Chapter Summaries

After enduring three months of torment, Obito damaged the Rinnegan and resolved to create a world where Rin could be with him. He returned to the Mountain Graveyard and used Hashirama Cell solution to restore vitality to his body and the Rinnegan, unsettling Black Zetsu.

• Obito repeatedly tried to implant the Rinnegan, then destroyed its protective force by kicking it until it was nearly colorless.
• Obito decided he could create a world with a living Rin, restored his Kamui Eye to its socket, and placed the damaged Rinnegan in his palm.
• Obito left the Kamui Dimension and absorbed Chakra from a scouting White Zetsu to recover some strength.
• Tobi told Obito that the Third Hokage had sealed Danzo's soul with the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, leaving Tobi in Danzo's body.
• Obito found Hashirama Cell solution beneath the former Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and claimed he needed it to repair the Rinnegan.
• Obito applied the solution to the Rinnegan, causing his arm to recover and the eye to regain a trace of life, while Black Zetsu watched in alarm.

Obito learned that the Uchiha had betrayed the Cloud Village and killed the Three-Tails’ jinchuriki, and he set out to confront Itachi and Shisui. Pain learned that Kakuzu and Hidan were dead and that the Three-Tails had also been killed, while Zetsu kept Obito’s whereabouts secret.

• Obito heard from Zetsu that Flying Waterfall might be a Hidden Mist spy, Kakuzu had vanished, and the Uchiha had killed Karatachi Yagura and the Three-Tails.
• Obito left Zetsu to watch over Danzo and went to deal with Itachi and Shisui.
• Black Zetsu learned that the Hyuga Clan in Konoha had been infected by the Spore Technique and ordered the scouts to gather intelligence carefully.
• Pain questioned the Akatsuki members about the battlefield, and Zetsu revealed that the Uchiha had killed Kakuzu and Hidan.
• Pain learned that the Three-Tails was dead, ordered the mission to continue, and told Zetsu to monitor the Uchiha.
• Zetsu concealed Obito’s destination from Pain and stayed behind to watch Danzo.

After the high-level meeting, Uchiha Shamu ended the Uchiha’s practical combat instruction and called a clan assembly to propose leaving Konoha and establishing an independent home. The clan unanimously supported him, though the future of its civilian members remained a concern.

• Orochimaru rejected Uchiha Shamu’s request to investigate Sarutobi Clan members and used vacant positions to win over the Hyuga Clan.
• Shamu sent letters to the other Kage, ending the combat instruction after nearly two months of training genin and the medical unit.
• At his first clan assembly as clan head, Shamu announced that he intended to lead the Uchiha out of Konoha and establish independence.
• Shamu argued that Konoha would constrain the Uchiha as their population and need for resources grew, and every clan member present raised a hand in support.
• Fugaku felt proud of choosing Shamu as clan head, while Itachi admired Shamu for protecting and strengthening the Uchiha.

After learning that Hidden Mist Village had launched a tsunami, Shamu coordinated with Orochimaru to manipulate the coming conflict and protect Uchiha interests. He sent Takuya’s team toward the Four-Way Road junction to make the Uchiha appear to block Hidden Stone Village, while hoping Mei Terumi would not capture Yugito or Killer B.

• Shamu considered developing the four islands from Hidden Mist Village into a larger coastal territory through land reclamation and maritime trade.
• Shamu told Deidara that Scorpion had been returned to Hidden Sand Village, leaving Deidara despondent.
• After receiving early intelligence about Hidden Mist Village’s tsunami, Shamu sent Shisui and two others to check the injured Cloud Village Jinchuriki.
• Shamu and Orochimaru predicted that Ōnoki would try to raid Cloud Village’s homeland while its main force was deployed at sea.
• Shamu ordered Iori to tell Takuya to lead a team openly to the Four-Way Road junction, making the Uchiha appear to block Hidden Stone Village.

Shamu returned to the Uchiha Clan Grounds, handed Deidara over to Keimei, and arranged a meeting with Ōnoki. He returned Sasori and the Third Kazekage to Granny Chiyo, acquired the Reanimation Jutsu, and left Chiyo with advice about the conflict between the Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village.

• Shamu returned to the Uchiha Clan Grounds, placed Deidara under house arrest with Keimei, and summoned Ōnoki to meet him at the Land of Earth border in seven days.
• Granny Chiyo arrived from the Hidden Sand Village, confirmed that Shamu had recovered the Third Kazekage's puppet, and sealed it away.
• Shamu revealed Sasori's true body, and Granny Chiyo brought out the Father and Mother puppets before asking Shamu to seal Sasori again.
• Chiyo gave Shamu the Reanimation Jutsu scroll and explained that the forbidden technique traded the caster's life to restore the dead, but could not give puppets souls.
• Shamu promised not to share the Reanimation Jutsu, then advised Chiyo that the Hidden Sand Village should avoid intervening in the Cloud Village and Hidden Mist Village conflict.

