Chapter Summaries

Koki trapped the masked man in a Genjutsu and tried to kill him, but the masked man survived and struck Koki in the abdomen. Koki remained standing as his strength and vision failed, while Obito searched the forest for him.

• Koki caught the masked man in his Genjutsu and drove a Kunai toward his heart.
• The masked man broke free enough to turn, taking the Kunai in his shoulder instead of his heart.
• Exhausted from the attack, Koki could no longer defend himself as the masked man lunged with his Chakra Blade.
• The masked man pierced Koki's abdomen, leaving him bleeding and barely able to stand.
• Obito raced through the forest, calling for Koki but receiving no answer.

Obito found Koki badly exhausted beside a masked enemy who had stabbed himself, and feared Koki was dying. Koki reassured Obito that the blood on him was mostly his enemy’s and revealed that he had cast a Genjutsu on the masked man from their first encounter.

• Obito felt sudden grief when he called Koki’s name and rushed toward a nearby battlefield.
• Obito found the masked man wounded by his own knife and Koki sitting weakly nearby, covered in blood.
• Obito cried over Koki and carefully checked him, while Koki reassured him that he was all right.
• Obito lifted Koki into his arms, and Koki wiped away Obito’s tears.
• The masked man asked when Koki had cast a Genjutsu on him, and Koki said it had happened the moment the masked man first saw him.

Koki’s Genjutsu made the masked man stab himself, but the dying attacker rallied to strike Obito. Koki shoved Obito out of the way and took the blade, leaving him gravely wounded as the masked man died believing he had completed Danzo’s order.

• Koki revealed that the masked man’s first attack had been an illusion, and the man realized he had stabbed himself.
• The masked man drew on his loyalty to Lord Danzo, pulled the blade from his abdomen, and charged at Obito from behind.
• Koki sensed the attack and shoved Obito aside, causing the masked man’s blade to strike Koki instead.
• The masked man saw Koki stabbed, said, “Lord Danzo, I did it,” and succumbed to his wounds.

Obito watched Koki collapse after being stabbed and, overwhelmed by grief and rage, awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He ended with Koki still unconscious in his arms and his own eyes bleeding.

• Koki told Obito he was glad he was safe, then lost consciousness.
• Obito caught Koki, held him close, and begged him not to leave.
• Obito swore he would destroy the world if Koki died and stabbed a nearby corpse repeatedly while shielding Koki.
• Obito felt a surge of Chakra and severe pain in his eyes, then saw blood tears and three Tomoe in his pupils.

Obito awakened his Sharingan after Koki was gravely injured, but Koki’s faint breathing kept him from being consumed by hatred. After carrying Koki to Kakashi and Shisui, Obito collapsed unconscious, while the shadow who had tried to manipulate him withdrew, unsettled by Koki’s influence.

• Obito heard Koki breathing and gently carried the injured boy toward safety.
• A shadow secretly activated a power within Obito, prompting him to stab a nearby corpse as he awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Obito’s frenzy subsided when he focused on Koki, and the shadow left after questioning whether he could control Obito.
• Kakashi and Shisui found Obito carrying Koki, both of them covered in blood.
• Obito placed Koki in Kakashi’s arms, then collapsed unconscious as Kakashi and Shisui called out to them.

At Konoha Hospital, Uchiha clan members and villagers waited anxiously while Koki underwent surgery for severe injuries from a sudden attack. After learning what had happened, Michiko went to answer a call and silently wished for Koki’s recovery.

• Uchiha clan members, including the four elders, gathered outside the operating room as Koki’s surgery continued.
• Michiko noticed the anxious crowd and asked a fellow doctor why the Uchiha had assembled at the hospital.
• The doctor told Michiko that the Uchiha Clan Head’s child had been brought in with severe injuries after a sudden attack.
• Michiko remembered Koki and became tearful when she learned how badly he had been hurt.
• A call summoned Michiko, and she headed toward the operating room after wishing Koki a safe recovery.

Fugaku, Mikoto, Shisui, and Kakashi waited anxiously outside the operating room while Koki underwent surgery, and Shisui reassured Mikoto that Obito was recovering. Uchiha Yashiro learned that villagers had brought gifts for the injured children and ordered that they be thanked but sent home with their offerings.

• Fugaku held Mikoto as they waited for news about Koki, while Shisui and Kakashi stayed nearby in concern.
• Mikoto asked Shisui whether Obito was all right, and Shisui explained that Obito had fainted after awakening his Sharingan but had no external injuries.
• Uchiha Yashiro recalled seeing Koki that morning and lamented that he could not change what had happened.
• Uchiha Shu told Uchiha Yashiro that villagers were bringing gifts because Obito and Koki had helped them, and that news of the attack had spread throughout Konoha.
• Uchiha Yashiro told Uchiha Shu to thank the villagers and have them take their gifts home.

