Chapter Summaries

Yugito Nii confessed her feelings to Shinki, but he left without hearing her, while the Raikage and Killer B returned to Kumogakure. Shinki joined Naruto in the Land of Iron and confirmed Sasuke was missing; trapped in the Masked Man's dimension, Sasuke resolved to find a way out.

• Yugito Nii told Shinki she thought he was a good catch and could wait two years for him, but he left without responding, and she went to Spirit Cat Peak for secluded cultivation.
• Shinki teleported the Raikage to Naruto outside the Five Kage Summit venue, then returned with Naruto to their lodgings.
• Naruto asked whether Sasuke was missing, and Shinki confirmed he had searched the Land of Lightning without finding him.
• Sasuke woke in a dark dimension with Karin, Suigetsu, and Jūgo, and suspected the Masked Man had trapped them there with a Sharingan Dōjutsu.
• The Masked Man briefly appeared and left food and other necessities, leading Sasuke to suspect he intended to use them and prompting Sasuke to search for an escape.

At the Five Kage Summit, the leaders discussed forming the Allied Shinobi Forces to defeat the Akatsuki and debated who should command them. Shinki realized the Raikage wanted to keep him and the other Jinchūriki off the battlefield.

• Sasuke, Karin, and Suigetsu remained trapped in another dimension, and Sasuke doubted Flying Thunder God could reach them.
• The Five Kage Summit reconvened, while Shinki sat behind the curtain as the Land of Iron’s Meeting Order Maintainer.
• Shinki agreed to let Naruto and Kakashi take turns resting in his seat by using the Transformation Technique.
• Mifune proposed forming the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Mei Terumi supported the idea while the Raikage questioned whether an alliance was necessary.
• Ōnoki asked who would command the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Gaara began to recommend someone before the Raikage objected to putting a Jinchūriki on the battlefield.
• Shinki realized the Raikage intended to keep him and the other Jinchūriki away from the war.

The Five Kage agreed on the Allied Shinobi Forces’ leadership and divisions, but the meeting was interrupted by Zetsu and a masked Akatsuki member. Shinki destroyed the Masked Man with Dust Release, leaving Ōnoki horrified that Shinki had learned Iwagakure’s secret technique from his demonstration.

• The Five Kage chose Raikage A as supreme commander, Tsunade as advisor, and Gaara as commander-in-chief, then assigned leaders to the Allied Forces’ divisions.
• White Zetsu emerged from the floor, and the Raikage killed him with a lightning-charged punch.
• Shinki warned the Kage to watch for changes in their bodies after sensing something scatter from White Zetsu.
• An Orange Spiral-Patterned Masked Man appeared behind Mifune, and Shinki erased him with Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique.
• Shinki thanked Ōnoki for teaching him Dust Release, and Ōnoki realized Shinki had mastered the technique from his earlier demonstration.

At the Five Kage conference, Shinki killed a Masked Man who claimed to be Madara Uchiha, but the man returned through a spatial distortion and explained his Eye of the Moon Plan. The Kage rejected his plan to create peace through the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and the Masked Man asked Shinki what he thought.

• Shinki used Dust Release to apparently kill the Masked Man, and Ōnoki praised the technique while criticizing Shinki for acting before they could question him.
• The Masked Man reappeared through a spatial distortion, introduced himself as Madara Uchiha, and asked the Kage to hear him out.
• The Masked Man explained that the Sage of Six Paths sealed the Ten-Tails and divided its Chakra into the nine Tailed Beasts.
• The Masked Man described his plan to gather the Tailed Beasts, become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi to unite the world in an illusion.
• Gaara, Mei Terumi, and Tsunade rejected the Masked Man's illusory peace, and he asked Shinki what he thought of the plan.

The Masked Man declared the Fourth Shinobi World War after Shinki refused to join his Eye of the Moon Plan, and Shinki accepted the Raikage’s commission to rescue Yugito Nii. Meanwhile, Kabuto began building an Impure World Reincarnation army, and the Masked Man revealed to Sasuke and Karin that he had a plan to kill Shinki.

• Shinki refused the Masked Man’s offer, and the Raikage learned that Akatsuki had captured Yugito Nii and was extracting her Tailed Beast.
• The Masked Man declared the Fourth Shinobi World War, then vanished as Shinki sensed Sasuke’s Chakra.
• The Raikage asked Shinki to rescue Yugito Nii, and Shinki accepted the commission before taking Tsunade and the others back to Konoha.
• Kabuto used Impure World Reincarnation in the Land of Rain but accidentally revived Useless Aji instead of Hanzo’s right-hand man.
• The Masked Man visited the imprisoned Sasuke and Karin in the Alternate Dimension and said he had prepared a plan to kill Shinki.

