Chapter Summaries

Shamu questioned Amado’s story and planned to use Sasuke’s Human Path ability to uncover Kara’s base and capture its members. Meanwhile, Code took control of Kara and went to free Eida and Daemon as Amado prepared his Claw Marks for the arrival of the Space-Time Variable.

• Shamu pointed out the contradictions in Amado’s claims and suspected that the force leaving Amado’s body was not a soul.
• Shamu told Sasuke to wait for Madara, then planned to revive Nagato and use the Human Path to read Kashin Koji’s memories.
• Code entered Kara’s Land of Snow base, told Bagu that Jigen was dead, and said he now controlled the organization.
• Boro confirmed by phone that Code had authority to release Eida and Daemon, so Bagu led him to them.
• Amado injected diluted white liquid into the Claw Marks and used foresight to assess the risks of confronting the Space-Time Variable.

Orochimaru and Shamu arranged the Sarutobi Clan’s staged escape from Konoha, while Kakashi was relieved that Asuma and Kurenai had already left for the Daimyo Manor. Rasa and Gaara learned that the clan had defected and that Orochimaru had returned to Konoha, leaving Gaara’s ceremony without him.

• Kakashi gave Orochimaru a message reporting that Asuma had taken Kurenai and more than a dozen others toward the Daimyo Manor, and Kakashi felt relieved they had escaped Konoha’s turmoil.
• Orochimaru told Shamu that Sarutobi Clan members would defect that night and that his people would receive them at Konoha’s south gate.
• Anko led Sarutobi Takamasa and the clan members out through the south gate, where they staged a fight with Orochimaru’s Anbu and made it appear that many had died.
• Villagers heard that the Sarutobi Clan had defected and blamed them as the staged casualties were carried away.
• Rasa received Chiyo’s message that the Sarutobi Clan had defected, more than forty Anbu had supposedly died, and Orochimaru had returned to Konoha instead of attending Gaara’s ceremony.

Shamu became the Uchiha clan head and received Konoha’s offer to appoint Fugaku as an honorary elder while the Third Hokage announced Danzo would face trial. Kakashi came to ask Tsunade for help with his missing eye, and she agreed to try in seven days before he left the gathering.

• Shamu’s announcement that he would become clan head sparked cheers, so he turned the prepared ceremony into a buffet reception.
• The Third Hokage gave Shamu Konoha’s honorary elder appointment letter naming Fugaku and said Danzo would be put on trial; Kabuto agreed to attend.
• An Anbu message prompted the Third Hokage and Jiraiya to leave urgently, after which Kakashi and Tenzō congratulated Shamu.
• Shamu brought Kakashi and Tenzō to Tsunade, who agreed to try to help Kakashi’s eye and asked him to return in seven days.
• Kakashi and Tenzō thanked Tsunade and left the Uchiha gathering, while Naruto and Sasuke enjoyed the buffet.

Shamu gave Kimimaro the Karma and encouraged him to support Haku’s feelings while reminding him to love himself first. Meanwhile, Madara activated Infinite Tsukuyomi and bound people across the Shinobi World in trees, but Shamu’s golden Susanoo shielded the Allied Shinobi Forces.

• Shamu placed the Karma on Kimimaro and told him to reassure Haku that he could pursue the person he liked and change his body if he chose to.
• Kimimaro kept Haku’s secret crush from Shamu and promised to remember his advice.
• After absorbing the God Tree, Madara opened the Nine Tomoe Rinnegan on his forehead and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi through the moon.
• Shamu resisted the genjutsu while a golden Susanoo sheltered the Allied Shinobi Forces from the light.
• Madara used Descent of the World of Trees to bind people and animals across the Shinobi World and hang them from trees.

Fugaku and the Uchiha pursued the wounded Obito, whose Kamui was sealed, and battered him with hidden weapons and Susanoo attacks. As the Sealing Time Barrier began to fail, Fugaku’s third-form Susanoo shattered Obito’s Uchiha Flame Formation and struck at him.

