Chapter Summaries

Obito deployed tens of thousands of Stone Golems near the Land of Fire border, apparently targeting Konoha, while White Zetsu gathered underground. Minato inspected one Stone Golem and returned to Konoha with it for further examination, leaving a scout to monitor the enemy force.

• Obito assembled reanimated shinobi, White Zetsu, and other allies as he prepared for battle.
• Obito spent hours bringing thirty thousand Stone Golems out of the Kamui Dimension and left Hiruko and Tobi to guard them.
• Konoha's scouts alerted Minato Namikaze that Obito had deployed tens of thousands of Stone Golems and White Zetsu near the border.
• Minato used Sage Fox Mode to detect the hidden White Zetsu, marked a Stone Golem with Flying Thunder God, and brought it back to the scouts.
• Hyuga Shibuki and the other scouts found that the Stone Golem weighed a ton and was extremely hard, while Minato ordered them to keep watch.
• Minato returned to Konoha with the Stone Golem and an Inuzuka scout, who left a Shadow Clone behind to report any developments.

After sealing Yugito’s body, Yoya warned the Raikage about Obito and tried to escape while the Raikage stayed behind to protect his people. The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path finished absorbing Matatabi, and Obito sent it crashing down toward Yoya.

• Yoya sealed Yugito’s body in a Storage Scroll, told the Raikage how Obito’s Mangekyō ability worked, and sent a crow carrying a bloodied message for help.
• Obito and Black Zetsu agreed to deal with Yoya and the Raikage before discussing their business, while Yoya ran away and the Raikage refused to abandon his wounded villagers.
• The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path finished digesting Matatabi and roared at the Raikage as Obito used Banshō Ten'in to pull him closer.
• A blast from the Space-Time Chakra Cannon struck the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path but failed to injure it, and the Raikage hoped Dodai or Kurama had survived.
• Obito decided to kill Yoya first and sent the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path leaping down toward him.

Shamu and Fugaku attended Konoha's high-level meeting, where Shamu supported preparing for war and disclosed that the Uchiha had blocked Hidden Stone Village at Four-Way Road. He then began proposing changes to clan resources, starting with an expansion of the Nara Clan's deer farm.

• Shamu and Fugaku arrived at the meeting, where the elders noticed Fugaku's sunken, closed eyes.
• Shamu predicted a prolonged war between Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village and urged Konoha to prepare while keeping Hidden Stone Village from crossing its territory.
• The Third Hokage deferred decisions on the war until Cloud Village's main force landed, while the elders discussed medical supplies and military preparations.
• During free proposals, Shamu asked to double the Nara Clan's deer farm, and Nara Shikaku objected that the expansion would bring unnecessary expenses.
• Shamu said the Uchiha Clan wanted to contribute to Konoha and began to explain further.

Mei Terumi learned that Akatsuki's leader, Pain, possessed the Rinnegan and trusted him to attack Cloud Village's rear. As Cloud Village's main force landed on Tsuzuren Island, Pain descended from the sky to begin his assault while Obito watched from the shore.

• Mei Terumi worried about Cloud Village's invasion, and Biwa Juzo reassured her by revealing that Pain possessed the Rinnegan.
• Cloud Village's main force arrived at Tsuzuren Island and began disembarking as the Hidden Mist Village watched.
• Pain and Konan discussed the invasion and Nagato's plan to use the relay method to transmit Chakra safely from a distant island.
• Nagato gathered Chakra and relayed it through the Six Paths to Deva Path Pain, who descended toward Cloud Village.
• The Raikage ordered his shinobi to watch for an ambush and evacuate those beneath Pain, while Mei Terumi watched from afar.
• Obito observed Pain from a shore reef with Kakuzu, thinking that the Rinnegan had remained in Nagato's keeping for too long.

The Allied Shinobi Forces witnessed Flying Waterfall devastate the southern battlefield while Shamu overwhelmed Madara in a clash between complete-body Susanoo. The southern White Zetsu were wiped out, and Madara realized he was no match for Shamu as Black Zetsu considered reviving him.

