Recaps

After recovering from his battle with Pakura, Shunren obtained Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique and Kagami-Style Body Flicker Technique from the Uchiha leadership. He studied their requirements and uses, then prepared to train in both techniques.

• Shunren returned to the Uchiha settlement to recover, while the Uchiha and Sand Ninja suppressed news of his draw with Pakura.
• Shunren received Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique and Kagami-Style Body Flicker Technique as a reward for his battlefield achievement.
• Shunren determined that Shackling Stakes Technique suited his strengths but consumed too much Chakra for regular use, so he planned to reserve it as a one-on-one finishing move.
• Shunren read that Kagami-Style Body Flicker Technique required mastering the first, second, and third flashes before advancing to its more difficult stages.
• Shunren resolved to train in Kagami-Style Body Flicker Technique to gain a reliable movement skill he could use routinely.

Konoha ended its wars with the great nations and became the Shinobi World's leading ninja village, while conflicts among the other nations intensified. As Danzo and Madara plotted to draw Konoha back into the fighting, Shunren appeared at the Yuhi Clan dojo and startled Kurenai.

• Konoha won two battles and drew one under Minato Namikaze, defeated the Cloud Ninja under Orochimaru and secured ceasefires with both, and reached a secret agreement that led the Mist Ninja to withdraw.
• The Sand Ninja deployed the One-Tail against the Stone Ninja, but the Stone Ninja answered with both the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchūriki and defeated them again.
• The Mist Ninja forced the Sand Ninja to surrender, then suffered heavy losses against the Cloud Ninja and lost their Third Mizukage; the Cloud Ninja also struck the Stone Ninja's homeland, forcing them to withdraw from the Land of Wind.
• The Third Hokage focused on reconstruction while allowing Danzo to profit from arms sales, gather intelligence, and stage attacks to inflame the wars, as Madara planned to bring the fighting to Konoha.
• At the Yuhi Clan dojo, Kurenai sensed an invisible presence and saw its figure only in the polished floor's reflection.
• Shunren silently appeared behind the frightened Kurenai, amused at the prospect of teasing her.

Rasa sent Pakura on a secret diplomatic mission to the Mist Ninja while planning for her death, and Danzo and the Third discussed how to sabotage the Sand-Mist alliance. The chapter ended with Danzo hinting that Uchiha Shunren should be sent on an S-rank infiltration mission, but the Third objected that he was still a child.

• Rasa ordered Pakura to travel to the Mist Ninja as a diplomatic envoy and promised she could become a teacher after her final mission.
• Rasa forbade Pakura from saying goodbye to Maki and threatened to have Anbu watch her disciple, so Pakura left Sunagakure in anger.
• After Pakura departed, Rasa revealed that he expected her to die and said the village would honor her on the Memorial Stone.
• Danzo told the Third that the Sand Ninja were preparing to ally with the Mist Ninja and that Pakura was their envoy.
• Danzo proposed keeping Pakura alive so the Mist Ninja would face trouble with the Yuki Clan and the alliance would collapse.
• The Third agreed with Danzo's plan, and Danzo suggested Uchiha Shunren for the infiltration mission before the Third protested that he was a child.

Shunren left Konoha for the Land of Water to rescue Pakura, while the Third and Danzo debated how to control or eliminate him. Pakura entered the Land of Water cautiously, unaware that the Sand Ninja and Mist Ninja were plotting against her.

• Shunren and Kurenai talked on a rooftop about his departure and the loss of their former Team 8.
• Shunren set out east toward the Land of Water, carrying the Heavy Black Iron Ruler and seeking the White Fang Blade Technique.
• The Third and Danzo watched Shunren leave and arranged for Root and Anbu to shadow him and block his return route.
• Pakura entered the Land of Water as a secret envoy and began scouting for an escape route.
• The Sand Ninja and Mist Ninja secretly plotted against Pakura while she remained unaware.

Shunren infiltrated the Land of Water to find Pakura and discovered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had been sent to ensure her death. He secretly warned Pakura with the Mind Transmission Technique, but she still fell into the ambush and was struck by poisoned Kunai.

