Chapter Summaries

Kaede rescued Kengoshi’s team during the sandstorm, while Fa Yi targeted Gaara and used a sealing technique to extract Shukaku. Gaara resisted by driving the chain into a nearby Four Symbols Seal, unleashing Shukaku’s violent Chakra into the sky.

• Kaede gave Kengoshi’s team her Scroll of Earth, but they refused it and chose to earn the second-round result themselves.
• After Kaede flew away, Fa Yi sensed Gaara, and Gaara left his resting room using a sand clone while Hidden Sand Village searched for him.
• Fa Yi attacked Kengoshi’s team with shadow puppets, but Gaara used Shadow Clones to free them and ordered them to return to the exam.
• Fa Yi bound Gaara with chains from his Celestial Detachment Seal and began draining Gaara’s and Shukaku’s Chakra, forcing Kengoshi’s team to flee for help.
• Shukaku jammed the chain into a nearby Four Symbols Seal, and its violent Chakra burst from Gaara’s body into the sky.

Hikari reported to Yōshiki that Uchiha Shamu had destroyed his Body of Light, and Yōshiki arranged with Kongwu to transport the Otsutsuki forces to Divine Garden Origin Star. As Shamu and the others held off a spatial gate near Shinobi Star, Shion’s vision revealed an incoming stellar attack, leaving Shamu to shield the world from the devastation.

• Hikari told Yōshiki that Uchiha Shamu had defeated his Body of Light and possessed little divinity, prompting Yōshiki to gather the returning Star Gods and prepare for wartime eternal night.
• Yōshiki contacted Kongwu through Plow and agreed to travel to Divine Garden Origin Star by phase-transfer, despite the cost of the journey.
• Shamu brought Madara, Hashirama, and Minato into space and used his ocular power to contest an immense hexagonal spatial gate forming near Shinobi Star.
• Shamu’s Shadow Clone reached Shion, whose precognition revealed that a nearby star would erupt and send a devastating wave toward Shinobi Star.
• Shamu abandoned his attempt to stop the spatial gate, returned with Madara, Hashirama, and Minato, and expanded a Spatial Barrier across the sky to protect the Shinobi World.
• The stellar attack struck Shamu’s Spatial Barrier while Mount Myōboku, Ryūchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest sealed their passages to the Shinobi World.

Shamu negotiated with Rasa to revive Gaara in exchange for ten years of service, then sent Rasa back to stabilize Hidden Sand Village. Shamu recruited Sasori and Kakuzu for the Land of Radiance and prepared to continue dealing with the losses caused by Obito.

• Shamu offered to revive Gaara in exchange for ten years of service, and Rasa accepted while considering whether to seek revival himself.
• Shamu warned Rasa that his Impure World Reincarnation body would not last long, gave him a soul-nourishing formation, and asked him to recruit Ebizo and the Waterfalls shinobi to the Land of Radiance.
• Rasa disguised his cracked body with Sand Armor and flew back toward Hidden Sand Village with Temari and Kankuro after a signal flare appeared.
• Shamu used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Kakuzu and Sasori, and Sasori agreed to serve him while Kakuzu accepted the finance minister position in the Land of Radiance.
• Shamu said Chiyo's revival would take about a month, then dispelled his Shadow Clone as Kakuzu and Sasori headed to the black market to recover.

Shamu and Minato planned to deter Cloud Village after its Space-Time Chakra Cannon threatened Konoha and Hidden Mist Village. Shamu's real body remained in seclusion, so the group prepared to travel to Cloud Village without him.

• Minato met Shamu's Shadow Clone in Orochimaru's underground laboratory, where Tsunade and Dan Katō were tending Orochimaru's embryo.
• Shamu explained that Cloud Village had developed its Space-Time Chakra Cannon years earlier than expected and that its bombardment could devastate Konoha.
• Minato proposed joining forces with Hidden Mist Village to deter Cloud Village, and Shamu arranged for Itachi, Yoya, Shisui, Mei Terumi, and Flying Waterfall to take part.
• Minato transported Shamu's Shadow Clone to the Land of Snow, where Shamu's real body replenished its Chakra and gave it Flying Waterfall's token.
• Shamu's Shadow Clone created a disguised Flying Waterfall, and Minato used Flying Thunder God to take them toward Hidden Radiance Village.