• Yang Shu treated the wounded Uchiha while Fugaku led the others after Obito.
• Fugaku’s group repeatedly hit Obito with hidden weapons, but his modified body endured the injuries.
• Fugaku used Susanoo’s Yasaka Beads to destroy Obito’s right arm and shoulder.
• Obito raised the Uchiha Flame Formation to block Fugaku’s Susanoo as the Sealing Time Barrier flickered.
• Fugaku drove his Susanoo into its third form and broke through the Uchiha Flame Formation with a purple-flamed claw.

Shamu learned that Obito had ordered Kakuzu and Scorpion to capture Gaara and Fu during the Hidden Sand Village Chunin Exams, and planned to exploit the information to stop them. He offered Kakuzu a post in the Land of Radiance and Scorpion a chance to gain a life, then returned to the preparations for Orochimaru’s reincarnation.

• Obito assigned Kakuzu and Scorpion to disrupt the Chunin Exams and capture Gaara and Fu, promising Kakuzu a large reward and Scorpion the revival of his parents.
• Kakuzu and Scorpion suspected Obito’s plans and agreed to sell the intelligence to Shamu using Kakuzu’s Flying Thunder God Beacon.
• Shamu sent a Shadow Clone to meet Kakuzu, learned about Obito’s orders, and considered changing Kaede’s fate while planning to strike Obito’s forces.
• Shamu offered Kakuzu the position of Minister of Finance in the Land of Radiance and offered Scorpion a life after ten years of service, with another slot if Scorpion brought his grandmother.
• Kakuzu and Scorpion were stunned when Shamu’s Shadow Clone vanished using the Flying Thunder God.

Shamu revived Chiyo by restoring her vitality, making her appear decades younger and giving her many years of life. Chiyo agreed to work for Radiance Hidden Village, while Shamu prepared to consider how to secure her and her family’s release from Hidden Sand Village.

• Shamu checked Kimimaro’s improved All-Killing Ash Bones and warned him to use the power carefully before taking him to revive more people.
• Shamu, Kimimaro, and Shizune entered Konoha Hospital’s operating room while Ebizo and Scorpion waited outside beside Chiyo’s body.
• Shamu replenished Chiyo’s lost vitality and used Izanagi, sacrificing one Sharingan as he revived her and restored her health.
• Chiyo woke to find Ebizo and Scorpion beside her, recognized that Shamu had revived her, and learned she could live for decades longer.
• Shamu told Chiyo that she would work for Radiance Hidden Village’s Medical Academy, and Chiyo thanked him after seeing her younger appearance in a mirror.

Shamu explained to Fugaku how the Uchiha’s strength and external allies deterred the Third Hokage, and how he planned to use Tsunade and evidence of the deaths of Nawaki and Dan Katō to weaken Danzo and gain political leverage. The chapter ended with Fugaku recognizing the complexity of Shamu’s strategy while Shamu privately recalled how the clan might otherwise have been destroyed.

• Fugaku asked whether Shisui and Itachi’s team could deter the Third Hokage from attacking the Uchiha, and Shamu confirmed it.
• Shamu explained that the Uchiha’s independence and growing strength had forced the Third Hokage to rely on Danzo, while making a direct clash too dangerous.
• Shamu told Fugaku that the Third Hokage was seeking to recall Orochimaru to strengthen his own forces and would oppose any Uchiha bid for the Hokage position.
• Shamu argued that bringing Tsunade into the Uchiha Clan would increase its political influence and help confront Danzo.
• Shamu revealed that Orochimaru held evidence implicating the Third Hokage and Danzo in Nawaki and Dan Katō’s deaths, giving the Hokage a choice between sacrificing Danzo and losing Tsunade to the Uchiha.
• Fugaku summarized Shamu’s plan, and Shamu privately reflected that the clan would have been wiped out if he had not saved Shisui.

