Chapter Summaries

Shamu oversaw the Uchiha Clan’s medical and celebration preparations while training Naruto and Sasuke. He began a real-combat spar with Naruto, who attacked with Shadow Clones and a Rasengan, but Shamu quickly dismantled his tactics.

• Shamu selected thirteen Uchiha and seven Uchiha who had left the clan for medical ninjutsu training with Tsunade, and planned a buffet reception for the clan’s upcoming celebration.
• Shamu spent his free time with Naruto, while Sasuke trained under Itachi and struggled through his brother’s relentless criticism.
• Shamu decided to spar with Naruto to improve his practical combat skills and warned him to treat the fight as real combat.
• Naruto created more than a dozen Shadow Clones and attacked Shamu, but Shamu cut through the clones and evaded Naruto’s Rasengan.
• Naruto rushed Shamu with a Kunai, but Shamu caught it with his blade and knocked it from Naruto’s hand.

Shamu fought Orochimaru and Manda in a staged battle while the Third Hokage and Jiraiya watched from within a soundproof barrier. After Shamu killed Manda, the Third Hokage and Jiraiya tried to make him stop, but Shamu unleashed even greater power and the confrontation escalated.

• Orochimaru summoned Manda and transformed into the Eight-Headed Serpent to fight Shamu's Susanoo.
• The Third Hokage ordered an Anbu agent to activate a barrier that kept the battle's sound from escaping.
• Shamu and his Susanoo fought both giant snakes, and Manda grew eager to continue after Orochimaru promised him a thousand sacrifices.
• Shamu sharpened Susanoo's weapon and cut off Manda's head, killing him.
• The Third Hokage and Jiraiya entered the battlefield and urged Shamu to stop, but Shamu rejected them and expanded Susanoo further as Jiraiya prepared to activate Sage Mode.

Sarutobi Hiruzen used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to kill Danzo, sacrificing himself to protect the Sarutobi Clan. Tsunade learned that both men were dead and, after Tobi escaped with Danzo’s corpse, withdrew from the battle exhausted.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen hid near Danzo, prepared the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, and trapped Danzo with the Adamantine Staff.
• Danzo pierced Sarutobi Hiruzen with trees, but Hiruzen’s sealed soul hand pulled Danzo’s soul into the Death God, killing them both.
• The three Legendary Sannin reached Hiruzen as he died, and Jiraiya understood his final words as “For Konoha.”
• Tsunade demanded Orochimaru revive Hiruzen and Danzo, but Orochimaru explained that the Dead Demon Consuming Seal had taken both souls.
• Tobi covered Danzo’s corpse and escaped underground; Orochimaru revealed the body had been controlled by a White Zetsu.
• Tsunade withdrew from the Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique, and Orochimaru faced the destruction and the escaped test subject.

Shamu practiced Water Release before leaving the Dream Realm, while Jiraiya traveled to Hidden Sound Village to find Orochimaru. After Uchiha Takuya arranged their meeting, Jiraiya sensed something unusual about Orochimaru when they finally sat down together.

• Shamu practiced Water Flow Wave and Water Formation Wall, then left the Dream Realm to hurry toward the Land of Rice Fields with the others.
• Jiraiya visited Hidden Sound Village and questioned Uchiha Takuya about Itachi, Shisui, and Orochimaru.
• Jiraiya paid Takuya one hundred thousand ryo to post a mission seeking Orochimaru, and Takuya went to request an audience with him.
• Orochimaru agreed to meet Jiraiya after learning he had arrived in the village.
• Jiraiya enjoyed the local food at an inn before Orochimaru arrived, and he sensed that something about his former teammate felt different.

Shamu secured Granny Chiyo's agreement to support the Uchiha Clan's independence in exchange for capturing Sasori alive and giving her the Third Kazekage's body, with the Reanimation Jutsu offered as an extra. The next day, Kurotsuchi arrived from Hidden Stone Village with Ōnoki's contact information and learned that Shamu had intelligence on Deidara.

• Shamu told Granny Chiyo that Sasori had killed the Third Kazekage and turned him into a puppet, then offered to capture Sasori alive and hand him over.
• Shamu proposed that Hidden Sand Village support the Uchiha Clan's independence, and Granny Chiyo agreed to both matters.
• Granny Chiyo departed soon after the meeting to discuss the agreement with Rasa.
• Kurotsuchi arrived from Hidden Stone Village with Ōnoki's contact information, and Shamu told her he could obtain information about Deidara.
• Kurotsuchi gave Keimei a messenger hawk that could send messages directly to Ōnoki.