Flying Waterfall revealed to Mei Terumi that he, Hyori, and Kyokotsu had been revived by Uchiha Shamu and explained the dangers approaching the Shinobi World. He warned her to protect the Hidden Mist Village and its Jinchuriki, then vanished after saying his remaining bones might let him revive only once more.

• Flying Waterfall told Mei Terumi that he, Hyori, and Kyokotsu had died in the Warring States period and were revived through secret techniques devised by Uchiha Shamu.
• Flying Waterfall explained that Shamu was working to prevent a great Shinobi World war because powerful enemies would appear, and said Shamu had also revived the Fourth Hokage.
• Flying Waterfall warned Mei Terumi to develop the Hidden Mist Village and watch its Jinchuriki, especially the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, and to recover the corpse if they could not defeat a future enemy.
• Flying Waterfall told Mei Terumi that Kyokotsu and Hyori had passed their powers to Kimimaro and Haku, while he believed Suigetsu had greater bloodline potential than himself.
• Flying Waterfall said his remaining bones might allow one more uncertain revival, and Mei Terumi thanked him tearfully for protecting the Hidden Mist Village.
• Flying Waterfall told Mei Terumi to lead the village well, then leaped into the sea and disappeared.

In the Land of Snow, Shamu reunited with Haku and examined Kimimaro’s evolving bloodline, helping him enter Sage Mode and awaken the destructive All-Killing Ash Bones. Shamu agreed to take Kimimaro with him when he left, while Kimimaro continued training to control his ancestral bloodline regression.

• Shamu offered to stimulate Haku’s growth, but Haku chose to remain his current height, and Shamu accepted his choice.
• Shamu examined Kimimaro and confirmed that his bloodline was regressing toward its ancestors while consuming his life force.
• Shamu infused Kimimaro with Sage Art Chakra, allowing him to enter Sage Mode and transform into Bone Armor Mode.
• Kimimaro formed All-Killing Ash Bones that damaged Shamu’s hand and suppressed its regeneration, revealing their Six Paths-level power.
• Shamu told Kimimaro to train until his Sage Art Chakra balanced his body’s needs and the bloodline regression no longer harmed him.
• Kimimaro said he did not want to stay after Shamu left, and Shamu agreed to take him along.

Shamu and Minato recruited Guy and Rock Lee into their organization, then found Tenten training with Neji as the Fourth Shinobi World War approached. After training, Tenten worried that she could no longer keep up with Neji, leaving their feelings unspoken.

• Minato brought Shamu to Guy and Rock Lee, where Shamu learned that Rock Lee had mastered the Seventh Gate and invited them to join the organization.
• Guy and Rock Lee accepted the invitation, and Minato and Shamu left the training hall.
• Minato took Shamu to Tenten's training ground, where Tenten practiced throwing ninja tools at Neji, who dodged and deflected them.
• After they rested, Neji helped Tenten up and offered her a towel, and Tenten said she was struggling to keep up with him now that he was a jonin.

Nagato and Orochimaru fought Momoshiki and Urashiki over Kinshiki’s Chakra Pill while Shamu and the others battled Hagoromo’s Limbo Clones. Momoshiki recovered and swallowed the damaged pill, while Orochimaru secured some of its chakra for research.

