Chapter Summaries

After exposing the Third Hokage’s suspected political fraud during the Fifth Hokage election, Shamu told Tsunade that the Uchiha were preparing to become independent. Tsunade chose to stay with Naruto for the next few years, while Shamu assured her the Uchiha would not leave Konoha all at once.

• After the election, Karin led Anko away to meet Orochimaru as spies from other factions speculated about the Sarutobi Clan’s many jonin and Konoha’s hidden political fraud.
• Shamu explained to Tsunade that he had never intended to become Hokage and had exposed the Sarutobi Clan’s votes to reveal the election’s corruption.
• Tsunade realized that the Shimura, Utatane, and Mitokado clans also had suspiciously many jonin votes, likely from Anbu members promoted without public records of their achievements.
• Shamu told Tsunade that the Uchiha were negotiating a move to become independent and asked her to leave with them.
• Tsunade decided she would not leave Naruto’s side for at least the next few years, and Shamu said the Uchiha’s withdrawal would happen gradually.

Shamu let Todoroki stab Marutetsu, then secretly treated him and made him appear dead. Todoroki learned that his brother Akio had survived and that Marutetsu had saved him, leaving Akio and the other children believing Marutetsu had been killed.

• Todoroki remembered his family’s deaths and prepared to kill Marutetsu, but discovered his sword was broken.
• Shamu gave Todoroki a kunai and opened Marutetsu’s cage, allowing him to carry out the killing.
• Todoroki stabbed Marutetsu and celebrated avenging his family while Shamu secretly treated Marutetsu and staged his death.
• Hinata brought Akio and several children into the cabin, and Todoroki was shocked to find his younger brother alive.
• Akio explained that Marutetsu had saved him and the other children, who then saw Marutetsu lying bloodied and believed he was dead.

Shamu arrived on the battlefield, where Scorpion dismantled the puppet army Obito had summoned and reunited with Deidara. Obito opened the Box of Paradise with Kamui, unleashing a surge of malice, while Shamu sent the three Kage to organize the Allied Forces and prepare for the Ten-Tails’ awakening.

• Shamu brought Scorpion to the battlefield, where Scorpion used his Chakra threads to dismantle the puppets Obito had summoned.
• Deidara reunited with Scorpion and said he had grown stronger and would show him his new art.
• Satori fled toward the Box of Paradise, but Obito struck it with his Kamui Vortex and tore a large hole in it.
• Purple-black energy and malice erupted from the Box of Paradise, and Shamu told Gaara and the other Kage that Obito was opening a blind box and would likely awaken the Ten-Tails.
• Shamu opened a spatial portal and sent the three Kage to organize the Allied Forces and have Minato bring Shamu’s clansmen.
• Obito saw the energy released from the Box of Paradise and reacted with delight.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha after learning of the revelations about Hiruzen and the Sarutobi Clan, then visited the Military Police Force to investigate Orochimaru’s crackdown. After hearing how the clan had lost its homes and remained burdened with debt, he wondered who had devised the plan and decided to wait for Asuma’s return.

• Jiraiya hurried back to Konoha after learning that Hiruzen had persecuted the Senju Clan and other Konoha pillars.
• Jiraiya went to the Military Police Force, where Hyuga Yuto told him that all Sarutobi clansmen were being investigated and the innocent had been released.
• Jiraiya took Sarutobi Ryunosuke aside and asked why Orochimaru had moved against the clan.
• Ryunosuke explained that the Sarutobi elders had been dismissed, properties had to be returned, and many Military Police Force members had been jailed or placed in holding cells.
• Ryunosuke told Jiraiya that the clan had lost the houses it bought from the Fifth Hokage after the properties were identified as part of the Fourth Hokage’s embezzled inheritance, leaving the clan homeless and in debt.
• Jiraiya concluded that the approach did not seem like Orochimaru’s, told Ryunosuke to keep working, and decided to wait for Asuma to return.

Shamu and Orochimaru studied Shamu’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, discovering that one ocular technique could trace spatial coordinates across dimensions. Their research suggested Shamu’s eyes had evolved through immense ocular power, while the possibility of further evolution into the Rinnegan remained uncertain.

• Shamu underwent Orochimaru’s examinations, demonstrated his Susanoo and ocular techniques, and received a Kusanagi Blade to give to Sasuke.
• Shamu poured his ocular power into Susanoo-Mikoto’s Eye and discovered it could see through dimensions and trace spatial coordinates, briefly revealing Ryūchi Cave to him.
• The White Snake Sage sensed that someone had spied on Ryūchi Cave but could not predict what would happen next.
• Orochimaru concluded that Shamu’s Eternal Mangekyō had formed naturally when immense ocular power caused a qualitative change, opening a second possible path for Shisui’s eyes to evolve.
• Shamu told Orochimaru about the Otsutsuki and the reincarnations of Indra and Asura, and they left Rinnegan research unresolved because they lacked a way to test its requirements.