• Nagato saw the reanimated fighters, including Killer B, Rasa, Hozuki Gengetsu, and Hozuki Mangetsu, recovering in a vast crater after Flying Waterfall's attack had killed tens of thousands of White Zetsu.
• Killer B and the others marveled at Flying Waterfall's growing power, while Mangetsu asked Hozuki Gengetsu if he knew Flying Waterfall's identity and Gengetsu confirmed that he did.
• Shamu and Madara fought with complete-body Susanoo as the Uchiha watched, and Shamu's Susanoo broke Madara's sword during their clash.
• Shamu taunted Madara to keep fighting, while Madara recognized that Shamu's Susanoo skill surpassed his own and admitted he had underestimated him.
• Black Zetsu concluded that even reanimated Madara could not defeat Shamu and said Madara needed to be revived.
• A white beam rose from the south, and Shamu learned that Flying Waterfall's Shadow Clone had confirmed the southern White Zetsu were all dead.

A massive sandstorm halted the Chunin Exam and trapped candidates across the desert. Kaede rescued three Hidden Sand Village genin, and Gaara met her, recognizing her as a fellow Jinchuriki as he began telling her about someone with a similar past.

• Scorpion and Kakuzu decided to abandon their attempt to cross the sandstorm and head to the meeting point to see whether Tobi was there.
• Kankuro and Temari helped Sakura, Ino, and Choji evacuate toward a shelter as the storm overwhelmed the exam grounds.
• Kengoshi and his two teammates fell into quicksand, while Fa Yi sat in the storm and murmured that something was coming.
• Kaede heard the genin's cries, remembered her village chief's advice to protect others and make friends, and flew off to rescue them.
• Kaede pulled Kengoshi and his teammates from the quicksand, and Gaara raised sand walls to shield them from the storm.
• Gaara introduced himself to Kaede and, recognizing her as a fellow Jinchuriki, described how someone with an uncontrollable power eventually found help and people who loved him.

The Uchiha suspended most of the Military Police Force, leaving Konoha’s streets without their usual patrols while the Hyuga prepared to take over. Fugaku recognized that Shamu’s plan gave the Uchiha a break and let merchants see how much they had relied on them.

• Danzo's Root Organization stirred up trouble across Konoha, and merchants complained to the Military Police Force and the Third Hokage after Uchiha patrols failed to respond.
• The Third Hokage ordered the Anbu to monitor the streets for a week while the Hyuga Clan mobilized and learned the Uchiha’s patrol routes.
• Uchiha Yang Shu heard that Shimizu Izakaya had burned down and learned that the suspended Uchiha members would have a week off before receiving a mission.
• Shamu trained with his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan, found Uchiha Keimei’s talents in business, research, and logistics, and recorded other clan members’ useful abilities.
• The Third and Fourth Elders reported to Fugaku that the suspended members had behaved calmly while merchants pleaded for the Uchiha to return to the streets.
• Fugaku understood that Shamu was giving the clan an outlet for its frustrations and preparing them for other places where their service would be needed.

Jiraiya reported that Obito had controlled the Fourth Mizukage and devastated the Hidden Mist, then agreed to investigate Naruto’s leaked Nine-Tails Chakra. Tsunade returned to Konoha and was welcomed at the Uchiha Clan Grounds, where she met the blind Fugaku.

• Jiraiya told the Third Hokage that black-market intelligence indicated Obito had controlled Karatachi Yagura and contributed to Hidden Mist Village’s decline.
• The Third Hokage asked Jiraiya to examine why Naruto’s Nine-Tails Chakra had leaked, and Jiraiya agreed to stay in Konoha.
• An Anbu informed the Third Hokage and Jiraiya that Tsunade had returned and gone to the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
• Shamu arranged a formal welcome for Tsunade and led her to a banquet prepared by the Uchiha.
• Tsunade met Fugaku, who explained that a clan traitor had ambushed him and left him unable to see.

