Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kaito’s Caged Bird Seal killed Branch Family members as panic and hatred spread through them, while Tsunade and Jiraiya attacked Danzo’s Wood Human. Tsunade struck Kaito down, but he activated the seal one last time against Hyuga Neji before dying.

• Hyuga Asahi, Hyuga Kosuke, and other Branch Family members died when the Caged Bird Seal activated, and Hayato calmed the panicked survivors.
• The Anbu brought Hyuga Neji and Hyuga Shibuki to Training Ground Six with Hizashi Hyuga’s corpse, and Hyuga Yuto broke down upon seeing him.
• Danzo attacked Sarutobi Hiruzen with the Wood Human’s Vacuum Wave as Hiashi warned that Kaito’s curse could kill the Branch Family.
• Tsunade released her Yin Seal and Jiraiya entered Sage Mode, then they damaged the Wood Human and Tsunade struck Hyuga Kaito in the chest.
• As he died, Hyuga Kaito activated the Caged Bird Seal against Hyuga Neji.

Hyuga Kaito unleashed the Spore Technique on the Hyuga Clan and fought Hiashi as Danzo revealed himself amid the chaos. Kaito then used the Caged Bird Seal to kill Hizashi, leaving Neji devastated and Hiashi furious.

• Hiashi warned the clan that Kaito was suspected of treason, and Kaito activated the Spore Technique, unleashing White Zetsu that drained and killed Hyuga clansmen.
• Kaito used the Caged Bird Seal to kill three Branch Family members who had resisted the White Zetsu, while Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived to intervene.
• Danzo revealed his identity to Sarutobi Hiruzen and accused him of betraying him, while Kaito and Hiashi exchanged attacks.
• Kaito formed the Caged Bird Seal's secret hand seal, and Hizashi collapsed outside the barrier as the technique killed him.
• Neji found Hizashi dead and mourned him, while Hiashi attacked Kaito and Kaito criticized him for placing the Caged Bird Seal on his younger brother.

Shamu divided the Allied Shinobi Forces to confront threats on several fronts while he headed to meet Uchiha Madara. Madara faced the Uchiha and declared that no one but Hashirama could match him, while Uchiha Hiroshi secretly sketched him beside Hashirama.

• Shamu undid the Impure World Reincarnation, releasing the reincarnated Hidden Mist shinobi, then sent Hozuki Gengetsu and others to reinforce the southern battlefield.
• Kitsuchi told Shamu that the southern forces were retreating, Uchiha Madara had appeared in the north, and Tobi and corpse puppets had emerged in the southeast.
• Shamu ordered Minato to send Hashirama and Tobirama to the southeast and take Naruto, Hinata, Tenten, and others north, while Shamu went to meet Madara.
• Minato reached Konoha, where Orochimaru said the sacrifices for Hashirama and Tobirama and preparations for the Uchiha were ready.
• Madara approached the Allied Shinobi Forces, dismissed Yoya as an opponent, and said that only Hashirama could stand against him.
• Uchiha Hiroshi secretly sketched Madara alongside Hashirama as three Uchiha girls watched.

Obito learned that Kakuzu and Scorpion were betraying him and that an unknown force had recorded Orochimaru and Shamu discussing their dealings. As Obito prepared to act against the traitors, Jigen reviewed Shamu’s test data and called him suitable.

• Han left a border town with two Hidden Stone squads while White Zetsu kept him under surveillance.
• Disornas played Obito a recording in which Shamu and Orochimaru discussed Scorpion’s cooperation, Bunpuku’s corpse, and Kakuzu obtaining the Chimera Technique.
• Obito realized Kakuzu and Scorpion had betrayed him and learned that an unknown force had delivered the recording to a Moon Organization contact.
• Obito decided to contact Tobi and go after the traitors himself.
• At a Kara base beneath Amegakure, Jigen reviewed Shamu’s test data and asked whether Obito had received the recording.
• Sarutobi Ryunosuke confirmed that Obito had received it.

Shamu returned to the Land of Radiance, reassured its leaders about the approaching Otsutsuki attack, and arranged to take Fugaku and Kakuzu to witness the battle. Exhausted in Kimimaro's body, he fell asleep in Orochimaru's laboratory, where Haku quietly joined him.