• Shunren entered the Land of Water and learned that Kirigakure lay east in a grand canyon.
• He spotted the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and learned that one wielder of Hiramekarei was heading to the canyon entrance with about twenty Mist Ninja.
• Shunren followed the ambush party and waited for Pakura to arrive.
• When Pakura approached the Mist Ninja posing as her escort, Shunren used the Mind Transmission Technique to warn her.
• The Mist Ninja stabbed Pakura with a poisoned Kunai, then the hidden attackers riddled her with Kunai.

Pakura escaped Shimo Yuki’s ambush and learned that he blamed her for the death of the Yuki Clan head, though she denied killing him. Guided by Shunren as she fled, she evaded several of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but Kushimaru Kuriarare caught her with Nuibari’s steel wire.

• Pakura’s Scorch Release Clone burned the Mist Ninja who had stood on her apparent corpse, and the real Pakura appeared unharmed.
• Pakura told Shimo Yuki that a mysterious white thing had killed Yuki Kan and Uchiha Kyosho, then ran when Shimo refused to let her leave.
• Shunren used Mind Transmission Technique to guide Pakura around pursuing Mist Ninja, while Shimo sent word to the other Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
• Pakura forced Raiga Kurosuki back with an Explosive Tag and deflected another swordsman’s attack with a wind-nature Chakra Blade.
• Kushimaru Kuriarare caught Pakura off balance by pulling the steel wire attached to Nuibari.

Shunren fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist while Pakura was surrounded by three others. After revealing his Sharingan and countering their attacks, he unleashed Getsuga Tensho to stop three swordsmen as they rushed him.

• Shunren clashed with Juzo Biwa and forced him back with the Heavy Black Iron Ruler.
• Munashi Jinpachi attacked Shunren with Shibuki, but Shunren avoided its explosion and drove Jinpachi and Juzo's blades into the ground with a powerful strike.
• Jinin Akebino knocked the Heavy Black Iron Ruler from Shunren's hands, and Suikazan Fuguki attacked him with Needle Senbon.
• Shunren used Kanshou and Bakuya to cut down the senbon, revealing his Sharingan to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
• As Pakura struggled against Kushimaru Kuriarare, Raiga Kurosuki, and Shimo Yuki, Shunren prepared a large-scale genjutsu barrier.
• Juzo, Jinin, and Jinpachi rushed Shunren, who projected Zangetsu and met their attack with Getsuga Tensho.

Shunren escaped the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist after disabling Suikazan Fuguki, then rushed to help Pakura, who was trapped by the Mist swordsmen. He appeared inside the wire trap with her, leaving them both in danger.

• Shunren struck Juzo Biwa, Munashi Jinpachi, and Jinin Akebino with Getsuga Tensho, then used Genjutsu to delay the Mist swordsmen.
• Shunren trapped Suikazan Fuguki with Sharingan Genjutsu and fled to find Pakura.
• Pakura fought Raiga Kurosuki, Kushimaru Kuriarare, and Shimo Yuki, but their attacks froze the ground and trapped her in Kushimaru's steel-wire grid.
• Shunren arrived as Pakura was caught, then landed inside the wire formation instead of cutting her free.

Shunren rescued Pakura from Kushimaru Kuriarare’s steel-wire trap and fought the Mist swordsmen alongside her. He unleashed Sode no Shirayuki’s ice techniques against Raiga Kurosuki and Shimo Yuki, while Kushimaru pressed him with swordsmanship; the battle continued as Shunren countered Shimo’s attack with White Moon.

• Kushimaru Kuriarare trapped Shunren and Pakura in his steel wires, but Shunren froze and shattered them with Sode no Shirayuki.
• Shunren warned Pakura that three more enemies were approaching and urged her to escape, but Raiga Kurosuki and Shimo Yuki attacked.
• Pakura countered Raiga’s Lightning Strike with Scorch Release: Flame Sphere while Shunren swept away Shimo’s ice lion with Second Dance: White Ripple.
• Kushimaru engaged Shunren in a rapid sword duel, and Shunren used his Sharingan to fend off the attacks before forcing Kushimaru to retreat.
• Shimo struck at Shunren with Hiramekarei, but Shunren dodged the blow and answered with First Dance: White Moon.

Shunren and Pakura fought desperately against Shimo Yuki, Kushimaru Kuriarare, and Raiga Kurosuki as the other Mist swordsmen closed in. With both allies badly hurt and his Chakra nearly gone, Shunren began preparing a dangerous move while Pakura followed his plan and forced Shimo Yuki back.

