Chapter Summaries

A mysterious ranking system appeared across the Shinobi World during the Chunin Ninja Exams and named Shisui Uchiha as the twentieth-ranked Kage Level fighter. Its footage showed Shisui using Genjutsu against a Kirigakure squad led by Ao, exposing Ao’s stolen Byakugan and leaving viewers stunned by Shisui’s skill.

• A strange voice announced that the Shinobi World Ranking System had linked all living organisms, and a giant screen appeared as the exam proctors paused the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• The screen displayed rules for answering ranking questions, including rewards for correct answers and punishments for wrong ones, while attempts to affect it failed.
• The system ranked Shisui Uchiha twentieth among Kage Level fighters, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to feel both pride and concern and other villages to envy Konoha.
• Footage showed Shisui waiting for Ao’s Kirigakure squad as two of Ao’s teammates collapsed under Genjutsu.
• Ao revealed his Byakugan, prompting a Hyuga elder to condemn him, while spectators wondered how Shisui had used Genjutsu without Ao noticing.

Ao recognized Shisui Uchiha’s genjutsu and ordered his Kirigakure squad to abandon their mission, while observers discussed Shisui’s reputation and the Sharingan. The system revealed that Shisui had the Mangekyō, and Orochimaru won a Three-Tomoe Sharingan before fleeing, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi to face the Uchiha Clan’s anger.

• Ao used his Byakugan to trace the genjutsu’s chakra link to Shisui Uchiha and led his squad in retreat.
• Obito Uchiha mocked the Kirigakure ninja, while Kakashi warned him not to underestimate Shisui.
• The screen asked what level Shisui’s Sharingan was, and Uchiha Fugaku worried that the Mangekyō’s existence had been exposed.
• Orochimaru answered D. Mangekyō correctly and received a Three-Tomoe Sharingan as his reward.
• Orochimaru used the Body Flicker Technique to escape with the Sharingan, and Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to answer to Fugaku.

Hiruzen Sarutobi promised Uchiha Fugaku that Orochimaru would not leak the Sharingan, while Fugaku considered backing Minato Namikaze as a future Hokage friendly to the Uchiha. The screen then showed teenage Shisui and Itachi fighting Anbu pursuers, ending with Shisui defeating two opponents without killing them.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi promised Fugaku he would warn Orochimaru not to share the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan, and Fugaku hoped Minato Namikaze would become the next Hokage.
• The screen showed teenage Shisui and Itachi preparing to rescue someone pursued by Anbu, and Fugaku questioned why the Anbu were hunting his son.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi blamed Danzo for the Anbu pursuit and denied ordering it.
• Itachi declared that he would fight alongside Shisui, and the two Uchiha boys each faced an Anbu opponent.
• Shisui used his Sharingan, Body Flicker Technique, and Shadow Clones to defeat two Chunin without killing them, while a watching Obito Uchiha marveled at his skill.

Kakashi teased Obito about his strength as Fugaku worried over Danzo’s schemes against the Uchiha. The footage then showed Shisui fleeing masked ninja after losing one Sharingan, revealing his Susanoo before he escaped and Fugaku confronted Hiruzen about the attack.

• Kakashi claimed he could fight two Chunin, and Rin told Obito that Kakashi had become a Jonin long ago.
• Fugaku concluded that the Hokage had not sent Anbu to assassinate Itachi but resolved not to let Danzo off.
• The screen showed Shisui fleeing masked ninja after one of his Sharingan had been gouged out, alarming the gathered clans and villages.
• Shisui’s remaining Mangekyō Sharingan summoned a Susanoo, which repelled the attackers and let him escape.
• Fugaku told Hiruzen that Susanoo was unique to the Uchiha Clan and demanded that he act against whoever was plotting to steal their eyes.

The Shinobi World’s chat room activated, and village leaders guessed that Shimura Danzō stole one of Shisui Uchiha’s eyes. Shisui revealed that Danzō had taken it and that Uchiha Itachi would obtain the other, earning the correct-answer reward.

• Obito Uchiha noticed the new chat room, which connected people across the ninja villages.
• Shikaku Nara urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to answer, and several Kage and Hiruzen named Shimura Danzō as the eye thief.
• Shimura Danzō protested in the chat after seeing Hiruzen accuse him.
• Shisui Uchiha reassured Uchiha Itachi and said that Itachi would obtain his other eye.
• Shisui Uchiha identified Shimura Danzō as the thief and Uchiha Itachi as the eventual owner of the other eye, answering correctly and receiving chakra and a Mangekyō Sharingan blindness-defect cure.

