Chapter Summaries

Shamu helped Nagato remove the Black Rods and restore Yahiko with the Rinne Rebirth Technique. Nagato planned to fuse with Hashirama Cells to prepare for danger, but Yahiko collapsed after striking Nagato for trying to face it alone.

• Shamu transferred vitality to Nagato as Konan removed the last Black Rods from his body.
• Nagato used the Rinne Rebirth Technique to revive Yahiko, and Shamu received and exchanged a Water Release technique.
• Yahiko awoke and reunited with Konan, while Nagato and Shamu left them to talk.
• Nagato told Shamu that the Demonic Statue disturbance might have exposed their location and planned to fuse with Hashirama Cells.
• Nagato asked Shamu to take Konan and Yahiko away, but Yahiko refused to let Nagato face danger alone and then collapsed after being struck on the head.

Shamu coordinated with the Hidden Stone and Hidden Mist representatives while discussing Orochimaru’s condition and research with Yakushi Kabuto. At an abandoned base, Orochimaru rested as his body worsened, and Haku tried to keep the captured Shin alive.

• Shamu gave Kitsuchi a letter for Ōnoki proposing cooperation, then sent Mei Terumi a letter about forming an elite squad.
• Shamu praised Yakushi Kabuto, learned Orochimaru was cultivating a clone and researching the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, and told Kabuto to contact him.
• Orochimaru rested at an abandoned base after his condition worsened, while Karin and Kimimaro stayed with him.
• Kimimaro told Orochimaru that Shamu had become the Uchiha clan head, the Third Hokage had apologized to Uchiha Fugaku, and Danzo had escaped with help from Obito and Zetsu.
• Haku gave medicine to the dying Shin, whom Jūgo had found and brought back to the base.

Shamu helped Naruto and Hinata clarify their feelings, then taught Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to keep their emotions in check and accept unexpected losses. After reviewing intelligence from Konoha, he considered the Sarutobi Clan’s debts, Jiraiya’s return, and Obito’s plans, and warned the great ninja villages about stolen graves and attacks on their Jinchuriki.

• Shamu encouraged Naruto and Hinata to make their feelings clear and advised the three students to stay composed in battle and broaden their horizons.
• Shamu received Orochimaru’s intelligence and learned that many Sarutobi Clan members had been imprisoned and owed Orochimaru large debts on properties they had mortgaged.
• Shamu learned that Jiraiya had returned and wanted to join them, but he and Orochimaru did not trust him or Mount Myōboku.
• Shamu connected Obito’s grave robbing and use of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to a possible Impure World Reincarnation army.
• Shamu warned the five great ninja villages that Obito might steal corpses and target their Jinchuriki, especially Killer B in Kumogakure.

Yomi and Obito entered the underground palace to release Moryo, whose soul had been sealed beneath the Land of Demons. Yomi transferred Moryo into his body and awakened the Stone Golems, leaving his legion ready to rise.

• Obito and Yomi reached the underground palace, where Obito killed the four guards and opened the stone doors with his Rinnegan.
• Obito could not pass the barrier, so Yomi descended alone to the altar surrounded by Stone Golems.
• Yomi broke Moryo’s seal and offered his modified body as a host for Moryo’s soul.
• Moryo’s soul entered Yomi’s body, and Yomi healed his wound.
• Yomi commanded the Stone Golems to awaken, and they rose with their weapons ready.

Shamu replenished his energy and kept Kongwu trapped, but Kongwu summoned the Withered Star God as the Shinobi Star burned. Shamu unleashed the Star God-level Dead Demon Consuming Seal against the Planetary Consciousness, leaving its fate unresolved.

• Shamu used the Eight Gates Formation replica to restore his exhausted energy, shocking Kongwu.
• Kongwu broke Plow to open a spatial passage and summoned the Withered Star God, who arrived and urged Shamu to stop fighting.
• Shamu refused to spare the invaders and declared that none of them would leave the Shinobi Star alive.
• As the Planetary Consciousness prepared to replenish Shimei, Shamu activated the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and summoned a Death God with soul-rule power.
• Shamu flew toward the Planetary Consciousness and began chanting as the transformed sealing technique took shape.

The Four Zodiac Elders agreed to bring the Box of Paradise to Konoha and exploit the Chunin Exams to create chaos, with help from other forces. Black Zetsu told Obito about the plan, and Obito decided to use Kazuma’s group to test Orochimaru while keeping Sora in play.