• Shunren froze Hiramekarei and Kushimaru Kuriarare’s blade with Sode no Shirayuki, but Shimo Yuki repeatedly blasted him back with Chakra from Hiramekarei.
• Pakura severely burned Raiga Kurosuki, but Raiga slashed her ankle and left her unable to move properly.
• Shunren sensed the other three Mist swordsmen approaching, while he and Pakura were both exhausted and badly injured.
• Shunren told Pakura what to do, deactivated his Sharingan, and drove Sode no Shirayuki into his palm to draw cold into his body.
• Pakura unleashed seven Scorch Release fireballs and forced Shimo Yuki’s Hiramekarei back, while Kushimaru circled behind the immobile Shunren and thrust at him.

Shunren used a battlefield-wide freezing technique to help himself and Pakura escape the Mist Ninja, but Shimo Yuki broke free and pursued them with Ice Release. The chapter ended with Shunren and the unconscious Pakura fleeing through the air as Shimo Yuki formed a mirror of frost behind them.

• Pakura took Kushimaru Kuriarare's sword thrust meant for Shunren, then kicked him away and fought off Shimo Yuki's ice crystals despite her severe injuries.
• Juzo Biwa, Jinin Akebino, and Munashi Jinpachi arrived, joining Shimo Yuki and Kushimaru Kuriarare against Pakura and Shunren.
• Pakura leapt into the air as Shunren moved and triggered a minus-fifty-degree Frost Quake that froze the ground and disrupted the Mist Ninja's Chakra.
• Shunren used Yin Release: Projection to catch the unconscious Pakura and fly away with the bamboo-copter.
• Shimo Yuki broke free of Frost Quake and cast Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals behind the fleeing pair.

Shunren fought Shimo Yuki in midair after running out of Chakra, and both were gravely wounded in their final clash. Shunren fell into the river network with unconscious Pakura, while Shimo Yuki crashed onto a patch of high ground and passed out.

• Shimo Yuki caught Shunren with an ice mirror technique and slashed his palm with an ice blade.
• Shunren trapped Shimo Yuki’s ice dagger with his injured elbow and held on despite being kicked and having several ribs broken.
• Shunren crushed the bamboo dragonfly and used his remaining Chakra to project Kanshou, and he and Shimo Yuki struck each other with their blades.
• Shunren fell toward the rivers while holding Pakura, hoping the current would carry them away and make them difficult to track.
• Shimo Yuki realized Shunren’s escape plan but could not stop him, and he landed on high ground, breaking bones and falling unconscious.

Shunren and Pakura woke badly injured after surviving their fight with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and they left the riverbank to recover. The journey ended with Shunren revealing that Pakura had reopened his shoulder wound by pressing against him, leaving her embarrassed.

• Shunren regained consciousness after Pakura gave him water, and they confirmed that both had survived.
• Pakura thanked Shunren for saving her, while Shunren said he had done it for the mission and the White Fang Blade Technique.
• Shunren proposed finding shelter to recover their Chakra, then helped Pakura stand because Lightning Release damage had weakened her leg.
• As they walked, Pakura leaned against Shunren and deliberately pressed closer to tease him.
• Shunren stopped and told Pakura that the wound on his shoulder had reopened, and he told her not to mess around.

Shunren and Pakura disguised themselves as refugees in the Land of Water to evade the Mist Ninja, then encountered a young Mist Ninja Chunin while collecting relief food. The girl mistook them for unrelated lovers and let them go, leaving their identities concealed for now.

• Shunren and Pakura discarded identifying clothes and altered their appearances, then discovered they had ended up inland on the Land of Water's main island.
• Because Mist Ninja patrols were searching the borders, the injured pair disguised themselves as refugees and joined a camp receiving relief food.
• Shunren recognized a possible threat in the young Mist Ninja Chunin distributing food and used a small-scale counter-sensory technique while Pakura stayed close to him.
• The girl noticed their injuries and questioned them, so Shunren claimed they were siblings who had fallen while gathering herbs.
• The girl instead imagined they were unrelated lovers who had depended on each other since losing their homes, and sent them away without exposing them.

Pakura and Shunren took refuge in Mei Terumi’s home after she brought them there to treat their injuries. As they planned their next move, they realized both their villages had effectively abandoned them and escape from the Land of Water would be difficult.

