Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yuan impersonated Obito to infiltrate Madara’s underground base and steal his inheritance, including a fragment of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. His disguise was exposed after the fragment drained his chakra and dispelled his Transformation Technique.

• Uchiha Yuan entered the Mountain Graveyard while Obito and Black Zetsu were attacking Konoha, planning to take Madara’s legacy before the Uchiha Clan’s eventual destruction.
• Disguised as Obito, Uchiha Yuan fooled Tobi and a degraded White Zetsu and went to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Uchiha Yuan persuaded the degraded White Zetsu to retrieve a Demonic Statue Fragment by pretending it was needed for Madara’s technique and promising to reveal Konoha’s dying poop urges.
• The fragment drained most of Uchiha Yuan’s chakra and dispelled his disguise, revealing an unfamiliar ninja to the White Zetsu.
• The White Zetsu laughed at Uchiha Yuan and declared that it had seen through his impersonation.

Uchiha Yuan outsmarted a degraded White Zetsu, stole Madara’s vast collection of jutsu, and escaped Obito’s base. Three days later, he completed a Demonic Statue genetic solution in his hidden laboratory, regarding it as the greatest prize of the operation.

• Uchiha Yuan tricked the degraded White Zetsu into absorbing the Demonic Statue Fragment and sealed away its shriveled body.
• Uchiha Yuan decided to search Madara’s base for jutsu and secret techniques before Obito returned.
• Obito arrived at the base as Uchiha Yuan’s disguised Shadow Clone exploded, scattering stolen scrolls and ninja tools.
• Black Zetsu promised to hunt the thief while Obito investigated what had been taken and fumed over the intrusion.
• Uchiha Yuan reached his laboratory hideout and reviewed the many jutsu and forbidden techniques his Shadow Clone had memorized from Madara’s collection.
• Uchiha Yuan finished processing the Demonic Statue Fragment into a genetic solution.

Uchiha Yuan injected serum made from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s genes and survived a painful fusion, gaining self-healing, chakra absorption, greater chakra reserves, and enhanced learning ability. After testing his new powers and mastering two A-rank techniques, he lay exhausted in the cave, exhilarated by his newfound strength and freedom.

• Uchiha Yuan injected the Golem Genes serum and passed out as the fusion caused severe pain and injuries.
• Uchiha Yuan woke to find his wounds healing and confirmed that he had gained the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s self-healing ability.
• Uchiha Yuan tested his ability to absorb chakra from ninjutsu and found that healing weakened when his chakra was low.
• Uchiha Yuan quickly learned Water Style: Water Severing Wave and Genjutsu: Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, then repeatedly used both to test his enhanced abilities.
• Uchiha Yuan discovered his chakra reserves had grown to roughly five times Kakashi’s and lay exhausted, feeling free and happy.

After using the Demonic Statue Gene Reagent, Uchiha Yuan gained control over the remaining Demonic Statue Fragments and severed their connection to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. He then learned that Orochimaru wanted him to meet near Fire Temple, where Kazuma was secretly moving stolen Nine-Tails power, and set out to attend the appointment.

• Uchiha Yuan discovered that he could control the Demonic Statue Fragments and cut off their summons from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Uchiha Yuan destroyed the underground laboratory and returned to the forest, expecting Orochimaru to summon him soon.
• Kazuma thanked Tenro for transporting a Sealed Wooden Fish containing Nine-Tails power, then killed him and ordered his ninjas to move out with the other sealed fish.
• Rinmaru delivered Orochimaru's message, telling Uchiha Yuan to bring herbs to Lin Yue Pavilion near Fire Temple at noon for an assessment of his ninjutsu training.
• Uchiha Yuan suspected Orochimaru was involved in Fire Temple's plans for Nine-Tails power, but decided to attend the meeting and hurried toward the temple.

Uchiha Yuan followed a supernatural hunger to a fight between a Fire Temple monk and disguised Hidden Grass Ninja. After the monk discovered him, a larger Hidden Grass force surrounded them, and Yuan attacked them under cover of his Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.

• Uchiha Yuan saw a monk carrying a sealed wooden fish pursued by ninja he initially thought were from Hidden Stone Village.
• The monk used a clone rigged with Exploding Tags to blast the pursuing ninja, and Yuan recognized their Hidden Grass forehead protectors.
• The monk killed the remaining pursuers in the darkness and confronted Yuan, who claimed he was a Hidden Leaf Village ninja.
• Nearly twenty Hidden Grass Ninja revealed their ambush, and Yuan cast the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique before striking with Water Severing Wave.
• Uchiha Yuan began attacking the blinded monk and Hidden Grass Ninja, determined not to let them escape.

