Arc 18Kara and the Vessel

Shinki confronted Ōtsutsuki Ura, investigated Victor’s experiments, and uncovered Kara while rescuing its captured Vessel. The boy, renamed Shūichi, began a new life in Konoha, where Delta attacked before Amado restored her in a new body.

  • Shinki traveled into the past, witnessed Ura defeat Gaara, and followed him across dimensions before refusing his invitation to join the Ōtsutsuki.
  • Shinki defeated Ura with Rasenshuriken, explained the time-traveling turtle to Tsunade, and persuaded her to let it remain free.
  • Shinki investigated Shōjōji’s identity theft and Kara’s abandoned Amegakure laboratory, then traced Victor’s experiments to the Hashirama Cells and a miniature God Tree.
  • Shinki recovered the Hashirama Cells, defeated Deepa, and killed Victor, while Kara’s leader and Amado worked to conceal their plans and continue the Vessel experiments.
  • Shinki took Kara’s Vessel from Ao and Wolou, read the boy’s memories, and found Kara’s abandoned laboratory before Sai made portraits of its members.
  • Kabuto and Nonō welcomed the boy at their orphanage as Shūichi, who asked Shinki to help remove his Kāma and began training with Shinki’s Shadow Clone.
  • Delta attacked Shinki and Shūichi during their training, but Shinki protected the boy and bound Delta before she detonated herself.
  • Amado implanted Delta’s drone into a new body, and Delta awoke cursing the Sixth Hokage.
Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426Ōtsutsuki Ura!

Shinki traveled one day into the past to anticipate Ōtsutsuki Ura’s escape and followed him into an alternate dimension. Ura tried to recruit Shinki into the Ōtsutsuki’s plan, but Shinki refused.

  • Shinki used Karasuki to travel to the past, concealed his identity, and went to Shukaku’s habitat to observe Ura’s attack.
  • Shinki watched Ura drain the chakra of Sunagakure ninja, defeat Gaara, and escape through a Yomotsu Hirasaka after Shinki’s Aoki Takeru clone broke the sand seal.
  • Shinki used his Trace Eye to follow Ura into an alternate dimension, where Ura realized Shinki had traveled through time with Karasuki.
  • Ura introduced himself as Ōtsutsuki Ura and urged Shinki to join the Ōtsutsuki in reclaiming the Tailed Beasts and gathering Chakra Fruits.
  • Shinki considered Ura’s offer but refused, saying he did not like the Ōtsutsuki.

Ch. 427Ura: I'll Eat Myself!

Shinki fought Ōtsutsuki Ura after Ura refused to surrender, studying how his Rinnegan powers worked as he chased him across the Shinobi World. Ura escaped to the Land of Fire, ate his fish basket and the captured Ninja's Chakra, then gouged out both eyes as Shinki watched in shock.

  • Shinki tried to persuade Ura to surrender and share information about the Ōtsutsuki, but Ura rejected his offer and warned that the Ōtsutsuki Main Family would come.
  • Shinki attacked Ura with Dust Release, while Ura used his Rinnegan and Yomotsu Hirasaka to evade and escape.
  • Shinki followed Ura to the Land of Wind with his clones and observed that Ura's red Rinnegan accelerated Yomotsu Hirasaka while his blue Rinnegan let him evade attacks with a paper-crane technique.
  • After a Wood Clone struck him, Ura escaped to the Land of Fire, where Shinki's clones surrounded him as he ate his fish basket and the captured Ninja's Chakra.
  • Ura gouged out both of his eyes, and Shinki reacted in shock that Ura could eat them too.

Ch. 428Turtle's Wish!

Shinki told Konoha’s leaders that he had traveled back in time and defeated Ōtsutsuki Ura, gaining a time-reversing ability from Ura’s eye. After the leaders debated sealing the time-traveling turtle, Shinki persuaded them to let it go free while tracking it with a chakra mark.