Zetsu discovered that Mei Terumi and most of Kirigakure’s elite were hiding underwater to prepare an ambush for Cloud Village’s fleet. He learned that Yagura was dead and Isobu had died, then decided to wait before telling Obito.

• Zetsu searched Kirigakure and found Mei Terumi, Utakata, and Karatachi Yagura absent, with the village short on guards.
• Zetsu followed Mei Terumi’s trail to the sea and discovered more than two hundred Hidden Mist ninja setting up an underwater formation.
• Mei Terumi learned that Cloud Village’s fleet would pass through the area in about six days and discussed Akatsuki’s recent attack and planned counterattack.
• Mei Terumi ordered her Anbu to ask Flying Waterfall to help find Utakata and to watch Thousand Islands Lake for Isobu’s revival.
• Zetsu overheard that the Fourth Mizukage had died and Isobu had died, then chose to wait before informing Obito.

Shamu took Kimimaro and Haku on a flight to the Land of Radiance while continuing to study Lightning Release through the Thunder God Sword. Back in Hidden Radiance Village, he prepared to expand the country’s maritime trade by assigning Kisame, Konan, and Yahiko to oversee it.

• Shamu oversaw the Land of Radiance’s rapid construction and arranged housing, work, and education for arriving refugees.
• Shamu flew with Kimimaro and Haku over the uninhabited Land of Whirlpools, considering its fertile land for future farming.
• Shamu studied how the Thunder God Sword converted chakra into a lightsaber, improving his understanding of Lightning Release nature transformation.
• Shamu returned to Hidden Radiance Village with Kimimaro and Haku after more than a day of flying.
• Shamu saw merchant ships at the harbor and selected Kisame, Konan, and Yahiko to manage and protect long-distance maritime trade.

After the Third Hokage learned that the Uchiha Clan was turning Konoha’s clans and villagers against him, he offered Orochimaru the Hokage position and persuaded him to accept. Orochimaru agreed on the condition that the Third Hokage handle the duties and voting while he continued his experiments.

• Karin reported that the Third Hokage had arrived, and Orochimaru finished Kakashi’s cloned-eye surgery without going out to greet him.
• Kakashi left the laboratory, greeted the Third Hokage, and confirmed that Orochimaru was inside.
• The Third Hokage told Orochimaru that the Uchiha Clan had bought the Hyuga Clan’s support and spread factual rumors criticizing his rule.
• Orochimaru showed little interest in opposing the Uchiha Clan, so the Third Hokage offered to pass the Hokage position to him and admitted he had been wrong to choose Minato before.
• Orochimaru accepted after the Third Hokage promised to handle official duties, and they discussed using limb-cloning technology to restore disabled ninja.
• Orochimaru warned that other villages might covet the cloning technique and said he would continue working on Fugaku and Itachi’s eyes.

Naruto, Kakashi, Hinata, and Tenten fought Disornas’s Reanimated forces as Kakashi tried to capture Disornas and learn what Obito was planning. Naruto suppressed the former Seven-Tails Jinchuriki but struggled to catch his airborne opponent, while the battlefield formation collected the Nine-Tails Chakra spilling from Naruto’s attacks.

• Naruto warned his allies that the former Seven-Tails Jinchuriki’s powder could paralyze them after Kurama identified the enemy and explained its effect.
• Disornas sent the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki and his other Reanimated forces into battle against Naruto, Hinata, Tenten, and Tenten’s summoned lizards.
• Kakashi attacked Disornas from underground, but Disornas evaded him with the Mayfly Technique, so Kakashi pursued him.
• Hinata blasted holes through Reanimated Bodies with her custom Gentle Fist technique, while Tenten and her lizards held the line with explosive concealed weapons.
• Naruto fought the former Seven-Tails Jinchuriki in Tailed Beast Cloaks and repeatedly drove him back, but the enemy used flight to evade him.
• Disornas’s prepared formation collected the Nine-Tails Chakra that spilled from Naruto’s broad attacks.

Shamu recovered after Orochimaru tricked Kimimaro into believing he had died, then had Yakushi Kabuto replace his damaged Sharingan. The next day, Orochimaru placed Minato in charge of Konoha’s affairs while reserving the decision on how to deal with Kusagakure.

• Kimimaro begged Orochimaru to save Shamu, but Shamu suddenly appeared unharmed and comforted him.
• Orochimaru admitted he had wanted to test Kimimaro’s devotion, and Shamu joked about what to do with his corpse if there were a next time.
• Yakushi Kabuto replaced Shamu’s ruined Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and Shamu discovered his healing ability was gone but could still use the Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique.
• Orochimaru convened Konoha’s leaders and gave Minato authority over governmental affairs and Anbu while he was absent.
• Orochimaru and Minato discussed the Grass Seed plot and the destruction caused by the Box of Paradise monster, leaving Konoha’s response to Kusagakure for Orochimaru to decide.