After absorbing five strands of Nine-Tails Chakra, Uchiha Yuan grew stronger and decided to seek a way to cultivate the Demonic Statue Fragment and obtain more chakra. He left the forest for Fire Temple, while Kusagakure’s Grass Fruit higher-ups confronted Orochimaru about their failed deal.

• Uchiha Yuan removed the sealing talisman from the wooden fish, and the Demonic Statue Fragment devoured the Nine-Tails Chakra inside.
• Uchiha Yuan hunted down several clashes between Hidden Grass Ninja and Fire Temple monks, taking their Nine-Tails Chakra as a mediation fee.
• After absorbing five strands, Uchiha Yuan found that his healing, ninjutsu, durability, taijutsu, and chakra absorption had improved, but direct absorption of the chakra’s malice nearly overwhelmed him.
• Uchiha Yuan considered seeking the Dead Demon Consuming Seal from Orochimaru and studying Old Madara’s notes to cultivate the Demonic Statue Fragment, then left without pursuing the last nearby strand of Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Grass Fruit’s ox-mask and horse-mask higher-ups investigated the vanished ninja and demanded an explanation from Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru blamed the failed transaction on Grass Fruit and told them to return once they had obtained the Nine-Tails’ chakra.

Uchiha Yuan met his former teammates near the Fire Temple, where Hyuga Ryo revealed that masked operatives had taken his supposed grandmother away during the Nine-Tails attack. Orochimaru explained the disaster and left Yuan wondering whether he would become the Fifth Hokage.

• Uchiha Yuan arrived early at Lin Yue Pavilion and reunited with Kurama Shion, Mitaraishi Anko, and Hyuga Ryo.
• Hyuga Ryo told Uchiha Yuan that masked operatives had taken his grandmother from the village, then that she had returned after the Nine-Tails attack.
• Orochimaru emerged from hiding and said he would explain what happened in the village.
• Mitaraishi Anko claimed the Uchiha Clan had controlled the Nine-Tails, but Orochimaru corrected her and said the culprit might not have been an Uchiha in the village.
• Orochimaru recounted the Nine-Tails attack, and Uchiha Yuan asked whether he would become the Fifth Hokage.

Orochimaru gathered Uchiha Yuan and his other students for a mission at the Fire Temple, where he revealed they would witness the creation of a Jinchuriki. As the monks’ attempt to contain the Nine-Tails Chakra descended into violence, Orochimaru ordered Kazuma to bring forward the prepared Jinchuriki.

• Orochimaru accepted the medicinal herbs from Uchiha Yuan and hinted that he had arranged for Root to take away the grandmother Uchiha Yuan cared for.
• Orochimaru told Uchiha Yuan, Hyuga Ryo, Kurama Shion, and Mitaraishi Anko to accompany him on an important mission.
• After seeing a signal flare, Orochimaru led his students to an abandoned courtyard near the Fire Temple, where he met Kazuma and found fewer massive wooden fish than expected.
• Orochimaru told his students to observe the creation of a Jinchuriki as the monks tried to contain the violent Nine-Tails Chakra inside a massive wooden fish.
• The wooden fish cracked and released a miniature orange fox, driving the monks into a frenzy; Orochimaru told Kazuma to bring forward Kudo.

Orochimaru helped Kazuma attempt to make Kudo a Fake Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but Kudo could not withstand the chakra and died. Orochimaru left Kazuma behind and revealed that his squad’s actual mission was to travel to Sea Country and seal Isobu, the Three-Tails.

• Uchiha Yuan watched as the Nine-Tails Chakra drove the Fire Temple monks into a deadly frenzy, while Hyuga Ryo and Kurama Shion hid behind him.
• Orochimaru warned Kazuma that Kudo lacked the aptitude for the sealing, then used the Five Elements Seal to make him a Fake Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Orochimaru used the Five Elements Unseal to drain Kudo’s power, and Kudo died after a brief mutation.
• Orochimaru returned the Nine-Tails Chakra to Kazuma and departed with Uchiha Yuan and the others, leaving Kazuma alone with the failed experiment.
• Orochimaru told Mitaraishi Anko that the squad’s mission was to go to Sea Country and seal Isobu, the Three-Tails.

Orochimaru told his squad that they would join ANBU in a mission to seal the newly appeared Three-Tails in Sea Country, despite the danger of provoking Hidden Mist Village. As the squad traveled to meet ANBU, Orochimaru began a lethal-intent training trial to assess his students before teaching them specialized techniques.

• Orochimaru explained that the Three-Tails had appeared in Sea Country and warned that Hidden Mist Village would oppose the sealing mission.
• Uchiha Yuan and Hyuga Ryo questioned whether chunin were strong enough for a mission involving a Tailed Beast and Hidden Mist Village, while Anko agreed it was dangerous.
• Orochimaru announced that Kurama Shion would fight his Shadow Clone and that Yuan, Ryo, and Anko would fight in a free-for-all, with the last one standing declared the victor.
• Orochimaru and Shion began their match as the squad traveled, and his Shadow Clone suppressed her with genjutsu and taijutsu.
• Uchiha Yuan, Hyuga Ryo, and Mitaraishi Anko fought intensely, each taking the trial seriously.