  • Ōtsutsuki Ura swallowed his own eyes, transformed, and attacked Shinki’s Wood Clones with Black Rods and Shinra Tensei.
  • Tsunade learned that Shinki had vanished from the warehouse, while Shikamaru showed her evidence of a battle in the Land of Fire forest, including a wooden figure pierced by Black Rods.
  • Shinki appeared in the Hokage’s Office and told Naruto, Tsunade, and Sasuke that he had traveled back to yesterday and blasted Ura to ashes with Sage Art: Multiple Release: Rasenshuriken.
  • Shinki explained that Ura’s golden Rinnegan had fused with his Trace Eye, granting him the ability to reverse time by up to half a minute.
  • Tsunade and the other leaders proposed sealing the time-traveling turtle, but Shinki argued for its freedom and offered to track it with a mixed-chakra mark.
  • Shinki said he had seen the turtle’s future, and Tsunade agreed to let it go free.

Ch. 429The New Prisoner at Hozuki Castle!

Shinki went undercover at Hozuki Castle to rescue Heili, who promised information about the Tanuki Bandit Group, and brought back Heili and another prisoner by force. The Land of Grass complained to Tsunade, while Shinki learned Heili had stolen the bandits’ money after discovering their crimes and donated it.

  • After more than a month of waiting, Shinki received Heili’s plea for help from Hozuki Castle and learned Tsukiyo had entered the prison to kill him.
  • Shinki decided to go to Hozuki Castle himself and posed as Sasuke Uchiha, a new prisoner from the Land of Fire.
  • Shinki returned to Konoha wearing a prison uniform and carrying Heili and another prisoner, and Sasuke realized Shinki had caused the trouble.
  • Tsunade confronted Sasuke over the Land of Grass’s complaints that he had taken two prisoners and seriously injured Hozuki Castle’s head guard.
  • Shinki read Heili’s memories, learned Heili had stolen the Tanuki Bandit Group’s money after realizing he had helped their crimes, and let him go.

Ch. 430News of Kara!

Shinki discovered that the man posing as Tsukiyo was Shōjōji, whose memories revealed the hidden organization Kara and its interest in Kāma. Shinki and Sasuke traveled to the former Amegakure to investigate, where Sasuke knocked out a red-haired man who might know about Kara.

  • Shinki read Tsukiyo’s memories and learned that Shōjōji had taken his identity to hide from pursuers from the Land of Lightning.
  • Shinki told the Hokage’s meeting that Shōjōji had encountered Kara members researching Kāma, and Sasuke scolded him for using Sasuke’s identity at Hozuki Castle.
  • After Anbu gathered more information, Shinki went with Sasuke and Naruto to the former Amegakure and sensed human activity among the trees.
  • The three met a red-haired man who blamed Konoha for Amegakure’s destruction and refused to welcome them.
  • Sasuke knocked the man unconscious, and Naruto suggested using the Mind Body Switch Technique to get information from him.

Ch. 431Kara's Testing Ground!

Shinki, Sasuke, and Naruto discovered Kara’s abandoned testing facility in Amegakure and found evidence of human experiments, including a clone in a cultivation tank. Shinki brought the facility’s equipment to Konoha, where researchers reported that it surpassed their technology and showed him a strange pattern found on it.

  • Shinki read Tanno Sachiko’s memories and learned she was guarding Kara’s abandoned testing facility in Amegakure.
  • Shinki, Sasuke, and Naruto entered the poison-filled facility through Amegakure’s pipes and found rotting human body parts throughout the laboratory.
  • Naruto found a cultivation tank holding a boy, and Shinki and Sasuke concluded the boy was a lifeless clone.
  • Shinki used Flying Thunder God to bring equipment from the facility to the Konoha Research Institute and made the researchers disinfect it.
  • The next day, Kobayashi reported that the equipment was exceptionally advanced and showed Shinki a strange disc-shaped pattern found on several pieces.

