of Indra and Asura, and the possibility that a hidden hand was manipulating events.
• After several uneventful days together, the groups arrived at Konoha, and Kakashi doubted that Naruto and Sakura could distinguish themselves in the exam.