Uchiha Yuan won Orochimaru’s trial and traveled with his squad toward Sea Country, where Orochimaru assessed each student’s strengths and weaknesses. The chapter ended with Orochimaru directing a terrifying killing intent at Yuan, yet Yuan remained unaffected.

• Uchiha Yuan outlasted Mitaraishi Anko and Hyuga Ryo in the trial, while Kurama Shion lost to Orochimaru’s Shadow Clone.
• Orochimaru explained Sea Country’s political situation and his intelligence network there as the squad traveled by ship.
• Orochimaru advised Kurama Shion to develop shuriken and taijutsu skills alongside her genjutsu, and criticized Hyuga Ryo’s excessive caution and Mitaraishi Anko’s recklessness.
• Orochimaru turned his assessment to Uchiha Yuan and unleashed killing intent that frightened the others, but Yuan remained composed.

Orochimaru discovered Uchiha Yuan’s unusually strong soul and taught him the Spiritualisation Technique for a mission involving Tailed Beasts. He promised Yuan a forbidden jutsu after the mission, and Yuan decided to pursue the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and its release method.

• Orochimaru explained that Yuan’s flawless laboratory work and resistance to killing intent revealed an exceptional soul.
• Orochimaru gave Yuan the Spiritualisation Technique scroll and explained its uses, dangers, and potential for interfering with Tailed Beasts.
• Orochimaru warned Yuan that his mission’s achievements could affect either him or the strained relationship between the village and the Uchiha Clan.
• Orochimaru promised to bring Yuan back alive and let him request another jutsu, including a Forbidden Jutsu, after the mission.
• Yuan accepted the prospect of the mission while coveting the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and its release method.

Uchiha Yuan accepted the mission to help seal Isobu and rapidly mastered the Spiritualisation Technique while aboard the ship to Sea Country. He then approached Orochimaru to learn more about Sealing Technique, hoping to obtain what he needed to pursue the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and the Yin Nine-Tails.

• Uchiha Yuan decided that the mission’s rewards outweighed the risks and agreed to accompany Orochimaru to Sea Country.
• After Orochimaru gave him the scroll, Uchiha Yuan mastered the Spiritualisation Technique and discovered its soul-related abilities.
• Uchiha Yuan learned the Contract Release Seal and studied the Reincarnation Technique: Chaotic Souls, while keeping his new skills hidden.
• Uchiha Yuan resolved to learn the Dead Demon Consuming Seal’s formula and find a way to release it so he could reach the Yin Nine-Tails.
• After breakfast, Uchiha Yuan visited Orochimaru and asked to learn more about Sealing Technique, and Orochimaru let him inside.

Uchiha Yuan learned about Sealing Techniques from Orochimaru on the way to Strange Island, including the dangers of the Contract Seal and Dead Demon Consuming Seal. After arriving, the group learned Danzo was overseeing the mission and were brought to Forest Villa, where Orochimaru went to meet him.

• Orochimaru agreed to teach Uchiha Yuan about Sealing Techniques during the voyage and explained their origins, major forms, and counters.
• Orochimaru warned Uchiha Yuan that the Contract Seal and Dead Demon Consuming Seal could threaten his Spiritualisation Technique.
• Uchiha Yuan and the others disembarked at Strange Island and traveled with a local guide toward the island's mountains.
• The guide told Orochimaru that Danzo had arrived and invited him to discuss matters at Forest Villa.
• At the abandoned villa, ANBU verified the group's identities, and Orochimaru sent one of them to meet Danzo while the other arranged lodging for his students.

Uchiha Yuan arrived at the Hidden Leaf Village’s covert base to practice the Spiritualisation Technique while awaiting orders for the Three-Tails mission. When an apparent assassin threatened him, Yuan used the technique to possess the attacker and discovered the ninja was a Hidden Leaf Village ANBU, leaving him furious and suspecting Danzo.

• ANBU arranged separate lodging for Uchiha Yuan and the three girls, then escorted Yuan to an underground cave.
• Yuan considered keeping his Spiritualisation Technique progress secret and hoped to gain power from the Three-Tails’ chakra.
• An assassin approached Yuan in the cave and told him to come along.
• Yuan used the Spiritualisation Technique to leave his body, detected the assassin’s Shadow Clone, and watched the original retreat.
• Yuan possessed the assassin and examined his memories, finding glimpses of Konoha Hidden Village and Sea Country before suspecting Danzo had arranged the attack.

