Arc 4Rise of the Divine Kingdom
Uchiha Gen'yō defeated Kumogakure and Sunagakure, exposed and killed Danzo, and transformed the Uchiha into a powerful industrial force. After taking control of the Land of Earth and beginning a Divine Kingdom Alliance, he left Konoha weakened and facing a secret counterattack.
- Gen'yō routed Kumogakure's forces, discovered Danzo had aided the operation, and traded the captured prisoners to Ōnoki for ten chakra mines.
- Rasa led Sunagakure's elites in an assault on the Uchiha Sacred Land, but Gen'yō defeated him, subdued Shukaku, and forced Sunagakure to accept his terms.
- After learning Danzo had taken Mikoto, Gen'yō stormed Konoha, rescued her, exposed Danzo's schemes, and killed him when Danzo threatened Hiruzen with a sealing attack.
- Gen'yō activated the Forge of the Lord of War and ended the Uchiha Main and Branch Family system, then expanded Amaterasu Academy and named Itachi his personal disciple.
- Gen'yō investigated the Dragon Vein beneath Iwagakure, secured the land around it, and used its power to build a military factory and develop Susanoo armor.
- Ōnoki offered Iwagakure and the Land of Earth to Gen'yō, who secured the daimyo's abdication and took the title Duke of Divine Might.
- As other nations sent delegations to discuss an alliance with Gen'yō, Hiruzen refused to enlist the Akatsuki and began considering infiltration before collapsing under the daimyo's demands.