Chapter Summaries

Shamu trapped and erased Shimei and Amado with Star God-level spatial power, drawing the attention of the Shinobi World's Planetary Consciousness. He then retrieved Shimei's hidden corpse from spatial turbulence, and its presence shocked everyone, including Madara.

• Shamu used the Mirror of Foresight to locate Shimei, then trapped Shimei and Amado in a Void Coffin and erased them with Space Devouring.
• The Planetary Consciousness appeared before Shamu, sensed his friendly thoughts, and vanished after circling Ishiiki's corpse.
• Shamu told Orochimaru about the Planetary Consciousness and searched Amado's laboratory for Shimei's corpse.
• Shamu used the Mirror of Foresight to find Shimei's corpse hidden in spatial turbulence and pulled it out.
• Madara opened the Moon Eye between his brows and reacted in horror to the power emanating from Shimei's corpse.

Jiraiya, Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko returned to their old home and remembered the dream they had shared there, while considering how Shamu’s intervention may have changed their fates. After Jiraiya reported that the Land of Rain and Amegakure were waiting for the Shinobi Alliance and Obito to destroy each other, Shamu proposed dividing the Land of Rain among its neighbors.

• Jiraiya, Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko returned to their old house and agreed to celebrate the reunion with grilled fish.
• Konan and Jiraiya suspected Shamu had prevented a fatal conflict between Jiraiya and Nagato, and Yahiko suggested asking Shamu directly.
• Minato told Shamu that Jiraiya and Nagato wanted to see him, so Shamu used Nagato’s Flying Thunder God mark to reach their tent.
• Jiraiya told Shamu that the Land of Rain and Amegakure were waiting for the Shinobi Alliance and Obito to weaken each other.
• Shamu said the Land of Rain should be divided among neighboring countries rather than left to suffer through conflict.

Orochimaru tracked down the wounded Isshiki, drained his power, and killed him before reclaiming the soul fragments within Urashiki’s body. Amado confirmed Isshiki’s death and entered his alternate dimension, where he heard the Ten-Tails.

• Orochimaru confronted the badly injured Isshiki and immobilized him using soul fragments hidden in Urashiki’s body.
• The soul fragments drained Isshiki’s energy, and Orochimaru took Isshiki’s eye before Isshiki petrified and shattered.
• Orochimaru absorbed the adult version of himself and recovered some of its memories.
• Amado detected Isshiki’s blood, confirmed that Isshiki was likely dead, and opened a portal to Isshiki’s alternate dimension.
• Amado entered the dimension and hurried toward a nearby building after hearing the Ten-Tails roar.

Obito heard Hagoromo Otsutsuki warn that others were after the Chakra Fruit, while Black Zetsu persuaded Madara that Shamu was waiting for the God Tree to bear it. Isshiki appeared and attacked Madara, and Shamu’s allies surrounded Madara as he prepared to fight them.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki told Obito that Shamu and another Otsutsuki were after the Chakra Fruit, and urged him to seize it if he could.
• Black Zetsu warned Madara that Shamu might be letting him activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi so he could take the God Tree’s fruit, and Madara accepted the explanation.
• When the God Tree’s flower bloomed with a Nine Tomoe Rinnegan, Madara flew toward it, believing Shamu’s plan was to claim the fruit.
• Isshiki surprised Madara with a kick, then pinned Madara’s Limbo Clones with Black Rods after Madara attacked him.
• Shamu signaled Minato, who led Itachi and the others in surrounding Madara, while Uchiha Kei marked Madara’s Limbo Clones with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Madara grew furious and declared that he would kill everyone around him first.

Minato, Naruto, and their allies faced Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Toneri inside the sealing barrier, as both enemies targeted Hanabi and Hinata. Shamu arrived, identified Toneri as the formation's core, and ordered everyone to attack.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki used his Rinnegan to knock out Hiashi, Hizashi, Tenten, Neji, and Hanabi, but Minato and Haku resisted.
• Minato shielded Haku and Hanabi with Kurama's cloak and attacked Hagoromo, while Toneri tried to pull Hinata away from Naruto.
• Kimimaro pierced Toneri's shoulder with a bone spike, but Toneri healed and took to the air.
• Minato recognized Hiruko as Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who demanded Hanabi's eyes and accused Shamu of threatening the Shinobi World.
• Shamu arrived, realized Toneri's body contained the formation's core, and ordered the others to attack Hagoromo and Toneri.