• Horse Head Elder proposed bringing the Box of Paradise to Konoha and shifting its risks onto the village, and the other elders agreed to seek allies and contribute their remaining resources.
• Black Zetsu learned that Kazuma’s group had been contacted by the Grass Ninja, who planned to use Sora and their gathered corpse soil to attack Konoha.
• Black Zetsu went to the Mountain Graveyard and told Obito that the moon-transport formation would not activate for another three months and that the Grass Ninja wanted to target Konoha.
• Obito learned that Hidden Sand Village might join the attack if Konoha fell into chaos, and that the Uchiha Clan had left elderly, children, sick, and disabled members behind.
• Obito agreed to use Kazuma’s group to test Orochimaru’s strength and judged that only Sora among them had value.

Shamu and Orochimaru began the second phase of their plan to save Kimimaro, using Shamu’s blood and a transplanted Sharingan. The blood transfusion was about to begin, though its success remained uncertain.

• Shamu used another Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique to restore his vitality and let Orochimaru remove a tissue sample for study.
• As Kimimaro’s blood disease continued to corrode his body, Shamu told Orochimaru to begin the second phase of the plan.
• Orochimaru removed Shamu’s right eye, and Yakushi Kabuto quickly replaced it with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan that could delay Izanagi for up to four hours.
• After tests showed Kimimaro’s cellular erosion had exceeded seventy percent, Orochimaru and Shamu prepared to replace Kimimaro’s blood with Shamu’s.

Flying Waterfall advised Mei Terumi to prioritize stable trade and tie Hidden Mist Village’s interests to other powers, then agreed to discuss becoming an honorary elder after the dispute was settled. As the Mizukage prepared to meet Kumogakure’s representatives, the Raikage chose Darui to handle negotiations and ordered a search for Toroi and a wanted notice for Hiruko.

• Flying Waterfall told Mei Terumi that Hidden Mist Village should seek steady income, manage risk, and use its ties with the Uchiha to protect trade.
• Mei Terumi invited Flying Waterfall to become an honorary elder, and he said they could discuss it after the matter was settled.
• Flying Waterfall arranged for Hidden Mist Village to announce that the Mizukage would meet the Land of Water merchants and Kumogakure’s representatives.
• The Raikage considered confronting the Mizukage but, after Dodai warned him about the likely forces present, assigned Darui to negotiate instead.
• The Raikage ordered Kumogakure to secure the Seven-Colored Vein, search for Toroi, and issue a wanted notice for Hiruko.

Shamu persuaded Indra that Hagoromo Otsutsuki had manipulated the conflict between Indra and Asura, and Indra chose to stop reincarnating and seek revenge. After Dan Katō confirmed Naruto and Sasuke's hidden dangers were resolved, Shamu took control of Urashiki Otsutsuki's body and prepared to test the Rebirth Rinnegan Technique.

• Shamu argued that Hagoromo Otsutsuki had deliberately fueled Indra and Asura's conflict and challenged Indra to stop reincarnating to test the claim.
• Indra accepted Shamu's explanation, vowed to make Hagoromo pay, and flew away without continuing his reincarnations.
• Dan Katō returned to his body and told Tsunade that Naruto and Sasuke's hidden dangers had been resolved.
• Shamu entered Urashiki Otsutsuki's body and tested its strength and Rinnegan abilities.
• Orochimaru agreed that Shamu should try the Rebirth Rinnegan Technique, and Shamu asked them to choose someone.

Obito delivered unconscious civilians to Disornas, who was secretly delaying the completion of high-precision Impure World Reincarnation while preparing a larger plan. Obito returned to the Mountain Graveyard to check the Puppet Spores’ effect on Disornas and prepare to break the Soul Sealing Barrier, finding the Demonic Statue’s base submerged in blood.

• Obito brought Disornas unconscious civilians as living sacrifices, and Disornas complained that they were too weak to speed up his research.
• Disornas reflected on his rivalry with Orochimaru, his failed test of Impure World Reincarnation against Minato Namikaze, and his plan to gather powerful reincarnated warriors before activating the Spear of Heaven.
• Obito watched for signs that Puppet Spores had fully assimilated Disornas, intending to proceed with his plan only after Disornas became a puppet.
• Obito returned to the Mountain Graveyard and found that Satori and the others were away earning money, while Satori had grown stronger and more cooperative.
• Obito inspected the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and saw that its base was filled with dark-red blood and contaminated White Zetsu, indicating that thousands of people had been drained.

Shamu explained to Sasuke that Mangekyō Sharingan had ranks, revealing that Itachi was Rank Two, he was Rank Three, and Madara had evolved his eyes into the Rinnegan. Sasuke’s frustration at losing to Itachi faded, and he ended the conversation by asking why Madara had still lost to Hashirama.