Ch. 432Land of Valleys Mission, Ninja Game!

Shinki handled a report about suspicious talk at the Wood Leaf Research Institute, learned that Naruto planned to marry Hinata, and assigned a missing-person mission from the Land of Valleys. He also tested New Future Company's Ninja armor and proposed a new Ninja-themed game.

  • Kobayashi told Shinki that researcher Tanaka had recently been saying things that could harm Shinki, and Shinki said another country might be manipulating public opinion.
  • Naruto brought Shinki food and announced that he planned to marry Hinata, so Shinki advised him to have their families meet and offered to ask Hiashi for her hand.
  • Shikamaru told Shinki that Victor Company had requested help finding a missing employee in the Land of Valleys, and Shinki assigned Neji and Rock Lee's team to the mission.
  • Shinki visited New Future Company, tried on its Ninja armor, and used its Chakra launcher to form a Rasengan.
  • Shinki asked about the game department's work and proposed a Ninja game with character skills, a story, duels, Summoned Beasts, Scrolls, and stronger Panda Summoned Beasts.

Ch. 433The Country in the Canyon!

Shinki learned that Anato had been implanted with Hashirama Cells and went to the Land of Valleys to investigate the Victor Biotechnology Company. Victor learned that the Konoha Hokage had arrived and ordered Anato killed to protect the company’s secrets.

  • Ino gave Shinki snacks for the office, and memories from his shadow clone informed him that Anato might have Hashirama Cells.
  • Shikamaru told Shinki that Neji’s team had found Anato in the Land of Valleys, prompting Shinki to suspect the Victor Biotechnology Company.
  • Shinki traveled to the Land of Valleys, where Neji explained that Victor’s people had taken Anato after the team subdued him.
  • Victor learned that an employee had escaped with Hashirama Cells and warned his staff not to expose the company’s experiments.
  • After a security officer announced Shinki’s arrival, Victor agreed to meet him and ordered someone to kill Anato.

Ch. 434News of the Hashirama Cells!

Shinki investigated Victor Company after suspecting it had transplanted Hashirama Cells into Anato, then revived Anato and learned the samples had been taken away. A report that Hashirama Cells had appeared on the Land of Silence’s Black Market prompted Chino to contact Konoha.

  • Rock Lee and Tenten accompanied Shinki to confront Victor, who claimed Anato had died and been cremated.
  • Shinki visited the incinerator, then used Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and Rinne Rebirth to restore Anato to life.
  • Anato told Shinki that he had been an ordinary researcher and had lost consciousness after seeing security personnel transport something confidential.
  • Anato recalled Victor mentioning Hashirama Cells that had been taken away, and Shinki confirmed the memory before deciding to investigate the Black Markets.
  • Chino heard that Hashirama Cells had appeared on the Land of Silence’s Black Market and ordered her ministers to notify Konoha.

Ch. 435Four Haze Ninja Brothers!

Shinki went to the Land of Silence after learning that Hashirama Cells had appeared on the Black Market, but the cells were bought and then stolen before Chino could secure them. As Shinki tracked them, four Haze Ninja carrying the cells encountered a mysterious Center-Parted Man, while a Chakra Barrier blocked Shinki’s path.

  • Ino Yamanaka told Shinki that Hashirama Cells were being sold on the Black Market, and he sent Chino to buy them before teleporting to the Land of Silence.
  • In an Alternate Dimension, Kara’s leader confronted Victor about his Hashirama Cell experiments and ordered him and Deepa to retrieve the cells before Konoha could get them.
  • Chino learned that a prominent merchant had bought the cells, then heard they had been stolen from him; Shinki left to search for them while Chino went to confront the merchant.
  • Four Haze Ninja carrying the Hashirama Cells met a Center-Parted Man in a forest, who threatened them and prepared to fight.
  • Shinki activated Dual Sage Mode to track the cells, but a Chakra Barrier appeared and blocked his way.

Ch. 436Backstabbing the Center-Parted Man!