Shamu and Minato worked together to trap Kaguya Otsutsuki so Shamu could strike her with Ama-no-Murakumo Style, but she infected him while being swallowed by space. Shamu returned to the battlefield alone, with Kaguya's markings spreading across his face and her Chakra flowing into him.

• Shamu told Minato that Shion's prediction was accurate, then gave Itachi and Yoya his remaining ocular power and reaffirmed that the plan remained unchanged.
• Minato used Sage Fox Mode and a swarm of Shadow Clones to keep Kaguya Otsutsuki occupied while Shamu prepared his final spatial slash.
• Minato used Yoya's Mercy of Life and the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Kaguya Otsutsuki within Shamu's reach, and Shamu struck her with Ama-no-Murakumo Style.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki dragged Shamu into Amenominaka as the slash swallowed her, and her fragments infected Shamu in an attempt to possess his body.
• Tenten and Ajisai summoned the group to a beach, but Shamu teleported back alone and ordered Minato to return the others to the battlefield.

Flying Waterfall used Shamu’s Water God Technique to pin down Obito’s Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, forcing the Allied Shinobi Forces to retreat from the southern battlefield. Obito could not stop the regenerating water giant as the battle continued under Gengetsu’s remote observation.

• Flying Waterfall formed a colossal water giant, and Inoichi broadcast Shamu’s order for everyone on the southern battlefield to retreat at least thirty kilometers.
• Flying Waterfall’s water giant charged the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, knocked it down, and wrapped around it as the two giants fought.
• Obito’s chains and Shinra Tensei failed to stop the water giant because it quickly regenerated, while Flying Waterfall taunted him.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces fled toward headquarters as Gengetsu used his Great Clam to transmit images of the battle.
• The narration revealed that Shamu had developed the Water God Technique by expanding the Hozuki Clan’s Hydrification secret techniques.

Obito tore out the flesh bearing Minato’s Flying Thunder God mark and hid in the Kamui Dimension, while Shamu confronted Madara over his past as Uchiha clan leader and his battles with Hashirama. Madara demanded to know whether Hashirama had held back during their fights, and Hashirama tried to deny it as Shamu pointed out Madara’s uninjured defeats.

• Obito realized Minato could track him through the Flying Thunder God mark, ripped the marked flesh from his back, and fled into the Kamui Dimension.
• Shamu mocked Madara for taking the Uchiha War Fan and argued that Madara had failed his clan by prioritizing fights with Hashirama over its survival.
• Madara defended his leadership, claiming that he had held Hashirama back to protect the Uchiha clansmen.
• Shamu said Hashirama had repeatedly spared Madara, and Hashirama awkwardly admitted that he had held back.
• Madara demanded to know whether Hashirama had treated their life-and-death battles like a game, while Shamu pointed out that Madara had lost dozens of times without being injured.

Shion activated a vast barrier around Allied Shinobi Forces Headquarters, preventing Obito from using Kamui to enter. Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path outside the barrier, where Nagato, Konan, and Deidara prepared to face it.

• Shion activated the Sealing Time Barrier, spreading it across Allied Shinobi Forces Headquarters.
• Obito failed to open a Kamui passage inside the barrier and emerged several kilometers from headquarters, where detection teams spotted him.
• Nagato, Konan, and Deidara left the protected encampment to confront Obito while other shinobi stayed behind.
• Obito summoned the two-hundred-meter-tall Demonic Statue of the Outer Path outside the barrier.
• Deidara prepared his Explosive Clay as Nagato and Konan advanced toward the statue.

Shamu's newly awakened Hyper-Compression let him overwhelm Hagoromo, while Toneri fought Naruto and Minato's side. As Hagoromo used Izanagi to survive Shamu's attack, Toneri panicked and prepared his last move.

• Toneri healed his shoulder and attacked Naruto, Minato, and the others with a gale, forcing the Allied Shinobi Forces to evacuate the combat zone.
• Shamu confronted Hagoromo, whose ocular power failed to affect him and who realized Shamu's soul power had surpassed his own.
• Hagoromo attacked Shamu with Shinra Tensei, but Shamu's golden Susanoo armor let him charge through the repulsive force and pierce Hagoromo's body.
• Shamu used Hyper-Compression to concentrate his ocular power and Chakra, then struck at Hagoromo's head despite the Kira Sprout filling his body.
• Hagoromo activated Izanagi to survive Shamu's attack, while Toneri saw Shamu's strength and prepared his final move.

Shamu suppressed the Ten-Tails’ second-stage transformation and countered its attacks while the Allied Shinobi Forces watched. Obito, badly burned and exhausted after Itachi’s Amaterasu, prepared to make one last attempt to become the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki.