Uchiha Shamu left Konoha on an extended journey after saying goodbye to Naruto and Sasuke. Meanwhile, Akatsuki learned that Shamu was traveling and decided to approach him about joining the organization.

• The Third Hokage approved Shamu's request to leave Konoha, believing his excuse that he needed inspiration to develop new dishes.
• Shamu reassured Naruto and Sasuke at Ichiraku Ramen, gave them training plans to follow, and promised to return before they graduated.
• Shamu left Konoha as Uchiha and Hyuga clan members saw him off, while the Third Hokage watched from the village walls.
• At an Akatsuki meeting, Kakuzu suggested targeting Otogakure's wealth, but Zetsu warned that Orochimaru, Itachi, and over a hundred Uchiha elites made it too dangerous.
• Zetsu explained Shamu's strength and business success to Akatsuki, and Nagato ordered Konan to meet him while he was traveling.

Jiraiya reported that Uchiha Shamu did not seem ambitious, and the Third Hokage revealed Danzo had masterminded the baby kidnappings, easing Jiraiya’s resentment toward Orochimaru. After visiting Naruto at the Ninja Academy, Jiraiya left Konoha to investigate Orochimaru.

• Jiraiya told the Third Hokage that Shamu had used Susanoo only briefly and seemed content to guard Uchiha’s land.
• Jiraiya announced he would leave to investigate a lead about Orochimaru in the northern Land of Rice Fields.
• The Third Hokage told Jiraiya that Danzo had been behind the baby kidnappings and asked him to tell Orochimaru he would not insist on his return.
• Jiraiya watched Naruto train hard at the Ninja Academy and saw him place ninth despite repeatedly falling.
• Jiraiya heard the children assign him the role of the criminal in their game, cursed Shamu, and left Konoha.

Danzo unleashed powerful Wood Release techniques with help from the Spore White Zetsu, turning the Hyuga compound into a battlefield. As the Four Violet Flames Formation collapsed, Neji escaped with Hizashi’s body while Kaito began targeting Branch Family members with the Caged Bird Seal.

• Danzo used Advent of a World of Flowering Trees, and Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the Third Hokage defended themselves and the wounded.
• Danzo revealed that his Wood Release came from his research into Hashirama’s cells, while the Spore White Zetsu replenished his Chakra.
• Danzo used Wood Human Technique and rampaging trees to overwhelm the fighters, while Orochimaru watched and Hiashi struggled to protect himself.
• The Four Violet Flames Formation shattered, and Tsunade threw the wounded outside as the Anbu received them.
• Neji regained consciousness and fled with Hizashi’s body, followed by Hyuga Shibuki.
• Kaito hid behind Danzo and began picturing the Branch Family members he intended to kill with the Caged Bird Seal.

Shamu negotiated with the Raikage over Kumogakure’s flying fortress, arranging a trade for the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Chakra Metal weapons, and supplies. He then offered the Raikage a chance to save Killer B in exchange for ten years of personal service, warning that a powerful enemy would soon threaten the entire Shinobi World.

• Dodai confirmed that the flying fortress could carry ten thousand people, and the Raikage asked Minato and Shamu to name their price.
• Shamu requested access for up to five people to learn the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, two Chakra Metal weapons, and an exchange of supplies for Chakra Metal; the Raikage agreed.
• Shamu offered Minato’s help transporting people and checking for spies, then specified the designs of the two weapons.
• Shamu privately told the Raikage that Obito had extracted the Eight-Tails and that Killer B might be saved if his corpse could be found.
• Shamu asked the Raikage and Killer B to serve him personally for ten years, clarifying that he did not intend to annex Kumogakure.
• Shamu warned that an enemy requiring the Shinobi World to unite would appear soon and said he would explain more at the Six Kage Summit.

