Chapter Summaries

Shamu received a mission to make the Land of Wind habitable, then heard Itachi’s report about Obito and ordered the Uchiha clan to prepare for evacuation within three months. He stayed in Konoha to watch for Urashiki while planning his research and next steps.

• Shamu received the Hidden Sand Village mission to drastically alter the Land of Wind and make it habitable, but postponed it after considering the difficulty.
• After returning to the Uchiha Clan Grounds, Shamu heard Itachi recount his battle with Obito and ordered him to protect the clan and evacuate everyone within three months.
• Shamu showed Itachi images of a middle-aged Sasuke and Boruto, instructing him to summon Shamu back immediately if they appeared near the clan grounds.
• Shamu planned to use the next three months to watch for Urashiki and prepare the Uchiha clan’s relocation to the Land of Radiance.
• Shamu considered studying medical ninjutsu with Tsunade to advance his Yin Release research, while his complete Martial God Form remained unfinished.

Uchiha Shamu stopped Cloud Village’s scheme by revealing that he had killed its envoy, then joined Fugaku in crushing Killer B with their Susanoo. After securing Killer B’s release and forcing renewed peace treaty negotiations, Shamu returned to the Uchiha Clan Grounds and noticed Fugaku’s vision had blurred.

• Shamu accused Yugito of using the envoy’s death to test Konoha, then admitted he had killed the man himself and challenged Cloud Village to retaliate.
• Killer B attacked Shamu with Lariat, but Shamu’s Susanoo pinned him down, and Fugaku manifested a second Susanoo to stop Killer B’s partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Shamu held the unconscious Killer B and made Yugito concede defeat, then returned Killer B and demanded that Cloud Village renegotiate the peace treaty.
• Shamu told the Third Hokage to withdraw the Anbu guarding the Uchiha Clan Grounds, and he invited Hiashi to visit.
• Fugaku warned Shamu that he could not have handled both Yugito and Killer B, then revealed that his vision had grown blurry.
• Shamu asked Fugaku whether his vision had already blurred.

At the Uchiha Clan Grounds, Shamu revealed that Future Sasuke and Boruto came from other time-spaces and explained how Sasuke and Naruto’s paths diverged. He then warned them that Indra and Asura’s reincarnated Chakra could influence their choices and drive them toward fighting each other.

• Little Sasuke learned that Future Sasuke was his older self, while Naruto learned that Boruto was the son of a different-world version of him.
• Shamu explained that their lives diverged when he became an elder, and told Sasuke that Naruto had broken Future Sasuke’s arm during a later fight.
• Shamu described how Indra and Asura’s Chakra reincarnated through people and influenced their personalities and conflicts.
• Shamu told Sasuke and Naruto that Indra and Asura’s influence could eventually make them kill each other, and urged them to control their emotions.

Itachi and Izumi married in a ceremony Shamu witnessed, prompting friends and family to reflect on what made them happy. After attending the wedding, Yoya began considering apologizing to Yugito.

• Itachi and Izumi exchanged ceremonial cups and vows, and Itachi thanked Shamu for saving the Uchiha Clan.
• Kisame asked Kyoko about holding another wedding, but she said traveling together was what made her happy.
• Nagato encouraged Yahiko to speak to Konan, who said they would discuss their future after defeating their enemies.
• Shamu declared Itachi and Izumi husband and wife, and guests celebrated with a buffet reception.
• Keimei brought his injured older brother Yoya to the wedding, hoping the celebration would inspire him to find a girlfriend.
• Yoya asked Keimei what happiness meant, thought of Yugito, and decided he would apologize to her next time.

Shamu revived Yugito while transferring vitality to Kimimaro, then restored his original eye after using Izanagi. Yugito awoke beside Yoya, and Shamu sent Kimimaro away to use up his renewed vitality before promising more the next day.

• Haku showed Shamu an intricately carved ice puppet of him and then made another modeled after his younger self.
• Shamu took Kimimaro to Yoya, who said he was practicing walking with his eyes closed in preparation for blindness, and invited him to witness Yugito's revival.
• Shamu and Shizune prepared to revive Yugito, and Shamu implanted a Three-Tomoe Sharingan before using Reanimation Jutsu on her while feeding vitality to Kimimaro.
• Yugito's heart began beating as Kimimaro regained color and energy, and Shamu used Izanagi before Shizune replaced his temporary eye with his original one.
• Yoya thanked Shamu and went to Yugito's bedside, while Shamu told Kimimaro to return and use his excess vitality.

