Recaps

Shinki awakened in the body of an untalented orphan in Konoha and realized he had transmigrated into the world of Naruto. At the Ninja Academy, classmates mocked his poor skills, and he agreed to attempt the Transformation Technique in front of them.

• Shinki regained awareness while walking to class with Naruto and absorbed the memories of his life as a battlefield orphan in Konoha.
• Shinki recognized Naruto and considered that their friendship could help him build a future in the shinobi world.
• Shinki and Naruto entered the Academy classroom, where classmates ridiculed them as the class's worst students.
• Iruka announced a review of the Transformation Technique and encouraged Shinki despite his years of failure.
• A student and Sakura urged Shinki to demonstrate the technique, while Hinata and Naruto defended him.
• Shinki agreed to try the Transformation Technique in front of the class.

Shinki overcame his classmates’ mockery and used the Transformation Technique to become a lifelike, enormous Nine-Tails Demon Beast. The display shocked Iruka and prompted Hiruzen Sarutobi to learn that Shinki, not Naruto, had performed it.

• Shinki asked Iruka to explain the Transformation Technique again, then considered transforming into something familiar instead of a person.
• Despite his classmates’ impatience, Shinki went to the playground and transformed into a Nine-Tails Demon Beast dozens of meters tall.
• The students recoiled at the transformation, while Iruka recognized it as an uncanny likeness of the beast that had killed his parents.
• Shinki apologized, believing his transformation was inadequate, and Iruka praised it while telling him to try a normal person next time.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi received the Anbu investigation report and learned that Shinki had created the Nine-Tails transformation without ever encountering a Tailed Beast.

Shinki practiced the Clone Technique through the night and impressed Iruka by mastering the ordinary clone and independently developing the Shadow Clone Technique. Iruka recognized the dangerous B-rank jutsu, leaving the class stunned by Shinki’s unexpected ability.

• Hiruzen ordered the Anbu to watch Shinki closely after learning he had imitated the Nine-Tails despite only seeing it in a dream.
• Shinki declined Naruto’s invitation to draw on the Kage Rock and practiced the Clone Technique until he fell asleep in his courtyard.
• When Shinki arrived late to class, his classmates mocked him, but he demonstrated that he could perform the ordinary Clone Technique.
• Shinki showed Iruka a different hand seal that produced several tangible clones, and Iruka recognized the technique as the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Iruka asked Shinki whether he had discovered the Shadow Clone Technique by himself.

Shinki astonished Iruka and his classmates by creating hundreds of shadow clones and demonstrating clones made with Water Release, Earth Release, and Lightning Release. Iruka reported Shinki’s abilities to the Third Hokage, who discussed the boy’s talent and future instruction with him.

• Shinki created hundreds of physical clones, and Iruka recognized the technique as the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
• Shinki demonstrated Water Release, Earth Release, and Lightning Release clones, leaving Iruka and the class stunned.
• Iruka canceled class and went to report Shinki’s abilities to the Third Hokage.
• Naruto praised Shinki and encouraged him to keep working hard, while Shinki mistakenly thought Iruka was disappointed in him.
• The Third Hokage told Iruka he believed Shinki had concealed skills learned over several years, then began discussing how to teach him.

Iruka praised Shinki at the academy after discussing how to nurture geniuses with the Third Hokage, while the Hokage and Yamato considered whether Shinki could use Wood Release. After Shinki trained alone at home, he mistook a mysterious visitor for an assassin and formed a Rasengan before charging at him.

• The Third Hokage told Iruka to recognize Shinki's talent without making him arrogant, then asked Yamato whether Shinki might be able to use Wood Release.
• Iruka praised Shinki's Clone Technique, and Shinki resolved to work harder so he could remain at the academy.
• Shinki trained in shuriken throwing after school, while Naruto accepted that Shinki could not join him to play.
• A dark figure appeared at Shinki's home, and Shinki's shuriken were deflected by vine-like objects.
• Shinki summoned over a thousand Shadow Clones to attack the figure, formed a Rasengan, and charged at him.