As Uchiha Shamu’s clan-head appointment approached, visitors from the Cloud and Stone Villages arrived to investigate Konoha’s strained relationship with the Uchiha. The chapter ended with Shamu greeting a large Hidden Sound delegation at Konoha’s gate, where more than a hundred Konoha-affiliated Uchiha stood behind the Sound Shadow as the Third Hokage watched.

• Samui, Karui, and Omoi explored Konoha and learned that the Uchiha had moved away and that the Hyuga Clan now controlled the Military Police Force.
• Samui’s group headed to the Uchiha grounds, while Kurotsuchi gathered intelligence for the Hidden Stone Village before going there as well.
• Keimei received the Cloud and Stone delegations because Shamu was occupied with Kabuto and Shisui’s return to Konoha with more than a hundred Uchiha.
• Shamu and Itachi appeared at Konoha’s gate as Shisui led the Uchiha clansmen in greeting Shamu as their clan head.
• Kabuto arrived in a sedan chair carried by the Sound Four, and the Third Hokage came to receive him amid a crowd of villagers and Anbu.
• Villagers recognized Shisui and discussed the Uchiha’s departure from Konoha as the unusual delegation gathered before the Third Hokage.

Shamu arrived in the Land of Tea and learned that the Hega Clan’s exploitation had driven Eriko Kojo to close her shop. Meanwhile, Team 7 began guarding Morino Ida for the running competition, and Shamu’s arrival ended with Sasuke tying Ida up.

• Shamu reached Dejima Port with Kimimaro and Haku, learned that the Hega Clan controlled the village and inflated prices, and discovered that Eriko Kojo had shut her shop after months of harassment.
• Shamu sent Kimimaro and Haku to gather information while he explored Dejima Port and learned that the Hega and Wasabi Clans were fighting for control ahead of the running competition.
• Jirocho Wasabi assigned Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to protect Morino Ida, who objected but then led Team 7 around the port.
• Naruto argued with Morino Ida about the Wasabi Clan and the exploitation of villagers until Shamu appeared and told Naruto to tie Ida up.
• Sasuke struck Morino Ida with a kunai and used its wire to bind him, leaving him collapsed in pain.

Hiruko, the Sky Ninja, and Tobi attacked Konoha while Minato activated large-scale sealing defenses and revealed that he was also a Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki. The chapter ended with Konoha trapping the Sky Ninja inside a barrier as Konan's Exploding Tags destroyed their forces.

• Hiruko entered Konoha and headed for the shelter behind the Ninja Academy while Minato let him pass, relying on guards he had already stationed there.
• Kakashi, Guy, Shino, and Kiba pursued the returning Sky Ninja, and Minato fired a signal flare before unleashing the Nine-Tails' power.
• Minato's Sealing Technique forced the White Zetsu aboveground, and Tobi used Wood Release to attack Konoha before Nagato's Wood Release overwhelmed his trees.
• Minato raised a Sealing Boundary Formation around Konoha, trapping the Sky Ninja inside as Konan's Exploding Tags blasted them from the sky.
• An orange-haired man extinguished the fires with Water Release while calling for Konan to slow down and wait for him.

Shamu helped reunite Neji and Tenten, then left them with a rejuvenating gift before returning to Konoha. After learning the village’s damage was manageable, he agreed to stay one more day at Minato’s request.

• Shamu told Tenten that he had informed Neji about the years she spent missing him, then urged them to arrange their marriage soon.
• Shamu gave Tenten a bottle of Water of Life, and she drank it, regaining the youthful appearance she had during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Neji told Tenten that many others, including his father, Naruto’s parents, and Jiraiya, had also been revived.
• Hashirama and Yamato used Wood Release to rebuild Konoha’s damaged houses while Minato oversaw Orochimaru’s study of the God Tree.
• Shamu told Minato he planned to return home, but agreed to stay another day before flying off to explore Konoha.