Jiraiya asked the Great Toad Sage whether Shamu could see the future and learned that Shamu had disrupted many destinies, leaving the Shinobi World’s future uncertain. Jiraiya concluded he needed to speak with Shamu again, while Konoha prepared to host a large Chunin Exams attended by several villages.

• Jiraiya returned to Mount Myōboku and asked the Great Toad Sage about Shamu’s claim that Naruto was the Child of Prophecy.
• The Great Toad Sage said blood-red eyes had obscured the blue-eyed youth’s future and that Naruto could not save the Shinobi World unless he became Jiraiya’s disciple.
• The Great Toad Sage explained that Shamu had altered many destinies and brought the Shinobi World into an unknown future.
• Jiraiya recognized Shamu’s Sharingan and decided he would need to speak with Shamu again because Naruto hated him and Shamu opposed Naruto becoming the savior.
• Konoha expanded the Forest of Death for its large Chunin Exams, with Tenzō using Wood Release to help prepare the grounds.
• Rasa and the Hidden Sand Village agreed to attend, as did Amegakure, Kusagakure, Takigakure, Hidden Radiance Village, Otogakure, and other small villages.

Anko began the deadly second Chunin Exam in an expanded Forest of Death, where candidates had to collect scrolls and reach the central tower by nightfall. Shamu followed Naruto’s group through the forest as candidates died, while Tobi secretly investigated Konoha’s power station and escaped detection.

• Anko explained that candidates needed at least two scrolls and had to reach the central tower by nine that night, warning them that the exam could be fatal.
• Sakura questioned the exam’s unusual difficulty, Naruto resolved to prove himself to Shamu, and some Konoha candidates withdrew before the gates opened.
• Shamu followed Kimimaro and Naruto’s groups into the Forest of Death, where a Rain ninja died after stepping on a venomous snake.
• Shamu’s group kept pace behind Naruto’s team, whose Byakugan users helped them avoid traps as the candidates raced toward the central tower.
• Tobi surfaced near Konoha Power Station, found no food, and sank underground before ten Sarutobi Clan members arrived and ordered stronger security.

Shamu, Minato, Flying Waterfall, Mei Terumi, Yoya, and Shisui flew into Kumogakure and confronted the Raikage over the Space-Time Chakra Cannon. Shamu warned that if Kumogakure went to war with the Hidden Mist Village, it would face a combined assault from the Hidden Mist Village, the Radiance Hidden Village, and Konoha.

• Shamu's group flew over Kumogakure's defenses, and a scouting eagle alerted the village to their arrival.
• The Raikage learned that the six visitors had flown into the security perimeter and sent Yugito and Killer B ahead to intercept them.
• Flying Waterfall demanded to speak with the Raikage, who arrived and angrily challenged the visitors about their purpose.
• Flying Waterfall said he had come to discuss the compensation Kumogakure sought from the Hidden Mist Village over the Seven-Colored Vein.
• Shamu explained that the Space-Time Chakra Cannon threatened several villages and accused the Raikage of preparing to use it to start a war with the Hidden Mist Village.
• Shamu warned that Kumogakure would face the Hidden Mist Village, the Radiance Hidden Village, and Konoha if it went to war.

Shamu and Orochimaru focused on treating Kimimaro after his bloodline disease became critical, while Minato took over the events outside during the Chunin Exams. Naruto was found poisoned and put to sleep, and the chapter ended with Orochimaru asking whether to begin Shamu's planned procedure as Kimimaro's condition worsened.

• Orochimaru examined Kimimaro and found that his bloodline disease had become extremely severe, so he began preoperative tests while Shamu agreed to help save him.
• Shamu told Minato to take charge outside, and Minato left using Flying Thunder God.
• Yakushi Kabuto diagnosed Naruto with Tethering Flower Poison, which left him unable to use Chakra or move properly, and Shamu had Kabuto put him to sleep.
• Orochimaru explained that Kimimaro's body was producing toxins that would corrode his organs, while Shamu used his healing power to ease Kimimaro's pain.
• Orochimaru asked Shamu whether they should carry out his plan as Kimimaro's toxin levels continued to rise.