Shinki retrieved the Hashirama Cells after defeating the Haze Ninja brothers, but the Center-Parted Man vanished and later recovered in Victor’s alternate dimension. Back in Konoha, Shinki ordered an investigation into the Victor Company and wondered how the enemy escaped.

  • Shinki broke Chaofang’s life-sacrificing barrier, and Zhoufang died after his Higanbana attack failed to harm the Center-Parted Man.
  • Shinki stabbed the Center-Parted Man, defeated Yūgata and Yorukata, and took the Hashirama Cells and the two surviving brothers.
  • The Center-Parted Man disappeared before Shinki could take him, then awoke in an alternate dimension where Victor warned Deepa that they were no match for Shinki.
  • Shinki returned to Konoha with Neji and the others, recorded the mission, and wrote to the Haze Ninja Village demanding a ransom offer.
  • Shinki ordered the Anbu to investigate the Victor Company and asked for news about Kara, then joined Jiraiya for ramen and ate eighteen bowls.

Ch. 437Scheming Orochimaru

Shinki brought Yūgata and Yorukata closer to joining Konoha, tested a new sealing jutsu, and investigated the Victor Company's experiments and attacks. He questioned Orochimaru about Kara and undisclosed research bases, but Orochimaru denied knowing about the company or its Hashirama Cell research.

  • Shinki learned that Yūgata and Yorukata had spent their mission fees building an orphanage and asked Shikamaru to persuade them to join Konoha.
  • Yūgata and Yorukata left Konoha Prison impressed by the village, while Shikamaru told Shinki they remained concerned about the orphanage they had grown up in.
  • Shinki broke the Sealing Squad's new barrier with one punch, then watched Might Guy and Kakashi race past while sparring.
  • An Anbu reported missing staff and suspected Victor Company assassins targeting Miya and Anato, and Shinki gave him a Flying Thunder God Kunai to aid the investigation.
  • Shinki visited Orochimaru in prison and asked about Kara, hidden experimental bases, and the Hashirama Cell research, but Orochimaru denied knowing about them.

Ch. 438Head Bomb!

Shinki tested his new abilities at Konoha Prison, then helped Naruto prepare for his upcoming wedding and fought Deepa at the Victor Company. Deepa's head exploded before Shinki could read his memories, while Victor secretly feared Konoha would discover his hidden secret.

  • Shinki used his memory-erasing ability on a death row inmate, leaving the prisoner vacant and silent.
  • Naruto told Shinki that he and Hinata had chosen a wedding date six months away, then cooked a meal that left Naruto, Sasuke, and Shinki with stomachaches.
  • Shinki teleported to the Victor Company after an Anbu member triggered his Flying Thunder God Mark and defeated Deepa with a Chakra Blade.
  • Deepa's head exploded when Shinki tried to access his memories, so Shinki gathered his remains to revive him with Impure World Reincarnation.
  • Victor hid behind a rock, worried that Konoha would discover his secret before his baby bloomed, while a cloaked person in the Land of Valleys called their followers useless.

Ch. 439Ultra-Miniature God Tree

Shinki investigated the link between Victor and Center-Part, but could not locate Center-Part’s soul, while Kara prepared to keep its secrets from Konoha. The chapter ended with Victor tending a miniature God Tree grown from human sacrifices and considering how to oppose Shinki.

  • An Anbu told Shinki that Center-Part had attacked them after meeting Victor, who vanished when the fight began, so Shinki decided to investigate the Victor Company.
  • Shinki’s Impure World Reincarnation failed to reach Center-Part’s soul, and he summoned the Death God to check whether it was trapped in the Death God’s stomach.
  • Kara’s leader explained that Amado’s talisman had destroyed Deepa’s soul and ordered scrolls distributed to important Outer Members so they could prevent Konoha from resurrecting them.
  • Shinki gave the Death God a chicken, then dismissed the Anbu and said he would investigate the Victor Company himself.
  • At Victor Biotech Company in the Land of Valleys, Victor watched a miniature God Tree drain hundreds of people and grow a flower bud with two opened petals.
  • Victor hoped the miniature tree would grant him power and considered whether Kāma or Amado’s technology could help him stand against Shinki.