During intensive battles in the Dream Realm, Shamu refined his combat system and defeated Itachi using tactics that combined ninjutsu, healing, sealing, and Susanoo. Three months passed as Shamu continued to improve.

• Shamu fought Itachi, countering his attacks and resisting Tsukuyomi before using Susanoo to escape Amaterasu.
• Shamu tracked Itachi’s Crow Clone and attacked, but Itachi’s Susanoo blocked the Kusanagi Blade and wounded Shamu with Yasaka Beads.
• Shamu used his golden Susanoo and Water Severing Wave to overwhelm Itachi, then sealed away Itachi’s Chakra when he dismissed Susanoo.
• Shamu pinned Itachi to the ground and reflected on how his new abilities had made his fighting style more complete.
• Three months passed as Shamu continued improving.

Naruto and Sasuke woke after five days of sleep and learned that Shamu had removed Indra and Asura’s souls from them. Shamu brought them to the Third Training Ground to test what abilities had changed, where Naruto discovered he could make only five Shadow Clones and the spar took an unexpected turn.

• Naruto and Sasuke woke at the same time in Konoha Hospital, with Kushina and Shamu beside them.
• Naruto joyfully reunited with his resurrected mother, while Shamu explained to Sasuke that Indra and Asura’s souls had been removed.
• Kushina left and invited Shamu, Naruto, and Sasuke to lunch before Shamu took the two young men to the Third Training Ground.
• Shamu told Naruto and Sasuke that the souls’ benefits would disappear and asked them to spar so he could assess their abilities.
• Naruto produced only five Shadow Clones instead of the thirty he had expected, while Sasuke found his physical abilities had more than doubled.
• Naruto and his clones charged Sasuke, but an unexpected event interrupted their spar.

Shamu checked on Haku and Kimimaro, then went to Mount Katsuragi to question the Hidden Mist pursuit unit about Utakata. After learning Utakata had escaped with Hotaru, Shamu arranged to get the Tsuchigumo Clan’s location and listened as the Anbu explained the Land of Water’s recovery problems.

• Shamu found Haku and Kimimaro healthy and told them they would train with Sasuke.
• Shamu flew to Mount Katsuragi and found the fortress deserted, where Hidden Mist Anbu told him Utakata had escaped after injuring their captain.
• Shamu learned that Utakata had transformed into a Tailed Beast after the Anbu captured Hotaru.
• Shamu sent a message to Minato asking him to investigate the Tsuchigumo Clan’s hidden village.
• Shamu read Naruto’s letter and asked the Hidden Mist Anbu about the Land of Water’s situation.

Shamu and Minato reviewed intelligence on Kara, the Sky Ninja, and Kumogakure’s devastation, then discussed giving Kumogakure a captured aerial fortress in exchange for resources. Minato confirmed Hidden Stone Village had agreed to the Six Kage Summit, which he would facilitate with Flying Thunder God.

• Minato told Shamu that Jiraiya had found Sarutobi Clan members in Valley Country, where Kara was suspected of operating, and that Kabuto had found tracking devices in medical equipment bought by Orochimaru.
• Shamu told Minato that a Hyuga Clan spy was likely from the Main Family, and they agreed to investigate quietly and use the spy to pass false information.
• Minato reported that the Sky Ninja had another aerial fortress with a weapon as powerful as a Tailed Beast Ball, and Shamu explained that Zero-Tails had powered the fortress and supplied dark Chakra to Obito’s Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Minato told Shamu that meteor strikes had killed about two thousand Cloud Village shinobi and seventeen thousand civilians and destroyed most of Kumogakure.
• Shamu proposed giving Kumogakure the aerial fortress as a temporary command center in exchange for Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Chakra Metal.
• Minato confirmed that Hidden Stone Village had agreed to the Six Kage Summit and that he had sent a Flying Thunder God mark.

Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee decided to visit the Uchiha Clan Grounds for free practical combat instruction after hearing about it. As the crowds grew, Shamu watched the Uchiha discover that they enjoyed teaching and consider becoming teachers at the planned clan school.

• Neji learned from Shibuki that the Uchiha were offering free practical combat instruction to anyone who wanted to improve.
• Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee agreed to visit the Uchiha Clan Grounds and test their skills.
• Shamu observed a large crowd of mostly civilian Genin and recent graduates arriving for combat practice and free medical treatment.
• Uchiha Clan members defeated the visitors quickly, treated their injuries, and gave them pointers as the visitors thanked them.
• Some Uchiha began to enjoy teaching and considered taking positions at the future clan school.

