Chapter Summaries

Hiruko attacked Kōta to take his Sharingan, but Kōta stalled him long enough for Yuri and Tomoko to escape before using Reverse Summoning to return to the Uchiha Clan Grounds. Shamu learned of the attack and identified Hiruko as the enemy.

• Hiruko overwhelmed Kōta with his Dark Release, Swift Release, and Steel Release while Kōta fought back and tried to learn about his abilities.
• Kōta used a crow summoning to hide, but Hiruko absorbed Chakra from a nearby tree and found him.
• Kōta distracted Hiruko with questions, then vanished with Reverse Summoning after Yuri and Tomoko had escaped.
• Hiruko sent Snake One and Dog Two to search for the other Uchiha, but they found no one and left to track the clan again.
• Kōta was taken to the hospital, confirmed Yuri and Tomoko were safe, and reported what he had learned.
• Shamu reviewed Kōta's report and recognized Hiruko as the attacker targeting the Uchiha for his Sharingan.

Isshiki emerged from the nutrient tank after sensing the God Tree had grown, while Hagoromo Otsutsuki met Obito in his spiritual world and offered him power to take revenge. Obito learned the truth about Black Zetsu and Shamu and agreed to help stop them, though Hagoromo warned he would need to join forces with Otsutsuki Toneri.

• Isshiki left the nutrient tank, transformed into Isshiki's appearance, and opened a space-time gate after seeing that the God Tree had grown.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki told Obito he could grant him the power to take revenge on Uchiha Madara, and Obito accepted.
• Hagoromo revealed that Black Zetsu was his brother and had manipulated Uchiha Madara to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Hagoromo explained that Shamu was an Otsutsuki who had taken over the original Shamu's body and had allowed the God Tree to grow to drain the planet's energy.
• Obito agreed to deal with Uchiha Madara and Shamu, and Hagoromo said Obito would need to unite his power with Otsutsuki Toneri's to seal Shamu.
• Hagoromo asked Obito to hold out his dominant hand, and Obito chose his left hand instead of his right.

Minato, Haku, and Kimimaro thwarted Madara’s attacks and destroyed several Truth-Seeking Orbs while the retreating shinobi watched the battle through Gengetsu’s mirage. Madara recovered and prepared to retaliate, as Guy entered the battlefield by opening the Seventh Gate.

• Minato used Sage Art and the Flying Thunder God Technique to redirect Madara’s Truth-Seeking Orbs and teleport their targets away.
• Haku entered Sage Mode and spread ice across the battlefield, slowing the Truth-Seeking Orbs while evading a Limbo Clone through his icebergs.
• Kimimaro used Dance of the Larch and his All-Killing Ash Bones to destroy two Truth-Seeking Orbs, shocking Madara.
• Gengetsu broadcast the battlefield through a mirage as the retreating shinobi watched and learned that Shamu had planned how to counter Madara’s abilities.
• Madara regenerated his body and recalled his remaining Truth-Seeking Orbs as Minato and the others coordinated with Guy.
• Guy opened the Seventh Gate and encouraged Rock Lee to watch as he prepared to fight.

Orochimaru transferred his soul into an artificial embryo carrying restored Otsutsuki bloodline, while his allies carefully supported the procedure. The embryo developed a heartbeat and survived, and Shamu received intelligence from his Shadow Clone in Sunagakure.

• Orochimaru used a formation to compress his soul, while Dan Katō completed the hand seals that transformed Orochimaru into an infant-sized spirit.
• Dan Katō guided Orochimaru's soul into the artificial embryo, and the soul was absorbed.
• Tsunade accelerated the embryo's growth as Yakushi Kabuto monitored it, but a warning prompted Minato to supply Natural Energy.
• The warning light turned green, and everyone heard the embryo's faint heartbeat, confirming it had survived.
• Dan Katō stayed to care for Tsunade while the others rested, and Shamu received the intelligence his Shadow Clone had gathered in Sunagakure.

Danzo used White Zetsu to replenish his Chakra and unleashed a massive Wood Release attack against Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru. After they stopped the resulting forest fire, Hiruzen returned and attacked Danzo, who used Izanagi again, leaving the group bracing for another Wood Release.

• Danzo drew Chakra from White Zetsu and used Wood Release to create a vast forest that threatened Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
• Danzo told Tsunade that Hiruzen had ordered human experimentation and sought to prevent the Senju Clan from rising again, enraging her.
• Jiraiya, the Toad Sages, and Orochimaru burned the trees, then combined Water Release techniques to extinguish the flames before they reached Konoha.
• Danzo tried to retreat, but Hiruzen emerged from underground and attacked him as Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade joined the fight.
• Danzo used Izanagi to survive a fatal blow and revived more White Zetsu, who replenished his Chakra as Orochimaru prepared to use the Eight Branches Technique if Danzo attacked again.