Yamato secretly watched Shinki practice and was stunned by how quickly he mastered shuriken techniques and learned the Rasengan. Shinki’s experiments escalated into a destructive Wind Release attack that leveled his house, leaving the Third Hokage to realize the boy’s extraordinary talent.

• Yamato watched Shinki practice shuriken late at night and saw him rapidly learn advanced techniques, including the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
• Shinki summoned over a hundred Shadow Clones and attacked Yamato, then charged him with a Rasengan that blasted a crater into the yard.
• Shinki formed and launched a giant Wind Release: Shuriken, destroying his house and carving a crater more than a hundred meters across while injuring Yamato.
• Konoha’s patrol team and the Third Hokage arrived, and the Third initially suspected Yamato had caused the destruction.
• Shinki admitted that he had made the crater, and Yamato confirmed it, leaving the Third Hokage astonished by Shinki’s genius.

Shinki convinced the Third Hokage that he had invented his devastating Wind Release technique on his own, and the Hokage ordered the patrol to keep the secret. With his home destroyed, Shinki went to stay with Naruto and helped him improve his shuriken practice.

• The Third Hokage questioned Shinki about his unfamiliar Wind Release technique, and Shinki claimed he had just figured it out himself.
• The Third Hokage concluded Shinki had created the technique, ordered the patrol members to keep his talent secret, and advised him to master one technique rather than pursue many.
• After realizing Shinki had nowhere to sleep, the Third Hokage sent him to stay with Naruto and asked him to guide his friend.
• Shinki told Naruto that an enemy ninja had destroyed his home, then noticed Naruto’s secret shuriken practice in the living room.
• Shinki taught Naruto shuriken techniques, and Naruto became determined to work harder so he could keep up with their classmates.

During the shuriken test, Naruto impressed Iruka with his improved accuracy and revealed that Shinki had trained him the night before. Shinki demonstrated that he had independently learned the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, but the barrage overshot the training ground and struck a passing Chunin.

• Naruto passed the shuriken test with accuracy that surprised Iruka and credited Shinki's special training.
• Naruto told Iruka that Shinki had tried to teach him the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, prompting Iruka to ask Shinki to demonstrate it.
• Shinki formed the hand seals and multiplied ten shuriken into thousands, covering the wooden targets and the wall beyond them.
• Sasuke, Shikamaru, Sakura, Ino, and the other students reacted with shock to Shinki's display.
• An angry Konoha Chunin arrived at the gate with shuriken embedded in his head and complained that the stray weapons had nearly turned him into a sieve.

Shinki was scolded after his Shuriken Shadow Clone injured a Chunin, then learned that the Ninja Academy’s final exam would include written ninja knowledge. That night, Yamato began teaching him Wood Release, but Shinki’s first attempt produced a towering tree and shocked his new teacher.

• Iruka took the injured Chunin to the Medical Room, then brought Shinki to the Office and scolded him for throwing Shuriken over the school wall.
• Iruka told the class that the final exam would cover supplementary Ninjutsu and written ninja knowledge, urging everyone to study.
• That night, Shinki spotted a shadow outside and went out to meet the masked Anbu, whom he recognized as Yamato.
• Yamato told Shinki that the Third had sent him to teach Wood Release and guided him through a first lesson in sensing it.
• Shinki grew a water-vat-thick tree forty or fifty meters tall in his palm, leaving Yamato stunned.

Shinki's Wood Release talent astonished Yamato, who reported that he could rival Hashirama Senju to the Third Hokage. The next evening, Shinki revealed that he had developed more than a hundred Wood Release techniques, leaving Yamato struggling to believe him.

• Shinki created a towering tree with Wood Release, shocking Yamato with how quickly he had mastered the ability.
• Yamato sent Shinki home and told him to think more about Wood Release, while Shinki spent the night pondering how to use it.
• Sasuke practiced the Shuriken Clone Technique and blamed the Third Hokage for giving Shinki special instruction.
• Yamato told Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi that Shinki might rival the God of Shinobi and urged him to protect the boy.
• Shinki told Yamato that he had built a new house using Wood Release and developed more than a hundred Wood Release techniques, leaving Yamato stunned.