Ch. 440Victor Is Dead!

Shinki killed Victor after uncovering clues linking him to Kara, then investigated Victor’s company while the organization discussed its unfinished Vessel experiments. The chapter ended with Amado reporting that the experiments remained at their first stage because the current Vessel was too young.

  • Victor mistook Shinki, disguised as his secretary, for a Konoha ninja and attacked him with a fire technique.
  • Victor considered betraying his organization, but changed his mind when another petal opened on the God Tree; Shinki then cut the tree down.
  • Shinki’s Shadow Clone restrained Victor, and Victor’s head exploded when Shinki tried to question him; Shinki sensed that someone had caused it and suspected Victor belonged to Kara with Amado.
  • News spread of Victor’s death and illegal human experiments, while Shinki read reports blaming several possible culprits, including Kaitō Kid and Sasuke Uchiha.
  • Shinki learned that Ao had come to Konoha seeking prosthetic limbs and that Victor’s records had revealed no information about Kara; he then left to meet Ino for dinner.
  • In an alternate dimension, Kara’s members discussed Victor’s death, and Amado said the Vessel experiments were still at their first stage because the current Vessel was too young.

Ch. 441The Falling Airship!

Shinki visited the Konoha Research Institute, where Ao received advanced prosthetic limbs, and proposed that Konoha develop computers. After Ino tried to confess her feelings, Shikamaru interrupted with news of a crashed unidentified flying object near the Land of Fire border, and Shinki left to investigate after telling Ino he understood what she had been saying.

  • In the Alternate Dimension, Jigen ordered Amado to begin the Second Stage experiment and move the Vessel to the testing ground.
  • Katatsuke showed Shinki Ao's alloy prosthetic arm, which had a Chakra Blade, technique capsules, and a Chakra Absorption Chip, and then presented Ao with a prosthetic leg.
  • Amado sent Koji to arrange an airship from Victor's company while a curly-haired beauty fought Code in the training room.
  • Shinki asked Raimon to work with Katatsuke on developing a computer, and Raimon promised to make a prototype within half a year.
  • Ino entered Shinki's office and began to confess her feelings, but Shikamaru interrupted to report an unidentified flying object had crashed near the Land of Fire border.
  • Shinki agreed to investigate the crash and told Ino he understood what she had been saying.

Ch. 442The Vanished 'Vessel'!

Shinki investigated a crashed airship at the Land of Fire border, defeated its mechanical guards, and brought the wreckage to Konoha for study. Kara’s Leader and Amado learned that the airship’s Vessel was missing, while Ino waited for Shinki’s answer and was told to meet him at Shinki Park.

  • Ino worried that Shinki’s response meant he would reject her, while Shinki vanished before Shikamaru could ask what he planned to say.
  • Ao met a black-robed member of Kara’s Inner Formation and received orders to kill everyone who had gone near the crashed airship.
  • Shinki found the crashed Victor Technologies airship, defeated its mechanical puppets, and discovered that its cargo and crew were gone before transporting the wreckage to Konoha.
  • Shinki appeared with the airship in Shinki Park, where Shikamaru and Temari were talking, then returned to ask Shikamaru for a favor.
  • Ao arrived at the crash site and found the airship missing; Kara’s Leader told Amado that the wreckage was in Konoha but the Vessel had not fallen into their hands.
  • Amado suspected a traitor in Kara, while Code and a curly-haired woman discussed who might have sabotaged the airship; Shikamaru later told Ino to meet Shinki at Shinki Park.

Ch. 443Shikamaru Was Shocked: You Gave It to Her?

