Chapter Summaries

Shamu exposed the masked man as Uchiha Obito by pressing Kakashi to admit he had seen Obito’s face. Kakashi explained that Obito blamed Konoha for Rin’s death, while Shamu condemned him for using the Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails and demanded that the village help clear the Uchiha’s name.

• Shamu explained that the masked man’s inability to use Susanoo pointed to him possessing only one Mangekyō Sharingan, and identified Uchiha Obito as the likely culprit.
• Shamu pressured Kakashi until Kakashi admitted he had seen Obito’s face during their fight.
• Kakashi said Obito had sought revenge because Rin died by Kakashi’s hand and Obito blamed Minato for failing to save him.
• Shamu denounced Kakashi for defending Obito and blamed Obito’s use of the Sharingan during the Nine-Tails Incident for worsening suspicion of the Uchiha.
• Shamu told the Third Hokage that the Uchiha would publicly identify Obito and asked the Hokage to issue a joint statement clearing the clan’s name.

Shamu learned that Keimei’s Mangekyō Sharingan could protect others from harm and fatigue, but using it quickly risked blindness. He reassigned Keimei away from combat so the Uchiha clan could preserve and make use of his abilities.

• Keimei asked Shamu whether his Mangekyō Sharingan would eventually make him blind, and Shamu confirmed it would.
• Keimei explained how he awakened his eyes and described his abilities, Divine Guardian and Mercy of Life.
• Shamu learned that Mercy of Life could lock a target’s state, preventing injury and fatigue, but could only be used briefly before Keimei went blind.
• Shamu proposed moving Keimei away from the front lines, and Keimei agreed as long as he could contribute to the clan.
• Shamu told Keimei to keep leading the barrier team but never fight, and Keimei accepted the reassignment.

Obito confronted Itachi and discovered that Itachi had the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, but Obito broke free of Tsukuyomi and killed him using Kamui and the Rinnegan. Obito then searched for the remaining Uchiha and found them hiding in an underground shelter.

• Obito challenged Itachi, who revealed his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and trapped him in Tsukuyomi.
• Obito used the ocular power of his Kamui Eyes and the Rinnegan to shatter Tsukuyomi and return to reality.
• Itachi attacked with Amaterasu and his Susanoo, while Obito countered with his Susanoo and Kamui Shuriken.
• Obito used Banshō Ten'in to pull Itachi's Susanoo into the Kamui Vortex, shredding Itachi's upper body and killing him.
• Obito searched for the remaining Uchiha clansmen and found them in an underground shelter.

Rasa agreed that Elder Chiyo should oversee Sunagakure if the conflict with Konoha escalated, with Yura staying behind to help her. In Konoha, Shamu awakened the Kubisaki Lizard contract and learned from its envoy, Aokimaru, about the clan’s history and strength.

• Yura urged Rasa to bring Elder Chiyo back to manage Sunagakure while Baki remained with Gaara, and volunteered to assist Chiyo.
• Tsunade explained that the Kubisaki Lizards were a powerful Summoning Beast clan that had hibernated after their contract scroll was lost.
• Shamu poured Chakra into the contract scroll and summoned Aokimaru, who introduced himself as the Kubisaki Lizard clan’s contract envoy.
• Aokimaru recognized Shamu’s overwhelming life energy, learned he was the Uchiha clan head, and respectfully introduced the clan.
• Aokimaru explained that the Kubisaki Lizards once lived in Greenwood Forest, lost their habitat and contractor, later contracted with Shuzaki Gonzo, and were left without a contractor after Gonzo was killed.

Shamu helped expose Jiraiya’s misconduct, then visited Hizashi to arrange Nakamura Kazuya’s dismissal and resign from the Military Police Force. He later found Sasuke and Naruto together and praised Sasuke for placing first on his test.

• The Third Hokage left Jiraiya in detention for fifteen days after his arrest at the women’s bathhouse.
• Shamu told Hyuga Yuto to handle a task, then asked Hizashi to dismiss Root member Nakamura Kazuya and accepted his resignation from the Military Police Force.
• Shamu learned that Sasuke and Naruto had gone to Yachi and found them eating takoyaki.
• Shamu praised Sasuke for placing first on his weekly test, while Naruto looked on enviously.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata pursued Minato through the forest, relying on Hinata’s Byakugan to track him and regroup after finding his Shadow Clone. Working together, they took a bell from Minato and passed the test.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata tracked Minato through the forest, but discovered they had only defeated his Shadow Clone and recovered one bell.
• Hinata used her Byakugan to locate Minato back at their morning meeting place, where he warned that only one person had passed so far.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata attacked Minato together, coordinating Naruto’s clones and Rasengan, Sasuke’s Sharingan and techniques, and Hinata’s Byakugan.
• Hinata used the Byakugan to see through the fight and snatched a bell from Minato’s waist.
• Minato congratulated Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata for passing the test.