Shinki demonstrated his newly learned Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence for Yamato, unleashing a forest across Konoha. Yamato took responsibility before the Third Hokage, who suspected him of blaming Shinki for the destruction.

• Yamato asked Shinki to demonstrate his Wood Release and promised to handle the aftermath.
• Shinki used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, causing giant trees to erupt throughout Konoha and shaking the village.
• Yamato and Shinki saw that the trees had lifted villagers into the air, and Yamato realized Shinki had created the forest.
• Yamato took Shinki to meet the Third Hokage, who arrived furious and demanded an explanation.
• Yamato knelt and blamed himself, but the Third Hokage accused him of trying to pin the disaster on Shinki.

After Shinki’s Wood Release lifted much of Konoha, the Third Hokage punished him with copying the Ninja Rules and sent him to help with repairs. As the village began rebuilding, Shinki heard theories about the source of his Wood Release and started questioning his own identity.

• Shinki admitted that he had used Deep Forest Emergence at full power while training, and the Third Hokage realized Yamato could not have created the vast sea of trees.
• The Third Hokage scolded Shinki, ordered villagers to cut down the trees, and sentenced him to copy the Ninja Rules ten thousand times without using clones.
• Shinki discovered that Naruto’s home had also been lifted into the trees, then summoned over a thousand Shadow Clones to help rebuild Konoha.
• The next day, students including Sakura, Shikamaru, and Kiba Inuzuka speculated about who had used Wood Release, while Shinki wondered whether he had an extraordinary bloodline.
• Iruka-sensei arrived with test papers and announced a test as the students complained.

Shinki completed a perfect Ninja Academy practice exam and continued helping with disaster reconstruction while developing a teleportation Ninjutsu. He successfully transported himself to a marked kunai, though he landed awkwardly, and Naruto imagined using it to avoid rushing to school.

• Naruto begged Shinki to help with the practice test, but Shinki refused and told him to study for himself.
• Shinki finished the exam quickly and earned Iruka's praise for a perfect paper.
• Naruto struggled through the test without Shinki's help and received a zero for handing in a blank paper.
• Shinki made clones to help with reconstruction while his original body practiced Ninjutsu and devised a way to teleport to a marked location.
• Shinki teleported to the kunai Naruto held, but appeared above Naruto's wrist and fell to the ground.
• Naruto excitedly asked whether Shinki's new technique meant they would never have to rush to school again.

Shinki used a newly devised teleportation technique to take Yamato to their training site, where Yamato realized it resembled the Flying Thunder God Technique. Yamato began teaching him Wood Release: Four Pillars House, only for Shinki to reveal he had already figured it out and summon a wooden house.

• Shinki left Naruto studying and met Yamato, who planned to train him outside the village to avoid more damage.
• Shinki used a Chakra mark and his new teleportation technique to take Yamato directly to the lumber clearing.
• Yamato recognized the technique's similarity to the Flying Thunder God Technique and asked Shinki to demonstrate it again.
• Yamato regained confidence by deciding to teach Shinki Wood Release: Four Pillars House Technique.
• Shinki said he had already figured out the technique and created an intricate wooden house with it.

Shinki’s rapid mastery of Wood Release techniques overwhelmed Yamato, who quit teaching and reported his frustration to the Third Hokage. After hearing what Shinki had accomplished, the Third reconsidered how to train him but decided to let his growth continue naturally.

• Shinki showed Yamato a furnished house made with the Four Pillar House Technique and said he had already learned nearly every Wood Release technique Yamato named.
• Yamato taught Shinki Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands, then left, devastated and determined never to teach another student.
• Shinki guessed that Yamato had left because he had seemed dismissive, and resolved to show more respect for his teacher’s experience.
• Yamato went to the Third Hokage late at night and said he would never teach another student again.
• Yamato told the Third that Shinki had mastered Wood Release techniques on his own and developed the Flying Thunder God Technique while trying to move a piece of wood.
• The Third recognized Shinki’s extraordinary potential but decided to let him develop without changing his training for now.

