Recaps

Shamu built the Land of Radiance while confronting threats from Obito and Madara, and worked to protect the Uchiha and prepare for future conflicts. The stretch ended with Shamu finding Sasuke and Naruto eating takoyaki after Sasuke topped his weekly test.

• Shamu revived Kushina using Urashiki’s Rinnegan, then announced plans for a Ninja Career Tournament and preparations for a possible invasion.
• Obito used the Spear of Heaven’s energy to begin removing the Demonic Statue’s seal, while Shamu resisted Hagoromo’s demand that he stop interfering with Naruto and Sasuke.
• Shamu established the Land of Radiance, offered support to settlers, and began developing Hidden Radiance Village with help from allies and former Amegakure followers.
• Obito recruited Satori and failed to persuade Kakuzu and Scorpion to help him break the Demonic Statue’s seal, while his Moon Organization grew into a major intelligence network.
• Kazahana Koyuki opened the Rainbow Ice Walls, releasing warmth and Natural Energy that transformed the Land of Snow, before Madara arrived and fought Shamu.
• Shamu uncovered information about Obito, pushed Kakashi to admit he had recognized him, and asked the Third Hokage to publicly clear the Uchiha’s name.
• Obito defeated Itachi and found the remaining Uchiha clansmen in an underground shelter, while Shamu continued preparing allies and village forces for coming threats.
• Shamu summoned Aokimaru of the Kubisaki Lizard clan, then found Sasuke and Naruto eating takoyaki and praised Sasuke for placing first on his weekly test.

Shamu and his allies fought the war on multiple fronts while confronting Obito’s schemes, the Hyuga clan’s collapse, and the growing threat of the Otsutsuki. The stretch ended with Shamu noticing Hidden Sand and Grass ninja watching Naruto as the Chūnin Exams approached.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata coordinated their attacks against Minato, and Hinata took a bell, allowing all three to pass his test.
• Shamu revived Hinata, treated injured allies, and sent Scorpion to the front after learning that Obito had appeared with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Shamu reunited Jiraiya, Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, then prepared to make the Allied Forces suffer as the war intensified.
• Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and pulled Killer B, Rōshi, and Han toward it, while battles and a deadly sandstorm threatened other fronts.
• The Caged Bird Seal and Kaito’s White Zetsu attack killed Hyuga clan members, including Hizashi, as Hiashi, Neji, and others confronted the crisis.
• Shamu coordinated reinforcements against Madara and Obito’s forces, while Obito learned that Kakuzu and Scorpion had betrayed him.
• Shamu and his allies sought Kabuto, created a new moon with Madara’s Rinnegan, and began installing signal towers for the lunar formation.
• Shamu confronted Kakashi over his neglect of Naruto, while Shamu later noticed Hidden Sand and Grass ninja watching Naruto and suspected the Sand had another purpose in Konoha.

Shamu navigated the looming war between Cloud and Mist while Obito prepared a decisive assault and Konoha’s clans weighed their loyalties. The stretch left Orochimaru set to return, Shamu seeking Hyuga support, and Shamu determined to protect Neji.

• Tsunade inspected Orochimaru’s ballots and found that Sarutobi Clan members had cast 129 of his 376 votes, prompting the crowd to question the clan’s many Jonin.
• Shimei absorbed souls and became an avatar of the universe, while Shamu sealed the region around Shinobi Star and helped survivors escape before remaining behind with Madara to protect them.
• Obito attacked Kumogakure with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and Yoya rescued Yugito before she and Yoya shared a tender farewell.
• Shamu exposed Uchiha Obito as the masked attacker to the Third Hokage and Kakashi, then urged Konoha to prepare for the growing conflict between Cloud and Mist.
• Pain attacked Cloud Village as Obito’s forces suffered losses, while Shamu fought Madara with Complete Body Susanoo and proved the stronger combatant.
• Shamu and Flying Waterfall warned the Raikage that war with the Hidden Mist Village would bring opposition from several villages, while the Chunin Exams began and Shamu helped Orochimaru treat Kimimaro’s worsening illness.
• Obito learned that Shamu and Minato were absent from the Allied Shinobi Forces’ headquarters and prepared to attack them and gather Dark Chakra for the Ten-Tails.
• The Third Hokage considered Orochimaru and Tsunade as possible successors, while Shamu asked Hizashi to support the Uchiha and Hyuga relationship and vowed to keep Neji alive.

Shamu prepared the shinobi world for the Otsutsuki threat, strengthened allies, and pursued power while conflicts spread across villages and dimensions. As he prepared to leave for Boruto’s time, friends gathered for a wedding farewell, and Orochimaru confirmed that Shamu was not this era’s Uchiha Shamu.

• Shamu arranged for the Akatsuki to be sent against the Hidden Mist Village, while Obito recruited Kakuzu into Moon and Scorpion sought Kakuzu’s cooperation.
• Over two years, Utakata and Yoya fought to protect sea routes from the Cloud Village’s blockade, while Minato relocated the Uchiha clan to the Land of Radiance and began training Team 7 as Ikeda Shingo.
• Shamu captured an Otsutsuki battleship, helped defeat Kaguya with Minato, and warned the leaders that stronger Otsutsuki were coming, then left Madara in charge while he sought a breakthrough in Boruto’s time.
• Shamu and his allies confronted Jigen and other threats, while Nagato was revived and Naruto learned to control the Nine-Tails’ chakra with Shamu’s help.
• Madara, Itachi, and Kimimaro battled three Otsutsuki as Shamu proposed a shinobi support system and planned to keep the world ready for future enemies.
• Shamu learned Huiyu hoped to resurrect Kaguya, encouraged Kimimaro to study life and death, and revived Gaara and Kaede, welcoming Kaede into the Hidden Radiance Village.
• Minato and Orochimaru arranged weddings for several couples as a farewell gift to Shamu, who officiated and gave Hikari some of his ocular power.
• Orochimaru reanimated this era’s Uchiha Shamu and confirmed that he was not the Shamu he knew, and Shamu asked why Orochimaru had not simply asked him directly.