Shinki kept the details of his evening with Ino secret, then explained that he had promised she was his first choice for a future wife. Meanwhile, Ao searched for the airship’s cargo, and Shinki left the Hokage’s Office after learning that a suspicious person had been found near the Northwest Border Forest.

  • Naruto and Sasuke waited for Shinki to return, but he kept the outcome of his evening with Ino to himself.
  • Ao learned that Shinki had taken the airship to the Konoha Research Institute and decided to search for its important cargo.
  • Ino brought Shinki snacks, and Shikamaru guessed that Shinki had given her a marriage promise.
  • Shinki clarified that he had told Ino she was his first choice for a future wife, then told Shikamaru that they were not from the same world.
  • An Anbu member reported finding a suspicious unconscious person and a Mechanical Puppet head near the Northwest Border Forest, and Shinki went to investigate.

Ch. 444Poor Ao!

Ao attacked the Border Guard Unit to seize Kara’s Vessel, but Delta sent Wolou to claim the boy as well. The Sixth Hokage arrived as Ao and Wolou argued over who would take the Vessel.

  • Little Turtle visited Konoha’s Ninja Academy in the past and watched young Naruto ask Shinki when they would graduate.
  • Jigen allowed Delta to join Kashin Koji in retrieving Kara’s captured Vessel and warned her not to underestimate their opponents.
  • Ao ambushed the Border Guard Unit with Kara modifications and scientific Ninja Tools to take the boy they were guarding.
  • Delta ordered Wolou to claim the Vessel, provoking a standoff with Ao while Kashin Koji urged Delta to leave before the Sixth Hokage arrived.
  • The Sixth Hokage appeared between Ao and Wolou and offered to take the Vessel himself.

Ch. 445The Boy's Memories!

Shinki subdued Ao and Wolou at the Land of Fire border, then fought a mysterious boy whose marked arm could absorb Chakra. After defeating the boy and reading his memories, Shinki revived the Border Guard Unit members Ao had killed and used Trace Eye to connect to the Alternate Dimension.

  • Kashin Koji warned Amado that Shinki had captured the Vessel and could expose Kara by reading his memories, so they prepared to flee their laboratory.
  • Ao explained to Shinki that he had joined Kara to gain strength and escape the limits of his ordinary abilities.
  • Wolou challenged Shinki and called for help from the Naijin, but no reinforcements arrived, and Shinki subdued him and Ao.
  • The boy awakened and attacked Shinki with a transformed arm, then spread the Diamond Mark across his left arm and fought using its Chakra-absorbing power.
  • Shinki defeated the boy, read his memories, and sent Shadow Clones to revive the Border Guard Unit members Ao had killed.
  • Shinki used Trace Eye to connect to the Alternate Dimension.

Ch. 446Kara Is Everywhere!

Shinki reported his raid on Kara’s abandoned laboratory to Konoha and identified the captive boy as a valuable Vessel marked with a Diamond Mark. After Sai drew portraits from Shinki’s memories, the group decided to send the boy to Kabuto’s orphanage, while Shinki began to suspect that Ao had helped Kara steal Konoha’s recorded Ninjutsu data.

  • Shinki found Kara’s abandoned laboratory, learned from the boy’s memories that he had been treated as a Vessel, and memorized the faces of Kara’s inner members.
  • Amado mourned the data and materials left behind at his old base, while Jigen reminded him that he had chosen to leave quickly.
  • Shinki told Tsunade and the others about Kara and the boy’s mark, then failed to draw recognizable portraits of the group’s members.
  • Shinki used Genjutsu to share his memories with Sai, who produced accurate portraits of Kara’s members.
  • The group decided to send the captive boy to Kabuto’s second orphanage.
  • That night, Shinki recalled Ao’s visit and suspected Kara had used him to steal the Ninjutsu data from Katatsuke’s scroll.

