Recaps

Itachi cried when he saw Koki embracing Shisui, and Koki comforted him until he calmed down. After Kakashi and Mikoto went inside, Koki got Obito to reaffirm their plan to visit Rin tomorrow, then asked Shisui about his sudden embrace and accepted his apology.

• Mikoto came home with Itachi, who cried when he saw Koki and Shisui together, so Koki pulled away and soothed him.
• Itachi clung to Koki as Mikoto and Koki calmed him, while Shisui apologized without explaining himself.
• Mikoto went inside to make lunch, and Kakashi joined her to help.
• Koki reminded Obito of their agreement to go together tomorrow, and Obito firmly agreed before hurrying off to tell Rin.
• Koki asked Shisui why he had hugged him, and Shisui apologized, promised not to do it again, and vowed never to leave Koki again.

Shisui found relief and happiness in Koki’s reassurance, and the family gathered for a festive dinner. Later, Uchiha Yashiro’s patrol stopped a drunk from wrecking an izakaya, and the bathhouse owner came out after witnessing their response.

• Shisui smiled with relief and affection, then playfully pinched Itachi’s cheek, prompting Itachi to swat his hand away.
• Koki hosted a family feast attended by Uchiha Fugaku and Hatake Sakumo.
• A drunk caused a disturbance in an izakaya, frightening its elderly owner and driving customers away.
• Uchiha Yashiro and his Military Police Force squad subdued the drunk and took him away.
• Uchiha Yashiro offered the owner help and promised increased patrols, and she thanked the squad as they left.
• The bathhouse owner stepped outside after seeing the patrol handle the disturbance.

Uchiha Yashiro’s patrol received praise from residents of the Uchiha Clan Compound, and his men said they felt supported after leaving Konoha’s police force. Meanwhile, three drunkards assaulted an izakaya owner in Konoha and left without paying, with no police response shown.

• The elderly woman and bathhouse owner praised the Uchiha Military Police Force for improving safety and treating residents kindly.
• A young patrol member told Yashiro that he felt more at ease and respected in the Uchiha Clan Compound than he had in Konoha’s police force.
• Yashiro affirmed that protecting the clan remained their duty and warned his men to stay ready for battle.
• Three drunkards tried to leave a Konoha izakaya without paying, then punched the owner when he confronted them.
• The drunkards fled, leaving the injured owner and frightened customers behind.

After Sakayori Taichi was assaulted at his izakaya, he and Komatsuda Ryo discussed how the village had become less safe since the Uchiha Clan stopped patrolling. Despite warnings that people who complained could be arrested, Taichi resolved to seek justice with Ryo’s help.

• Komatsuda Ryo helped the injured Sakayori Taichi after attackers wrecked the izakaya.
• Taichi and Ryo lamented the loss of Uchiha patrols and recalled how fairly and reliably the Uchiha Clan had protected even remote areas.
• A customer warned Taichi that his nephew had been imprisoned after complaining about the police force.
• Customers shared rumors that the Military Police Force had abandoned remote patrols and that complainants faced arrest.
• Taichi decided he would still try to seek justice, and he and Ryo resolved to find a way forward together.

Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to confront Danzo after reviewing complaints about Root’s abuses and Danzo’s imprisonment of civilians. Danzo went to the Hokage’s office, where he looked toward the position of power he longed for, filled with resentment and anger.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi read complaints about Danzo and Root, including reports that civilians had been imprisoned.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi concluded that Danzo’s actions threatened his standing and ordered the Anbu member Tomoya to bring Danzo to the Hokage’s office.
• Tomoya delivered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s summons to Danzo in Root’s underground chamber.
• Danzo questioned why Hiruzen had summoned him, then left the chamber with a subordinate.
• Danzo stopped beneath the Hokage Building, stared at Hiruzen’s lit office, and seethed with resentment over the power he could not reach.

Danzo went to the Hokage's office, where Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted him with complaints about Root and demanded that he relinquish his authority over the Military Police Force. Danzo refused, leaving their already strained relationship in open conflict.

• Danzo reflected on his missed chance to become Hokage and then walked to the Hokage building.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi showed Danzo complaint reports detailing Root's violations.
• Danzo asked what Hiruzen intended to do, and Hiruzen demanded that he surrender his authority over the Military Police Force.
• Danzo refused, accusing Hiruzen of caring only about his position and reputation.
• Hiruzen stood by his decision, regretting that his trust in Danzo had allowed Root's actions to threaten Konoha and his authority.

Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Danzo to give up control of the Military Police Force after Danzo refused to yield to persuasion and mocked Hiruzen’s ability to manage the village’s rumors. Danzo appeared to consider the order, then asked whether Hiruzen intended to return the position to the Uchiha Clan.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi argued that Root lacked the manpower to take on the Military Police Force, but Danzo insisted Root could handle both.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Danzo how they should address the rumors shaking the village, and Danzo challenged Hiruzen to manage public opinion himself.
• Danzo told Hiruzen Sarutobi to step down and let him lead Konoha, provoking Hiruzen’s anger.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rose and ordered Danzo in the name of the Hokage to relinquish control of the Military Police Force immediately.
• Danzo resisted the command, then asked Hiruzen Sarutobi whether he planned to return the position to the Uchiha Clan.

Danzo tried to exploit the transfer of the Military Police Force to create a power vacuum, while Hiruzen Sarutobi weighed the risks of appointing the Uchiha or Hyuga. Hiruzen chose the Hyuga, intending to give the Branch Family control and provoke a struggle with the Main Family.

• Danzo raised the Uchiha Clan as a possible successor to the Military Police Force, hoping Hiruzen Sarutobi would hesitate and leave an opening for him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered how the Caged Bird Seal kept the Hyuga Branch Family from gaining power and how the Main Family’s influence could become dangerous.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected returning the force to the Uchiha and announced that the Hyuga Clan would take over.
• Danzo protested that the Hyuga might become another Uchiha, but Hiruzen Sarutobi clarified that he meant the Branch Family, not the Main Family.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi planned for the Branch Family’s rise to spark conflict within the Hyuga Clan and distract it from other affairs.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo argued over Hatake Sakumo’s growing closeness to Uchiha Fugaku and whether he posed a threat. Hiruzen forbade Danzo from acting against Sakumo, so Danzo turned his thoughts toward taking revenge on the Uchiha Clan instead.

• Danzo warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Hyuga Clan would not easily fall into his trap, but Hiruzen remained confident in his plan.
• Before leaving, Danzo confronted Hiruzen about Hatake Sakumo’s frequent visits to Uchiha territory and his closeness to Uchiha Fugaku.
• Hiruzen said he would investigate Sakumo’s actions and urged Danzo not to draw conclusions or act rashly.
• Danzo threatened to take action against Sakumo and the Uchiha, but Hiruzen ordered him not to target Sakumo and blamed him for driving Sakumo from his post.
• Danzo outwardly agreed not to act on his own, but privately resolved to direct his anger at the Uchiha Clan.

Danzo ordered Root to release the villagers and secretly target the Uchiha Clan after accusing them of betraying Konoha through an alliance with Hatake Sakumo. Meanwhile, Koki’s family relaxed after dinner as Obito repeatedly sighed, leaving everyone wondering what was wrong.

• Danzo summoned Root, berated them for failing at security, and ordered them to release the imprisoned villagers.
• Danzo declared the Uchiha Clan enemies of Root and ordered his subordinates to find their weaknesses and undermine them covertly.
• Danzo told Root to recall Kinoto, who had been monitoring Koki, then watched his subordinates depart on their missions.
• After dinner, Koki relaxed with Shisui beside him while Kakashi studied a Ninjutsu scroll and Obito kept sighing.
• Mikoto asked Obito why he was sighing, and he claimed he was bored and had nothing to do.

Obito became upset after Koki laughed at him, then regained his spirits when he revealed that he and Koki had a date planned. Kakashi’s composure faltered at the news, and Koki confirmed the date while withholding its details.

• Kakashi questioned Obito, who snapped at him and then grew hurt when Koki laughed at his outburst.
• Koki tried to comfort Obito by offering to cancel their date, but Kakashi asked what date they meant.
• Obito taunted Kakashi by announcing that he and Koki would spend time alone together the next day.
• Kakashi asked Koki whether the date was real, and Koki confirmed it had been planned the previous week but refused to reveal what they would do.
• Kakashi wished them a good time and returned to his scroll with noticeably stiff movements.

Obito told Koki he would prepare for their date, leaving Kakashi devastated by what he believed was a real romance between them. Shisui stopped Obito from following Kakashi, hiding his jealous desire to let Kakashi suffer, while Mikoto entrusted Itachi to Koki and went upstairs to rest.

• Obito announced that he would carefully prepare for his date with Koki, and Kakashi walked away in heartbreak.
• Koki and Obito regretted upsetting Kakashi, but Shisui persuaded Obito not to chase after him.
• Shisui privately enjoyed Kakashi's jealousy because he had felt jealous seeing Koki with Kakashi earlier.
• Mikoto brought the freshly bathed Itachi to Koki and asked him to look after his younger brother before going upstairs to rest.