Shinki discovered and trained the Eight Gates, opening five in the Konoha Outskirts. Might Guy and Rock Lee recognized his technique and were stunned to learn he had reached the fifth Gate in just over a week, then left to train even harder.

• Shinki discovered eight Chakra-controlling Gates in the body and found that physical training let him open them, though doing so damaged his body.
• Shinki traveled to the Konoha Outskirts and opened the first five Gates, testing the increased power and feeling the strain grow.
• Might Guy and Rock Lee arrived and recognized Shinki's fifth-Gate form as the Eight Gates.
• Shinki told Might Guy that he had figured out the technique himself and had trained for just over a week to open five Gates.
• Might Guy and Rock Lee were shocked by Shinki's progress and ran off to continue their training.

As Shinki prepared for the Ninja Academy final exams, Iruka reported that his guidance had helped Naruto improve enough to pass. Konohamaru sought Shinki out for a Ninjutsu lesson to defeat his grandfather, the Third Hokage, but Shinki refused.

• Shinki continued training to open the Sixth Gate while helping Naruto improve his studies and Ninjutsu; Naruto agreed to learn Fire Style so Sasuke would not win Sakura over.
• Iruka told the Third Hokage that Naruto's grades had risen enough to pass, and the Hokage considered how to choose a Jonin teacher for Shinki.
• Konohamaru overheard his grandfather praise Shinki and decided Shinki could help him become Hokage by defeating the Third Hokage.
• Three days before the final exams, Shinki went to buy groceries and caught Konohamaru following him in an obvious disguise.
• Konohamaru revealed that he was the Third Hokage's grandson and demanded a Ninjutsu technique to defeat him, but Shinki refused.

Konohamaru persuaded Shinki to become his big brother and teach him a powerful Ninjutsu so he could defeat the Third Hokage. Shinki demonstrated Wind Release: Shuriken outside the village, leaving Konohamaru amazed by its destructive power.

• Konohamaru explained that he wanted to defeat his grandfather, the Third Hokage, so people would acknowledge him as himself rather than only as the Hokage's grandson.
• Shinki agreed to teach Konohamaru after Konohamaru promised to call him big brother and give him all his snacks.
• Shinki used the Body Flicker Technique to take Konohamaru to a clearing outside the village and decided to teach him Wind Release: Shuriken.
• The Third Hokage found Shinki and Konohamaru on his crystal ball, while Ebisu grew angry and hurried to bring Konohamaru back.
• Shinki formed a Rasengan, added Wind Release Chakra, and threw the resulting Wind Release: Shuriken into the woods, where it blasted a crater two to three hundred meters across.

Shinki taught Konohamaru the basics of the Rasengan so he could eventually learn Wind Release: Shuriken, but Ebisu arrived and insulted Shinki’s ability to teach. Hiruzen watched their confrontation through his crystal ball as Konohamaru defended Shinki.

• Konohamaru asked Shinki to teach him Wind Release: Shuriken, and Shinki agreed to start by explaining the Rasengan.
• Konohamaru slowly formed a small swirl of turbulent Chakra, and Shinki told him he lacked talent for learning Ninjutsu.
• Ebisu found Shinki and Konohamaru, pulled Konohamaru away, and mocked Shinki as a poor teacher.
• Konohamaru angrily defended Shinki and his lessons while Shinki confronted Ebisu.
• Hiruzen watched Shinki and Ebisu face off through the crystal ball in his office.

Konohamaru practiced the Rasengan under Shinki’s guidance while Ebisu dismissed Shinki’s teaching ability. After several hours, Konohamaru successfully formed and used the A-rank Ninjutsu, leaving Ebisu impressed by both boys.

• Ebisu credited Konohamaru’s progress with his own talent and criticized Shinki, who accused Ebisu of flattering him instead of teaching objectively.
• Shinki guided Konohamaru in controlling his chakra, and Konohamaru spent hours maintaining the Rasengan’s turbulent balance.
• When Konohamaru began to lose control of the forming sphere, Shinki blocked Ebisu and used his own chakra to stabilize it.
• Konohamaru pressed the completed Rasengan against the ground, creating a crater four or five meters across.
• Ebisu realized that Shinki’s precise chakra control and clear instruction had helped Konohamaru master the A-rank Ninjutsu in less than eight hours.