• Shamu knocked the transforming Ten-Tails back into its crater, boosting the Allied Shinobi Forces’ morale and unsettling Madara.
• Shamu forced the Ten-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball into its mouth and made it explode, then regrouped with Itachi, Kazuki, and Kei.
• Kei marked Obito’s location while Obito reconnected himself to the Ten-Tails and struggled to control its chaotic energy.
• Itachi struck Obito with Amaterasu, but Obito used Shinra Tensei to repel the flames and escaped into the Kamui Dimension.
• Obito, injured and exhausted, resolved to activate the Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal and become the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki.

Shamu took Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke, Neji, and Tenten to search for the Gelel Stone, pausing to relax before locating a hidden underground temple. They found an abandoned land ironclad and a map that could guide them deeper into the ruins.

• Shamu rested with the group in the karst terrain and thought of Haku, whose body was being cultivated in Orochimaru's Lab.
• Shamu left Neji behind with the sleeping Tenten and took Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to the recorded location.
• Hinata detected an illusion and Sasuke sensed a barrier, so Shamu broke the concealment and led them down into an ancient underground temple.
• Hinata found a massive land ironclad, and Shamu led the group into its cockpit, where they found several skeletons.
• Shamu found a book about Gelel Ore containing a map of the underground area and considered using the ironclad for road construction.

Mei Terumi ordered Hidden Mist Village to unleash the Tidal Surge formation early, and the resulting tsunami devastated the Cloud Village fleet. With the fleet badly damaged and the landing delayed, the Raikage set out alone to reinforce Tsuzawa Island.

• Mei Terumi ordered Bito and the Hidden Mist shinobi to activate Tidal Surge before the Cloud Village fleet reached its intended position.
• The formation stirred up a series of enormous waves that swept toward the Cloud Village fleet.
• The Raikage ordered the fleet to abandon ship, but the tsunami destroyed many vessels and caused heavy casualties.
• After the sea calmed, the Raikage estimated that a third of the vanguard's ships were lost and ordered Killer B to defend the Tsuzawa Island stronghold without attacking.
• The Raikage told Mabui he would travel ahead alone to support the front, while she commanded the damaged fleet.

Naruto, Shamu, and their allies rescued the Princess Fuun film crew as the Snow Ninja’s attack shattered the iceberg. The crew reached the ship safely, while Nadare Rōga and the other Snow Ninja withdrew to report back.

• Naruto used his golden Nine-Tails cloak to shatter Nadare Rōga’s ice dragon, while Crane Wing Blizzard woke Winter Bear Hail and urged him to retreat.
• Nadare Rōga summoned the One-Horned White Whale, which smashed the iceberg apart as the Snow Ninja fled amid the chaos.
• Naruto, Shamu, Sasuke, Hinata, and Haku rescued the stranded crew members and got them aboard the ship without injuries.
• Shamu used a giant Susanoo arm to lift Naruto and the remaining crew onto the ship, astonishing Sasuke and the film crew.
• Sandāyu recognized Shamu as the National Ruler of the Land of Radiance, and Shamu told him to treat the rescue as a mission.
• Nadare Rōga, Crane Wing Blizzard, and Winter Bear Hail saw that their attempt to abduct Kazahana Koyuki had failed and decided to report back.

Shamu explained to Fugaku how the Third Hokage and Danzo shaped Konoha’s politics, worsening the Uchiha Clan’s isolation after the Nine-Tails Incident. Fugaku considered how surrendering the clan’s power had helped break Danzo’s hold, while Shamu noted that the Uchiha’s growth had surpassed the Third Hokage’s expectations.

• Shamu told Fugaku that the Third Hokage had prepared successors, promoted ninjas without clan backgrounds, and kept power in his own hands even after Minato became Hokage.
• Shamu explained that Tobirama’s creation of the Military Police Force had honored the Uchiha while excluding them from Konoha’s leadership, and that the Nine-Tails Incident intensified their marginalization.
• Shamu said the Third Hokage had rejected Danzo’s proposal to make Orochimaru the Fifth Hokage, later tolerated Danzo, and lost control of Orochimaru amid Danzo’s schemes.
• Shamu recalled that Danzo’s attempt to take Shisui’s eyes had nearly led to the Uchiha Clan’s destruction, but Shamu’s actions had defeated Danzo and changed Itachi’s course.
• Fugaku asked whether the Uchiha had surrendered power to restore balance, and Shamu explained that doing so had helped remove Danzo’s influence and free the clan to grow.