Tsunade and Minato joined Shamu, Sasuke, and Orochimaru as Shamu prepared them to face Urashiki and the Otsutsuki Clan. Tsunade and Orochimaru set aside their old dispute, and the group learned that Minato carried the other half of the Nine-Tails’ Chakra.

• Shamu introduced future Sasuke to Tsunade, who learned that her counterpart in his time-space had become the Fifth Hokage.
• Shamu warned Tsunade that the Otsutsuki Clan would be their enemy and urged her and Orochimaru to work together despite their past grievances.
• Tsunade objected to Orochimaru experimenting on her grandfathers’ corpses, but Orochimaru apologized, and she let the matter go.
• Tsunade asked whether Orochimaru had revived Minato, and Orochimaru credited Shamu and himself.
• Shamu assigned Minato to act as bait because Urashiki was targeting the Nine-Tails’ Chakra inside Naruto.
• Minato explained that he had split the Nine-Tails’ Chakra between Naruto and himself, and that the half sealed in his soul had returned to his body when Shamu revived him.

Obito escaped Itachi’s second-layer Tsukuyomi and fled using Double Kamui, while Kakashi intercepted Kitane and fought an Impure World Reincarnation shinobi sent to hold him back. Kitane continued toward the eastern side of Konoha, and Kakashi realized his opponent was deliberately keeping him occupied.

• Obito imagined killing Itachi and massacring the Uchiha clan before realizing Konoha’s battle and the altered Kamui Dimension exposed the illusion as a second layer of Tsukuyomi.
• Obito awoke, avoided Itachi’s attacks, and escaped into the Kamui Dimension inside his Susanoo.
• Kakashi tracked down Kitane, whose weapon Kakashi split with a single strike.
• A revived rogue ninja from the Hidden Stone Village blocked Kakashi and ordered Kitane to continue toward his task.
• Kakashi severed the rogue ninja’s arm, but the Impure World Reincarnation body began restoring itself, revealing that the opponent had been sent to delay him.

Shamu explained to Future Sasuke that they came from different timelines, then reunited him with his parents and Shisui. Mikoto embraced Sasuke, and he broke down as he called her “Mom.”

• Future Sasuke asked Shamu about his arrival, and Shamu explained that changing the future had created a separate timeline.
• Future Sasuke told Shamu about Le’s space-time theory, and Minato arrived with Iori.
• Shamu introduced Minato to Future Sasuke and Boruto, then sent Minato to fetch Fugaku, Mikoto, and Shisui.
• Minato returned with Fugaku, Mikoto, and Shisui, and Shamu sent him away to handle his duties.
• Mikoto embraced Future Sasuke, who remembered losing his family and tearfully called her “Mom.”

Utakata saved Hotaru from the forbidden technique’s explosion, accepted her as his disciple, and agreed to return with her to the Hidden Mist Village. Back at Mount Katsuragi, Shamu received intelligence that Obito had obtained puppets from the moon and that Black Zetsu had disappeared, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Utakata enveloped Hotaru’s explosion with the Six-Tails, destroying the forbidden technique’s core while Shamu blocked the corrosive mucus and Bairon was killed.
• Hotaru woke in Utakata’s arms, and Shamu told Utakata to take her to the Hidden Mist Village without asking permission; Hotaru agreed to go with him.
• Shamu, Utakata, and Hotaru returned to the Hidden Tsuchigumo Village, where the villagers were freed from Bairon’s Puppet Technique and Tonbee was healed.
• Shamu brought Utakata and Hotaru to the fortress on Mount Katsuragi, where Jian handed over the Hidden Mist Village’s Ice Release techniques.
• Kakuzu sent Shamu intelligence about Obito’s puppets and Black Zetsu’s disappearance, and Shamu deduced that the puppets had come from the moon while reserving judgment on Black Zetsu’s fate.

Yugito and Yoya tried to escape Obito and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which had grown stronger after absorbing the Eight-Tails. Yoya suddenly attacked Obito and tore open his throat, then fled with the badly injured Yugito as the statue pursued them.

• Yugito urged Matatabi to lend her Chakra and tried to flee with Yoya, but Obito trapped them with vines and Banshō Ten'in.
• Yugito used Matatabi's Chakra to break free, but the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path struck her down and Matatabi fell silent.
• Obito approached the unconscious Yoya and began using Kamui to take him, but Yoya opened his eyes and attacked with God Speed and God Condensation.
• Obito used Shinra Tensei to blast Yoya and Yugito away, but Yoya had torn open Obito's throat and removed part of his face and tongue.
• Yoya carried the badly injured Yugito away as the Demonic Statue pursued them, while Obito, bleeding heavily, activated Izanagi.