Ch. 447Problem Children's Home

Delta argued with Code and Boro about Kara’s retreat and her plan to retrieve the Vessel, while Konoha’s Second Orphanage took in a boy rescued from Kara and gave him the name Shūichi. Shinki prepared to investigate captured Kara members, but an Anbu reported that two prisoners had killed themselves.

  • Delta complained to Code that Kashin Koji had stopped her from capturing the Sixth Hokage, and she said she would confront Jigen or enter Konoha to reclaim the Vessel.
  • Boro warned Delta that Konoha was difficult to infiltrate, but she mocked his record and the danger posed by the wanted posters.
  • At the Konoha Second Orphanage, Kabuto and Yakushi Nonō received a hostile boy whom the Anbu said Kara wanted; Kabuto restrained him when he attacked Nonō.
  • Nonō offered the boy a fresh start and, after rejecting the name Shinsei, Kabuto suggested Shūichi, which Nonō accepted.
  • Shinki discussed keeping Shūichi in Konoha and arranging to examine the memories of Ao and another captured Kara member; Shikamaru said the Mizukage planned to visit.
  • An Anbu reported to Shinki that the two Kara members brought back the previous day had killed themselves in prison.

Ch. 448Delta Sets Out Again!

Shinki investigated the deaths of two Kara prisoners and began helping Shūichi train to remove his Kāma. Meanwhile, Delta and Kashin Koji set out together to retrieve the Vessel from Konoha.

  • Shinki and Shikamaru learned that two Kara prisoners had used forbidden scrolls to sacrifice their souls, and Shinki planned to trace the ghost that consumed them.
  • Shūichi grew comfortable at the orphanage and told Nonō and Kabuto that he liked it there, rejecting Jigen's belief that Kāma was all he had.
  • Shūichi asked Shinki to help him release and eventually remove his Kāma, so Shinki arranged to train him with a Shadow Clone.
  • Shinki's Shadow Clone beat Shūichi badly during their training in the countryside.
  • Delta and Kashin Koji stood together on a mountain outside Konoha as they prepared to go after the Vessel.

Ch. 449Amado Attacks!

Kashin Koji entered Konoha to search for the Vessel while Delta used a drone to locate Shūichi training with Shinki outside the village. Delta attacked and tried to abduct Shūichi, but Shinki drove her back; the fight continued as Delta fired lasers at him.

  • Delta launched herself toward Konoha, but Kashin Koji warned that its Chakra sensing system would detect her and went in alone to search for the Vessel.
  • Shinki sensed Kashin Koji's Chakra in the village, while Koji searched without finding the Vessel.
  • Impatiently waiting outside, Delta sent a Chakra-free drone over Konoha and spotted Shinki and Shūichi training in the countryside.
  • Shinki and Shūichi rested and talked about Shūichi's past in Kara and why villagers admired the Hokage.
  • Delta swooped down and tried to seize Shūichi, but Shinki shortened her Chakra Blade's reach, kicked Delta away, and stepped in front of Shūichi.
  • Delta fired two purple laser beams that narrowly missed Shinki.

Ch. 450Neji: It Actually Tastes Great!

Shinki defeated Delta, but she destroyed her body before he could bring her in, and Kara prepared a replacement. Later, Neji and Tenten tried Naruto and Sasuke’s stinky tofu, while Delta’s new body woke up cursing the Sixth Hokage.

  • Shinki bound Delta with Wood Release, but she detonated herself and left only parts and ash behind.
  • Shinki and Shikamaru discussed Delta’s attack and the chakra technology in her body, while Shinki’s search for a rooftop figure led him to Jiraiya and then an empty tower.
  • Shinki decided to test Chinese snacks and enlisted Naruto and Sasuke to sell stinky tofu.
  • Neji and Tenten followed the tofu’s smell to Naruto and Sasuke’s stall, where Neji tried a piece and found it tasty.
  • Amado implanted Delta’s drone into a new body, and the woman woke up cursing the Sixth Hokage.
Arc 18 of 20
Arc 18 of 20