Shamu used the Rebirth Rinnegan Technique to restore the Reanimated Bodies of the people gathered in Orochimaru’s laboratory. As the revived reunited with their loved ones, Yahiko learned that peace had been achieved, and Tsunade embraced Dan Katō.

• Hashirama, Tobirama, Kushina, and Nawaki awakened through Impure World Reincarnation, and Shamu and Orochimaru explained what had happened.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Konan, Yahiko, Dan Katō, Hizashi, Neji, Jiraiya, Nonō, Shikaku, Inoichi, Itachi, Izumi, Mikoto, Fugaku, Izuna, and White Fang.
• Shamu activated the Rebirth Rinnegan Technique, restoring the summoned dead’s bodies and freeing them from Orochimaru’s control.
• Nagato reunited with Yahiko and Konan and told Yahiko that their dream of peace had come true.
• Dan Katō reunited with Tsunade, and they embraced.

Shamu handed money to the clans while the Third Hokage raised Orochimaru’s profile by announcing his limb-cloning breakthrough and arranging treatment for Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi. At the Hidden Mist stronghold, Kisame told Mei Terumi that Pain planned to attack the Cloud Village’s rear when its main force arrived.

• Shamu gave money to the representatives of the clans he had named at the Konoha meeting, stirring expectations about the Uchiha’s political ambitions.
• The Third Hokage announced Orochimaru’s breakthrough in cloned treatment for disabled limbs, drawing clans seeking treatment and civilians seeking information.
• Orochimaru treated Itachi’s fused eyes in his lab while Shisui cared for him, and Itachi recorded the pain and growth in his ocular power.
• The Third Hokage sent clan members with disabilities to Orochimaru, whose experiments earned him experience and prestige while the Hokage gained the clans’ favor.
• Shamu continued distributing money to the clans as he competed with Orochimaru for prestige.
• Kisame told Mei Terumi that Deva Path Pain had arrived and planned to attack the Cloud Village’s rear when its main force came.

Future Sasuke and Boruto arrived in a Konoha where Orochimaru was Hokage and Uchiha Shamu led a clan that had left the village. As they headed for the Uchiha Clan Grounds, Plow warned that this spacetime was unrecorded and their time displacement had gone badly off course.

• Future Sasuke and Boruto landed in a forest, found no sign of Urashiki, and discovered that Plow did not initially respond.
• They reached Konoha and saw that Hokage Rock showed Orochimaru as the Fifth Hokage, while the faces they expected were missing.
• A woman told Future Sasuke that Uchiha Shamu was the current clan head and that the Uchiha had broken away from Konoha to found their own country.
• The woman also told them that the Fourth Hokage had been resurrected, and Future Sasuke asked her for directions to the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
• Future Sasuke led Boruto out of the village while wondering how this past differed from the one he knew, and Plow warned that their destination was an unrecorded spacetime.

After the Uchiha declared their departure from Konoha, Shamu accepted a ten percent tax on Uchiha Snack Street and left the village. He told Hizashi that the Uchiha had bought four islands west of the Land of Water, leaving Hizashi stunned by their plans for independence.

• Shamu refused the Third Hokage's demands but agreed to pay Orochimaru a ten percent tax on Uchiha Snack Street.
• Orochimaru, the Third Hokage, and Jiraiya discussed the Uchiha's departure after the elders left the meeting room.
• The elders worried about which village the Uchiha might join, while Hizashi hurried back to his clan compound.
• Shamu told Hizashi that he had long considered leaving Konoha and had only tried to become Hokage as a final attempt.
• Shamu showed Hizashi four islands west of the Land of Water and revealed that the Uchiha had bought them from the Hidden Mist Village.

Madara revealed that he had engineered Rin’s death to turn Obito into his pawn, but Obito reaffirmed his resolve and escaped death through Izanagi. Gravely injured, Obito returned to the battlefield to watch Madara face Shamu, only for a gaze from the moon to plunge him into darkness.

• Madara told Obito that he had orchestrated Rin’s death and the events that drove Obito into darkness.
• Shamu admitted that he had known the truth and challenged Obito’s ideals, but Obito insisted he had done nothing wrong by wanting Rin to love him.
• Obito realized that Shamu was stronger than Madara expected and vowed not to die before seeing Madara’s end.
• Obito used the last of his strength and his collarbone Sharingan to activate Izanagi and escape into the Kamui Dimension, losing much of his body.
• Obito returned to the battlefield and watched Shamu, Madara, and Black Zetsu from a distance before a gaze from the moon darkened his vision.