The Uchiha elders, Kakashi, and Shisui waited anxiously while Koki underwent surgery. The operation saved his life, but the doctor said his severe injuries and Chakra loss meant no one knew when he would wake.

• The four Uchiha elders waited in silence, grieving over Koki's attack and worrying about the clan's future.
• The first elder vowed to punish whoever had attacked Koki, but the fourth elder rebuked him for making threats before Koki was safe.
• The second elder stopped the third and fourth elders from arguing while everyone waited for the operating room door to open.
• The doctor announced that Koki's operation had succeeded and his life was no longer in immediate danger.
• The doctor warned that Koki's next twenty-four hours were critical and said his massive Chakra loss made it impossible to predict when he would wake.

After the doctor said Koki might not wake, Mikoto and Fugaku grieved and vowed to find who had hurt their son. Shisui and Obito began bleeding from their eyes, while Obito hesitated to face Mikoto because Koki had been injured saving him.

• The doctor said Koki's recovery was uncertain, leaving Mikoto devastated and Fugaku determined to avenge their son.
• Shisui felt a sharp pain in his eyes and found blood on his hands.
• Obito woke in the hospital, removed his eye bandages, and rushed out to find Koki.
• Obito overheard the doctor say there was no way to know when Koki would wake, then noticed Shisui in pain with blood and tears streaming from his eyes.
• Mikoto called for Shisui, who answered and signaled Obito to come, but Obito froze, afraid to face her because Koki had been hurt saving him.

Mikoto comforted Obito and Shisui over Koki’s injury, while Fugaku thanked Kakashi for bringing back the body and pressed Yashiro for the examination results. Yashiro concealed what he knew, and the second elder declared that he would support Fugaku if the culprit had ties to the village, leaving the fourth elder shaken and silent.

• Mikoto drew Obito and Shisui close and reassured Obito that Koki’s injury was not his fault.
• Fugaku thanked Kakashi for recovering Koki’s body, and Kakashi silently gripped the bloodstained bracelet he had given her.
• Fugaku asked Yashiro for the examination results, but Yashiro withheld what he had learned and promised to investigate further.
• Fugaku sent the first and third elders home, while the second elder pledged his support if the culprit was connected to the village.
• The second elder said that enduring mistreatment would not earn the Uchiha respect or equality, and the fourth elder left without speaking.

With Koki unconscious and in critical condition, Shisui stayed by his bedside while Fugaku and Mikoto left to investigate and care for Itachi. Shisui vowed to find and punish whoever attacked Koki.

• Fugaku asked Yashiro to take the visitors away and prepare for a later meeting about their plans.
• Kakashi left to investigate the attack, and Obito followed him while Shisui watched them depart.
• A doctor warned Fugaku, Mikoto, and Shisui that Koki’s condition was unstable and required close monitoring.
• Shisui persuaded Mikoto to return home to Itachi, while Fugaku left to examine the attacker’s corpse for clues.
• Shisui stayed at Koki’s bedside, tended to him, and vowed to make the culprit pay for the attack.

The Uchiha gathered at Konoha Hospital to investigate the attack on Koki, and Uchiha Inabi identified Danzo’s Root as responsible. Hidden nearby, Kakashi and Obito reacted with intense anger and renewed hatred toward Danzo.

• Uchiha Yashiro asked Uchiha Inabi whether the investigation into Koki’s attack had been thorough.
• Uchiha Inabi said the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal on the attacker’s corpse proved that Danzo had sent him.
• Kakashi and Obito recognized Danzo’s name and clenched their fists in anger.
• Obito’s Sharingan began to emerge as he struggled to control his rage, while Kakashi silently shared his hatred of Danzo.

After learning Danzo had targeted Koki, Uchiha Yashiro rallied angry clansmen and led them toward the Hokage's office to demand an explanation from the Third Hokage. He framed the march as a voluntary action by individuals, while keeping Uchiha Fugaku uninformed.

• Uchiha Yashiro told Uchiha Inabi to protect Koki's corpse because it was evidence against Danzo.
• Yashiro condemned Danzo's actions, and the gathered Uchiha clansmen vowed not to tolerate them.
• Yashiro decided to make a public scene in Konoha and confront the Third Hokage about what Koki had done to deserve his treatment.
• Yashiro said the march represented the participants' personal wishes, not a protest on behalf of the whole Uchiha Clan.
• Yashiro led the clansmen from the rooftop toward the Hokage's office, noticing two lonely corners as they set off.

Hiruzen Sarutobi grew furious after Danzo ignored his warning and endangered Koki and the Uchiha Clan. With Danzo absent and Tsunade still being sought, Hiruzen faced a worsening crisis as his advisors urged him to find a countermeasure.