• Shamu returned to the Radiance Hidden Village and met with Itachi, Fugaku, Kakuzu, and the other leaders.
• Shamu said he would complete his reincarnation ritual in the Land of Wind the next day and told everyone to protect civilians from the coming Otsutsuki attack.
• Fugaku and Kakuzu agreed to go with Shamu when Minato came to pick them up.
• Shamu returned to Orochimaru's laboratory, where Orochimaru installed the Rinnegan for Nagato.
• Shamu went to sleep, and Tsunade brought Haku and Kimimaro to see him.
• Haku climbed into bed beside Shamu, who sleepily put an arm around Haku and fell asleep again.

Shamu told Madara that Izuna had been revived in his timeline and promised to revive him after Nagato. He led the group to Yakushi Kabuto’s orphanage, where Kabuto met Shamu and learned he was the head of the Uchiha Clan.

• Shamu told Madara that Izuna had been revived in his timeline and showed him Izuna’s appearance through a genjutsu.
• Shamu said he needed to revive Nagato first, claiming Nagato had helped preserve Gelel Ore that could support mass revival.
• Shamu, Madara, Tobirama, Naruto, Sasuke, Orochimaru, and the others decided to find Kabuto and headed to the orphanage.
• Kabuto reflected on Nonō and his life at the orphanage before Urushi told him that Orochimaru, the Hokage, Sasuke, and others were coming.
• Kabuto recognized Madara, Tobirama, and Minato, then met Shamu, whom Orochimaru introduced as the head of the Uchiha Clan.

Minato, Shion, and Cloud Village finished preparing a formation and signal relay equipment for a new moon, while Madara gathered the shinobi world’s leaders and Uchiha to witness him create it. Madara formed a moon twice the size of the previous one, and the group began installing the signal towers on its surface.

• Minato, Shion, and Cloud Village completed preparations for the lunar formation and six signal relay towers.
• Madara met with Hashirama and other gathered leaders, Uchiha, and members of the Rumbling Squad at the Shinobi Professional League arena.
• Madara used the Rinnegan to create a Chibaku Tensei core and draw up rock from the ground.
• Madara unleashed his full ocular power as the rock gathered into a moon twice the size of the previous one.
• The assembled group began installing the signal towers on the new moon.

Shamu treated Naruto and Sasuke to ramen, paid for their future meals, and took them to Konoha Main Street, where Kakashi followed them under the Third Hokage’s orders. Shamu confronted Kakashi over his neglect of Naruto and left Kakashi shaken by the possibility that Naruto might prefer the Uchiha.

• Naruto finished a large bowl of ramen and promised Shamu he would behave and study hard.
• Shamu paid Ichiraku Ramen in advance so Naruto and Sasuke could eat there whenever they wanted.
• Shamu took the boys to Konoha Main Street, gave Sasuke money to buy clothes for himself and Naruto, and told the Uchiha not to interfere when Anbu checked on Naruto.
• Shamu called out Kakashi, who had been tailing them, and kicked him to the ground.
• Shamu accused Kakashi of standing by while Naruto was bullied, went hungry, and lacked proper clothes, and Kakashi admitted he had done nothing.
• Shamu said Naruto could decide for himself if he preferred the Uchiha, leaving Kakashi alarmed.

Uchiha Kei, Uchiha Kaito, and Uchiha Yuta received word that Yoya had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and discussed warnings about Obito and Hiruko targeting Uchiha eyes. Meanwhile, Obito brought Hiruko to Mount Meru, where Hiruko explained his Chimera Technique experiment.

• Kei, Kaito, and Yuta checked messages from their Ninja Crows while camping on an exploration mission near the Land of Fire and Land of Iron border.
• The three learned that Yoya had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kei vowed to catch up with him.
• The Uchiha discussed Shamu's warning to watch for Obito and Hiruko, and joked that reverse-summoning Itachi would be fake news.
• Obito brought Hiruko to Mount Meru in the Golden Wheel Mountain Range to conduct experiments.
• Hiruko explained that he planned to balance five Kekkei Genkai under the sunlight of a golden-ring eclipse to become a perfect immortal ninja.

Naruto and his classmates gathered in the real Room 301 before the Chunin Exams, where they exchanged greetings and gifts. Shamu, disguised as Uchiha Hideki, watched the gathered ninja and suspected the Hidden Sand Village had plans beyond the exams.

• Sasuke dodged Sakura and Ino as they rushed toward him, then distanced himself from his former classmates.
• Shamu, disguised as Uchiha Hideki, received the Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique reward after seeing Sakura.
• Naruto gave Choji limited-edition chips and shared gifts he had brought back from the Land of Tea for his classmates.
• Kiba challenged Sasuke, who said he was different from the others after spending much of his time on missions.
• Gaara held back from befriending Naruto because Baki had warned that the Hidden Sand might break with Konoha.
• Shamu noticed Hidden Sand and Grass ninja watching Naruto and suspected the Sand had come to Konoha for more than the exams.

