Chapter Summaries

Shamu questioned how prophecy-serving sacred lands treated those sacrificed for the future, then focused on training Kimimaro and Haku to strengthen Hidden Radiance Village. After intensive Tsukuyomi training, both gained combat experience, though Haku collapsed from exhaustion.

• Shamu concluded that Jiraiya might reconsider Gamamaru's prophecies after hearing his doubts and arranged for Minato to share information about the Otsutsuki with him.
• Shamu planned to move Kisame to lead his new fleets and had Minato tell Kisame to arrange things for Kyoko before coming over.
• At Hidden Radiance Village's Training Ground No. 22, Shamu assessed Kimimaro and Haku and decided to give them practical combat training with Itachi and Keimei.
• Itachi and Keimei sent Kimimaro into Tsukuyomi Space for a year of battles, and Kimimaro returned with greater combat experience before going to rest.
• Itachi and Keimei sent Haku into Tsukuyomi Space, where repeated battles improved his combat experience, but he fainted after returning.

Shamu told Konan and Pain that the Otsutsuki would keep invading the planet and proposed building a force to unite the world against them. He warned them about Obito and offered cooperation to kill Danzo, leaving Konan and Pain to consider his offer.

• Shamu explained that Nagato’s deterrence plan could not work against the Otsutsuki and described his plan to build a lasting organization to resist them.
• Pain questioned Shamu’s claims, but Shamu urged him and Konan to keep developing Akatsuki and deal with Obito before judging whether the warning was true.
• Shamu warned Pain that Obito, Zetsu, and possible contingencies left by Madara could threaten him, and Pain acknowledged the danger while remaining determined to take revenge.
• Shamu asked Pain and Konan not to clash with Jiraiya before resolving their conflict with Obito, and Konan agreed provided Shamu’s claims were true.
• Konan said they would still kill Danzo, and Shamu offered Uchiha cooperation because his clan also held a grudge against Danzo.

Shamu explained how the Uchiha could keep operating Snack Street after becoming independent, then revealed his plan to establish a country on islands he had bought in the Land of Water. He assigned Third Elder Takuya to prepare the islands for the clan’s eventual migration.

• Fourth Elder Yohei asked what would happen to Snack Street if the Uchiha became independent, and Shamu said they could continue operating it in Konoha as outside merchants.
• Shamu showed the clan a map of four islands west of Hidden Mist Village that he had bought, and said Hidden Stone Village would help join them through land reclamation.
• Shamu announced that he planned to establish a country rather than merely rebuild an Uchiha village, drawing excitement and concern from the clan members.
• Shamu assigned Third Elder Takuya to go ahead, make arrangements on the islands, and prepare for the Uchiha clan’s migration.
• Shamu instructed Takuya to gather needed funds and supplies, while noting that moving more than two thousand clan members across the sea would require extensive planning.

Shamu effortlessly defeated Madara, then reunited with Sasuke and the others in Naruto’s era. After greeting Hikari and Boruto, he set off with the group to visit Orochimaru, persuading Madara to follow by mentioning Izuna’s possible resurrection.

• Shamu crushed Madara’s Susanoo, seized him by the throat, and defeated his Limbo Clone while Madara’s attacks failed to hurt him.
• Shikamaru arrived and ordered the Military Police Force to withdraw, then welcomed Shamu to the spacetime.
• Hinata and Himawari returned to the ruined courtyard, and Naruto, Sasuke, Minato, and others arrived through a spatial gate.
• Shamu congratulated Hikari and Boruto, teased them by pushing their faces together, and told them to stay home.
• Shamu asked Sasuke, Shikamaru, Naruto, and Minato to take him to Orochimaru, then convinced Madara to come by mentioning Izuna’s resurrection.

Shamu recognized Tenten’s unusual talent for repeatedly summoning objects and encouraged her to pursue a Summoning Beast instead of giving up after one failure. Tenten began to reconsider her dream as Shamu urged her to develop her space-time abilities for herself and her teammates.

• After Yoya left the arena, Tenten faced Shamu and unleashed a huge number of ninja tools, but he dodged them easily.
• Shamu had the Uchiha gather Tenten’s scattered weapons, sealed them in a Storage Scroll, and gave it to her before Yoya returned to the arena.
• When Tenten worried that she had performed poorly, Shamu asked about her dream of becoming like Tsunade and told her she was wasting her spatial talent.
• Shamu explained that Tenten could keep searching for a Summoning Beast and might eventually use the Summoning Technique to rescue teammates.
• Tenten brightened at the possibility of summoning people and Katsuyu, while Shamu encouraged her to prepare for different mission emergencies.