After Shisui gave Itachi his remaining Sharingan, Hiruzen removed Danzo as Hokage Aide and postponed the Chunin Exams. Ōnoki sent secret letters to Kirigakure and Sunagakure, setting off an early war, while Minato and Kushina trained a distracted Obito for the Chunin Exams.

• Torifu urged Hiruzen to hold Danzo accountable for what he had done to Shisui, and Hiruzen removed Danzo as Hokage Aide while merging Root into Root.
• Shisui told Itachi that he had given him his Sharingan because Itachi was the only one who could change the Uchiha Clan's future.
• Hiruzen postponed the Chunin Exams after the ranking ended.
• Ōnoki, worried about Konoha's growing power, sent secret letters to Kirigakure and Sunagakure, and the war began earlier than it had in history.
• Minato and Kushina trained Obito for the Chunin Exams, but Obito kept spacing out and dreaming of awakening his Sharingan.

The Shinobi World Inventory named Deidara as the nineteenth Kage-level combatant and opened a quiz about his battle record, prompting villages to send Genin to answer. Konoha and Kumogakure prepared their young ninja, and Kakashi joined the gathering to guide Obito.

• The Inventory System ranked Deidara nineteenth and listed possible feats, including fights with Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke and the deaths of several Kazekage.
• The Third Kazekage reacted to the quiz options and considered Ōnoki's proposed alliance against Konoha.
• The Fourth Raikage summoned Yugito Nii and Darui, and Dodai offered to help them answer the quiz.
• Konoha gathered Obito, Rin, and other Genin, while Rin explained that Kakashi could not answer because he was a Jonin.
• Kakashi appeared beside the Third Hokage to guide Obito despite being ineligible to answer.

The villages tried to identify which opponents Deidara had fought or targeted, and Shikaku Nara used the clues to help Konoha answer correctly. The correct choices were revealed, leaving Sunagakure with no winners and Obito Uchiha excited about his coming reward.

• The Third Kazekage had Sunahiko choose E, but the answer was wrong and the hint revealed Deidara had been Ōnoki's disciple.
• Shikaku Nara used the hint and the Tailed Beast options to reason that Deidara's actions belonged to the Fifth Kazekage's era, then shared his deductions with the others.
• Obito Uchiha, Yugito Nii, Might Guy, and shinobi from other villages submitted their choices before time ran out.
• The system revealed A, B, C, D, G, and H as correct, with Konoha contributing four winners and Sunagakure none.
• Shikaku explained how Konoha had narrowed down the answers, while Obito celebrated that he and Rin had answered correctly and would receive rewards.

Deidara and Tobi set out to capture the Three-Tails, Isobu, in a lake near Kirigakure. Deidara knocked Isobu unconscious with explosive clay, while Tobi wrongly claimed credit for the capture.

• Deidara and Tobi discussed their mission to capture the Three-Tails as the Kage debated whether they could succeed.
• Deidara used clay bugs to locate Isobu at the bottom of a lake and provoked him with an explosion.
• Deidara sent Tobi to face Isobu alone, and Tobi fled across the water while the Three-Tails chased him.
• Deidara made an explosive clay fish that knocked Isobu unconscious and blasted Tobi out of the water.
• Tobi celebrated as if he had defeated Isobu, but Deidara told him the victory belonged to his art.

After learning that Kirigakure had made Rin Nohara the Three-Tails’ Jinchūriki, Obito grieved over his inability to protect her. His grief awakened his Sharingan, though he collapsed from exhaustion afterward.

• Deidara explained to Tobi that the Three-Tails was weak because he was not a Jinchūriki, then mentioned that Rin had once been its Jinchūriki.
• The ranking system asked why Rin had become the Three-Tails’ Jinchūriki, and Minato concluded that Kirigakure had sealed the beast inside her.
• Minato chose answer C and was rewarded with knowledge of the Eight Trigrams Seal.
• Obito cried as he realized Rin had suffered, and Rin comforted him while promising that the future was still uncertain.
• Rin noticed three tomoe in Obito’s eyes, and Kushina said he had awakened his Sharingan but had collapsed from exhaustion.