Shamu fought the Withered Star God while Yōshiki, Hikari, and Shimei joined the battle, turning it into a prolonged melee. As the approaching star stripped Shinobi Star of life and matter, Shamu sensed that something was missing from its outer edge.

• The Withered Star God transformed his body and formed a bone scythe, then fought Shamu while Yōshiki and Hikari attacked from the side.
• Shamu’s energy-shaping abilities strengthened his armor and spatially tearing sword strikes, allowing him to push the Withered Star God back despite the other attacks.
• Shimei used Intent Reflection to make Shamu injure himself whenever Shimei drew his attention, giving the Withered Star God an opening to attack.
• Shamu, the Withered Star God, Shimei, Hikari, and Yōshiki became embroiled in a melee, while Kūmu remained occupied stabilizing space.
• The approaching star burned away Shinobi Star’s organic matter and tore apart its surface, and Shamu waited for it to draw closer while sensing something was missing from its outer edge.

Shamu killed Hiruko after the loss of his Sharingan caused the Kira Sprouts to run wild, then revived Hinata and ordered support sent to the front lines. He treated the injured and reassured Haku and Kimimaro, while leaving Hinata’s stolen eyes as a problem he believed could still be solved.

• After Shamu removed Hiruko’s Sharingan, the uncontrolled Kira Sprouts ravaged Hiruko’s body, and Shamu killed him with a Susanoo-armored slap.
• Shamu used a Three-Tomoe Sharingan to revive Hinata, and Naruto held her as she regained consciousness but could not see.
• Inoichi Yamanaka reported that Obito had appeared with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, so Shamu ordered the Sealing Time Barrier stopped and Scorpion sent to the front lines.
• Shamu examined the unconscious Hiashi, Hizashi, Neji, Tenten, and Hanabi, then used Sage Art Chakra to ease their mental injuries.
• Shamu reassured Haku and Kimimaro, healed Kimimaro, and told Minato that Hinata’s stolen eyes might yet be dealt with and could become a blessing in disguise.

Shamu explained how Jiraiya, Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan would have died in the original course of events, then turned their attention to the coming war. He planned for the Celestial Organization to intervene in the shinobi world after the war, beginning with the Land of Rain.

• Shamu described plans to develop the Land of Rain’s resources and said the Celestial Organization would begin intervening there after the war.
• Yahiko asked whether Jiraiya and Nagato would have fought to the death if Shamu had not intervened, and Shamu recounted how Jiraiya died investigating Nagato’s Akatsuki.
• Shamu explained that Nagato later destroyed Konoha while pursuing Naruto, and Yahiko agreed to dye his hair black before appearing before Cloud Village.
• Shamu revealed that Nagato died after fighting Naruto and that Konan was killed by Obito while protecting the Rinnegan.
• Jiraiya, Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan thanked Shamu, who said it was time to make the Allied Forces suffer.

Shamu arranged for Hinata to begin learning medical ninjutsu and sent Team 7 to return the captives from the Land of Tea. Meanwhile, Obito revealed that his Kamui Eye could now bring back the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and Black Zetsu decided to use him for the plan.

• Shamu offered Hinata a chance to study medical ninjutsu, and she agreed; he told Sasuke to send her to the medical corps to learn the basics.
• Shamu instructed Team 7 to deliver Aoi Rokushō and Morino Ida to Hizashi and explain the Thunder God Sword’s theft.
• Shamu told Naruto to buy souvenirs for his friends and left with Kimimaro and Haku; Haku asked to study medical ninjutsu, and Shamu directed him to consult Shizune.
• Obito’s White Zetsu body had recovered, but the Rinnegan in his palm remained badly damaged and unusable.
• Obito told Black Zetsu that his Kamui Eye could now bring back the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and Black Zetsu agreed to notify him when the moon’s teleportation array could be activated.
• After Obito vanished into the Kamui Dimension, Black Zetsu resolved to exploit him while he remained useful.