The Ten-Tails unleashed a catastrophic storm, but Shamu and other shinobi protected most of the Allied Shinobi Forces. After the survivors regrouped, the Ten-Tails began its next transformation and formed a colossal Tailed Beast Ball aimed at Minato.

• The Ten-Tails unleashed the Cataclysmic Terrain Transformation, while Shamu, Minato, Jiraiya, and the Hidden Stone Village shinobi helped protect the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki placed Hinata's eyes in Toneri's sockets to nurture the Tenseigan and considered how to eliminate Shamu, whom he realized had been directing the war to gather Chakra.
• Madara told Black Zetsu that Obito could not become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki yet, but could help digest the Ten-Tails' impurities, and asked for details about Shamu.
• The storm subsided, and Shamu urged the Allied Shinobi Forces to recover and preserve Chakra for the coming stages of the battle.
• The Ten-Tails grew larger, produced a huge flower, and gathered a massive Tailed Beast Ball aimed at Minato; the Allied Shinobi Forces were told not to panic because it could not attack them.

Shamu returned after reviving Nagato, then arranged to revive Yahiko, Konan, and Jiraiya while discussing the shortage of suitable sacrifices. When Minato reported that Code and Eida had appeared near Konoha, Shamu left with Madara to confront them.

• Shamu returned to find Nagato revived but blind, while Sasuke survived using Izanagi and the Water of Life.
• Orochimaru installed Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Nagato, and Nagato thanked Shamu for promising to revive Yahiko and Konan.
• Orochimaru reported that the sacrifices for Kushina, Hashirama, and Tobirama were inadequate, so Shamu chose Kashin Koji as the sacrifice for Jiraiya.
• Naruto hesitated to sacrifice Kashin Koji, but Shamu forced him to choose between Koji and reviving Jiraiya, and Naruto chose Jiraiya.
• Minato reported that Code and Eida had been found outside Konoha, and Shamu entered a spatial gate with Madara to meet them.

Shamu removed Rin Nohara’s coffin from the Memorial Stone to protect her from retaliation after the Uchiha exposed Obito as the Nine-Tails Incident’s mastermind. The Uchiha posted their announcement across Konoha, revealing Obito’s crimes, expelling him from the clan, and placing a permanent bounty on him.

• Shamu had Rin Nohara’s coffin carefully excavated and warned Kakashi that her grave could be targeted once villagers learned of Obito’s role in the Nine-Tails Incident.
• Shamu left Rin’s coffin with Kakashi, then had Obito’s cenotaph destroyed and scratched Obito’s name off the Memorial Stone.
• Shamu asked a clansman whether they had retrieved everything, and the clansman confirmed they had.
• Uchiha Clan members posted notices announcing Uchiha Fugaku’s resignation, Shamu’s upcoming appointment as clan head, and a village-wide celebration.
• The notices named Obito as the Nine-Tails Incident’s mastermind, expelled him from the Uchiha registry, and offered a permanent reward of three hundred million for his head.
• Hyuga clansmen explained Obito’s history and the Uchiha’s actions during the attack as villagers crowded around the notices.

After becoming Uchiha Clan head, Shamu examined the system’s upgrades and discovered that Orochimaru’s body was failing. He then began arranging new plans with other villages, starting with an offer of cooperation to Hidden Sand Village and formal talks with Cloud Village.

• Shamu reviewed the upgraded system, including its training mission, improved rewards, multiplayer Dream Realm, and real-time faction information.
• Shamu saw that Orochimaru’s status was red because his soul and body were repelling, and learned that the new mission required his faction to overpower the Five Great Nations.
• After his Shadow Clone returned, Shamu invited the departing village representatives to discuss further plans.
• Shamu told Yashamaru that the Uchiha were forming an elite squad to accept missions from any ninja village and gave him a letter containing intelligence and a cooperation proposal for Rasa.
• Shamu began formal talks with Cloud Village, whose representatives were open to cooperation if the Uchiha offered sufficient benefits.

Sasori of the Red Sands escaped after Yugito rescued Samui's battered team, then Deidara attacked the Cloud Village base with explosive clay. Yugito returned to confront Deidara, whose bird evaded her tracking flames as the battle continued in the air.

• Sasori of the Red Sands fled after Yugito abandoned her attack to save Samui, Karui, and Omoi from his hidden weapons.
• Yugito found the Cloud Village base under attack, where Deidara bombarded the camp with clay creatures and caused heavy casualties.
• Shi rallied the surviving Cloud Village ninjas, but Deidara's clay spiders and aerial bombs overwhelmed many of them.
• Yugito transformed into a Cat Demon and destroyed Deidara's C2 Dragon with tracking blue flames, but Deidara escaped the blast on a clay bird.
• Deidara used a bomb to break apart Yugito's next fireball, while its tracking Fire Rat Balls pursued him through the sky.