• Mei Terumi brought Pakura and Shunren home, treated their wounds, and learned that Pakura was a teacher who called herself Ikū Sō.
• Mei introduced herself as Mei Terumi and warmly treated Shunren like a younger brother while he recognized her as the future Fifth Mizukage.
• Shunren and Pakura agreed to hide at Mei’s house while she prepared food.
• Pakura said that the routes out of the Land of Water were sealed and that her village had left her homeless.
• Shunren told Pakura that Konoha High Command had also put him in danger by concealing the Mist Ninja’s deployment of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Shunren and Pakura discovered four Mist Ninja trying to assassinate Mei Terumi and watched as she fought them, revealing her Boil Release. After one attacker poisoned Mei and another moved to kill her, Shunren killed all four, then sensed someone hidden nearby and declared Mei a hostage.

• Shunren sensed four Mist Ninja Chunin approaching Mei Terumi's room, and he and Pakura concealed their Chakra to observe them.
• The intruders triggered Mei's alarm and attacked her, but she dodged their strikes and defeated them with Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique.
• One of the injured Mist Ninja poisoned Mei with a dart while she was distracted, and the four prepared to kill her.
• Shunren used Yin Release: Projection to kill all four attackers and landed beside Mei.
• Pakura urged Shunren not to kill Mei, and Shunren activated his Sharingan and challenged an unseen figure who had blocked his senses.

Shunren used Mei Terumi as a hostage to force Ao to send false information that would draw the Mist Ninja away from their location. After confirming the deception worked, Shunren released Mei, who bit his wrist in anger.

• Ao emerged from hiding and identified Shunren and Pakura near Kirigakure.
• Shunren held the poisoned Mei Terumi hostage and ordered Ao to report that they were on the Land of Water's southern border.
• Ao agreed to pass along the false information to protect Mei, and Shunren checked that the Mist Ninja were moving south.
• Shunren lowered Mei to the ground, and she bit his wrist before calling him a liar.

Shunren and Pakura escaped the Land of Water and parted ways at a northern harbor, with Shunren heading toward Konoha and Pakura choosing to travel alone. After reaching the Land of Hot Water, Shunren reflected on his growing strength before spotting two girls near the spring.

• Shunren and Pakura evaded the Mist Ninja patrols and reached a harbor in the northern Land of Water.
• Shunren told Pakura he planned to return to Konoha to claim his promised spoils, while Pakura said she would travel for a while rather than return to the Sand Ninja.
• Shunren and Pakura clasped hands and went their separate ways.
• Shunren traveled through the Land of Hot Water and soaked in a hot spring, noticing that his chakra had grown after his battles with the Mist Ninja.
• Shunren sensed someone by the spring wall, hid beneath the water, and saw two naked little girls.

Shunren secretly watched Yugito and Mabui sneak into a hot spring, where their intimate play caused Yugito’s Tailed Beast chakra to break through its seal. The chapter ended with Yugito losing control and binding a terrified Mabui with a chakra tail.

• Yugito and Mabui sneaked into a hot spring without the owner’s permission.
• Yugito confided that she resented being kept isolated and blamed the Two-Tails for the loss of her friends, and Mabui comforted her.
• Yugito began touching Mabui intimately, while Shunren watched through a Stealth Ward.
• Yugito’s excitement loosened her Iron Wall Seal, and the Two-Tails’ chakra surged into the hot spring.
• Yugito transformed with glowing blue eyes, fangs, and a chakra tail, then wrapped Mabui in the tail as she lost control.

Shunren stopped Yugito’s rampage, subdued Matatabi with his Sharingan, and entered Yugito’s consciousness to drive the Two-Tails’ escaped chakra back into its seal. Matatabi began to suspect Shunren might be someone extraordinary, but the chapter ended before she could finish her thought.

• Shunren deployed an anti-sensing formula and confronted the rampaging Yugito as Mabui realized he was a boy.
• Shunren used a dagger and rapid movement techniques to evade Yugito’s attacks and pin her down.
• Shunren threatened Matatabi, lied that he was Hagoromo’s reincarnation, then used the Sharingan to trap her with the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique.
• Shunren entered Yugito’s consciousness, picked her up, and blasted apart the chakra Matatabi had released through the seal.
• Matatabi recognized Shunren’s spiritual strength and wondered whether he might be someone other than Hagoromo.