Shinki rescued Yugito Nii and returned her to Kumogakure as the Fourth Shinobi World War approached. In Konoha, Naruto and his friends gathered for a meal and discussed the war until Shinki appeared behind Naruto as he shared gossip about the Five Kage Summit.

• Karin fiercely insulted the Masked Man after he threatened Shinki, and he eventually left without harming her.
• Two days later, Killer B complained about being confined to Kumogakure until he spotted Shinki carrying the unconscious Yugito Nii.
• Shinki returned Yugito Nii to the Raikage, declined to stay, and used the Flying Thunder God to head home.
• At a Konoha barbecue, Naruto and his friends discussed the approaching war, while Neji silently vowed to protect Hinata.
• Naruto told the group that Shinki had flipped the Five Kage's table, then Shinki appeared and asked whether Naruto's gossip was ripe.

Shinki returned to Konoha as the Fourth Shinobi World War approached, reunited with his former classmates, and saw how the looming conflict weighed on the village. After Konohamaru asked to prepare for battle, Shinki agreed to teach him new Ninjutsu to protect the people who remained in Konoha.

• Shinki reunited with his former classmates over dinner, where they discussed whether he and Naruto should stay out of the war and then asked him to share stories from his travels.
• Tsunade welcomed Shinki back and asked him to take Naruto to the Land of Lightning, but she let him rest after he explained he had just returned from there.
• Shinki visited Ichiraku Ramen, where Teuchi gave him an enormous serving because the war might keep Ninja from returning for another meal.
• Konohamaru asked Shinki to teach him Ninjutsu so he could fight in the war, but Asuma told him to stay in the village.
• Shinki took Konohamaru to a grove and began teaching him new Ninjutsu, warning him not to go to the battlefield and explaining that he should protect Konoha's residents.

Jiraiya sent Shinki to Mount Myōboku to hear the Great Toad Sage’s new prophecy, which was confused and vague despite apparently concerning the Fourth Shinobi World War. Shinki concluded that he must stay out of the war, though the Great Toad Sage promptly forgot the conversation.

• Jiraiya told Shinki about the Great Toad Sage’s dream and Shinki warned Jiraiya to be careful during the Shinobi World War.
• Shinki teleported to Mount Myōboku, where Sage Shima invited him to dinner before Sage Fukasaku escorted him to the temple.
• The Great Toad Sage recognized that Shinki had learned Ryūchi Cave’s Senjutsu, then repeatedly fell asleep and forgot what he was saying.
• After hearing the prophecy’s vague references to red light, the heavens, and gods, Shinki asked whether it meant he could not take part in the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• The Great Toad Sage forgot Shinki’s question and asked why he had come to visit.

Shinki visited Mount Myōboku, heard that the Great Toad Sage had a new prophecy, and returned to Konoha with food from Sage Shima. As Shinki and Naruto prepared to leave for the Land of Lightning, Shinki marked Tsunade and Jiraiya with a new space-time technique, then looked pale.

• Shinki left the Great Toad Sage and ate Sage Shima’s bug dishes at Sage Fukasaku’s home, then spent the night sick from overeating.
• Shinki returned to Konoha with a box of bugs and made Naruto eat them while telling him the Great Toad Sage had a new prophecy.
• After two peaceful days, Shinki received Tsunade’s message to leave for the Land of Lightning and said goodbye to his companions with Naruto.
• Shinki placed a new space-time technique mark on Tsunade’s palm to help her when she ran out of Chakra.
• At Jiraiya’s insistence, Shinki placed the mark on his hand too, and Shinki’s face turned pale.

Shinki and Naruto left the Land of Lightning by boat and encountered a giant fish monster that had terrorized nearby waters for years. Shinki captured and killed it, then recognized it as a Summoned Beast left behind after its summoner died.

• Darui sent Shinki and Naruto from a secluded ferry landing toward their destination.
• A boatman and a returning fisherman warned Shinki and Naruto that a monster lurked ahead.
• Shinki saw the monster’s enormous fin and told the boatman to keep going, but the creature lunged at their boat.
• Shinki restrained the giant marlin with Wood Release and recognized a Summoning Technique seal inside it.
• Shinki crushed the fish, and he and Naruto reflected on how war had left the Summoned Beast behind to torment the village.