• Itachi, Yoya, Shamu, Naruto, Sasuke, and Minato held off Hagoromo’s Limbo Clones as the clones repeatedly regenerated after being injured.
• Momoshiki charged Nagato for the Chakra Pill, while Urashiki attacked with his fishing rod and secretly powered Momoshiki up with the energy waves.
• Nagato restrained Momoshiki with Adamantine Sealing Chains and began drawing chakra from the pill, but Hagoromo attacked Nagato with a Truth-Seeking Orb and Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Shamu shielded the clan members from Hagoromo’s chakra storm, which Momoshiki absorbed to break free of Nagato’s chains.
• Nagato damaged the Chakra Pill with Wood Release, but Momoshiki retrieved it and flew away; Nagato passed the chakra he had extracted to Orochimaru’s fish basket for research.
• Momoshiki swallowed Kinshiki’s Chakra Pill while fleeing from Shamu, then trembled as clouds of steam and smoke erupted across the battlefield.

Boshiki told Suishiki about the devastation caused by Yōshiki's ancient battle and explained why the clan had come to investigate the missing Otsutsuki. After Chishiki discovered Blood Ripples from six clan members on the Shinobi World, the four Otsutsuki realized that all six had fallen there.

• Boshiki explained that Yōshiki's battle with Shimei had scorched the planets across the sea of stars and described the missing clan members who had been sent to investigate.
• Chishiki found a Super-Energy Star, and the four Otsutsuki traveled toward the Shinobi World.
• Minato detected the approaching Otsutsuki and brought Guy and Rock Lee to the league venue to meet them.
• Ryoshiki, Suishiki, Boshiki, and Chishiki sensed powerful Chakra and went through a portal to the venue, where Minato waited.
• Chishiki detected Blood Ripples from Izumishiki, Isshiki, Kaguya, Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki, revealing that all six had fallen on the planet.

Hualing arrived in Konoha through a spatial gate sent by Shamu and delivered his warning about the universe and the Divine Garden Clan. She then asked Orochimaru to fuse her soul with her counterpart in this time-space, and he prepared to begin the risky procedure.

• Madara, Minato, and Sasuke investigated a violent spatial gate and found Hualing unconscious inside a spatial barrier.
• Hualing identified herself as Shamu's messenger, and Sasuke confirmed the letter she carried was from Shamu.
• Minato took Hualing to Orochimaru while Madara, Sasuke, and Minato planned a meeting to discuss Shamu's warnings and instructions.
• Shamu's letter explained the Divine Garden Clan's interest in the Shinobi World, the strength of possible enemies, and the need to recruit members for the Celestial Organization or use Madara's armed persuasion.
• Hualing asked Orochimaru to fuse her soul with her counterpart's, and Orochimaru warned her that the procedure could cause personality conflicts.

Orochimaru discovered that White Zetsu spores had infected members of the Hyuga Clan and that Hyuga Kaito was likely involved, prompting an emergency operation to contain the threat. Neji and Shibuki reached the compound just as a Four Violet Flames Formation sealed it off, leaving Neji worried about his father inside.

• Hayato identified Hyuga Kaito as the person most often in contact with the Branch Family members carrying the most White Zetsu spores, raising fears that Kaito had been turned and could use the Caged Bird Seal against them.
• Orochimaru ordered Hyuga Kaito brought under control, assigned Hayato and the Branch Family to handle infected clansmen, and sent Genma and the Anbu to take over patrols.
• Orochimaru sent the Third Hokage to gather a sealing team and Jiraiya to notify Hiashi and Hizashi and look for Tsunade, while ordering a blockade around the Hyuga Compound.
• Neji noticed the Hyuga patrols had vanished and hurried home, where he met the injured Shibuki, who also had seen no clansmen.
• An Anbu ordered Neji and Shibuki to go to Training Ground Six, then the Four Violet Flames Formation rose around the Hyuga Compound and sealed it, leaving Neji concerned about his father.

Madara tried to stop the retreating Allied Shinobi Forces, but the Kage held him off while the Uchiha clansmen withdrew. News that Flying Waterfall had destroyed fifty thousand White Zetsu turned the tide of the war, and Madara headed east to seek Hashirama as the Allies regrouped for the final battle.