Orochimaru offered the Sarutobi Clan a chance to fill the Military Police Force’s manpower shortage, while warning that they would receive no more than eighty salaries and would be expelled from Konoha if they failed. The Sarutobi elders chose to recall five hundred members, and Sarutobi Ryunosuke began preparing his outpost’s people to return.

• Sarutobi Takamasa met Orochimaru, who declined to pursue the Third Hokage’s past borrowing but offered the Sarutobi Clan places in the Military Police Force under strict conditions.
• Takamasa reported the offer to Sarutobi Ko and Sarutobi Daigo, and the elders decided to recall five hundred clan members to make up for the Hyuga’s losses with numbers.
• The elders sent messenger birds to the Sarutobi outposts across the Land of Fire with orders recalling clan members, including those below Chunin rank.
• Sarutobi Ryunosuke told the members at his outpost that they could return to Konoha and join the Military Police Force, but warned that failure could mean expulsion from the village.
• The Sarutobi members accepted the risks and began packing for their return to Konoha.

Gamamaru’s prophecies had been blocked by the blood-red eyes of someone who could alter the future, leaving him uncertain about Mount Myōboku’s fate. Shamu met Jiraiya and challenged his faith in the Toad Sage, claiming every prophecy had been wrong.

• Gamamaru recalled that seven years earlier his visions had become chaotic and been blocked by blood-red eyes belonging to someone with greater power to change the future.
• Minato brought Jiraiya, Haku, and Kimimaro to meet Shamu by the sea using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Shamu arranged accommodations for Haku and Kimimaro, then let Minato rest while he spoke with Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya realized Shamu had been allied with Orochimaru for years and had orchestrated Orochimaru’s return and bid for the Fifth Hokage position.
• Jiraiya asked why Shamu had brought him there, but Shamu first questioned his faith in Gamamaru’s prophecies and said they had all been wrong.

Hizashi returned alive and told the Branch Family that Orochimaru had ordered the Main Family to abolish the Caged Bird Seal or face execution. The Branch Family learned the seals would remain for now, but the Main Family would be killed if anyone used one, leaving grieving families with little comfort.

• Hizashi returned to the Branch Family gathering, and Hyuga Teru broke down over his brother Asahi’s death.
• Hizashi told Hayato to secure the courtyard and keep his explanation from spreading outside.
• Hizashi revealed that an enemy had taken over Hyuga Kaito’s body and worked with Shimura Danzō to cause the incident.
• Hizashi announced that Orochimaru had ordered the Main Family to abandon the Caged Bird Seal or be executed.
• Hizashi said the Branch Family’s existing seals would not be removed, but Orochimaru would execute any Main Family member who used one.

Minato revealed himself as the resurrected Fourth Hokage and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to aid Konoha’s defenders. He sealed a reanimated Hidden Stone ninja, then killed Kitane before Kitane could attack the power plant.

• Minato revealed his identity to Shikaku and Rasa, then vanished with the Flying Thunder God Technique to handle the crisis.
• Kakashi struggled to subdue a reanimated Hidden Stone ninja and fired a signal flare to call for reinforcements.
• Minato appeared beside Kakashi, sealed the reanimated ninja with the Four Symbols Seal, and told Kakashi to check on the power plant.
• Disornas released the Impure World Reincarnation technique, removing the sealed ninja before Konoha could question him.
• Minato caught up to Kitane, slit his throat, and watched as Kitane’s body was broken down into soil particles.

Jiraiya and the Toad Sages struggled to attack Obito through his Kamui intangibility while Konan carried out her plan against the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Konan unleashed a vast chain of Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags and left Obito laughing as the statue detonated.

• Jiraiya guarded the blinded Nagato while Fukasaku pulled him clear of Obito’s Kamui attack, and Jiraiya’s Hair Needle Senbon passed harmlessly through Obito.
• Jiraiya and the Toad Sages trapped Obito with their Paralysis Technique, but his intangibility let Jiraiya’s Flame Bullet pass through him, and the sages’ strained throats forced them to stop their song.
• Konan flew to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path while Jiraiya used a Water Tornado Technique to counter Obito’s Blast Wave Wild Dance.
• Konan revealed that she had covered the statue and nearby sea with Exploding Tags, then activated Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags and hid her Paper Clone among the paper and tags.
• Obito broke free of the genjutsu and laughed at Konan, while she re-formed beside Jiraiya and calmly warned him that he might not keep laughing.