Jigen learned that the Spear of Heaven had disturbed the region and ordered miniature insect cameras deployed to investigate Konoha and the Radiance Hidden Village. Toneri resolved to gather intelligence before acting against the Shinobi World, while Cloud Village secretly mined a huge deposit of Chakra Metal.

• Jigen read reports about the Spear of Heaven and grew suspicious of the alliance between the Fourth Hokage, the Fifth Hokage, and Uchiha Shamu.
• Jigen told Victor to deploy the first batch of miniature insect cameras, prioritizing an investigation of Konoha.
• Toneri inspected the Shinobi World with the Giant Tenseigan, discovered the seals on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had been undone, and decided to gather more intelligence before attacking.
• The Raikage and Dodai guarded Cloud Village's secret mining operation as elite shinobi extracted Chakra Metal beneath the filled-in mine pit.
• Cloud Village estimated that the deposit contained at least five thousand jin of Chakra Metal, enough to support its Chakra Cannon plans and equip the Raikage.

Yugito arrived at the dock with ten ships and questioned Shamu about Konan, who explained that she had left the Akatsuki and had not participated in the battle against Cloud Village. Shamu warned Yugito that Obito had acquired the Rinnegan, and as the Uchiha boarded the ships, she went to learn about its abilities from Konan.

• Yugito and Yoya leaped from the approaching steamship and met Itachi at the dock.
• Shamu introduced Konan as a former Akatsuki member who had joined the Uchiha Clan, and Konan explained her past to Yugito.
• Shamu warned Yugito that Obito had the Rinnegan and might target her as a Jinchuriki.
• Yugito arranged for the Uchiha Clan to board the ten ships while Shamu's Shadow Clones used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to speed up boarding.
• Yugito noticed Shamu practicing Earth Release and forty or fifty Hyuga among the Uchiha, then asked Konan to explain the Rinnegan.

Shamu appeared to die after Hagoromo Otsutsuki sealed his Chakra and ocular power, sending Naruto and Sasuke into a furious battle against the Eight-Headed Black Snake. Shamu revealed that Death Immunity had kept him alive, restored his body, and left the group to deal with the battle.

• Orochimaru threw Shamu's mangled corpse toward Naruto and Sasuke, making them believe the Eight-Headed Black Snake had killed him.
• Naruto erupted with Nine-Tails Chakra and tore at the Eight-Headed Black Snake while Sasuke awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and attacked with Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi.
• Minato Namikaze arrived, but Orochimaru told him Shamu was not dead, so Minato left using the Flying Thunder God.
• Haku pieced Shamu's body together and mourned him, while Kimimaro insisted Shamu could not be dead.
• Shamu regained consciousness and explained that Death Immunity had protected him for fifteen minutes after Hagoromo Otsutsuki sealed his powers.
• Shamu comforted Haku and Kimimaro, activated the Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique, and restored his body.

Minato defeated Satori and turned the battle in Konoha’s favor, but Obito took the Box of Paradise and the weakened Muku into the Kamui Dimension. Minato reunited with Kakashi and the Konoha shinobi as dawn broke.

• The scouts watched Minato overpower Satori, who reverted to Muku and fled toward the Box of Paradise.
• Muku used Fire Style: Demon Lantern to race toward the box, but Obito repelled him with Shinra Tensei.
• Obito swallowed the Box of Paradise with Kamui, grabbed Muku, and escaped into the Kamui Dimension while Minato held back.
• Kakashi and the Konoha shinobi arrived, greeted Minato, and learned that the Fifth Hokage had been Minato in disguise.
• Minato asked Kakashi to arrange for the scattered Ninja Swords of Love to be collected, then returned toward Konoha with the others.

Minato rescued Naruto and Kimimaro, then pursued Muwi as he escaped with Gaara toward the Grass Ninja caravan. A large Grass Seed force gathered after Muwi signaled them, while Keijo’s Anbu team halted and decided to seek reinforcements.

• The Anbu found six people missing, and Minato appeared beside Sasuke and told the guards he had already rescued Naruto and Kimimaro.
• Minato learned Gaara’s direction from Tatami Iwashi and set off to pursue him; Sasuke realized their teacher, Ikeda Shingo, was Minato Namikaze.
• Muwi reached the Grass Ninja caravan with Gaara, announced that four Konoha Anbu were following him, and ordered the leader to send a signal.
• A blue flare summoned more than forty Grass Seed fighters, including Elders Horse, Ox, and Monkey.
• Keijo spotted the Grass Ninja reinforcements and decided one member of his team should return to request help.