• Shamu vanished with the Flying Thunder God, and Itachi led the Uchiha clansmen in retreat under Plan Seven.
• Madara unleashed Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees, but Ōnoki cut down its flower buds with Dust Release while Gaara shielded the retreating shinobi with sand.
• Madara exposed Hashirama’s face on his body to frighten the Uchiha, but Shamu’s rumors made them believe it was a tattoo instead.
• Black Zetsu reported that Flying Waterfall had killed fifty thousand White Zetsu and warned Madara that Obito had one of his Rinnegan, prompting Madara to ask for intelligence and head east toward Hashirama.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces received Shamu’s order to withdraw and prepare for the final battle after learning that most of Obito’s White Zetsu army had been eliminated.
• Itachi led the Uchiha clansmen, Ōnoki, the Raikage, and Gaara back toward Allied Forces headquarters as Madara abandoned his pursuit.

Shamu helped the Allied Shinobi Forces recover after their first day of fighting and investigated Obito’s movements. Obito used the Six-Tails revived from the Box of Paradise to advance his plan, and the story left him declaring that tomorrow would be the final day.

• Shamu patrolled the camp, where the shinobi mourned the dead and encouraged one another before the next battle.
• Minato detected Obito’s Flying Thunder God mark in the Land of Water, and Shamu decided to ask Mei Terumi about its location.
• Obito arrived at Jibei City and learned from Black Zetsu that the Box of Paradise was nearly done reviving the Six-Tails.
• The Box of Paradise produced a foul, sludge-covered creature that Black Zetsu identified as the resurrected Six-Tails.
• Obito pulled the Six-Tails into the Kamui Dimension, where the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path consumed it and stabilized its eye.
• Obito declared that tomorrow would be the final day as he came one step closer to his wish.

Konohamaru returned to Konoha under the Takafuji name and faced the village’s hostility while training to become stronger. Meanwhile, the Celestial Organization advanced its projects and decided to build a new moon as an Otsutsuki detection outpost and communications satellite.

• Tobirama approved Asuma, Kurenai, and their group’s return to Konoha, but ordered their execution if they showed any suspicious behavior.
• Konohamaru returned to Konoha as Takafuji, endured rejection from the villagers, and committed himself to training.
• Kimimaro adapted to the Sage Core, while Haku continued sparring and grew stronger after Itachi cast Tsukuyomi on him again.
• Orochimaru distributed Chakra Pills made from collected life energy among Hashirama, Tobirama, Haku, and himself.
• Hashirama and Nagato helped Hidden Stone Village build forest greenways in the Land of Wind, while Orochimaru and Cloud Village worked on seawater-to-freshwater technology.
• Minato and the Celestial Organization agreed to create a new moon as a spatial detection outpost against the Otsutsuki and a signal relay for the Shinobi World.

Cloud Village prepared to exploit Hidden Mist Village’s weakness and go to war, prompting Zetsu to persuade Pain to offer the Akatsuki’s services. Nagato and Konan recognized Obito’s scheme and planned to let events unfold while keeping their own intentions hidden.

• Cloud Village confirmed that Hidden Mist Village had lost key shinobi and clans, then decided to prepare for war and establish a beachhead in the Land of Water.
• Zetsu told Pain that Cloud Village was likely to attack Hidden Mist Village and urged the Akatsuki to intervene for profit and to start their plan early.
• Pain agreed to send someone to negotiate with Hidden Mist Village and ordered the organization to prepare for the mission.
• Obito told Zetsu he would watch Danzo and head to the Land of Water after finishing his business there.
• Nagato told Konan that Zetsu’s proposal matched Obito’s wishes, and they discussed how the dead Three-Tails made Obito’s plan to capture the tailed beasts impossible for now.
• Nagato asked Konan to take the news to Shamu with the rings and clothes, then determine when they should intervene.

Shamu destroyed Shimei’s corpse after its mental influence lured everyone toward it, then tested spatial armor and returned to the Otsutsuki warship. The story left him resting in the Shinobi World while Enshiki waited at the Divine Garden Clan’s vessel manor after reincarnating.