The ranking system sent Obito Uchiha and seven other young ninja to a parallel future for a three-day mission in the Land of Waves. After awakening his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Obito joined the others as the instance opened, leaving the group to size up their unfamiliar teammates and rivals.

• The ranking system announced the Land of Waves mission and named Obito Uchiha, Yugito Nii, Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, Mei Terumi, Hozuki Mangetsu, Rin, and Shu as participants.
• Obito woke in the hospital and learned from Kakashi and Rin that he had awakened a Three-Tomoe Sharingan; Rin then explained the mission to him.
• The Third Hokage, Shikaku Nara, and Minato Namikaze briefed Konoha's participants, while Kakashi told Obito that Might Guy would look after him.
• The ranking system opened the passage, transporting the participants from the various villages into an enclosed space in the parallel future.
• Obito assessed Shu, Mei Terumi, and Hozuki Mangetsu, while Mei noticed Obito watching her and thought her charm had caught his attention.

Obito arrived alone in the Land of Waves, where he stumbled into an ambush on Tazuna and helped Kakashi's team fight off the attackers. Kakashi recognized Obito, but Obito mistook him for Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo.

• Obito read his mission to protect Tazuna and stop Gato, then noticed two hidden Chunin posing as a puddle beside the road.
• The Chunin attacked Kakashi's team as they escorted Tazuna, but Sasuke drove them back while Sakura guarded Tazuna.
• Obito arrived and used a Great Fireball Technique to interrupt the attackers' attempt to reach Tazuna.
• Kakashi knocked out the two Chunin and asked Obito if he was really Obito.
• Obito failed to recognize Kakashi and mistook him for Hatake Sakumo.

Obito Uchiha arrived from the past through the Inventory System and joined Kakashi’s team on their mission in the Land of Waves. The group continued toward the country together, while Obito searched for Rin, who had also been sent on the mission.

• Kakashi recognized Obito, who explained that the Inventory System had brought him from the past to complete a mission.
• Sasuke asked Obito to kill Itachi, but Obito refused, and the system prevented Sasuke from revealing why he wanted Itachi dead.
• Obito showed the group his mission to protect Tazuna and end Gato’s monopoly, and agreed to travel with Kakashi’s team.
• Kakashi confronted Tazuna for hiding the danger of the mission and secured new conditions before the group continued.
• Obito told Kakashi that Rin, Kurenai Yuhi, and Might Guy were also on the mission, but he had not found Rin.

Yugito Nii and Might Guy scouted the Land of Waves and planned to protect Gato from the shadows. Meanwhile, Hozuki Mangetsu drove off Shu and set out alone to find Gato.

• Yugito Nii confirmed that Might Guy was her teammate and studied their mission to protect Gato.
• Might Guy suggested offering Gato protection, but Yugito proposed watching over him from the shadows and approaching after he was attacked.
• Yugito and Might Guy reconnoitered the island and found no ninja among its inhabitants.
• Shu tried to recruit Hozuki Mangetsu to cooperate against Gato, but Mangetsu attacked and drove him away.
• Hozuki Mangetsu transformed into mist with the Hydrification Technique and headed toward the island's center to find Gato.

Yugito and Might Guy stopped Shu of Iwagakure from killing Gato, and Yugito eliminated Shu from the mission. Hozuki Mangetsu watched the battle from the shadows as Yugito and Guy remained with Gato.

• Yugito waited near Gato's casino, then rushed toward his headquarters after an explosion sounded.
• Shu attacked Gato, but Might Guy arrived and fought him off using Taijutsu and the Ninja Tortoise.
• Yugito joined the fight and defeated Shu with her Fire Rat Balls, causing him to be eliminated from the instance.
• Ōnoki reacted to Iwagakure's early elimination and summoned Shu to learn what had happened.
• Yugito and Might Guy approached Gato, while Hozuki Mangetsu watched them from the shadows.

Yugito Nii persuaded Gato to provide accommodations for her and Might Guy, though Gato secretly suspected them and planned to rely on Zabuza. Meanwhile, Obito told Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura about Kakashi’s remarkable childhood, and Naruto and Obito discovered they shared the dream of becoming Hokage.