Koki prepared Obito for his date with Rin and reassured Itachi that he would still be with him in spirit. That night, Kakashi, Obito, and Shisui each lay awake with troubled feelings as they waited for morning.

• Koki asked Obito when his date with Rin was and decided they would leave early the next morning.
• Shisui offered to make breakfast before Obito and Koki left.
• Koki comforted Itachi by promising that his heart would be with him wherever he went.
• Kakashi lay awake, troubled by the thought of Koki and Obito's date.
• Obito worried about confessing to Rin, while Shisui struggled to understand his feelings for Koki.
• Kakashi, Obito, and Shisui remained restless through the night as they waited for dawn.

Koki woke early for the important outing he had planned with Obito, then comforted Itachi before setting out with Obito. After helping twelve old ladies on the way, Koki worried they would miss Obito’s date with Rin, leaving them unsure whether to stop helping people or continue.

• Koki woke at five and remembered his planned outing with Obito.
• Koki comforted Itachi, promised to play with him later, and kissed him goodbye.
• Koki found Obito already awake and exhausted, then encouraged him to eat Shisui’s breakfast before they left.
• Koki and Obito repeatedly stopped to help old ladies, delaying their journey until they had helped twelve.
• Koki warned that they might miss Obito’s date with Rin, and Obito asked what they should do.

Koki took Obito through the Uchiha morning market, where the clansmen warmly greeted Koki. When a sign fell toward a little girl, Koki rescued her and comforted her, and she clung to him even after her parents arrived.

• Koki led Obito to the bustling Uchiha morning market and explained that he used to shop there with his mother.
• The clansmen greeted Koki warmly, and Obito saw how well liked he was.
• Koki spotted a loose sign above a little girl and rushed to pull her to safety as it crashed down.
• Koki comforted the frightened girl, and her parents hurried over and thanked him after confirming she was unharmed.
• Koki tried to return the girl to her parents, but she wrapped her hands around his neck and refused to let go.

Koki rescued a little girl and discovered that she was Uchiha Izumi, Itachi’s future wife. He warned Obito not to hurt her, then left the Uchiha territory with him.

• Koki calmed the crowd after rescuing a little girl, but she clung to him instead of returning to her parents.
• Koki learned the girl’s name was Uchiha Izumi and recognized her as Itachi’s future wife.
• Koki remembered Izumi’s bond with Itachi and her later death during the clan massacre, then resolved to protect her.
• Koki handed Izumi back to her parents and warned Obito not to hurt her.
• Obito dismissed Koki’s warning, and the two left the Uchiha territory together.

Koki and Obito came upon a tense confrontation between Uchiha Yashiro and three masked men beside an unidentified corpse. Koki offered to help and asked Yashiro to explain what had happened before anyone judged the situation.

• Koki recognized Uchiha Yashiro's voice in the crowd and agreed with Obito to investigate.
• Koki and Obito pushed through the crowd and found Yashiro confronting three masked men beside a corpse.
• Koki called out to Yashiro, breaking the standoff and drawing everyone's attention.
• Yashiro welcomed Koki, while the masked men regarded him with hostility.
• Koki offered to help, and Yashiro accepted while urging caution.
• Koki asked Yashiro to recount the events so they could judge the matter fairly.

Uchiha Yashiro recounted how the Uchiha Military Police subdued a suspicious man who died before they could interrogate him. Koki challenged three masked figures demanding the body, and the dispute escalated toward violence as the alleged Anbu leader drew his blade.

• Yashiro said his patrol spotted a suspicious man near the clan compound, chased him, and fought him after he pulled out an Explosive Tag.
• The Uchiha subdued the man, but he showed no signs of life before they could question him.
• Yashiro said three people claiming to be Konoha's Anbu arrived afterward and demanded the body.
• Koki refused to hand over the body without an explanation, while the Anbu leader said the man was a spy from another village and ordered the Uchiha to evacuate their clansmen.
• The Uchiha, including Obito, protested the demand and questioned the man's identity and the Anbu's intentions.
• The Anbu leader drew his blade and threatened to arrest the Uchiha, leaving Koki between the two sides as the confrontation intensified.

Koki challenged the Anbu’s unsupported accusations, framing the dispute as a threat to every Konoha villager’s rights. His speech won sympathy from the crowd and approval from Uchiha Yashiro, while Obito looked on admiringly.