• An Anbu Ninja told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Danzo had not arrived and that the search for Tsunade was underway.
• Hiruzen dismissed the Anbu Ninja and smashed his pipe in anger, startling Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.
• Hiruzen recalled that Danzo had ignored his warning and sent people after Koki, the son of Uchiha Fugaku, risking a conflict with the Uchiha Clan.
• Mitokado Homura urged Hiruzen to remember his bond with Danzo and consider a countermeasure, while Utatane Koharu complained that Danzo always caused trouble.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to stop Uchiha Yashiro’s growing march toward the Hokage building while he went to confront Danzo. When Homura met the group, a kunai attack was deflected by Yashiro, and Yashiro challenged Homura’s claim that it had only been a warning.

• An Anbu member told Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu that Uchiha Yashiro was leading dozens of Uchiha toward the Hokage building and that villagers were swelling their numbers.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rebuked Homura and Koharu for blaming the Uchiha, then ordered them to intercept the march while he went to find Danzo.
• Uchiha Yashiro led a quiet procession through Konoha as sympathetic villagers joined and the crowd grew to more than a hundred.
• An unseen attacker threw a kunai at the group, and Yashiro knocked it aside, putting the Uchiha on guard.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu arrived with Anbu, and Yashiro challenged Homura after Homura called the kunai attack a warning.

Uchiha Yashiro led an angry crowd toward the Hokage building, demanding justice for Koki and accusing Danzo of arranging the attack. Torifu Akimichi intervened and promised the Uchiha Clan a satisfactory explanation within three days, persuading Yashiro to disperse the crowd.

• Mitokado Homura tried to stop the crowd, but Uchiha Yashiro accused Danzo of attacking Koki and demanded an explanation from Konoha's leaders.
• Uchiha clansmen and dissatisfied villagers joined Yashiro's protest and surged toward the center of Konoha as Anbu appeared on nearby rooftops.
• Torifu Akimichi arrived and told Yashiro to leave the situation to him.
• Torifu promised to convene a meeting of all the clan patriarchs within three days and give the Uchiha Clan a satisfactory explanation.
• Yashiro accepted Torifu's promise and led the crowd in dispersing.

Kakashi, Obito, and Shisui cared for the gravely injured Koki in Konoha Hospital, where he remained unconscious and near death. Kakashi left with a cold expression, while Obito was left blaming himself and Shisui struggled between resentment and pity.

• Kakashi, Obito, and Shisui tended to Koki by wiping him down, moistening his lips, and adjusting his pillow.
• Kakashi thought of Danzo, grew furious, and turned to leave the hospital room.
• Obito called out to Kakashi, who looked back at him with cold indifference.
• Obito blamed himself for Koki's injury and lowered his head in tears as Kakashi left.
• Shisui watched Obito in silence, torn between resentment over Koki's condition and pity for Obito's guilt.

Shisui left Obito alone with the unconscious Koki, while Obito broke down in grief and guilt beside his bed. That night, Kakashi raced through the forest, consumed by anger and determined to find Danzo.

• Shisui told Obito he was leaving the hospital room, but Obito gave no response.
• Obito sat beside Koki, held his hand, begged for forgiveness, and sank to his knees crying.
• Shisui listened to Obito's muffled sobs from the corridor and felt his heart sink.
• After nightfall, Kakashi slipped through Konoha and entered the forest.
• Kakashi recalled what Danzo had done to Koki and sped through the forest, intent on finding Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled how he and Shimura Danzō had once pledged to protect Konoha together, then urged Danzō to reconsider his dark methods. Danzō gave no answer as Hiruzen left him alone in the Root Base conference room.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō argued in the Root Base conference room until Danzō stood and Hiruzen sank back into his chair.
• Hiruzen asked Danzō if he remembered the crisis after Second Hokage Tobirama Senju died, when Hiruzen had taken on the role of Third Hokage.
• Hiruzen recalled visiting the Shimura Clan and asking Danzō to become a Hokage Advisor, promising that they would protect Konoha as inseparable friends.
• Hiruzen urged Danzō to return to their shared path and keep their methods aligned with their goal of doing what was best for Konoha.
• Danzō sat with his eyes closed and did not respond, so Hiruzen left the conference room, leaving him alone.

Kakashi watched the Root Base and considered the difference between the Hokage’s Anbu and Danzo’s personal force, Root. After learning most Root members had been sent away, he prepared to infiltrate the base and assassinate Danzo in revenge for Koki.

• Kakashi concealed himself near the Root Base and surveyed its entrances and defenses.
• The chapter explained that Danzo had turned Root into a force loyal to himself, distinct from the Hokage’s Anbu.
• Kakashi’s anger over Koki’s condition overcame his doubts about confronting Danzo alone.
• Kakashi learned that Danzo had sent most Root members on a mission, leaving the base less guarded.
• Kakashi decided to seize the opportunity and enter Root to avenge Koki.