Uchiha Yuan killed a Root assassin, disguised the attack as a Hidden Mist ambush, and drew Orochimaru’s attention to his spiritual talent. Orochimaru began training him to use the Spiritualisation Technique and explained that Yuan would cast genjutsu on the Three-Tails during the mission.

• Uchiha Yuan reasoned that Danzo had sent the assassin to take his Sharingan, then destroyed the attacker’s consciousness and burned the body with Fire Release.
• Uchiha Yuan planted Hidden Mist gear at the scene and told the arriving ANBU that Hidden Mist ninjas had ambushed him.
• Orochimaru and Danzo visited Yuan under ANBU protection, and Danzo ordered Orochimaru to train him quickly for the mission.
• Orochimaru guided Yuan through Spiritualisation Technique practice, and Yuan pretended that his progress was new and difficult.
• Orochimaru explained that Yuan’s strong soul could let him use genjutsu against the Three-Tails, and Yuan learned he would only need to follow orders and cast it.

Uchiha Yuan practiced the Spiritualisation Technique while Mitaraishi Anko and Hyuga Ryo took turns watching over him. After a prank on Anko and a meal from Ryo, a hidden Demonic Statue Fragment stirred during Yuan’s training, leaving Ryo with a compromising misunderstanding.

• Uchiha Yuan worried that the coming clash over Isobu would involve Kage Level ninja from both villages.
• Mitaraishi Anko visited Yuan, bragged about fighting Hidden Mist Village ninja, and learned he claimed to have killed a Hidden Mist Anbu.
• Uchiha Yuan extinguished the cave’s candle and used his spirit form to frighten Anko into screaming.
• Hyuga Ryo brought Yuan charcoal-roasted rabbit for breakfast and explained that Orochimaru had assigned her to watch over him.
• Uchiha Yuan held his soul outside his body for more than ten seconds, and the hidden Demonic Statue Fragment stirred in his underwear pocket, startling Hyuga Ryo.

Uchiha Yuan learned that the Hidden Leaf Village had failed to seal Isobu and that the Hidden Mist Village had brought powerful forces to Sea Country. After demonstrating his Spiritualisation Technique, he discovered that Kurama Shion would train him in genjutsu.

• Uchiha Yuan connected the Demonic Statue Fragment’s stirring to the nearby battle involving Isobu and other Tailed Beasts.
• Hyuga Ryo returned from the Mountain Cave’s surroundings and told Uchiha Yuan that Isobu had escaped after the Hidden Leaf Village’s sealing attempt failed.
• Kurama Shion arrived to relieve Hyuga Ryo and questioned Uchiha Yuan about his behavior toward Anko and Hyuga Ryo.
• Kurama Shion told Uchiha Yuan that the Third Mizukage had come to Sea Country and that the Hidden Leaf Village was short on manpower.
• Uchiha Yuan demonstrated that he could keep his soul projected for a minute, and Kurama Shion confirmed she would teach him genjutsu.

Kurama Shion demonstrated how her five-senses genjutsu could overwhelm Uchiha Yuan, then taught him a combination genjutsu called Phantom Lotus Kill. Yuan quickly mastered it, leaving him ready to use the technique under Orochimaru’s arrangements.

• Kurama Shion silently trapped Uchiha Yuan in an illusion that controlled his five senses, and he could not dispel it until she snapped her fingers.
• Uchiha Yuan realized Shion’s bloodline genjutsu had manipulated his senses and left a lingering taste of grapes in his mouth.
• Shion explained that she would teach Yuan a five-senses combination genjutsu rather than the Kurama Clan’s bloodline technique.
• Yuan analyzed the technique’s use of five kinds of Yin Release Chakra and agreed to learn it.
• Shion taught Yuan the hand seals and casting methods for Phantom Lotus Kill, and he mastered it almost instantly.

Uchiha Yuan tested combining Spiritualisation Technique with Phantom Lotus Kill and accidentally trapped Kurama Shion in a memory illusion before releasing her. Meanwhile, Hyuga Ryo and Mitarashi Anko joined Konoha Anbu on a mission to find Isobu, and Ryo detected four enemy chakra signatures nearby.

• Uchiha Yuan used Spiritualisation Technique and Phantom Lotus Kill together, entering a soul state and discovering that the combination could draw out a target’s cherished memories.
• Kurama Shion entered the Mountain Cave and fell into a memory illusion of her childhood, unable to escape even after using release seals.
• Uchiha Yuan released Kurama Shion from the genjutsu, and she scolded him for mastering the technique so quickly and risking his life.
• Hyuga Ryo and Mitarashi Anko joined two Konoha Anbu on a mission to search for Isobu amid the conflict with Kirigakure.
• Hyuga Ryo used her Byakugan to detect four enemy chakra signatures eight hundred meters away at two o’clock.