Shamu encouraged Sasuke to return to the Academy and considered how to keep him growing alongside Naruto. Later, Shamu raised Itachi’s marriage to Izumi with Mikoto, who was eager to discuss it once Itachi returned.

• Shamu teased Sasuke about missing Itachi, then persuaded him to go back to school and let him take the Kusanagi Blade.
• Shamu reflected on Naruto’s growth, Sasuke’s training needs, and the risks of strengthening Sasuke’s eyes.
• Shamu received a message about Orochimaru’s laboratory, ordered specially made kunai for Minato, and visited Fugaku and Mikoto.
• Shamu told Mikoto that Izumi had followed Itachi when he left the clan, and Mikoto scolded Itachi for being rude and delaying their marriage discussion.
• Shamu suggested settling Itachi and Izumi’s marriage after Itachi returned, then hurried away as Mikoto called after him.

Mei Terumi, Rasa, and Ōnoki each received letters from Shamu offering information or cooperation, leaving the three Kage to consider what the Uchiha wanted. Ōnoki was especially tempted by Shamu’s offer to help bring Deidara back.

• Mei Terumi read Shamu’s letter about an Uchiha elite squad and kept the offer in mind as a possible escape route if Hidden Mist Village faced danger.
• Yashamaru delivered Shamu’s letter to Rasa, who learned that Shamu claimed to know who killed the Third Kazekage and asked Chiyo to negotiate.
• Rasa decided to visit Chiyo despite their longstanding conflict over Karura’s death and Gaara’s jinchūriki selection.
• Kitsuchi reported to Ōnoki that Konoha’s Hokage faction and the Uchiha were in conflict, then handed over Shamu’s letter.
• Ōnoki learned that Shamu had information about Deidara and could bring him back, and he decided to find out what the Uchiha were planning.

Obito assessed the Sharingan he could reclaim and continued searching for a way to remove the Heart Talisman, while considering whether to recruit the person who had stolen Kekkei Genkai and framed him. In Hidden Radiance Village, Itachi and Izumi married, and Sasuke urged Naruto to confess his feelings to Hinata as the ceremony began.

• Obito counted the Sharingan on his body and Tobi's, reflected on his Rinnegan training, and considered how to destroy the Heart Talisman and deal with the person who had framed him.
• Itachi and Izumi met at the wedding ceremony, where Hazuki placed Izumi's hand in Itachi's.
• Minato arrived with Naruto, congratulated the newlyweds, and gave Fugaku a wedding gift.
• Naruto and Sasuke reunited, and Sasuke encouraged Naruto to confess to Hinata.
• The wedding officially began when the appointed time arrived.

Shamu arranged a fight between Deidara and Yoya to demonstrate the limits of Deidara’s explosive clay against Uchiha techniques. After Yoya defeated Deidara’s clay clone, Gui used his Sharingan to knock Deidara unconscious.

• Shamu told Yoya the intelligence about Deidara before introducing him as Deidara’s opponent.
• Yoya dodged Deidara’s explosive clay attacks and destroyed his spiders and grasshoppers with Lightning Release.
• Deidara trapped Yoya in a pit and attacked with clay birds, but Yoya escaped and destroyed Deidara’s flying owl with Lightning Spear.
• Deidara attempted to self-destruct, but Yoya stopped him with another Lightning Spear and revealed that he had struck a clay clone.
• Deidara accused Shamu of leaking his intelligence, and Shamu called Gui forward to demonstrate his Sharingan.
• Gui caught Deidara’s gaze with his Sharingan, causing Deidara to collapse unconscious.

Shamu arranged for Itachi and Izumi’s marriage to be settled, then explained to Tsunade how Orochimaru and the Third Hokage had used the promise of treating Itachi’s eyes to signal a reconciliation with the Uchiha. The chapter leaves Tsunade questioning the value of the Honorary Elder position offered to Shamu.

• Izumi visited Itachi, and Shamu told her to inform Auntie Hazuki that they would visit her home in three days to settle the marriage.
• Shamu told Itachi that he should make his marriage to Izumi official because she had stayed by his side after he left Konoha, and Itachi agreed.
• Sasuke arrived and asked why rumors about Itachi receiving treatment from Lord Orochimaru had spread; Shamu told him to talk with Itachi.
• Shamu went to the Uchiha hospital and told Tsunade that Orochimaru had played him, then explained the arrangement involving Itachi’s eyes and the Third Hokage’s offer of an Honorary Elder position.
• Tsunade questioned why the Third Hokage thought the Honorary Elder position would persuade Shamu, since it gave the independent Uchiha little practical benefit.