After a storm wrecked their boat, Shinki and Naruto reached a remote island, where they met Might Guy on an herb-gathering mission. Shinki helped gather herbs, and Might Guy joined them as their bodyguard, but he became violently seasick as they set off again.

• Naruto worried to Shinki that their friends might die in the coming war, and the two passed the night fishing aboard their boat.
• A sudden storm smashed the boat, so Shinki used Wood Release to make another vessel and bring the group safely to a remote island.
• Shinki sensed Konoha Ninja on the island and found Might Guy leading an herb-gathering mission with several others.
• Shinki created over a thousand Shadow Clones to gather herbs across the island, then agreed to let Might Guy accompany him and Naruto as their bodyguard.
• Might Guy became badly seasick aboard the boat and failed to notice a little turtle slipping away from him.

The Masked Man met Kabuto Yakushi, who revealed he could resurrect Madara Uchiha and pressed him to explain his identity. At sea, Kakashi reunited with Might Guy after proving himself, then escorted Shinki and Naruto to Turtle Island, where Might Guy stayed to protect them as they trained.

• Kabuto Yakushi showed the Masked Man several coffins, including one containing Madara Uchiha, and questioned whether the Masked Man was the real Madara.
• The Masked Man removed his mask, and Kabuto Yakushi reacted with surprise at his revealed identity.
• Kakashi arrived by ink bird to check on Might Guy, who mistook him for an enemy and attacked him.
• Kakashi proved he was himself by recalling their rivalry and calling Might Guy “Little Acorn,” after which Might Guy accepted him.
• Kakashi escorted Shinki, Naruto, and Might Guy to Turtle Island, where Shinki placed his Flying Thunder God Mark on the boat and sent Kakashi and Sai back to the village.
• Might Guy chose to remain on Turtle Island to protect Shinki and Naruto, and Killer B led them onward.

Shinki and Naruto arrived on Turtle Island to begin Tailed Beast training with Killer B, then joined him in wrestling the island’s giant animals. Shinki defeated Killer B in a contest of strength, earning the beasts’ recognition as Turtle Island’s new Beast King.

• Killer B showed Shinki and Naruto the training base and promised to begin their training the next day.
• Shinki and Naruto followed a crash into the forest and found Killer B wrestling a giant bear with the Eight-Tails’ tentacles.
• Naruto challenged Killer B to a strength contest, but Killer B used a tentacle to fling him into the air.
• Killer B challenged Shinki under rules that allowed physical strength and Tailed Beast power but forbade Ninjutsu and Sage Mode.
• Shinki used precise Chakra control to strengthen his body, then sent Killer B flying through the forest.
• The giant beasts recognized Shinki as Turtle Island’s new Beast King.

Shinki defeated Killer B with a powerful chakra-enhanced strike, prompting Gyuki to declare that Shinki surpassed the God of Shinobi and inspiring Killer B to write lyrics about him. Meanwhile, Tsunade sought wartime funding from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, who agreed to provide it after their tense discussion.

• Shinki found Killer B missing, learned he had been sent flying dozens of meters, and went to check his injuries.
• Gyuki scolded Killer B for challenging Shinki and argued that Shinki surpassed the God of Shinobi in strength and abilities.
• Killer B decided that the era belonged to Shinki and planned to put him in his lyrics, then announced that training would begin in three days at the Waterfall of Truth.
• Tsunade asked the Daimyo of the Land of Fire for funds for the imminent war and defended Konoha's decision to prepare for it.
• The Daimyo agreed to provide funding, while Tsunade left after objecting to his demand that Konoha send a team to protect his residence.

Shinki and Naruto began training at the Waterfall of Truth, where Naruto faced a dark version of himself and learned that the trial forced people to confront their inner selves. Shinki took Naruto's place on the rock, and he opened his eyes almost immediately.

• Shinki told Naruto about the Great Toad Sage's warning against joining the Fourth Shinobi World War, and Naruto advised him to trust the Sage.
• Killer B struggled to write lyrics while staying awake at the Turtle Island base.
• Motoi led Shinki, Naruto, and Might Guy to the Waterfall of Truth, where Killer B explained its power to reveal a person's true self.
• Naruto confronted a red-eyed version of himself, who voiced his resentment toward the villagers and jealousy of Shinki, and they fought until Naruto opened his eyes.
• Killer B explained that Naruto had fought another self in his heart, and Naruto urged Shinki to try the waterfall himself.
• Shinki sat on the rock and opened his eyes almost immediately, surprising Killer B and the watching Kumogakure ninja.