Hidden Radiance Village prepared for Itachi's wedding while Hiruko and Obito separately investigated the failed attack on an Uchiha with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Obito ordered the Uchiha kept under surveillance, expecting the attackers to strike again if a suitable clan member went out.

• Uchiha Shamu ordered every clan member with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan to return to the village for Itachi's wedding.
• Hiruko learned that the Uchiha were recalling their elites and decided to watch the Land of Radiance for anyone who had not returned.
• Obito questioned Tobi about who had leaked information about Satori's kidnappings, and Tobi reported that a newly awakened Uchiha Three-Tomoe user in the Land of Rainbows had been attacked.
• Tobi reasoned that the attackers needed a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and that Uchiha Shamu had recalled qualified clan members to protect them.
• Obito ordered Tobi to keep the Uchiha under surveillance, and Tobi proudly asked whether Obito agreed with his analysis.

Disornas revived Mina’s grandfather to learn that Doc held the two missing Tuning Forks, while Konoha sent Kakashi and a team to investigate Tonika Village’s destruction. The team set out on an A-Rank mission that could become S-Rank, as Sasuke continued training with Itachi in Hidden Radiance Village.

• Disornas used Impure World Reincarnation to revive Mina’s grandfather, who revealed that the remaining Tuning Forks had been given to Doc.
• Disornas told Obito he would retrieve the Tuning Forks from Hachi Town, while Obito anticipated Konoha’s response.
• Minato ordered Kakashi to investigate Tonika Village’s destruction and bring Naruto, Hinata, and other experienced young ninja.
• Kakashi assembled a team with Naruto, Hinata, and Tenten, and the four departed on an A-Rank mission that might be raised to S-Rank.
• Itachi continued training Sasuke in Hidden Radiance Village and secretly let him win some of their fights to encourage him.

Mei Terumi sought Flying Waterfall’s help after Cloud Village’s Rainbow Ore scheme threatened Hidden Mist Village’s trade. Flying Waterfall advised her on countering the scheme and protecting the village, then explained that its concentrated transport business had left it exposed to risk.

• Mei Terumi arrived at the Hidden Mist Village encampment with Zabuza and Suigetsu, and the three greeted Flying Waterfall.
• Mei Terumi explained that Cloud Village’s Seven-Colored Ore scheme threatened Hidden Mist Village’s merchant associations and its order with the Land of Porcelain.
• Flying Waterfall advised Mei Terumi to bid against Cloud Village for the Rainbow Ore, limiting losses while preventing Cloud Village from dictating the outcome.
• Flying Waterfall told Mei Terumi that Hidden Mist Village could compensate the Land of Porcelain with money if Cloud Village bought the ore, and promised to show Cloud Village force.
• Flying Waterfall explained that Hidden Mist Village’s transport trade was too concentrated, and Mei Terumi asked whether bringing in more parties would reduce profits.

Shamu scouted Cloud Village’s Seven-Colored Vein and considered how to infiltrate its heavily guarded mine. He left a Shadow Clone on watch, traveled to Konoha to consult Minato, and asked for Hayate Gekko to demonstrate the Transparency Technique.

• Shamu observed the mine’s detection barrier, patrols, and machinery, then left a Shadow Clone to watch the area.
• Shamu used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Minato in Konoha and reviewed reports about complaints against the Sarutobi Clan.
• Shamu learned that Orochimaru’s favoritism had strengthened the Sarutobi Clan’s hawkish faction and fueled resentment among other clans.
• Minato told Shamu that Tsunade had cured Hayate Gekko and that Hayate had married Uzuki Yugao.
• Shamu asked Minato to summon Hayate so he could see the Transparency Technique demonstrated.

Yugito intervened when Hiruko attacked Yoya, and the two fought while Yoya killed Hiruko’s fused Summoning Beast. As Hiruko tried to escape, Obito struck Yugito with Shinra Tensei and sent her crashing into Hiruko’s lightning attack.

• Yugito protected Yoya and learned from him that Hiruko had abducted Kekkei Genkai users, including Toroi.
• Yugito fought Hiruko while Yoya battled and killed the fused Summoning Beast.
• Hiruko’s borrowed Kekkei Genkai began to weaken, and Yugito pressured him as she considered capturing him alive.
• Hiruko used Storm Release: Thunder Cloud Cavity Wave, and Yugito transformed fully into the Two-Tails to escape its range.
• Obito used Shinra Tensei to knock Yugito into Hiruko’s lightning, and Hiruko recognized Obito.