The Allied Shinobi Forces struggled against the poisonous White Zetsu until Kitsuchi’s reinforcements arrived and Hozuki Gengetsu’s Steam Imp Technique devastated their ranks. Obito then summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and pulled the reanimated Jinchuriki toward it with Banshō Ten'in.

• Mei Terumi, Darui, Nagato, Deidara, and Konan attacked the Poison White Zetsu, but the contaminated ground forced the Allied Shinobi Forces to retreat.
• Kitsuchi’s unit and several reanimated shinobi arrived, and Killer B, Rōshi, Han, and Rasa attacked the White Zetsu while Hozuki Gengetsu created a mirage to help the other shinobi withdraw.
• Hozuki Gengetsu used his Steam Imp Technique to explode and crush the Poison White Zetsu in repeated attacks.
• Obito emerged from the Kamui Dimension, learned that Shamu and the others had freed the reanimated shinobi, and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Obito used Banshō Ten'in to pull Killer B, Rōshi, and Han toward the statue, which launched chains at them.

Elder Fuji blocked Hidden Sand Village’s long-range sensing and triggered a massive sandstorm over the Chunin Examination grounds. Kankuro and Temari led rescue teams while Rasa and Chiyo learned of the crisis, and Gaara remained under guard as sand fell from his body.

• Elder Fuji deployed a barrier that blocked the reconnaissance team’s sensing, allowing a massive sandstorm to approach the examination grounds undetected.
• The reconnaissance team detected the storm too late, and Kankuro suspended the examination while Temari and Kankuro led teams to rescue the examinees.
• Rasa learned that the sandstorm was heading toward the examinees and that Gaara remained in the stronghold, while Chiyo received the news and decided to investigate.
• The sandstorm trapped examinees and hindered even Hidden Sand Village’s rescuers as it swept across the desert.
• Gaara stayed seated under the watch of two jonin, while grains of sand fell from his body unnoticed.

Madara and Shamu fought Yōshiki, Yunshiki, and Ranshiki after Madara killed Ginshiki, but the surviving fighters’ unusual abilities kept the battle at a stalemate. By nightfall, neither side had gained a decisive advantage, and Yōshiki relied on his fire body’s endurance as Shamu devised a new tactic.

• Madara killed Ginshiki, while Shamu continued attacking Yōshiki and forced the Divine Garden Clan onto the defensive.
• Ranshiki joined Yunshiki by transforming into watery ribbons around her arm, strengthening Yunshiki and helping her deflect Madara’s attacks.
• Madara tried lightning, Limbo Clones, and a massive fire technique, but Yunshiki and Ranshiki countered his attacks, and Yōshiki absorbed the flames.
• Shamu and Yōshiki exchanged attacks, but Yōshiki’s shifting fire body resisted damage while Shamu’s War God Armor protected him.
• The four fighters battled from day into night without breaking the stalemate, and Shamu came up with a new tactic.

Minato discovered that Obito had sacrificed thousands of civilians in Jibei City to use the Box of Paradise, possibly resurrecting the Six-Tails. As the Allied Forces prepared for Obito’s expected assault, Shamu planned to use Flying Waterfall for a powerful return.

• Minato traveled to Jibei City and reported that Obito had sacrificed several thousand people and that Saiken might have been resurrected.
• Mei Terumi and the others grieved the massacre, while Mei Terumi felt powerless to retaliate against Obito.
• Shamu and Minato prepared for Obito’s expected full-scale assault and discussed protecting the Allied Forces from losses and the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Shamu considered the limits on Obito’s ability to revive the Ten-Tails and decided to prepare Flying Waterfall for a temporary return.
• Shamu checked the locations of his allies and the Uchiha Clan, then entered the Dream Realm to practice Water Release.

Jiraiya used Gamatora to confirm that Minato’s chakra was reacting as if he were alive, strengthening Jiraiya’s suspicion that Orochimaru’s former bodyguard Number One was Minato. Orochimaru refused to explain, and Jiraiya was left waiting to learn how Nagato was doing.

• Minato took the badly injured Nagato and Konan to Orochimaru’s laboratory, where Karin rushed Nagato into the treatment room with Konan.
• Minato left using the Flying Thunder God Technique, leaving Jiraiya alone in the laboratory.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamatora and asked it to sense Minato’s chakra, and Gamatora detected a reaction consistent with Minato being alive.
• Jiraiya told Gamatora that he had met someone resembling Minato who could use the Flying Thunder God Technique, but that the man had not acknowledged him.
• Orochimaru returned with Anko and declined to identify Number One, telling Jiraiya to find him himself.
• Jiraiya watched Orochimaru and Anko leave, then turned his attention to the treatment room to wonder about Nagato’s condition.