Shinki and Naruto accepted their dark selves at the Waterfall of Truth, then followed Killer B into the hidden ruins behind the waterfall. They reached a huge beast-head relief as Killer B led them toward the place where they could gain the Tailed Beasts’ power.

• Shinki revealed that he had accepted his dark self in less than a minute, and Naruto realized he could do the same.
• Naruto embraced his red-eyed counterpart and succeeded in the Waterfall of Truth training.
• Killer B entered the waterfall, while Might Guy tried the training stone and found that nothing happened to him.
• Shinki, Naruto, and Killer B explored the vast ruins, where Shinki questioned the headless statues and the giant beast paintings.
• Killer B led Shinki and Naruto through a doorway to a huge relief of a beast's head.

Naruto, Shinki, and the others entered the light-filled training room, where Killer B explained how Naruto could take the Nine-Tails’ Chakra. After Shinki opened Naruto’s seal, Naruto stopped him from intervening and prepared to face the Nine-Tails himself.

• Shinki used a Transformation Technique to pretend the beast had bitten off his head, tricking Might Guy before revealing the switch that opened the door.
• Killer B led Naruto, Shinki, and the others into the room of light and explained that it could imprison the Nine-Tails if Naruto failed to take its Chakra.
• Naruto entered his sealed space and greeted the Nine-Tails, who cowered when Shinki appeared.
• Shinki removed the sealing tag and turned the seal on Naruto’s abdomen, opening the gate to the Nine-Tails’ cage.
• Naruto stopped Shinki from helping him take the Nine-Tails’ Chakra and chose to handle the challenge himself.

Naruto fought the Nine-Tails to gain control of its power, but golden chakra chains from his seal restrained the beast and brought him into contact with his mother, Kushina. As Naruto reunited with her, Shinki learned that Kushina had left the chains as a safeguard and wondered why Naruto’s parents had sealed the Nine-Tails inside him.

• Naruto fought the Nine-Tails without Shinki’s help, while Shinki watched and stayed ready to intervene if Naruto was in danger.
• After Sage Mode faded, Naruto struggled against the Nine-Tails, and the beast’s attack caused unstable chakra to erupt from Naruto’s body.
• Golden chakra chains emerged from Naruto and bound the Nine-Tails, and Shinki recognized that the chakra did not belong to Naruto.
• Naruto entered a golden space, where a red-haired woman revealed herself as his mother, Kushina, and embraced him.
• The Nine-Tails told Shinki that Kushina had been its previous Jinchūriki and that she and the Fourth Hokage had split its chakra between Naruto and the late Hokage.
• Kushina listened as Naruto described his life and thanked Shinki for being his friend, then said she had never known a child named Shinki.

Shinki joined Naruto inside the golden space, where Kushina shared her memories of the Nine-Tails’ Attack and explained Minato’s reasons for sealing the beast in Naruto. The memories ended with Kushina telling Naruto she understood why Minato had believed in him.

• Shinki used the Mind Body Switch Technique to enter Naruto’s golden space and meet Kushina.
• Kushina invited Shinki to hear the truth about the Nine-Tails’ Attack and shared her memories with him and Naruto.
• Shinki and Naruto witnessed Kushina’s memories of meeting Minato, their marriage, and Naruto’s birth.
• The memories showed the Masked Man kidnapping newborn Naruto, freeing the Nine-Tails, and using it to attack Konoha.
• Minato freed the Nine-Tails from the Masked Man’s control, then sealed half its chakra inside Naruto and the other half with the Reaper Death Seal.
• Kushina told Naruto she understood Minato’s choice because Naruto had grown into an amazing Ninja.

Kushina said her final words to Naruto before disappearing, and Naruto grieved with Shinki comforting him. Meanwhile, Tsunade learned Yamato had been captured, and the Masked Man showed Kabuto the White Zetsu army he planned to use against the Allied Shinobi Forces.

• Kushina gave Naruto her final advice, told him she loved him, and disappeared as Naruto cried and said he was proud to be her child.
• Shinki comforted Naruto, and the two woke in the sealing space before confirming they had succeeded in controlling the Nine-Tails.
• Might Guy saw Naruto's Chakra cloak vanish, and Naruto told him they had succeeded.
• Tsunade learned Akatsuki had captured Yamato and ordered the Anbu to search for him and the Akatsuki base.
• The Masked Man showed Kabuto a Hashirama Senju grown from living cells and a vast army of White Zetsu beneath the base.