Hyuga Yuto’s patrol uncovered a merchant caravan that appeared to be hiding a covert operation, while Konoha’s Chunin Exam candidates faced a staged test outside Room 301. Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata arrived as the test began, and the story left them at the entrance.

• Sarutobi Clan members inspected a herb caravan and ruined its Ink Cloud Fruit, then agreed to compensate the angry caravan leader.
• After the Sarutobi Clan patrol left, the caravan’s three ninja used a subtle sound wave to check whether anyone had noticed them.
• Hyuga Yuto reassured the Sarutobi Clan members, recorded the uncooperative caravans, and continued his patrol.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata reached Room 301 at the Ninja Academy and found two genin blocking the entrance.
• The two genin knocked down candidates and warned that the Chunin Exams were dangerous, testing whether the others would give up.

Obito was blasted from the Moon into outer space after storing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in the Kamui Dimension, leaving Black Zetsu stranded while Obito recovered and studied the statue’s seals. Toneri received the First Elder’s final message and memories, along with the mission to destroy the Shinobi World.

• Obito used Banshō Ten'in to reach the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then spent most of his ocular power storing it in the Kamui Dimension as the formation’s repulsion hurled him and Black Zetsu into outer space.
• Obito escaped into the Kamui Dimension, where he fell through stone platforms before stopping himself with Susanoo, and realized he could not return to the Moon from there.
• Obito suspected Black Zetsu was not truly Madara’s will because he could read ancient pictographs, then inspected the statue and prepared to undo its seals using knowledge taken from the Elders’ memories.
• Black Zetsu survived the vacuum and cold, but the White Zetsu portion of his body froze and shattered; he compressed himself into a dense sphere and drifted in search of something to cling to.
• Toneri received the First Elder’s final message and memories, including the command to fulfill Hamura’s mission and destroy the Shinobi World, and wept as the Elder said goodbye.

Shamu arranged a rescue plan with Tsunade in case Kakashi suffered the fatal heart wound Shion had foreseen. He then visited the medical division and identified Ryuzetsu, suspecting she had come to save Muku from the Box of Paradise.

• Shamu asked Tsunade how long Kakashi could survive after his heart was pierced, and she said she could save him if he reached a hospital bed within half a minute.
• Shamu told Tsunade he would mark Kakashi with Flying Thunder God and use Reverse Summoning to bring him back if Obito abducted him.
• Tsunade agreed to prepare for Kakashi's rescue, and Shamu went in disguise to the logistics medicine area.
• Shamu found Ryuzetsu among the Kusagakure personnel and realized she had not received a fate-changing reward for her, meaning she would still use Dragon Life Reincarnation to save someone.
• Shamu suspected Ryuzetsu had come for Muku and considered reviving her after she used Dragon Life Reincarnation to obtain the technique.

Shamu, Orochimaru, and Future Sasuke prepared to counter Urashiki Otsutsuki and discussed strengthening the future world. The chapter ended as Karin brought Itachi, Tsunade, and Minato to meet them.

• Orochimaru and Shamu discussed Urashiki's abilities and planned to use poison and traps to prevent his escape and keep him from eating his eye.
• Shamu criticized Future Sasuke for neglecting his Rinnegan training and arranged for him to learn abilities to absorb Chakra and ocular power and extract souls within a month.
• Orochimaru agreed to record his memories in a Cursed Seal for Future Sasuke to take back to his world.
• Shamu urged Future Sasuke to prepare his world, restore his and Naruto's missing arms, and help Might Guy recover from his wheelchair.
• Karin arrived and told Orochimaru that Itachi, Tsunade, and the Fourth Hokage had come.

Shamu and Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to bring Dan Katō back, then Shamu resurrected him fully with the Rebirth Rinnegan Technique so he could reunite with Tsunade. Afterward, Shamu gained a soul-related reward that increased his strength, and Orochimaru noticed the change.

• Orochimaru prepared a captured White Zetsu and Dan Katō's bodily tissue to perform Impure World Reincarnation, while Shamu told Orochimaru that Tsunade could know his secret.
• Orochimaru summoned Dan Katō, and Dan reunited with Tsunade after learning she had waited for him for twenty-eight years.
• Shamu used the Rebirth Rinnegan Technique to restore Dan Katō to life, and Tsunade embraced him as he realized he had been resurrected.
• Shamu received the Spirit Transformation Technique and Soul Body Enhancement from the system, raising his Soul Strength from 38% to 53% and increasing his Chakra.
• Orochimaru noticed that Shamu's Chakra and soul had grown stronger.