Scorpion went to Iwagakure to contact Deidara, while Deidara continued developing new forms of Dust Release under Ōnoki’s guidance. The chapter left Scorpion waiting at their agreed meeting place and Deidara eager to find Flying Waterfall.

• Scorpion posted a letter for Deidara at Iwagakure’s Mission Hall, hiding a coded message inside, then went to wait at their old meeting place.
• Deidara tested a modified Dust Release technique, but its third-stage fission failed and backlash forced him to sever the connection.
• Kurotsuchi warned Deidara about the danger, and Ōnoki encouraged him to pursue his art while staying safe.
• Deidara asked Ōnoki whether anyone had found Flying Waterfall, whose explosion of the Seven-Colored Vein had impressed him.
• Ōnoki said his spies had found no trace of Flying Waterfall, and promised to tell Deidara if any news emerged.

Rasa was trapped in a genjutsu that forced him to relive a childhood of endless rejection, then fought Shamu’s golden Susanoo with Gold Dust techniques. His attacks failed to stop Shamu, and Rasa was left nearly out of Chakra as Susanoo advanced.

• Rasa’s master repeatedly smashed his pottery and told him to make it again until the illusion revealed that the master had never believed in him; Rasa then saw his own face become Gaara’s.
• Rasa broke free of Shamu’s genjutsu, spent much of his Chakra, and trapped Shamu’s Susanoo beneath a collapsing mass of Gold Dust and earth.
• Shamu’s golden Susanoo emerged unharmed, and Rasa dropped a massive Gold Dust Cube onto it.
• Shamu cut the Gold Dust Cube in two with Susanoo’s sword, revealing his identity as Uchiha Shamu.
• Rasa’s Gold Dust Shower stripped away Susanoo’s armor, but Shamu restored it while Rasa ran nearly out of Chakra and watched Susanoo approach.

Shamu told Hizashi that Uchiha Obito had instigated the Nine-Tails Incident and that the Uchiha Clan had been made a scapegoat, then asked the Hyuga Clan for help exposing the truth. When Konoha’s leaders left the matter off the announcement board, Shamu led Uchiha clansmen to dig up Obito’s cenotaph at the Memorial Stone.

• Shamu revealed Obito’s identity and connection to the attack on Kakashi and the Nine-Tails Incident, and Hizashi agreed to seek Hiashi’s approval for helping the Uchiha Clan.
• Shamu arranged for Keimei to coordinate with the Hyuga Clan and asked Hizashi to have the Military Police Force cooperate at the Memorial Stone.
• Shamu led several Uchiha to the Memorial Stone, where the Hyuga Security Team kept villagers out while they worked.
• The Third Hokage arrived and found that Shamu had smashed Obito’s headstone and dug up his cenotaph.
• Shamu said he was venting because Konoha had not announced its arrangements for the Uchiha Clan on Nine-Tails Night, and the Third Hokage summoned Kakashi to watch him.

Naruto and Sasuke brought Boruto and Hikari to Orochimaru's laboratory, where the adults discussed Boruto's Karma and the risk of Momoshiki awakening. Madara tested Hikari's Susanoo, then agreed to teach her taijutsu, while the chapter explained how Sasuke and Orochimaru had revived Madara to help prepare for the Otsutsuki threat.

• Naruto and Sasuke brought Boruto and Hikari to Orochimaru's laboratory, where Orochimaru and Tobirama discussed Boruto's extracted soul, Karma, and eye.
• Madara attacked Hikari to test her, and she blocked his blows with her Susanoo skeletal armor.
• Madara praised Hikari's progress and chose taijutsu as her next area of training.
• Sasuke and Hashirama had persuaded Madara to be revived so he could help stop the Otsutsuki from consuming the planet.
• Orochimaru and Sasuke had revived Madara using Impure World Reincarnation and restored his ocular power with Hashirama's cells and Yin Release energy.

Nagato used Shinra Tensei to devastate the Cloud Village fleet, prompting the Hidden Mist Village to attack the wounded survivors. As the Raikage fought back, Obito searched for Nagato while Nagato recovered and summoned the Six Paths back.

• The Raikage rescued Mabui from the wreckage, then saw the sea filled with injured and dying Cloud Village shinobi and vowed revenge on Akatsuki.
• Mei Terumi led the Hidden Mist Village assault, ordering her shinobi to target vulnerable Cloud Village forces and avoid getting drawn into fights with powerful opponents.
• The Raikage found Killer B, Yugito, Mabui, and the Samui Squad, then activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged toward Mei Terumi, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Biwa Juzo.
• Obito worried that Nagato's strength might let him break free of control, while Kakuzu searched the coast, found Sasori of the Red Sands and Deidara's rings, and failed to contact Pain.
• Nagato recovered in a sea cave with Konan's help and used a prepared summoning formation to bring back all Six Paths.