• Shamu trapped Shimei’s corpse in a Void Coffin and erased it by removing the spatial foundations around it when Space Devouring failed.
• Everyone recovered from the corpse’s influence, and Orochimaru decided that studying it would risk mental possession.
• Shamu tested spatial armor that hid his presence and blocked Haku from touching him, then dispelled it and reassured her that ordinary enemies would no longer threaten the Shinobi World.
• Shamu sent Shadow Clones to help Orochimaru and Minato capture the Otsutsuki aboard the warship while his original body returned to rest.
• At the Divine Garden Clan’s manor, Enshiki waited after completing his reincarnation, while the chapter described the clan’s trained vessels and their lavish quarters.

The Third Hokage called for a Fifth Hokage election as his rivalry with Uchiha Shamu intensified. Shamu secured approval to run alongside Orochimaru and Tsunade, with a confidence vote set for next month.

• The Third Hokage announced he would formally elect a Fifth Hokage, saying he could no longer keep up with Konoha's administrative work.
• Uchiha Shamu declared his candidacy, and nine elders supported his nomination while six opposed it, allowing him to enter the election.
• The Third Hokage nominated Orochimaru, and Mitokado Homura nominated Tsunade.
• The Third Hokage set the confidence vote for next month, when every Konoha jonin would cast one ballot.

Shamu obtained the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique scroll and secured an alliance agreement with Ōnoki as the Uchiha prepared to become independent. He persuaded Ōnoki to help Kurotsuchi bond with Deidara through their shared interest in art, then left Iwagakure as Ōnoki summoned Kurotsuchi.

• Ōnoki gave Shamu the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique scroll and asked him to bring a map of the Uchiha's new land after they settled there.
• Shamu suggested that Ōnoki match Deidara with Kurotsuchi and encouraged him to cultivate Kurotsuchi's interest in art so she could connect with Deidara.
• Ōnoki accepted Shamu's reasoning, and Shamu completed the Hidden Stone Village mission and chose to increase his Wind attribute affinity.
• Ōnoki handed Shamu the prepared alliance agreement, and Shamu sent a message by crow before returning to his clan.
• Ōnoki called an Anbu and ordered them to find Kurotsuchi.

Shamu guided Sasuke and Itachi into Sage Mode, then explained several paths for improving their Sage Art. He left them to continue training while he departed for Naruto and Hinata’s birthday and engagement celebration.

• With Shamu supplying Dragon Vein power, Sasuke and Itachi entered Sage Mode, though their Sage Art Chakra quickly ran out during a spar.
• Shamu explained advancement methods based on synthesizing Sage Art Chakra while moving, using Shadow Clones, or storing it with a Yang Seal, and demonstrated Sage-enhanced Susanoo.
• Shamu told Sasuke and Itachi that Sage Art would help them detect and expose White Zetsu, and that Sage Art attacks could harm Six Paths-level enemies.
• Shamu instructed Sasuke and Itachi to keep preparing Sage Art Chakra and promised to bring them to the battlefield when real combat began.
• Shamu left with Flying Thunder God to attend Naruto and Hinata’s birthday and engagement celebration, while Sasuke wondered why Shamu had never married.

Naruto returned to Konoha, reunited with Minato, and went to see Tsunade and Sasuke. Meanwhile, Orochimaru announced an official account blaming Danzo for the Hyuga Clan disaster and portraying the Third Hokage as a hero, easing the Sarutobi Clan’s fears of retribution.

• Naruto cleaned his dusty home and learned that Anbu had stopped watching him after the Third Hokage’s death.
• Minato told Naruto that Hinata’s family had survived the Hyuga Clan turmoil and Neji’s eyes had been healed.
• Naruto went to the Uchiha Clan Grounds, where Shamu invited him to learn the Summoning Technique alongside Sasuke.
• Orochimaru’s announcement blamed Danzo for exploiting Hyuga internal strife and described the Third Hokage as having died heroically to protect Konoha.
• Sarutobi Clan members saw the announcement and concluded that Orochimaru did not intend to punish their clan.