Asura accepted Shamu’s argument and vanished from Naruto, ending his reincarnation. Indra’s consciousness awakened in Sasuke, and Shamu joined Dan Katō in the soul realm as Indra finished forming and demanded to know who Shamu was.

• Shamu persuaded Asura to stop reincarnating and leave Naruto’s body, and Asura vanished.
• Indra’s Chakra boiled in Sasuke as his consciousness began awakening, so Shamu put Sasuke to sleep with medicine.
• Shamu used the Spirit Transformation Technique to enter Sasuke’s soul realm and found Dan Katō facing Indra’s awakening consciousness.
• Dan explained that they could not attack Indra before he finished forming because it might harm Sasuke.
• Indra fully formed, asked why he could no longer sense Asura, and confronted Shamu, who introduced himself as the current head of the Uchiha clan.

Shamu waited at Uchiha Hospital while Itachi recovered from overexertion, then discussed the worsening condition of Itachi’s eyes with Tsunade. After Itachi woke, Shamu told him his vision had deteriorated and began explaining their plans.

• Shamu put Sasuke to sleep, sent him home with Iori, and ordered Shisui to remain stationed at Four-Way Road.
• Tsunade told Shamu that Itachi’s life was safe but his eyes had worsened, and she said he needed time to recuperate.
• Shamu trained his Susanoo in the Dream Realm and considered developing its Complete Body form, Sage Mode, and all seven Chakra nature transformations.
• Itachi woke and told Shamu he could see him only somewhat clearly.
• Shamu told Itachi that he could no longer see people clearly and began explaining their arrangements.

Shamu campaigned for Fifth Hokage and convinced Tsunade to support his candidacy, while Obito recruited Kakuzu by promising him valuable bounty targets. Kakuzu launched a surprise attack on the Fire Temple, setting its main hall ablaze.

• Black Zetsu told Obito that Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Uchiha Shamu were candidates for Fifth Hokage, and Obito planned to use the election to weaken Konoha.
• Shamu settled Yahiko in the Uchiha Clan Grounds and canvassed the clans for support, while Yahiko trained in seclusion.
• Shamu persuaded Tsunade to join the race so she could draw medical ninja votes away from Orochimaru, and she agreed to help him.
• Obito brought the unconscious Kakuzu to the Fire Temple and offered him a job targeting people with large bounties, including Chiriku.
• After Obito left, Kakuzu sent his Earth Grudge Fear masks toward the temple gate and blasted the main hall with a combined fire-and-wind technique, setting off chaos among the monks.

Shamu treated Boruto after Sasuke’s precise sword strike and warned him that he needed to grow stronger. Over dinner, Shamu explained that the visitors came from another spacetime continuum and introduced them as Second Pillar and Boruto Uzumaki.

• Sasuke stabbed Boruto with the Kusanagi Blade, and Shamu healed him with the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Sasuke explained that he had avoided Boruto’s internal organs and criticized Boruto’s control of the disappearing Rasengan.
• Shamu asked Boruto to admit he was not strong enough, and Boruto acknowledged his weakness before joining the others for dinner.
• Mikoto served food to young Sasuke and Future Sasuke, while Future Sasuke quietly watched his family.
• Shamu explained how changes to the past could split the world into separate spacetime continuums and introduced the visitors as Second Pillar and Boruto Uzumaki.

At the Konoha High Council meeting, Shamu announced that the Uchiha Clan would invest heavily in most of Konoha’s clans, leaving out the Hokage’s allied families. After the meeting, the clans rushed to consider the offers, while Shamu took Fugaku to find Orochimaru and check on Itachi’s Sharingan evolution.

• Shamu proposed investments in two dozen Konoha clans, offering support for their farms, medicines, techniques, and other development.
• The Third Hokage and the two Advisory Elders resented that Shamu had excluded their four clans, but the Third Hokage thanked the Uchiha on Konoha’s behalf.
• After the meeting ended, major clans said they would discuss the offers, while declining small clans hurried to pursue the money.
• Shamu told interested clans to contact Fourth Elder Yohei at the Uchiha Clan Grounds and promised direct funding without preconditions.
• Shamu led Fugaku away to find Orochimaru, check on Itachi’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan fusion, and leave Fugaku there for treatment.