Orochimaru prepared Konoha’s defenses after learning that multiple forces planned to attack during the Chunin Exams, while the examinees completed the written test through cheating or, like Naruto, honest effort. Outside Konoha, Kazuma’s group watched the patrols and waited for news before deciding whether to attack or retreat.

• Orochimaru assigned Konoha’s jonin their defensive duties and made Shikaku the acting commander if he was absent.
• Shikaku organized a follow-up meeting to coordinate the detailed assignments.
• Morino Ibiki began the written exam, and the examinees used techniques such as the Byakugan, Sharingan, insects, and sand to cheat while Naruto answered honestly.
• At the forty-fifth minute, Ibiki posed the courage question, and nearly all remaining examinees chose to continue and passed.
• Kazuma, Fuen, Fudo, and Fuka approached Konoha, suspected its genin patrols might be a trap, and chose to wait for news before acting.

Tobirama and Hashirama confronted Madara about his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, but Madara dismissed their warnings and insisted he would win. Tobirama teleported Hashirama away before he could reveal the truth, leaving Madara to head off with Tobi, still confident in his power.

• Madara challenged Hashirama to fight and admitted he intended to carry out the Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Tobirama said he knew Obito was Madara's pawn.
• Tobirama and Hashirama warned Madara that Shamu could defeat him, but Madara rejected their claims and declared that he would win the war.
• Madara argued that peace and war were intertwined, and Hashirama proposed that they face their common enemy together.
• Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to teleport Hashirama and himself away before Hashirama could tell Madara more.
• Madara freed Tobi from his wooden cage, heard that Shamu had a plan against him, dismissed the warning, and left with Tobi.

After grave robberies threw Konoha into suspicion and turmoil, Shamu took Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata on an escort mission to Forest Country, hoping to assess the boys and help Naruto and Hinata grow closer. The group reached the port and met Marutetsu and the Forest Country official overseeing the escort.

• Grave robbers stole parts of bodies from graves across Konoha, leaving only Sarutobi Hiruzen's grave untouched and casting suspicion on the Sarutobi Clan.
• Shamu left Konoha with Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata while Kimimaro and Haku stayed at Orochimaru's laboratory.
• Shamu chose a mission to escort Marutetsu, a captured member of the Inhumans who had secretly rescued kidnapped children and had willingly allowed himself to be caught.
• Shamu observed that Naruto and Hinata liked each other but acted awkwardly around one another during the journey.
• The group reached a small port in the Land of Fire, where Marutetsu was held in an iron cage aboard a boat bound for Forest Country.
• Tsutsumi of Forest Country's Security Bureau identified himself as the official responsible for the escort and asked whether they were the Konoha ninja.

Shimei, possessing God Tree Jigen, used the white liquid inside Boro to grow a destructive God Tree and revealed that he could reflect attacks. Shamu increased his power but stopped short of awakening the Planetary Consciousness, then used Space Fixation as Shimei unleashed his own divine technique.

• Shimei’s God Tree Saplings devoured the white liquid inside Boro, and the liquid transformed Claw Marks into rapidly growing trees that destroyed buildings across Konoha.
• Minato brought Hinata and Himawari to the Hokage Tower, while God Tree Jigen merged the remaining saplings into a God Tree and declared that he would devour Shamu.
• Madara, Naruto, and Hikari attacked the God Tree, but God Tree Jigen reflected their attacks; Boruto warned them beforehand after seeing troubling images with his Jōgan.
• Shamu assigned trait points to increase his attributes, then stopped before reaching 1000% after the system warned that doing so would awaken the Planetary Consciousness.
• Shamu used Space Fixation as Shimei, possessing God Tree Jigen, erupted with power and activated his divine technique.

Shamu investigated the Rainbow Crystal Barriers and found that the Land of Snow held a dense supply of Natural Energy, which he planned to use as a Sage Art training and research site. The chapter ended with him teaching his companions how to begin cultivating Sage Art.

• Shamu sent Aokimaru to deliver a message to Tenten, then asked Yakushi Kabuto to examine the Rainbow Crystal Barriers and geothermal equipment.
• Shamu decided to turn the site into a Sage Mode training ground and asked Kabuto to study how to increase its Natural Energy concentration.
• Kabuto suggested sealing the area within the twelve Rainbow Crystal Barriers using an array, which Shamu planned to arrange with the Fourth Hokage and Kushina.
• Kazahana Koyuki and Asama Santarō left overnight with the Sound Four and Yakushi Kabuto to meet Koyuki's father's former retainers.
• The Princess Fuun film crew prepared to reshoot scenes after the barriers warmed the surrounding area, while Shamu gathered everyone and explained the stages of Sage Art training.

