Chapter Summaries

Shisui Uchiha vouched for Daren Yi and Izumi Uchiha at a train station, but Daren’s blunt remarks about Uchiha discrimination prompted Kakashi to draw his gun and threaten him. The station erupted into chaos as Shisui reprimanded Kakashi, whose brutal reputation and doctrine of “Absolute Justice” were revealed.

• Shisui Uchiha verified his identity and assured the ticket seller that Daren Yi and Izumi Uchiha were a well-known childhood-sweetheart couple.
• Shisui apologized to Daren Yi and Izumi Uchiha for the clan’s concealed records, and Daren replied bluntly about prejudice against the Uchiha.
• Kakashi drew his pistol and warned Daren that spreading separatist remarks could lead to execution.
• Izumi Uchiha prepared to attack Kakashi, but Daren Yi stopped her as guards and panicked passengers filled the station.
• Shisui scolded Kakashi for pulling a gun in public, while Kakashi’s record of brutal conduct and his “Absolute Justice” path were described.

Kakashi’s mission with Shisui and Anko brought him face to face with memories of his father’s suicide and the bonds he had lost. After Shisui defended a civilian and declared his faith in the Will of Fire, Kakashi questioned whether that faith could survive its collapse, then turned away in silence.

• Anko challenged Kakashi, boasting that Orochimaru’s training had made her strong, while Kakashi saw echoes of Obito and Rin in his teammates.
• Shisui stepped between Kakashi’s gun and Daren Yi, insisting that protecting civilians and their trust in Konoha mattered more than treating people as assets.
• Kakashi lowered his gun and told Shisui that Hatake Sakumo had once expressed similar convictions before killing himself.
• Shisui vowed that he would never take his own life, even if he died defending Konoha or rescuing civilians.
• Kakashi wondered what would happen if Shisui’s faith collapsed and asked himself whether he still had a reason to keep going.

Daren Yi and Izumi Uchiha encountered Shisui, Kakashi, and Anko aboard a train bound toward the Land of Water and guessed that the trio were making an unofficial inspection of military bases. Shisui denied it and urged Kakashi to relax, while Kakashi reflected on his mechanical Sharingan and Obito Uchiha’s final gift; the group then settled in as more familiar passengers arrived.

• Daren Yi and Izumi Uchiha met Shisui, Kakashi, and Anko in the first-class carriage and asked whether they were traveling to the Land of Water for a mission.
• Shisui claimed the trio were on a private trip, but Daren Yi guessed they were secretly inspecting the Land of Fire’s overseas military bases.
• Kakashi reached for his gun, and Shisui stopped him and insisted that they were traveling privately and should enjoy the peaceful world.
• Kakashi silently mourned his dead comrades and thought about his mechanical prosthetic eye, the Mechanical Sharingan, which Obito Uchiha had left him.
• Anko walked to her seat, the group took their places, and several passengers familiar from television and online news entered the carriage.

On the Lightning Train, Anko confronted Daren Yi after he openly examined her serpentine modifications, while he praised Orochimaru’s gene technology without fear. Anko concluded that Daren was simply extraordinarily confident, and the team continued its journey among ordinary passengers.

• The wealthy First Class passengers recognized the Konoha Conglomerate’s influence and nervously took their seats as Shisui and Anko watched.
• Anko bragged that Orochimaru’s strength meant she would never suffer a loss like Kakashi, prompting Izumi Uchiha and Daren Yi to privately reflect on her difficult life in the Real World.
• Anko left a deep handprint in the alloy armrest and revealed her predatory snake eyes, while Daren admired her as an example of Orochimaru’s Serpentine Beastmen gene modification technology.
• Anko threatened Daren and described her power as a B-Class Hero half-snake warrior, but Daren calmly told her that anyone could become the Child of Destiny in a parallel world.
• Anko withdrew her intimidating aura and decided Daren was not fearless but excessively confident, reflecting that public transportation had already exposed her to the diversity of people.

Daren Yi and Izumi traveled with Shisui Uchiha, Kakashi, and Anko, unsettling the train passengers with their openly shared honeymoon plans and drawing Kakashi’s concern about Daren’s mental health. After parting ways in a coastal trade city, Shisui activated a secret chat channel and invited Kakashi and Anko to join his chat group.

• Daren Yi told Shisui Uchiha that he and Izumi were headed out to sea for their honeymoon, alarming the other passengers and attendants.
• Kakashi gave Daren Yi a psychiatrist’s business card and said the doctor was also his own therapist.
• Shisui Uchiha, Kakashi, and Anko left the train without revealing their destination, and Daren Yi wished them luck while thinking about the dangers ahead.
• In a coastal trade city, Shisui Uchiha used his Mechanical Sharingan to connect to Kakashi and Anko through a secret chat channel.
• Kakashi Hatake and Anko Mitarashi accepted Shisui Uchiha’s invitation and joined the chat group.