Shamu brought Deidara and a large Uchiha force to meet Ōnoki at the Land of Fire border. After arranging a private conversation high in the air, Shamu asked the Tsuchikage to keep the Hidden Stone Village from attacking the Cloud Village.

• Gui told Shamu that Deidara would remain unconscious for a day, and the Uchiha carried Deidara with them as they set out.
• Shamu's force met Ōnoki and the Hidden Stone shinobi near Four-Way Road, where scouts from several villages watched them.
• Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi were delighted to see Deidara, but Ōnoki reminded them that he was a prisoner.
• Shamu proposed a private talk in the sky, and Ōnoki used the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique to make Shamu fly with him.
• Shamu told Ōnoki that the Cloud Village and Hidden Mist Village battle would end within half a month and asked the Hidden Stone Village not to attack the Cloud Village, offering Deidara's return.

Yoya awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and protected Yugito from Obito, then collapsed after apologizing to her. Shamu chose the Uchiha Enhancement system reward and headed to find his missing Shadow Clone.

• Yoya freed Yugito from genjutsu, thanked her, and collapsed after telling her he had come to apologize.
• Killer B returned to his normal form and remarked that Yugito and Yoya seemed familiar with each other.
• Shamu warned Crow about the danger from Obito and Hiruko, then considered a plan to complete the Land of Water mission.
• Shamu received a designated trait for Yoya surpassing his limits, chose Uchiha Enhancement, and gained increased attributes.
• Shamu noticed that his Shadow Clone had not returned and set out to investigate.

Shisui captured Deidara while Shamu and Itachi ambushed and defeated Scorpion on Tsuzuren Island. They sealed Scorpion and left with his puppet body, the damaged Third Kazekage Puppet, and the unused Hundred Marionettes scroll.

• Scorpion and Deidara split up to ambush the Hidden Mist forces at two locations on Tsuzuren Island.
• Shisui used a line about art to lure Deidara into view, then knocked him unconscious and caught him.
• Shamu and Itachi ambushed Scorpion at the entrance to a basin after he realized the operation might be a trap.
• Scorpion released poisonous water against Shamu's flames, but Itachi's Susanoo and Shamu's Water Severing Wave broke through his defenses.
• Shamu sealed Scorpion's core, and he and Itachi collected Scorpion's puppet body, the damaged Third Kazekage Puppet, and the unused Hundred Marionettes scroll before leaving.

At the Uchiha Clan Grounds, Neji and Rock Lee sparred with Yoya and received advice on their fighting styles. Neji left with lessons about adapting the Gentle Fist, while Rock Lee was praised for his disciplined training and resolved to work harder.

• Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee visited the Uchiha Clan Grounds and chose to spar with Yoya, whose line was short.
• Yoya quickly disarmed Neji, then let him try again and pointed out that his Gentle Fist techniques were too rigid and repetitive.
• Rock Lee attacked Yoya with a series of taijutsu moves, and Yoya praised his solid fundamentals and dedication.
• Rock Lee thanked Yoya and decided to add a hundred laps to his training, while Tenten wondered why Yoya had praised him rather than Neji.

Yoya confessed his feelings to Yugito, who admitted she liked him but asked for time to think about dating. In the Kamui Dimension, Obito searched Yoya’s memories and uncovered the Uchiha Clan’s tangled dealings, leaving him more confused before he carried Hiruko onward.

• Yoya thanked Yugito for saving him and explained that he had come to clear up their earlier misunderstanding.
• Yoya confessed that he liked Yugito and asked whether she would try dating him, and Yugito admitted she had a favorable impression of him but needed time to think.
• Obito searched Yoya’s memories and learned that the Uchiha Clan had made deals with Hidden Mist Village and Hidden Stone Village, including returning Sasori and Deidara to their respective villages.
• Obito learned that Minato Namikaze had attended Itachi’s wedding and seemed familiar with Shamu, which raised more questions about the Uchiha Clan’s connections.
• Obito concluded that Yoya’s memories had left him with a tangled pile of intelligence, then grabbed Hiruko and continued onward.

Obito discovered that Sora carried transplanted Nine-Tails Chakra and captured Kazuma, the monk who had been secretly suppressing it. After learning Kazuma wanted to destroy Konoha, Obito considered helping him.