After seven Uchiha awakened Mangekyō Sharingan, Shamu decided to preserve Keimei’s eyes as the vessel for an Eternal Mangekyō fusion and moved to accelerate the process. He then used the excess vitality and energy from his system enhancements to help Kimimaro’s body evolve.

• Shamu examined Keimei’s damaged eyes, and Keimei agreed that the clan’s survival mattered more than preserving his own Mangekyō abilities.
• Shamu rejected using Yang Release Chakra to restore Keimei’s eyes and chose to make them the primary pair in an Eternal Mangekyō fusion.
• Shamu ordered Shisui to remove Yoya’s eyes, took Keimei to find Orochimaru, and told Itachi to rest in case Obito made a move.
• Shamu received seven Designated Traits for cultivating Kazuki, Gui, Daichi, Oura, Yoki, Rikuto, and Kei, then used five Uzumaki enhancements to raise his vitality and energy storage beyond their limits.
• Shamu transferred the excess energy and vitality into Kimimaro by thrusting his hand into Kimimaro’s spine.

Boshiki broke Hashirama’s seal by absorbing energy from the earth and transformed into a tree-like form. He overpowered Hashirama and Kimimaro, then recognized Kimimaro as a descendant of Kaguya with an exceptional bloodline.

• Hashirama trapped Boshiki with the Hotei Technique and Four-Gate Seal while Deidara blasted Suishiki apart with the Dust Explosion Technique.
• Boshiki absorbed Suishiki’s scattered water through his roots, broke the seal, and transformed as he drew energy from underground.
• Hashirama attacked Boshiki with the Wood Human and Wood Dragon, but Boshiki shattered both and knocked Hashirama away.
• Kimimaro attacked Boshiki with All-Killing Ash Bones, but Boshiki broke through his bone armor and punched him in the chest.
• Boshiki contained the decay spreading over his hand and identified Kimimaro as Kaguya’s descendant, praising his bloodline.

Shamu coordinated the Uchiha Clan’s preparations to become independent and checked on Nagato before visiting Minato and Naruto in Konoha. He explained the clan’s plans, reassured Naruto that Sasuke and Tsunade would remain for now, and left Naruto asking when he would depart.

• Shamu assigned clan members to notify the Uchiha and arrange for those unable or unwilling to leave Konoha to stay behind.
• Shamu contacted Nagato, confirmed his steady progress fusing with Hashirama's Cell Solution, and reviewed plans involving Konan, Obito, and Minato.
• Shamu reassured Yahiko about Nagato, then secretly visited Naruto and found Minato cooking for him.
• Shamu told Minato that the Uchiha Clan planned to become independent so it could grow without crowding Konoha or becoming a target again.
• Naruto worried that Shamu and Sasuke would leave, but Shamu told him that Sasuke and Tsunade would stay in Konoha for now.
• Naruto asked when Shamu was leaving and said he would see him off.

Shamu absorbed Natural Energy and improved his abilities while organizing his Shadow Clone’s memories, then the story shifted to Sunagakure, where Elder Fuji tried to seize power after Rasa and Gaara were believed dead. Rasa returned alive and crushed the coup, leaving him in control of the village and preparing to meet the remaining elders and two visitors from Hidden Waterfall Village.

• Shamu reviewed the memories from his dispelled Shadow Clone while Haku and Kimimaro guarded him in the Land of Snow.
• Shamu replaced Puppet Crafting with Natural Affinity, raising his Soul Strength and Spatial Perception and accelerating his Sage Art Chakra synthesis.
• After learning that Rasa and Gaara were believed dead, Elder Fuji gathered supporters and moved to take control of Sunagakure.
• Baki blocked Fuji from entering the Kazekage Building and held his position while waiting for Temari and Kankuro to return.
• Rasa arrived on a Gold Dust platform, killed Fuji with Gold Dust Shuriken, and ordered Fuji’s followers to surrender and report to prison.
• Rasa summoned the remaining elders for a meeting and ordered that the two people from Hidden Waterfall Village wait for him.