Obito learned that the Allied Shinobi Forces had withdrawn to their headquarters and that Madara and Shamu had fought to a draw, then moved to attack the gathered forces and revive the Ten-Tails. Black Zetsu arranged for Satori to be warned about Obito’s plan as the alliance regrouped and treated its wounded.

• Obito found a White Zetsu and learned that the Allied Shinobi Forces had retreated to their main headquarters, while fewer than ten thousand White Zetsu remained.
• Black Zetsu told Obito that Madara and Shamu had fought to a draw with their Complete Body Susanoo, and that Shamu and Minato were temporarily unable to return to the headquarters.
• Obito decided to exploit their absence by attacking the gathered Allied Shinobi Forces and using the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to gather Dark Chakra for the Ten-Tails.
• Black Zetsu sent a White Zetsu to tell Satori that Obito was preparing to revive the Ten-Tails, then followed Obito into the Kamui Dimension.
• At the headquarters, the Allied Shinobi Forces regrouped and received treatment under Tsunade while preparing for the coming decisive battle.

Jiraiya reported Hidden Sound Village’s rapid growth to the Third Hokage, who asked him to become Hokage but received a refusal. The Third Hokage decided to contact Orochimaru and consider him as a candidate and as a reserve force against Uchiha.

• Jiraiya told the Third Hokage that Hidden Sound Village had grown prosperous and was taking missions across nearby small countries, and the Third Hokage suspected Uchiha had cultivated it.
• The Third Hokage asked Jiraiya whether he wanted to become Hokage, but Jiraiya refused after considering the burden and Minato Namikaze’s sacrifice.
• Jiraiya suggested Tsunade as another candidate, while the Third Hokage reflected on how his past choices had driven her away and contributed to Konoha’s troubles.
• The Third Hokage decided to meet Orochimaru, hoping to recruit him as a potential Fifth Hokage and strengthen Konoha against Uchiha.
• The Third Hokage concluded that if Orochimaru would not return, he might expose Danzo’s past actions and seek Tsunade’s forgiveness.

Shamu visited Hizashi at the Hyuga estate, warned him that Orochimaru was returning, and proposed that the Uchiha and Hyuga support each other. After meeting Neji and seeing him demonstrate Rotation, Shamu resolved to prevent Neji from dying as he had in his previous life.

• Shamu arrived at the Hyuga estate and told Hizashi that Orochimaru was coming back to Konoha.
• Shamu said the Uchiha might return to the village as nominal elders and suggested that they and the Hyuga support each other if the Hokage faction grew stronger.
• Hizashi explained that Neji was still training late at night and led Shamu to the training ground.
• Shamu met Neji, learned that he had mastered Rotation, and watched him demonstrate the technique.
• Shamu thought about Neji's death in his previous life and vowed to keep him alive.

Shamu persuaded Nagato to dismantle the Akatsuki by sending its rogue members to fight in the Hidden Mist Village, while Shamu profited by brokering support for both sides. Nagato and Konan agreed to the plan and prepared to go into hiding so Nagato could recover, while Shamu began arranging another introduction.

• Shamu told Nagato that the Cloud Village would attack the weakened Hidden Mist Village and proposed sending the Akatsuki members there as cannon fodder to break up the organization.
• Nagato agreed that recovering his body should come first and said he could not restrain the Akatsuki members himself.
• Nagato brought Konan into the discussion, and Shamu explained the plan to her.
• Konan noted the Hidden Mist Village might not afford the Akatsuki, so Shamu offered to broker payment in secret techniques and land while also benefiting the Uchiha.
• Nagato and Konan offered Shamu a ring that would let him contact Nagato, and Shamu asked Konan to bring him a set of Akatsuki clothes.
• Shamu asked whether Kakuzu still killed his teammates and said he could introduce Konan to someone who was probably underground.