• Obito watched a white-haired traveling monk enter Fire Temple and noticed that the man was targeting Sora.
• Obito met Black Zetsu, told him about Sora, and they waited to see what the traveling monk would do.
• At midnight, the monk entered Sora's room and used a Sealing Technique to suppress the Nine-Tails Chakra in his body, but Obito interrupted him and took him to the Kamui Dimension.
• Obito used genjutsu to question the monk, who identified himself as Kazuma and explained that Sora was an imitation Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki created using Chakra gathered during the Nine-Tails Incident.
• Kazuma revealed that he wanted to work with Obito to destroy Konoha, and Obito decided they might help him.

Shamu traveled to Mount Katsuragi and secretly triggered its defenses, setting off a crisis that led Hotaru and Utakata to flee with the clan’s forbidden technique. After Tonbee was left behind, Shamu put him under genjutsu and planned to have the Hidden Mist Village capture Utakata again.

• Shamu found Utakata and Hotaru together at Mount Katsuragi and triggered the traps with a Shadow Clone disguised as a bounty ninja.
• Tonbee sent an emergency request for aid to Konoha, but Shamu intercepted the messenger bird and kept the letter.
• Shamu broke the fortress’s barrier with a Four Symbols Seal, and Tonbee gave Hotaru a bundle containing the clan’s forbidden technique and urged her to escape with Utakata.
• Hotaru resisted leaving Tonbee behind, but Utakata set off without her and then asked whether she was coming; Tonbee asked him to protect Hotaru, and Utakata promised to repay his debt.
• After Hotaru and Utakata left, Shamu descended and placed Tonbee under genjutsu, then planned to have the Hidden Mist Village capture Utakata.

Flying Waterfall accepted Hidden Mist elder tokens from Mei Terumi and prepared to address the fallout from the Cloud Village's Seven-Colored Ore discovery. Meanwhile, Yoya and Yugito parted after a spar, and Yugito asked what he would do if their countries became enemies.

• Mei Terumi gave Flying Waterfall three Hidden Mist elder tokens, and he said he would travel to the Cloud Village to handle the mine's commercial fallout.
• Flying Waterfall ordered his companions to negotiate with the Land of Porcelain and investigate the market in the Land of Rainbows while he went to the Cloud Village.
• Yoya and Yugito sparred until their weapons broke, and both recognized that their strength had grown beyond what their weapons could withstand.
• Yoya and Yugito prepared to return to their respective homes after the Cloud Village ordered its people back, and they acknowledged their mutual attraction.
• Yugito asked Yoya what he would do if their countries became enemies and they had to kill each other.

Yoya was trapped in Itachi’s genjutsu and experienced the destruction of the Uchiha Clan, but Shamu revealed the story had been an experiment to awaken Yoya’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan. After hearing Yoya recount the flawed illusion, Shamu prepared to have Itachi create another Dream Realm.

• Yoya followed Shamu and the Uchiha clansmen toward Konoha, where his imagined battle ended with the clan wiped out and Yoya dying beside Keimei.
• Shamu woke Yoya from Itachi’s genjutsu and criticized Itachi for making up a story with too many flaws to stimulate Yoya enough.
• Yoya remembered Shamu’s plan to use him as an experiment and described the illusion he had experienced.
• Shamu reasoned that the Dream Realm had depleted Yoya’s spirit and that repeating the same mental stimulation would be ineffective.
• Shamu told Keimei to make preparations and instructed Itachi to create the next Dream Realm.

Team 7 fought Gato’s men as Minato eliminated the reinforcements, leaving Gato and his aides exposed. Naruto was wounded when a thug Hinata had knocked out woke and attacked, but he recovered, and Team 7 finished off the Grass Ninja.

• Sasuke attacked the descending thugs with shuriken while Naruto used Shadow Clones and Hinata fought with Gentle Fist.
• Gato sent the two Grass Ninja to fight Team 7, while his aides Mitsutani Kosuke and Mitsutani Yuma stayed beside him.
• Minato returned after killing Gato’s men at the seaside warehouse, leaving the group without reinforcements.
• Sasuke challenged Naruto to a contest and killed one Grass Ninja with his Kusanagi Blade and Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• A thug Hinata had knocked unconscious woke and slashed Naruto’s calf, prompting Naruto to kill a Grass Ninja with a red Chakra cloak.
• Sasuke killed the other Grass Ninja with Chidori, and Hinata struck the attacking thug while checking on Naruto.