Shamu questioned Tsunade about a possible Uchiha-Konoha war, then warned her that the Third Hokage’s prejudice might drive the conflict and hinted at trouble ahead. On the Land of Water battlefield, Mei Terumi led a raid toward the Cloud Village stronghold, only to discover the Cloud forces had relocated to the shore, where their wounded Jinchuriki awaited the Raikage.

• Shamu asked Tsunade whom she would support if Uchiha and Konoha went to war, and Tsunade vowed to protect both Konoha and Uchiha.
• Shamu said the Third Hokage’s rigid thinking and prejudice against Uchiha made Tsunade the only person who could resolve the conflict, then warned her that her teacher might not be as kind as he seemed.
• Mei Terumi led thirty Hidden Mist elites, including Kisame, through the Cloud Village’s trap-filled defenses to raid its stronghold.
• Ao used his Byakugan to find the Cloud Village force camped by the shore, and Mei Terumi ordered her group to move in.
• Yugito and Killer B remained badly injured at the shore camp, where the Cloud forces had gathered with their ships to prepare for the Raikage’s arrival.

Jiraiya cornered Minato at the Mission Hall, while Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata left after their team was dismissed. Sasuke grew suspicious of Shingo’s closeness with Naruto, and Hinata returned to the Hyuga Compound after Naruto warned her about Jiraiya.

• Jiraiya caught Minato at the Mission Hall after Team 7 returned from a mission, and Minato dismissed Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to rest.
• Naruto escorted Hinata toward the Hyuga Compound while Sasuke wondered about Shingo’s strength and his unusually close relationship with Naruto.
• Naruto warned Hinata to avoid Jiraiya, especially near the baths, and then left for the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
• Hinata arrived home and was teased by Hanabi about secretly watching Naruto.

Shamu expanded the Uchiha-backed Chinese Cuisine business across Konoha and the Land of Rice Fields, making the Uchiha the Shinobi World’s wealthiest clan. Meanwhile, Naruto struggled at school as the Third Hokage tried to keep him close, but Naruto remained more attached to Shamu and Sasuke than to Kakashi.

• Yagura survived the Hozuki Clan’s assassination attempt, then withdrew from public view and began purging Kekkei Genkai clans in the Land of Water.
• Shamu helped civilian Uchiha renovate their shops into Chinese Cuisine restaurants, which quickly became popular across Konoha Main Street.
• Orochimaru focused on experiments while Uchiha shinobi boosted Otogakure’s missions, and Konoha’s indifference to Itachi’s defection surprised the other villages.
• With the Land of Rice Fields’ daimyo under Orochimaru’s control, Chinese Cuisine spread through the country, introduced a franchise model, and expanded toward the major nations.
• More than a year later, the Chinese Cuisine business had made the Uchiha the Shinobi World’s wealthiest clan.
• Naruto continued to struggle with Chakra extraction, control, and the Transformation Technique, while the Third Hokage raised his allowance and had Kakashi try to grow closer to him.

Shamu rescued Kurita Kyoko and told her that the Fourth Mizukage was controlled and responsible for the Bloody Mist Regime. He recruited her to help persuade Kisame Hoshigaki, while Kisame was ordered by Karatachi Yagura to assassinate Suikazan Fuguki.

• Shamu freed Kurita Kyoko from the Four Symbols Seal and asked her to help recruit Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Shamu showed Kyoko the Code Division route map and revealed that the controlled Fourth Mizukage had leaked their mission and caused the village's tyranny.
• Kyoko realized the Mizukage's actions explained the deaths of her family and friends, and Shamu invited her to work with him and Kisame.
• Kisame Hoshigaki headed toward the village, still shaken by the deaths of his comrades and Kyoko's words.
• Karatachi Yagura told Kisame that Suikazan Fuguki had sold intelligence to enemy nations and ordered him to kill Fuguki.

Madara and Hashirama fought with enormous Susanoo and Wood Release constructs while Obito’s unstable body expelled the Tailed Beasts. Shamu rallied eleven Mangekyō Uchiha, replenished their ocular power, and sent their Susanoo into battle against the beasts.

• Madara expanded his Susanoo, and Hashirama answered with a Wood Dragon and Wood Human, beginning a fierce clash between their giant constructs.
• Obito’s body expelled the Tailed Beasts, whose chaotic Chakra made Shamu’s ocular technique against Shukaku ineffective for long.
• Shamu summoned the Mangekyō Uchiha, and Keimei distributed syringes of Yin Release Chakra to restore their ocular power.
• Shamu opened the barrier and ordered the Uchiha to fight, and eleven Susanoo rose before the astonished Allied Shinobi Forces.
• The Uchiha shouted “Tatakae!” and their Susanoo charged into the Tailed Beasts.