Shinki taught Konohamaru the Rasengan, prompting Ebisu to apologize for underestimating him. After returning home, Shinki brought starving Naruto groceries, bought instant noodles, and cooked pork rib soup.

• Konohamaru successfully learned the Rasengan under Shinki's instruction, astonishing Ebisu and the Third Hokage.
• The Third Hokage urged Ebisu to recognize his own mistake, and Ebisu apologized to Shinki for calling him a dead last.
• Ebisu took Konohamaru home to resume his lessons, while Shinki returned to buying groceries.
• Naruto, having run out of food, eagerly ate a carrot and then instant noodles after Shinki returned and used the Flying Thunder God to buy some.
• Shinki cooked corn and pork rib soup, and Naruto questioned how his friend had learned to cook so well.

Shinki and Naruto passed the Ninja Academy graduation exam and received their ninja registration forms and Forehead Protectors. After registering at the Hokage's Office, they looked out over the rebuilt Konoha as newly qualified Genin.

• Shinki impressed the examiners with his Transformation Technique, while Naruto also passed the graduation exam.
• Naruto celebrated graduating with Shinki, and Ino defended Shinki when a classmate mocked his talent.
• Iruka handed Shinki and Naruto their registration forms and Forehead Protectors, and Naruto declared that he would become Hokage.
• Shinki and Naruto celebrated at Ichiraku Ramen, where Teuchi treated their meal as a graduation gift.
• The next morning, Shinki and Naruto submitted their registration forms at the Hokage's Office and admired the rebuilt Konoha.

Shinki, Naruto, and Sasuke were assigned to Team 7, leaving Shinki to wonder whether he had taken Sakura’s place as the heroine. As the new team waited for their Assigned Jonin, Sasuke blushed when Shinki greeted him.

• Iruka-sensei assigned Shinki, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha to Team 7, and Naruto objected to being teamed with Sasuke before agreeing to get along with him.
• Shinki wondered whether taking Sakura’s place on Team 7 meant he had gotten the heroine’s script.
• Naruto tried to greet Sasuke, but a student fell into him and caused Naruto and Sasuke to kiss, startling the class.
• The team went to its classroom, where Naruto set up a Blackboard Eraser prank; Shinki took it down before their Assigned Jonin arrived.
• Shinki introduced himself to Sasuke and offered his hand, and Sasuke hesitated and blushed.

Sasuke, Naruto, and Shinki met their new teacher, Kakashi Hatake, who announced a test to decide whether they could become Genin. After making them wait hungry for hours, Kakashi began a bell-snatching trial with only two bells for the three students, and Naruto attacked first.

• Sasuke introduced himself to Shinki, and Naruto joined their conversation.
• Kakashi arrived and told the three students they had to pass his test or return to the Ninja Academy.
• Kakashi ordered them to meet at the training ground at five the next morning and warned them not to eat breakfast.
• Shinki, Naruto, and Sasuke waited until ten o’clock before Kakashi appeared, then complained that he had kept them waiting.
• Kakashi explained that they had until noon to take two bells from him, meaning one of the three would be eliminated.
• Naruto attacked Kakashi with Shadow Clones, but Kakashi easily dispelled them and urged the students to fight with full resolve.

Shinki used hundreds of Shadow Clones and the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Kakashi’s bells, leaving Kakashi astonished by the young ninja’s skill. Kakashi wondered what else Shinki could do and considered asking him to steal the bells again.

• Shinki summoned over a hundred Shadow Clones, surprising Kakashi with his chakra reserves.
• Shinki’s clones charged Kakashi, and one appeared to grab the bells before Kakashi used the Substitution Technique to escape to a nearby tree.
• Shinki suddenly appeared behind Kakashi and took the bells, leaving Naruto and Sasuke stunned.
• Kakashi noticed a tree-shaped mark on a bell and recognized the space-time signature of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Shinki nervously offered to steal the bells again, and Kakashi considered the idea because he wanted to see what else Shinki could do.