Uchiha Shamu had Tsunade inspect Orochimaru’s ballots, exposing the number of Sarutobi Clan members who had voted for him. The public learned that 129 of Orochimaru’s 376 votes came from the Sarutobi Clan, leaving the Third Hokage facing scrutiny over the clan’s unusually large number of Jonin.

• Shamu invited Tsunade to inspect the ballots, and she agreed.
• Tsunade began reading the ballots, then Shamu asked her to announce the voters’ names as well.
• Tsunade, Number One, Shisui, and Shizune read names from the ballots, revealing that many voters belonged to the Sarutobi Clan.
• The ballot inspection showed that Sarutobi Clan members had cast 129 of Orochimaru’s 376 votes.
• The crowd questioned how the Sarutobi Clan had so many Jonin, while Shamu left the Third Hokage to explain the matter.

Shimei ascended to Star Godhood with the Planetary Consciousness of the Shinobi World aiding him, while Yōshiki’s true body approached and Shamu tried to keep Kongwu from escaping. Shamu ended the chapter by exhausting his energy to disrupt and seal the space around Shinobi Star and the approaching star.

• Shimei absorbed the souls crowding the passage to the Pure Land, received memories from the Planetary Consciousness, and turned his body into an avatar for the universe.
• Shamu shielded the Starsea Battleship and sent it away as Shimei emerged from a rift, prompting Yōshiki to fly toward his approaching true body.
• The Planetary Consciousness directed souls to shatter into energy and feed Shimei, while Shimei’s attempt to control Shamu failed.
• Shamu closed Kongwu’s spatial gate and refused to let him escape, citing Kongwu’s destruction of Shinobi Star and the deaths of its people.
• Shamu used Space Disruption across the region around Shinobi Star and Yōshiki’s approaching star, exhausting his energy and sealing the area.

Shimei devoured the souls of the Divine Garden Clan in the passage to the Pure Land, while Yōshiki’s Star God attack devastated the Shinobi Star and Shamu was swept away by a spatial-temporal torrent. Shamu returned and ordered Minato and the survivors to flee aboard the Starsea Battleship as he stayed behind to face Yōshiki and Kongwu.

• Shimei severed Yingshiki’s soul and consumed the souls of the Divine Garden Clan, solidifying his body as he eyed the Pure Land’s vast soul energy.
• Yōshiki shattered Shamu’s darkened sky and launched Scorching Sun Radiance at the Shinobi Star, while Shamu was caught in a spatial-temporal torrent.
• Minato teleported survivors aboard the Starsea Battleship, where Orochimaru and Tobirama checked the ship and Tsunade confirmed that everyone inside had survived.
• Shamu returned, confirmed Minato and Orochimaru’s groups were safe, and ordered them to abandon the Shinobi Star because Takama-ga-hara’s Space Star God had intervened.
• Madara joined Shamu, who told him to take everyone away and protect Sasuke; Madara helped guide the Starsea Battleship into a spatial jump while Shamu remained behind.

Shamu returned and learned that the Otsutsuki threat included a warning about the planet's awakening consciousness. After Huiyu was captured and the others were sent away, Meishiki's soul was destroyed by Shimei, who hid himself to avoid Shamu's precognition.

• Shamu returned, comforted Haku, and learned from Itachi that the Otsutsuki had attacked and that Meishiki had revealed the Planetary Consciousness would awaken.
• Shamu sensed Huiyu's bone powder forming a body, and Huiyu offered to cooperate in exchange for his life.
• Shamu ordered Minato to seal Huiyu and take the captives away, while Madara and Yoya went to support the front lines.
• Meishiki drifted toward the Pure Land, where Shimei appeared, drained his soul's energy, and shattered his soul body.
• Shimei hid in the gap, anticipating that Shinji, Yōshiki, and others would arrive while avoiding Shamu's precognitive ability.

Obito used Kumogakure’s despair to empower the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which attacked the village and captured Yugito while grievously injuring Killer B. Yoya rescued Yugito from the statue’s chains and treated her, while the Raikage was left battered and unable to protect both of his siblings.

• Kumogakure’s negative emotions fueled the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and Obito used its power to attack the village’s civilians.
• The Raikage damaged the statue’s foot to divert its Tailed Beast Ball, but Obito regenerated the statue and sent chains to capture Killer B and Yugito.
• The Raikage severed Killer B’s chain, but Obito struck Killer B with Kamui, leaving him unconscious and severely injured; the statue dragged Yugito away.
• Obito used Shinra Tensei and Susanoo to repel the Raikage as he tried to reach Killer B.
• Yoya cut Yugito’s chain with six rapid strikes, caught her as she reverted from her tailed beast form, and gave her medicine and Soldier Pills.