• Sasuke felt hurt that Itachi had hidden his recovery and suspected that Itachi had let him win their past matches.
• Shamu consoled Sasuke and revealed that Mangekyō Sharingan had ranks, with Sasuke at Rank One and Itachi at Rank Two.
• Shamu told Sasuke that Itachi was powerful enough to contend with the revived Madara, which replaced Sasuke’s gloom with excitement and resolve to catch up.
• Sasuke learned that Shamu was Rank Three and that Madara had evolved his Mangekyō into the Rinnegan, which Obito currently possessed.
• Shamu explained that eye evolution produced different abilities depending on the user’s bloodline, and Sasuke asked why Madara had lost to Hashirama despite awakening the Rinnegan.

At the wedding banquet, Shamu gave Tsunade and Dan Katō and Yahiko and Konan gifts and advice before celebrating with the resurrected guests. As Shamu prepared to leave, he teased Madara about settling down and heard Kakashi say he was used to being alone, then promised Hatake Sakumo he would try to help with something.

• Tsunade and Dan Katō thanked Shamu, and he showed Dan their married life in his timeline and told them the Water of Life could help Tsunade have a child.
• Yahiko and Konan thanked Shamu, who gave Konan Water of Life to restore her vitality and encouraged her to develop her Paper Release.
• After the newlyweds took photos with Shamu, he discussed his timeline's development with Hashirama and Madara and urged Madara to help the Uchiha Clan grow.
• Izuna told Madara he would find him a suitable match, while Madara complained that he preferred being alone.
• Hatake Sakumo asked Kakashi whether he planned to marry, and Kakashi said he was used to being alone.
• Shamu whispered something to Hatake Sakumo, who agreed to cooperate while Shamu said he would do his best but could not guarantee success.

Shamu demonstrated that his Susanoo was only forty percent of his strength, then warned the Five Kage about Madara’s abilities and urged them to prepare for war. Afterward, he privately told Ōnoki that Kotsuchi would die because he misunderstood Ōnoki’s advice, leaving Ōnoki resolved to prevent that future.

• Shamu showed the Five Kage his Complete Body Susanoo and revealed that it represented only forty percent of his strength, while also demonstrating Sage Arts.
• Shamu warned the Five Kage that Madara could use Wood Release Clones with Susanoo and told them to prepare supplies and call for support if they encountered him.
• Shamu privately asked Ōnoki about Kotsuchi and revealed that the boy would die after refusing to flee from stronger enemies because he misinterpreted Ōnoki’s advice.
• Ōnoki realized Shamu had foreknowledge and was shaken by the future Kotsuchi’s death, but Shamu reassured him that it had not happened and might no longer occur.
• Ōnoki asked what would have happened to Deidara if Shamu had not sent him back, and Shamu said Deidara would have blown himself up.

Obito and his allies assessed their restored forces and discussed how to capture the Tailed Beasts without triggering Shamu’s warning or revealing their full strength. Disornas urged them to consolidate their forces and watch for opportunities, especially when the Land of Earth’s Jinchuriki left their village.

• Tobi returned from the Hidden Mist Village with a hand bone identified as Hozuki Gengetsu’s and reported that Muku remained there to seek the Three-Tails.
• Disornas used Impure World Reincarnation to confirm the remains belonged to Hozuki Gengetsu, then released him and called him a valuable potential combatant.
• Obito told Disornas that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had recovered and said he was preparing to begin capturing the Tailed Beasts.
• Obito and Disornas reviewed their forces, including the mutated White Zetsu, Stone Golems, puppets, and Shinno’s Sky Ninja.
• Disornas warned that attacking a Jinchuriki could confirm Shamu’s suspicions and suggested watching Rōshi and the other Land of Earth Jinchuriki for a chance to capture them outside the village.

After reincarnating, Shamu reunited with the Uchiha and let Naruto and Sasuke dress him in clan robes before Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki arrived. The Otsutsuki attacked the gathered shinobi, while Urashiki confronted Orochimaru about the fate of his counterpart.

• Shamu completed his reincarnation, secretly used a Shadow Clone to tunnel away from the ruins, and asked Orochimaru whether he had gained anything.
• Naruto and Sasuke presented Shamu with Uchiha clan robes and ribbons, then helped him dress and fix his hair.
• Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki appeared through a spatial gate; Momoshiki focused on Shamu and Minato, while Urashiki recognized his Rinnegan in Orochimaru's eyes.
• The Raikage attacked Kinshiki, and Kinshiki blocked his strikes and countered with a red axe and a ground-shaking shockwave.
• Suigetsu and Mangetsu fused to attack Momoshiki, Rock Lee opened the Seventh Gate, and Deidara watched for a chance to use his technique; Momoshiki repelled the attackers and sent Rock Lee flying.
• Urashiki flew toward Orochimaru and demanded to know what had happened to his other self.