Shamu and Naruto visited Might Guy and Rock Lee, and Shamu recruited them into the Celestial Organization while offering to restore Guy’s strength. Afterward, Shamu considered Amado’s suspicious behavior and planned to investigate him and gather what he could before leaving this timeline.

• Naruto brought Shamu to the training ground where Might Guy and Rock Lee were exercising.
• Shamu introduced himself to Guy, who warmly thanked him for healing his leg, and Shamu praised Guy’s determination despite his declining condition.
• Shamu offered Guy medicinal materials to restore his body and recruited both Guy and Rock Lee into the Celestial Organization to fight the Otsutsuki.
• Shamu considered whether Eida’s Omnipotence could make people loyal to him, then worried about how it might affect Minato and others.
• Shamu suspected Amado had already achieved his goal and decided to search Kashin Koji’s memories or use the Prophet’s Realm while gathering benefits before leaving the timeline.

Shamu returned to Orochimaru's laboratory, where his friends and former students welcomed him after years apart. He learned Haku had reincarnated into a powerful but damaged body, then sent the younger generation away, leaving Neji and Tenten holding hands while Rin wondered when Kakashi would take their relationship further.

• Ino alerted everyone to Shamu's return, and Minato arrived first as Shamu entered the laboratory carrying Haku.
• Shamu discovered Haku's soul was fractured and asked Kimimaro why she had reincarnated into that body; Kimimaro said she wanted to live longer and concealed her deeper reason.
• Shamu revealed himself, reunited with Naruto, Sasuke, and the others, and reassured them that he had returned for good.
• Shamu greeted the assembled friends and family, thanked Rin for her visit, and sent the younger generation back to rest.
• Neji took Tenten's hand after Shamu encouraged him to be more proactive, while Rin watched them and wondered when Kakashi would make a similar gesture.

Kimimaro, Naruto, and Sasuke tried to find out what was happening between Shamu and Haku, while Shamu comforted Haku after she confessed her feelings. Shamu told Haku he would reconsider when she was more mature and understood her feelings, leaving her hopeful but still uncertain.

• Kimimaro crept toward Shamu and Haku’s room, where Naruto and Sasuke caught him and grew curious about what was happening inside.
• Naruto and Sasuke realized Shamu was in the room and tried to get past Kimimaro, who blocked them to prevent them from interrupting.
• Shamu comforted Haku as she cried and asked whether he hated her; he reassured her that he did not.
• Haku told Shamu she had always been meant to be a girl and wanted to stay by his side forever.
• Shamu explained that Haku might not yet understand the difference between gratitude and love, and said they could discuss being together when she was more mature.

Kurama and Yin Nine returned to Konoha as Shamu and Minato compressed the Nine-Tails Chakra, and Yin Nine joined them to help Minato attain a stronger form. Naruto worried that he and Sasuke would be relegated to supporting roles in the coming war, but Kurama returned to encourage them.

• Kurama and Yin Nine checked their latest movie at a Konoha DVD store and discussed how the Divine Garden Clan's invasion might destroy filming locations.
• Shamu used Adamantine Sealing Chains to bind Minato's Nine-Tails Chakra but struggled to compress it without dispersing it.
• Yin Nine transformed into the Nine-Tails, merged with Minato's Chakra, and helped Shamu compress it into Minato while the chains became a defensive seal on his body.
• Minato awakened a stronger Nine-Tails Mode marked with chain-shaped patterns, while Naruto lamented that he and Sasuke were not among the strongest fighters.
• Sasuke urged Naruto to prepare for the war and accept their supporting roles, and Kurama returned to Naruto after hearing him praise his movies.

Shamu advanced his Life and Death Rule to Star God and split into four avatars to battle Withered, Kongwu, Shimei, and Yōshiki. As Yōshiki trapped the Star Gods inside his corona, Shamu landed on the sun and built a colossal, spatially armored Daibutsu, then activated Baryon Mode to confront him.

• Shamu advanced his third rule to Star God, increased his Life Energy Storage, and split into four avatars to engage Withered, Kongwu, Shimei, and Yōshiki.
• Shimei entered Shamu’s avatar and fought him for control of its body.
• Yōshiki used Corona to envelop the Star Gods in his scorching corona layer, while Kongwu moved closer to Yōshiki’s true body.
• Shamu landed an avatar on the sun’s surface, restored its energy, and created a colossal Daibutsu clad in Susanoo armor enhanced with spatial power.
• Shamu activated Baryon Mode as he prepared to face Yōshiki.