Shisui, Kakashi, and Anko reviewed three linked missions involving the wreckage of the Three-Tails battleship and a trap for a dangerous mutated organism. Kakashi revealed that he had sunk the battleship to stop a nuclear strike, killing Rin in the process, while Shisui reflected on the sacrifices that protected ordinary people.

• Shisui’s uploaded file revealed three connected missions: investigate overseas bases, recover Three-Tails wreckage, and lure out an unknown mutated organism until Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God Corps arrived.
• Kakashi recalled fighting in the city with Rin and described how Obito and his unit had been wiped out at the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.
• Kakashi recounted how the Mist Hidden Army captured Rin’s unit and planned to use Three-Tails to launch a nuclear strike against the Land of Fire.
• Kakashi explained that Rin guided his Railgun: Chidori toward Three-Tails’ core, allowing him to sink the battleship but causing him to kill her.
• Shisui said Rin and Kakashi’s sacrifice had saved countless lives, and he declared that he was willing to die for others’ happiness.
• Anko was shaken as Kakashi remained silent about whether he regretted Rin’s death.

White Zetsu No. 10032 worked at an underwater mining site and lost its online game connection when its shift resumed. Frustrated by years of forced labor, it began plotting a strike against Obito and Black Zetsu.

• White Zetsu No. 10032 received orders to return to work at Deep Sea Mineral Excavation Well No. 694533 as its leave ended.
• The site’s network shutdown disconnected White Zetsu No. 10032 from its game, leaving it worried that it had abandoned its teammates.
• White Zetsu No. 10032 recalled how the White Zetsu AI Legion had worked for decades under Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, and Black Zetsu without wages or proper leave.
• White Zetsu No. 10032 considered visiting its online friend in Konohagakure but expected Black Zetsu and Obito to refuse permission.
• White Zetsu No. 10032 concluded that the White Zetsu could replace much human labor and declared that they should strike and overthrow Obito’s tyranny.

Obito questioned why the White Zetsu were so strange, and Black Zetsu explained that their intelligence came from code derived from Hashirama Senju’s Quantum Brain. Black Zetsu then revealed that the data Madara obtained at the Valley of the End completed the technology behind his Skynet Project, leaving Obito with a vision of humanity ascending into virtual worlds while Madara carried the burdens of the physical world.

• Obito complained to Black Zetsu about the White Zetsu legion’s internet addiction and blamed Madara for making them so peculiar.
• Black Zetsu blamed Hashirama Senju, prompting Obito to rant that Hashirama was responsible for the world’s suffering and humanity’s problems.
• Black Zetsu explained that Madara had used code inspired by Hashirama Senju’s Quantum Brain to give the White Zetsu humanlike intelligence.
• Obito asked whether Madara had obtained Hashirama’s Quantum Brain fragments during the battle at the Valley of the End, and Black Zetsu confirmed it.
• Black Zetsu revealed that the fragments completed Madara’s Mind Upload technology and described the Skynet Project, in which humanity would ascend into virtual worlds while Madara bore the suffering of reality.

Shisui, Kakashi, and Anko traveled by cruise ship toward the Land of Sea while disguised, but a clash over what made someone human escalated into a standoff between Anko and Shisui. Kakashi stopped their argument as the mission destination came into view.

• Anko tried to feed the seagulls, then frightened them with her predator pheromones until they fell from the sky and startled the passengers.
• Shisui reprimanded Anko and argued that Orochimaru’s view of ordinary people as fragile and unlike their own kind made him unfit to become Hokage.
• Anko confronted Shisui with killing intent, and Shisui revealed his Three Tomoe Mechanical Sharingan and explained his belief that identity and love mattered more than a human body.
• Shisui used holographic projections to conceal their appearance from the other passengers while Anko called him a psychopath.
• Kakashi pointed out that the Land of Sea was near and ordered them to stop arguing so their mission would not be affected.

Shisui, Kakashi, and Anko read three linked missions involving a search for the wreckage of the sunken battleship Three-Tails and a trap for a dangerous mutated organism. Kakashi revealed how he sank Three-Tails and killed Rin, while Shisui reflected on the lives their sacrifices had saved; the group remained on the city street, with Kakashi silent and grieving.

• Shisui uploaded three confidential missions: investigating overseas bases, searching for Three-Tails wreckage, and luring out a mutated organism for Minato’s Flying Thunder God Corps to confront.
• Kakashi recalled how Obito’s unit was wiped out, then described Rin and her unit being captured and taken aboard Three-Tails for a planned nuclear strike on the Land of Fire.
• Kakashi explained that Rin guided his Railgun · Chidori attack, which sank Three-Tails but killed her.
• Kakashi looked over the peaceful city and described the lives of ordinary people as beautiful yet fragile.
• Shisui said he was willing to die to protect others’ happiness and believed Rin would be comforted by what she had done.
• Kakashi stayed silent, grieving, while Anko watched, deeply shaken.