Yoya and Yugito spent a day discussing their feelings and the possibility that their villages might one day force them to fight. After Yugito kissed him and left, Yoya used his Ninja Cat to arrange his return and planned to sign a summoning contract with the Ninja Crow Clan.

• Yoya told Yugito he would capture her if their factions went to war, and she teased him about the possibility of him being captured instead.
• Yoya and Yugito held hands and shared stories about their childhoods and missions.
• As sunset came, Yugito and Yoya parted, uncertain when they would meet again because their factions might become enemies.
• Yugito returned to kiss Yoya before vanishing into the night.
• Yoya arranged a Reverse Summoning through his Ninja Cat and planned to sign a contract with the Ninja Crow Clan.

Shamu told the Third Hokage and Kakashi that Uchiha Obito was behind the attack on the Uchiha Clan and the Nine-Tails Incident. Kakashi refused to accept that his closest friend was the culprit, leaving him shaken and unable to deny what he had seen.

• Shamu discussed his plans for the Uchiha Clan with Fugaku, then went to the Hokage Tower in Fugaku’s place when the Third Hokage summoned the clan head.
• The Third Hokage questioned Shamu about the masked attacker who had attacked the Uchiha Clan and Kakashi.
• Shamu confirmed that the attacker was likely responsible for the Nine-Tails Incident and claimed to know his identity.
• Shamu named Uchiha Obito as the culprit, and Kakashi angrily denied it before Shamu kicked him into a wall.
• Shamu told Kakashi that he had likely recognized Obito but refused to believe what he saw, leaving Kakashi devastated.

Yakushi Kabuto used Sage Mode to overpower Kakuzu, destroying two of his Earth Grudge Fear hearts and forcing him to retreat. Kabuto abandoned the pursuit, while Kakuzu vowed to return after replenishing his hearts.

• Kakuzu attacked Kabuto with his elemental masks, but Kabuto dodged and entered Sage Mode.
• Kabuto used a Sage Art Water Dragon Bullet to destroy Kakuzu's Fire mask, then quickly shattered his Lightning mask.
• Kakuzu burrowed underground and attacked Kabuto with wind and water techniques, but Kabuto dodged, healed through the water cannon, and blocked a barrage with Rashomon.
• Kabuto fought Kakuzu at close range, cut his chest, and realized the opponent before him had been a water clone.
• Kabuto chose not to pursue Kakuzu, who escaped after losing two hearts and resolved to replenish them before fighting Kabuto again.
• Kakuzu found a safe place when the ring on his finger began to ripple and pressed his hand to his head.

Sasuke and Naruto learned that efforts to revive Shamu were still stalled, while Haku remained impaired after a dangerous reincarnation. As Kimimaro walked Haku home, she called out to Shamu and then stared at Kimimaro, who suddenly changed his aura and asked if she recognized him.

• Kimimaro said he could not shorten Shamu’s revival time further, and Neji reported that searches for the Gelel Ore Vein had found no leads.
• Karin brought Haku to Kimimaro, and he learned that she had shown no recent changes.
• Hinata explained to Naruto and Sasuke that Haku had reincarnated as a girl but remained in a dazed state after her soul was damaged.
• On the way home, Haku let go of Kimimaro’s hand, looked at the sky, and called out to Shamu.
• Haku lowered her gaze to Kimimaro as his aura transformed, and he asked whether she recognized him.

Shamu returned to the Shinobi World, reunited with Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, and brought Nagato back to help Orochimaru with a plan involving Madara's Rinnegan and Kimimaro's body. He also proposed a Shinobi Professional League to maintain combat strength during peacetime, with the Celestial Organization ready to create enemies if necessary.

• Orochimaru told Shamu that Kimimaro had to be removed before the Karma fully thawed, and asked him to bring Nagato to control Madara's Rinnegan.
• Shamu traveled to the sea, reunited with Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, and learned that Yahiko and Konan had married.
• Shamu gave Konan Water of Life, which restored her vitality and made her about ten years younger.
• Shamu brought Nagato to Konoha and explained his plan for a Shinobi Professional League to keep shinobi combat skills from declining.
• Nagato raised concerns about a long absence of Otsutsuki invaders, and Shamu said Celestial Organization members could disguise themselves as enemies and challenge the Shinobi World.