Madara and Yoya teamed up against Ryoshiki while Madara’s Limbo Clones overwhelmed Boshiki. Ryoshiki’s stored-energy attack failed to catch Yoya, leaving the battle ongoing.

• Madara switched places with a Limbo Clone to evade Ryoshiki’s unavoidable strike, and the clone was destroyed by the blow.
• Madara’s Limbo Clones continued beating Boshiki as Ryoshiki pulled a Truth-Seeking Orb from his body and rebuilt his stored energy.
• Madara mocked Ryoshiki and charged at him with a blade after Yoya asked to join the fight.
• Madara and Yoya attacked Ryoshiki together, forcing him to endure repeated strikes while his eye power declined.
• Ryoshiki tried to target Yoya with his stored-energy attack, but Yoya escaped with Super Godspeed: Lightning Flash, and Ryoshiki smashed the ground instead.

Shamu reviewed rewards for changed fates, gained Isshiki’s Karma and new techniques, and strengthened himself with traits earned by training Haku and Kimimaro. He then went to bring Kimimaro along so he could replenish his vitality before carrying out a sequence involving the Reanimation Jutsu and Izanagi.

• Shamu learned that Obito’s attack had killed Killer B and other Cloud Village shinobi, and considered how the deaths affected his plans.
• Shamu received Karma from Isshiki, the Tsuchigumo Secret Forbidden Technique Rageful Sky Hair from Hotaru, and Bubble Technique and Bubble-Blowing Talent from Utakata.
• Shamu gained two Designated Traits for training Haku and Kimimaro, chose Uchiha Enhancement twice, and improved his attributes.
• Shamu used Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Kimimaro while he was cultivating Sage Art Chakra.
• Shamu planned to replenish Kimimaro’s vitality before using the Reanimation Jutsu and then Izanagi, and went to bring him along.

After Konoha repelled the White Zetsu attack, Deepa and Boro arrived to capture Orochimaru. Shion foresaw Naruto and Utakata dying if they went to fight, leaving Sasuke, Nagato, and Yahiko headed toward the explosions while Kushina summoned help.

• Kushina released the sealing technique hiding Utakata, Hotaru, Shion, and Taraho, and Shion learned her visions could help save people.
• Naruto reunited with Kushina, who discovered he had destroyed the windows in seven hospital buildings with a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Deepa and Boro landed in Konoha and attacked Anbu, triggering another alarm.
• Shion warned Naruto and Utakata that they would die if they went toward the enemies, and Kushina ordered Naruto to stay behind.
• Sasuke headed toward the explosions with Nagato and Yahiko following, while Kushina used Minato's Ninja Sword of Love and alerted Tsunade's Anbu.

Madara asked Shamu how to travel through time so he could save his three younger brothers, and Shamu warned him about the dangers while promising to seek a solution. Sasuke decided he wanted to be friends with Karin after wondering whether Sarada’s glasses meant Karin had married another version of him, and the chapter ended with Sasuke and Itachi meeting Karin at Orochimaru’s laboratory.

• Madara asked Shamu to help him travel through time and revive his three younger brothers, and Shamu explained the risks of changing history but said he would look for a way.
• Sasuke asked Itachi whether Sarada’s glasses resembled Karin’s and concluded that another version of himself may have married Karin.
• Sasuke told Itachi he wanted to be friends with Karin, and Itachi encouraged him to invite her for a meal.
• Orochimaru summoned Itachi, Sasuke, Yoya, and Shisui to collect blood samples for experiments involving the Otsutsuki prisoners Shamu had brought back.
• Karin led Sasuke and Itachi into the laboratory, where Sasuke noticed that her glasses matched Sarada’s.

Shamu and Minato gathered the allied leaders after Obito deployed a vast force of Stone Golems toward Konoha. The meeting ended with the leaders facing the difficulty of defending several heavily populated towns along the Stone Golems’ route.

• Minato informed Shamu that Obito had begun moving, and Shamu left Sasuke to wash up before heading to the battlefield.
• Shamu brought Itachi to Hidden Radiance Village and ordered Shisui to quickly teach seven newly awakened Mangekyō users how to use Susanoo.
• Shikaku told the Six Kage and Mifune that thirty thousand Stone Golems were advancing toward Konoha, with White Zetsu forces beneath them.
• The leaders examined Stone Golem fragments and discussed how the Stone Golems’ durability, slow pace, and poor climbing ability shaped their defenses.
• Shikaku explained that towns along the route were being evacuated, but several large towns with hundreds of thousands of residents could not be cleared in time.