• Uchiha Yashiro and Koki watched their squad members falter under the Anbu’s killing intent and worried about the Uchiha Clan’s declining resilience.
• Koki reflected that the Military Police Force had isolated the Uchiha and weakened their experience and fighting spirit, deciding to discuss solutions with Fugaku later.
• Koki confronted the Anbu and questioned their evidence, authority, and accusations against Konoha ninja.
• Koki appealed to the villagers’ shared rights and invoked the Hokage’s responsibility for the Anbu, drawing attention to the recent imprisonment of innocent villagers by Danzo’s Root forces.
• The villagers murmured in sympathy with the Uchiha, Uchiha Yashiro nodded at Koki, and Obito watched him with admiration.

Uchiha Kōki’s questions turned the villagers against the Anbu’s treatment of the Uchiha, prompting them to rally in support of Koki and call for justice. The Anbu squad leader realized his mission for Lord Danzo was failing and decided to report what had happened.

• Uchiha clansmen praised Koki’s sense of justice and recalled how he had helped them.
• Koki’s words made villagers fear that the Anbu and Military Police Force could target ordinary people without cause.
• Villagers defended the Uchiha, condemned the Anbu’s conduct, and gathered to support the clan and petition the Hokage.
• The Anbu squad leader recognized that Koki had turned the crowd against them and decided to report the situation to Lord Danzo.

Koki and Uchiha Yashiro calmed the angry villagers and improved their opinion of the Uchiha Clan after the Anbu squad fled. Yashiro planned to bring his son Kyudai to visit Koki, leaving Koki eager to meet and train with him.

• The Anbu squad leader ordered his teammates to retreat as Koki watched them flee.
• Koki signaled Uchiha Yashiro, who apologized to the villagers and promised the Uchiha Clan would help Konoha.
• The villagers' anger eased, and many expressed sympathy for the Uchiha, though a few continued to distrust them.
• Yashiro praised Koki for helping the clan gain the villagers' support, and Koki learned Yashiro had changed his views on public opinion.
• Yashiro invited Koki to meet his son, Uchiha Kyudai, and Koki eagerly accepted.

Koki mistook Obito’s turmoil for nerves about confessing to Rin and took him to buy her flowers. As they neared the training ground, Obito grew increasingly unsettled by his feelings for Koki and suddenly stopped.

• Koki caught Obito before he walked into a utility pole and assumed he was anxious about confessing to Rin.
• Koki took Obito by the hand and urged him to choose a gift for Rin, but Obito focused on their closeness.
• Obito struggled to stop himself from looking at Koki as they headed to the Yamanaka Clan's flower shop.
• As they neared the training ground where Rin was waiting, Obito abruptly stopped.

Obito and Koki visited a ninja tool shop, where Obito secretly bought a pink Kunai as a gift for Koki. They then arrived at the Yamanaka Clan's flower shop, which Koki admired as they entered.

• Obito suggested visiting a ninja tool shop, and he and Koki browsed its wares.
• Koki admired a pink Kunai decorated with a bow, but Obito declined to buy it while Koki watched.
• After Koki moved away, Obito secretly bought the pink Kunai and put it in his ninja tool pouch.
• Koki complained that they had left without buying anything, and Obito apologized.
• Koki suggested visiting the Yamanaka Clan's flower shop, and Obito led him there.
• Koki admired the flower shop's displays and entered its peaceful interior with Obito.

Koki and Obito visited a Yamanaka Clan flower shop, where Koki bought red roses after asking what flowers were best for a friend’s confession. Koki grew embarrassed and angry when Obito failed to understand his mood, and as he hurried away, someone called Obito’s name.

• Koki and Obito entered the Yamanaka Clan flower shop and met its blond owner.
• Koki asked the owner what flowers suited a confession, then clarified that he was asking for a friend.
• The owner recommended red roses, and Koki bought a bouquet while Obito remained bewildered.
• Koki left the shop in a bad mood, and Obito followed, asking if he was angry.
• Koki hurried ahead as Obito called after him, until a woman called out, “Obito!”

Obito reunited with Kurenai and Asuma at a dango shop, where Koki met them and praised Kurenai’s beauty. Asuma grew jealous as Kurenai blushed, while the author’s note described revisions and plans for the story.

• Obito recognized Kurenai and Asuma at a dango shop and took Koki over to join them.
• Koki admired Kurenai and Asuma, reflecting on their futures and their abilities.
• Kurenai introduced herself and Asuma to Koki, who said he was from the Uchiha Clan.
• Koki called Kurenai pretty, and she blushed at his sincere compliment.
• Asuma grew jealous when he saw Kurenai blush because of Koki.
• The author explained that the story had been revised and outlined plans for a time skip and later romance.