Shamu and Yōshiki restrained each other in the sky while the Divine Garden Clan descended to attack Konoha, forcing the Shinobi World to organize its fighters. Hikari nearly killed Naruto before Sasuke and Yoya intervened, and the chapter ended as another fighter unleashed an ocular ability against him.

• Kongwu offered Shamu a deal and promised Takama-ga-hara would stay out of the war, while Yōshiki sent the Divine Garden Clan toward Konoha.
• Shamu made Shadow Clones to prepare the defenders and sent one into a spatial gate after warning Orochimaru to prepare for the worst if Boruto's spacetime was not ready.
• Madara, Hashirama, Minato, Naruto, Sasuke, and other Shinobi World fighters assembled to face the descending Otsutsuki, while the weaker fighters were told to avoid dying.
• Hikari used his speed of light to attack Naruto, piercing him near the heart before Kurama's cloak struck back.
• Sasuke switched Hikari into his position, and Yoya attacked him, but Hikari's light form evaded the sword and his hand could not penetrate Yoya's Susanoo Armor.
• Hikari questioned the defenders' varied abilities before an onlooker suddenly unleashed an ocular power against him.

Shamu declared that nothing in the universe could make him stronger and set out to recreate the Shinobi Star before ascending to a higher dimension. As he rebuilt the planet and revived the dead, Madara and Orochimaru tried to understand what was happening and prepare for what would follow.

• Shamu resisted a mysterious force's interference, then transported the starship to the battlefield and began rebuilding the Shinobi Star.
• Madara brought Kongwu to Orochimaru and told him what Shamu and the voice from the sky had said.
• Orochimaru ordered Madara to extract the younger generation's memories while Shamu reversed the star's destruction and fashioned a planet ten times larger than the original Shinobi Star.
• Shamu created oceans, terrain, and vegetation, brought the starship down, sealed his companions inside a Spatial Barrier, and reconnected the Pure Land to the Shinobi World.
• Shamu used the Rebirth Rinnegan Technique to revive the dead by drawing souls from the Pure Land, while Orochimaru warned that the barrier might disappear once Shamu's energy ran out.

Orochimaru selected Minato, Itachi, Yoya, Sasuke, Shisui, and Neji for experiments using the life energy from the second Shinobi Professional League, while Kagami became a Mangekyō Sharingan user and Shisui gained Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. At the laboratory, Tsunade revealed that Hinata was pregnant, and Naruto joyfully learned he was going to be a father.

• Orochimaru planned to use the second league's life energy to enhance selected subjects, including Minato, Itachi, Yoya, Sasuke, Shisui, and Neji.
• Orochimaru revived Kagami, who underwent a spiritual trial and awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan; Shisui attained Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Orochimaru summoned Neji and Hinata to discuss giving Neji Hinata's Tenseigan, and they encountered Tsunade on the way.
• Tsunade noticed Hinata and privately examined her, then told Naruto and Neji that Hinata was pregnant.
• Naruto celebrated that he would become a father and carefully embraced Hinata, while Neji felt happy for his sister.

Shamu rallied the Allied Shinobi Forces by revealing eleven Uchiha Mangekyō users and their Susanoo before leading the army toward the battlefield. The Kage realized the Uchiha Clan had become the Shinobi World's dominant power, and the Raikage began reconsidering Shamu's proposal.

• Shamu announced the division captains and addressed the Allied Shinobi Forces before they set out to fight.
• Eleven Uchiha clansmen revealed their Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo, with Itachi and Yoya forming towering versions.
• The gathered shinobi cheered, and Shamu ordered the forces to move out without displaying his own power.
• The Uchiha clansmen marched at the front as the Kage reacted with shock to the clan's strength.
• Ōnoki accepted that the era had changed, while the Raikage reconsidered Shamu's earlier proposal.

Obito recovered from his injuries, extracted the Four-Tails from Rōshi, and planned his next captures as Sunagakure prepared to host a large Chunin Exams. Gaara agreed with Rasa’s plan and proposed inviting the Uchiha Clan to help expand Sunagakure’s trade.

• Obito restored his burned hand using the Dark Medical Technique, then extracted the Four-Tails from Rōshi over seven days until the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path opened another eye.
• Obito planned to target Han next and assigned Kakuzu and Scorpion to continue gathering intelligence and corpses in Hidden Sand Village.
• Rasa urged Gaara to hold a large Chunin Exams with Konoha to build Sunagakure’s reputation, attract commerce, and strengthen Gaara’s political standing.
• Gaara agreed that the exams were necessary and suggested inviting the Uchiha Clan to help sell Sunagakure’s goods through its long-distance maritime shipping network.