Shamu told Orochimaru that Yakushi Kabuto and Haku were promising candidates for Sage Art, leading Orochimaru to send Kabuto to Ryūchi Cave. Ichikishimahime confirmed Kabuto’s exceptional compatibility with Snake Sage Art and took him away to meet the White Snake Sage.

• Shamu told Orochimaru that Kabuto had remarkable talent for Sage Art and that Haku was also a promising candidate.
• Orochimaru summoned Kabuto and offered him a chance to leave village administration and stay by his side.
• Orochimaru brought Kabuto and Shamu to a secret chamber and summoned Ichikishimahime from Ryūchi Cave.
• Ichikishimahime tested Kabuto and found that he absorbed Natural Energy without difficulty.
• Ichikishimahime took Kabuto to Ryūchi Cave, and Orochimaru told him to cultivate diligently.

Shamu gave Konan Hashirama Cell solution, supplies, and a trump card while discussing how to bring Danzo down by making the Third Hokage abandon him. The chapter left Naruto newly released from confinement but stuck with Jiraiya following him around.

• Shamu followed a paper crane to meet Konan and gave her Hashirama Cell solution that might restore Nagato’s legs but risked turning him into a tree.
• Shamu gave Konan money and a scroll containing a trump card for her and Obito’s coming fight, warning her to prioritize survival if they could not kill him.
• Shamu told Konan that Jiraiya had returned to Konoha and explained that the Third Hokage’s protection was what kept Danzo untouchable.
• Naruto was released from confinement, but Jiraiya followed him through Uchiha Snack Street, irritating him with constant chatter.

Obito discovered that Elder Flying Waterfall’s Natural Energy explosion had destroyed the southern front’s White Zetsu army and badly damaged the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The survivors surveyed the immense crater, while Nagato confirmed that all fifty thousand White Zetsu had been killed.

• Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in the Kamui Dimension, where the explosion’s shockwave battered it and sent him flying.
• Obito learned that Elder Flying Waterfall had unleashed the secret technique that destroyed the Seven-Colored Vein, killing every White Zetsu nearby and leaving the statue severely damaged.
• Obito realized that repairing the statue would consume tailed beast power he needed to revive the Ten-Tails, and he considered cooperating with Madara.
• Mei Terumi, Deidara, Hozuki Suigetsu, Nagato, and Konan endured the explosion’s aftermath and flew high enough to see the enormous crater.
• Deidara used a monocular telescope to estimate the blast’s range and depth, then praised its power as true art.
• Nagato told Mei Terumi that all fifty thousand White Zetsu had died, while the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and Elder Flying Waterfall remained unseen.

Shamu took Haku to visit his friends, including Shisui, Jūgo, Yakushi Kabuto, and Hatake Sakumo, and saw how their lives had changed. Haku gradually set aside their three-year agreement but became frightened as her memories from before her reincarnation began to fade.

• Shamu visited Shisui at the docks, where Shisui served as captain of the Konoha Security Team and used genjutsu to stop troublemakers.
• Shamu visited Jūgo in Konoha and Yakushi Kabuto in Otogakure, where Kabuto had developed medicines and helped the Sound Four learn Sage Mode.
• Shamu visited Hatake Sakumo, who thanked him for bringing him back to life and for helping Kakashi and Rin find happiness together.
• Hatake Sakumo told Shamu that Hualing had left to work on trade routes after speaking with Kakashi, who had chosen Rin.
• Haku realized that memories from before her reincarnation were fading, so she began making an ice crystal doll of Shamu each night to preserve how she remembered him.

Shamu picked up Naruto and Sasuke, corrected Naruto’s understanding of Jiraiya’s misconduct, and caught up with both boys. After giving Sasuke a letter from Itachi, Shamu challenged him to stay stronger than Naruto throughout their time at the Academy, leaving Sasuke certain he would win.

• Shamu picked up Naruto and Sasuke from school and explained that Jiraiya had been arrested for peeping into the women’s bathhouse.
• Shamu told Naruto that peeping was wrong, encouraged him to work hard in class, and chatted with both boys while nearby Anbu monitored them.
• Shamu gave Sasuke a letter from Itachi, and Sasuke read it repeatedly before saying his brother had urged him to listen to Shamu and study hard.
• Shamu asked Sasuke what he thought of Naruto, and Sasuke praised Naruto’s character but said he was weaker than himself.
• Shamu bet that Sasuke would lose if Naruto beat him during their time at the Academy, while Sasuke confidently insisted he would remain stronger.