Jigen learned that Kawaki had died and confronted Amado, then left to investigate while Amado secretly wondered how his plans had gone wrong. At Naruto’s home, Shamu suddenly appeared, overpowered Madara, and knocked out the Konoha Military Police Force.

• Jigen told Amado that Kawaki was dead, and Amado claimed he knew nothing about it or the airship’s crash.
• Jigen impaled Amado with Black Rods, accused him of conspiring with Kashin Koji, then left through a space-time portal to investigate.
• After Jigen left, Amado revealed that he had faked his pain and discovered that Delta and the data aircraft had been destroyed.
• Shamu appeared in Boruto’s room, and Madara charged him before being hurled back outside.
• Shamu restrained Madara’s Susanoo with a golden Susanoo hand and knocked out the Military Police Force with his Sharingan.

After completing his planned training, Shamu unlocked the Path of Evolution and learned how talents could advance his life-transition attributes. Meanwhile, tensions grew between the Hidden Mist Village and the Cloud Village, and Yoya faced Yugito again when the Cloud Village blocked a merchant route.

• Shamu completed the seven basic nature transformations and unlocked the Path of Evolution, which displayed five attributes needed for a life transition.
• Shamu restored one-time skills and Snake Sage Art Compatibility into Energy Storage, then exchanged Konan's Origami Mastery for Swordsmanship Mastery, increasing his vitality and reflexes.
• Over two years, Utakata matured as a Jinchuriki and helped clear pirates from routes near the Land of Water, while the Cloud Village's blockade and tolls continued to disrupt trade.
• Yoya became a well-known naval escort called Lightning Flash Yoya and repeatedly fought Yugito when their ships met at sea.
• Yamato's ship carrying Rainbow Ore was surrounded by Cloud Village vessels, whose representative announced that the route was closed to ships from the Land of Water.
• Yoya put his hand on his sword hilt and asked whether they would follow the old rules.

Shamu told Future Sasuke about Isshiki, Kara, Karma, and the future events surrounding Boruto and Kawaki, then began confronting Boruto about his arrogance and lack of skill. The chapter ended with Shamu challenging Boruto to prove his confidence.

• Shamu explained Isshiki, Kara, Karma, and the future threats to Future Sasuke, while falsely portraying Kawaki as a traitor responsible for Naruto's death.
• Future Sasuke memorized Shamu's intelligence, and Shamu received rewards for changing Future Sasuke's and Boruto's life trajectories.
• After Itachi reported that Sasuke and Naruto had returned, Shamu woke Boruto and told Future Sasuke he would reveal his identity to them.
• Shamu frightened Boruto with his chakra and berated him for his weakness, arrogance, and cheating in the Chunin Exams.
• Boruto insisted Sasuke would not have beaten him at the same age, so Shamu challenged him to a test.

Obito and Black Zetsu traveled to a cave at the Land of Iron border to wait for a full-moon passage to the moon, while Obito built the new organization Moon to strengthen his position. Meanwhile, Kakuzu encountered Scorpion, who had escaped the Hidden Sand Village and wanted to discuss cooperation.

• Obito and Black Zetsu reached a cave containing a strange lake that would open a passage on the night of the full moon.
• Obito reflected on losing his advantage over Konoha and the Uchiha Clan, and planned to seek resources on the moon for his new organization, Moon.
• Obito recruited Kakuzu into Moon, where Kakuzu resumed taking black-market missions and was told to seek recruits and materials for Disornas's Impure World Reincarnation.
• Kakuzu noticed a cloaked figure following him and confronted the newcomer in the forest.
• Scorpion revealed himself to Kakuzu, explained that he had escaped the Hidden Sand Village after being captured, and sought information about the Land of Water and possible cooperation.