Chapter Summaries

Shunren and Pakura fought a fierce rematch, clashing ice and Scorch Release while the Konoha and Sand Ninja watched. Shunren’s White Moon injured them both and burned away Pakura’s cloak, revealing the scar on her back and leaving her consumed by killing intent.

• Shunren’s White Ripple extinguished Pakura’s wall of fire, and he challenged her directly while reminding her of the wound on her back.
• Shunren and Pakura exchanged attacks with his Railgun and sword against her fire and wind Chakra, then clashed at close range amid freezing cold and scorching heat.
• Pakura trapped Sode no Shirayuki between her hands as both fighters endured each other’s extreme temperatures.
• Shunren used First Dance: White Moon on both himself and Pakura, freezing them inside a pillar of ice that soon shattered.
• Pakura unleashed Scorch Release to escape, burning away her cloak and exposing the long scar on her back; Shunren noticed her reaction as her anger turned to killing intent.

Shunren and Pakura continued their fierce battle, with Shunren learning from her attacks until Pakura adapted to his Sharingan and gained the upper hand. Shunren used Arcane Shift and Shunpo to escape her pressure, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Shunren and Pakura clashed with their sword and Scorch Release, and Shunren improved by observing her combat patterns.
• Pakura realized Shunren was using her as practice, then countered his Crescent Moon Slash and three figures with Fire Human Technique.
• Shunren tried to strike Pakura from behind, but she unleashed Blazing Embers from her back and forced him to escape with Arcane Shift.
• Pakura coated herself in Scorch Release Chakra to obscure her movements from Shunren's Sharingan, then pushed him back and burned him repeatedly.
• Shunren used Arcane Shift to vanish as Pakura pursued him with Body Flicker Technique, then placed a ward at a distance and called Shunpo.

Shunren and Pakura escalated their duel, with Shunren unleashing Sode no Shirayuki’s true cold and Pakura answering with her strongest Scorch Release technique. They exchanged final attacks and passed each other, leaving the outcome of the clash unresolved.

• Shunren used Katarina’s ward-placing Shunpo technique and Ezreal’s Arcane Shift to evade Pakura’s pursuit, while their ranged attacks canceled each other out.
• Shunren drew out Sode no Shirayuki’s true power, freezing his body below zero and making Pakura experience genuine cold for the first time.
• Pakura revealed she had not yet fought at full strength and gathered her power into a mark for Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder.
• Shunren deactivated his Sharingan and prepared to meet Pakura’s unavoidable attack with Sode no Shirayuki.
• Pakura charged as Shunren slashed with his body at minus 18 degrees; their attacks met without an explosion, and they passed each other.

Shunren and Pakura’s duel ended with both of them gravely wounded and unconscious, while Fugaku held off Rasa and Chiyo behind a barrier. A Sand Ninja report revealed that ten-year-old Uchiha Shunren had defeated Pakura, leaving Rasa and Chiyo stunned.

• Pakura’s scorching chakra protected her organs from Shunren’s freezing slash, but she suffered severe frostbite and collapsed.
• Shunren’s Sode no Shirayuki countered much of Pakura’s heat, but his internal injuries left him unconscious as well.
• Rasa and Chiyo attacked Fugaku’s crimson barrier while he repaired it and focused on keeping them occupied.
• Chiyo recognized Fugaku’s composure and warned Rasa that he was trying to drain their chakra, while they expected Pakura to capture Kikyo Mountain.
• A Sand Ninja reported that Konoha had driven back Pakura’s force and that Pakura was gravely wounded.
• The Sand Ninja identified her victor as ten-year-old Uchiha Shunren, shocking Rasa and Chiyo.

The Sand Ninja and Konoha ended the Battle of Kikyo Pass with an equal ceasefire after the Stone and Mist Ninja threatened the Land of Wind. After a month of recovering and training, Shunren was approached by Izumi, whose playful questions about him being her father left him uneasy.

• The Stone Ninja invaded the Land of Wind from the north while the Mist Ninja threatened its southern coast, forcing the Sand Ninja to negotiate with Konoha.
• Rasa tried to pressure Fugaku into an unequal treaty, but Fugaku held firm, and the sides signed a relatively equal ceasefire agreement.
• Hezi treated Shunren’s burns with medicinal herbs and the Mystical Palm Technique as he absorbed the herbs’ Yang Release energy.
• Shunren recovered from his injuries and spent a month secluded in his residence, healing and training his physical strength.
• Izumi clung to Shunren and called him Dada, then asked whether he had ever considered being her daddy, leaving him unsettled.

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.