Obito recruited Muku into the Moon Organization and set out to find Kakuzu and Scorpion, while Muku remained trapped under Tobi’s nonstop chatter. Kakuzu secretly used a weakness in White Zetsu’s surveillance to keep supplying Shamu with intelligence for money.

• Obito stored the Box of Paradise with Kamui, worsening Muku’s condition, and ordered Muku to accumulate funds and help expand the Moon Organization.
• Tobi told Obito that Kakuzu and Scorpion were hunting rogue ninjas near the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, so Obito left with a scouting White Zetsu to find them.
• Left behind with Muku, Tobi talked at length about eating and bodily functions, while Muku silently planned to escape once he had enough energy.
• Kakuzu had recruited Scorpion by agreeing to pay him thirty million, and Scorpion joined for practical reasons rather than loyalty to Obito.
• Kakuzu discovered that White Zetsu’s spores could not monitor Earth Grudge Fear separated from his body, and he used the brief window to pass intelligence to Shamu for payment.

Shamu and Itachi fought Obito on Tsuzuren Island, using their coordinated attacks to deny him an opening while Shamu drew out the battle. As scouts from several factions gathered nearby, Obito unleashed his full-body Susanoo, making the fight visible across the island.

• Obito attacked Shamu and Itachi with Wood Release, but Shamu shielded them with his armored Susanoo while Obito used his own Susanoo to block Amaterasu.
• Shamu and Itachi pressed Obito in close combat, and Shamu repeatedly countered his attempts to materialize and strike.
• Shamu taunted Obito about how long he could maintain intangibility while keeping his own stronger techniques in reserve.
• Scouts from the Hidden Mist Village, Cloud Village, and other forces gathered near the battlefield, including Ibiki's Konoha squad.
• Obito summoned a seventy-meter full-body Susanoo armed with enormous shuriken, making it visible from several kilometers away.

Minato repeatedly teleported the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Balls away while Obito absorbed the Ten-Tails, but the Box of Paradise’s corrupted Chakra fragments overwhelmed Obito and transformed him into a grotesque monster. As the Allied Shinobi Forces retreated and Tsunade healed the wounded, Hashirama confronted Madara, leaving their fight poised to resume.

• Minato used Flying Thunder God to transfer the Ten-Tails’ first three Tailed Beast Balls far from the battlefield.
• Obito emerged above the Ten-Tails and absorbed it as Shamu ordered the Allied Shinobi Forces to retreat and helped establish a massive Four Red Yang Formation.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu to heal the wounded Allied Shinobi Forces while Obito struggled against the Box of Paradise’s corrupted Chakra fragments.
• Obito emerged from the sphere as a swelling white giant, and Kazuki told Shamu that Obito’s consciousness had been drowned by Chakra fragments.
• Madara prepared to carry out his resurrection plan, but Hashirama appeared before him and challenged him to decide the victor.

Shamu tried to secure the Hyuga Clan’s support for forcing a vote to choose Konoha’s Fifth Hokage, offering the clan funding and a future Hokage’s assistant position. Hiashi agreed to cooperate, but a hidden white figure overheard the brothers’ conversation and vanished underground.

• Shamu told Hizashi that he wanted to force a vote for the Fifth Hokage and argued that the Uchiha and Hyuga clans could win it together.
• Shamu gave Hizashi a Storage Scroll containing one hundred million and promised the Hyuga Clan a Hokage’s assistant position if the Uchiha Clan took power.
• Shamu asked Hizashi to help spread rumors, and Hizashi went to discuss the offer with Hiashi.
• Hiashi agreed to cooperate, believing the Hyuga Clan would remain safe even if the Uchiha Clan failed.
• A white figure secretly listened to Hiashi and Hizashi’s conversation beneath the room, then sank into the earth.

Shamu confronted Future Sasuke about the Uchiha Clan’s decline and proposed ways to revive it, including having more children or using the Rinnegan to resurrect clansmen. Future Sasuke left considering Itachi’s warning not to shoulder everything alone.

• Future Sasuke asked Shamu whether the Uchiha Clan in his timeline could still be revived.
• Shamu argued that a clan needed a large population and criticized Future Sasuke for having only Sarada with Sakura.
• Shamu suggested using Orochimaru to clone Uchiha and build up the clan’s numbers.
• Shamu proposed that Future Sasuke use his Rinnegan and Sharingan to perform Rinne Rebirth while using Izanagi and the Preta Path to survive.
• Shamu warned that the Rinnegan’s ocular power was depleted and that Future Sasuke would need to choose carefully whom to revive first.
• Future Sasuke recalled Itachi’s advice not to shoulder everything alone.