Shunren subdued Yugito’s Tailed Beast rampage, then gave her and Mabui magical outfits before fleeing the approaching Cloud Ninja. He escaped the Land of Hot Water and reached the border of the Land of Fire.

• Shunren suppressed Yugito’s Tailed Beast chakra and restrained Mabui when she attacked him.
• Shunren released Mabui and gave her and Yugito clothes he created with Yin Release.
• Mabui admired Shunren’s outfit and the new clothes, thanking him as a handsome big brother.
• Shunren sensed Yotsuki Teki and other Cloud Ninja approaching, then used the Body Flicker Technique to avoid them.
• Shunren left the Land of Hot Water safely and reached the border of the Land of Fire.

Shunren returned to the Land of Fire and defeated the Anbu sent to capture him without killing any of them. Hiruzen and Danzo recognized that he had shown restraint and agreed to give him the White Fang Blade Technique to avoid antagonizing the Uchiha before the coming war.

• Shunren reached the Land of Fire, where eight Anbu accused him of selling intelligence and tried to arrest him.
• Shunren ignored their demands and fought back when the Anbu attacked.
• Hiruzen and Danzo discussed Shunren's escape from the Land of Water and the failed plan to capture him at the border.
• An Anbu reported that all eight survived Shunren's attack with only minor injuries.
• Hiruzen decided Konoha had to give Shunren the White Fang Blade Technique, despite Danzo's objections, to preserve the Uchiha's support for the coming war.

Shunren negotiated with Konoha High Command and received the White Fang Blade Technique without exposing their attempt to get him killed. As the Cloud Ninja rose to dominance in the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha, the Mist Ninja, and the Stone Ninja began secretly planning against the Third Raikage.

• Shunren chose not to break with Konoha or report the ambush to the Uchiha, and the Third agreed to give him the White Fang Blade Technique as his mission reward.
• Shunren returned to the Uchiha settlement, rested, and resumed his peaceful routine and training.
• The Sand Ninja and Stone Ninja ended their war badly battered after Shunren prevented an alliance between the Sand Ninja and Mist Ninja, while the Cloud Ninja exploited the conflict.
• The Third Raikage defeated the Mist Ninja and Stone Ninja, killing the Third Mizukage and crippling the Four-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Konoha grew wary of the Cloud Ninja's rising power and joined the Mist Ninja and Stone Ninja in a secret plan to kill the Third Raikage.

After the war with the Sand Ninja, Fugaku convened the Uchiha leadership and asserted his control over both the clan and the Konoha Military Police Force. The meeting turned to Shunren’s secret mission to save Pakura, and Fugaku ended by offering him a position as either personal guard or squad captain.

• After the Uchiha withdrew from the war, Fugaku succeeded Uchiha Kyosho as clan head and called a leadership meeting at Naka Shrine.
• Yashiro challenged Fugaku’s plan to remain captain of the Konoha Military Police Force, but only three of the twenty attendees voted against him.
• Elder Kokuyō questioned Shunren about his whereabouts on October 11, and Shunren said he had been in Kirigakure on a top-secret mission.
• Kokuyō revealed that Shunren had helped Pakura escape the Land of Water, angering Yashiro and shocking the meeting.
• Shunren denied knowing who had ambushed Uchiha Kyosho, and Fugaku defended him by saying he had acted on the Hokage’s orders.
• Fugaku offered Shunren a choice between becoming his personal guard and serving as a squad captain in the Konoha Military Police Force.

Shunren rejected Fugaku’s offer to become his personal guard and chose to serve as a squad captain in the Konoha Military Police Force, giving him a legitimate way to seek combat and train. He set out for his new post, continuing to sharpen his Kagami-Style Body Flicker Technique on the way.

• Fugaku offered Shunren a position as his personal guard, but Shunren chose the squad captain post in the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Shunren put on his new uniform, accepted the lunch Hezi had prepared, and left for work carrying the Heavy Black Iron Ruler.
• Shunren considered how the police force’s authority had isolated the Uchiha Clan from Konoha’s people, despite the clan’s pride in the institution.
• Shunren used the journey through the forest to practice the Body Flicker Technique while carrying the heavy ruler.
• Shunren reflected that he had advanced the technique to three flickers but remained far from mastering Clear Mirror, Still Water.