• Yugito Nii frightened Gato into offering her and Might Guy a place to stay in the Land of Waves.
• After Yugito Nii and Might Guy left, Gato ordered his subordinates to investigate them and planned to have Zabuza eliminate them after dealing with the bridge builders.
• Naruto and Sasuke questioned Obito about his past as Kakashi’s teammate, and Kakashi tried to stop Obito from revealing embarrassing stories.
• Obito told Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura that Kakashi became a Jonin at twelve and could complete S-rank missions alone.
• Naruto and Obito admitted they had both been dead last and argued over which of them would become Hokage.

Zabuza ambushed Kakashi and his team with the Hidden Mist Technique, trapped Kakashi in a Water Prison, and overwhelmed Naruto, Sasuke, and Obito. Naruto and Obito freed Kakashi, who rescued Sasuke and turned toward Zabuza with killing intent.

• Zabuza ambushed Kakashi and the others with the Hidden Mist Technique, and he and Kakashi traded Water Clones before fighting at close quarters.
• Zabuza trapped Kakashi in a Water Prison and left a Water Clone to guard him while he attacked Naruto, Sasuke, and Obito.
• Zabuza sent Naruto flying, seized and injured Sasuke, and knocked Obito away when he tried to attack.
• Naruto used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to surround Zabuza, then coordinated with Obito to send a transformed Fūma Shuriken toward the Water Clone.
• Naruto destroyed the Water Clone and collapsed the Water Prison, allowing Kakashi to rescue Sasuke and face Zabuza.

Kakashi defeated Zabuza, but Haku used a Kirigakure technique to fake Zabuza’s death and escape with him. Rin, Kurenai Yuhi, and Mei Terumi failed their missions and were transported out of the instance, while Obito remained close to completing his.

• Kakashi disarmed Zabuza with Lightning Blade and overpowered his Water Dragon Bullet, but Haku struck Zabuza with a Senbon and claimed his body.
• Naruto accused Haku of arriving only to take credit, while Haku explained that he had been no match for Zabuza and needed the body for his mission.
• Rin, Kurenai Yuhi, and Mei Terumi arrived and revealed that they had all received missions to kill Zabuza, but Haku escaped with him before they could stop him.
• Mei Terumi explained that the Senbon had temporarily induced suspended death, and Zabuza and Haku decided to leave the Land of Waves to avoid Kirigakure’s Anbu.
• Rin, Kurenai Yuhi, and Mei Terumi turned transparent and were transported out after failing their missions, while Obito reached for Rin and could not touch her.

Hozuki Mangetsu shrouded the Land of Waves in mist, forcing Kakashi’s team to enter cautiously while Gato prepared to flee. As Mangetsu shifted the fog toward Gato’s headquarters, the two groups moved toward a confrontation.

• Rin Nohara, Kurenai Yuhi, and Mei Terumi were eliminated from the instance, and Rin told Shikaku Nara and Hiruzen Sarutobi she had gained little information about the past.
• Obito Uchiha and Kakashi discussed how the mission’s wording left room to deal with Gato, and Kakashi decided to target him rather than wait for Tazuna’s bridge to be finished.
• Hozuki Mangetsu covered the Land of Waves in mist, while Might Guy and Yugito Nii stayed together to avoid being ambushed.
• Kakashi’s team arrived by boat and entered the island’s unusually thick fog after Kakashi assigned the group to guard Tazuna and watch their surroundings.
• Mangetsu thinned the fog near Kakashi’s team and thickened it around Gato’s headquarters, prompting Gato to gather men and prepare to escape.

Yugito Nii and Might Guy pursued Gato and confronted Hozuki Mangetsu, whose Ninja Blades and techniques overwhelmed them. The fight left Yugito trapped by a chakra-draining sword as her chakra rapidly ran out.

• Yugito realized Gato had fled, used genjutsu to question one of his men, and hurried after him with Might Guy.
• Hozuki Mangetsu picked off Gato's followers, but Might Guy stopped his attack on Gato and Yugito emerged from hiding to fight.
• Mangetsu drew Hiramekarei and forced Yugito to defend herself, while she unleashed repeated Rat Tail Ball attacks and fire techniques.
• Might Guy struck Mangetsu in midair, but Mangetsu survived Yugito's Fireball Jades and changed to Kubikiribōchō.
• Yugito pulled Guy clear of Mangetsu's strike, but another greatsword caught her arm and began absorbing her chakra.