Chapter Summaries

Shamu and his companions raided the Evil God Cult's cave and disrupted its leader's ritual to gain an immortal body. After destroying the cult leader and the ritual site, Shamu declared the mission complete and led the group back.

• Shamu entered the Evil God Cult's cave and found Shisui and Kisame fighting their followers.
• The cult leader and three followers stabbed themselves in a ritual, drawing blood into a symbol that began granting the leader immortality.
• Shamu ordered Kisame to wash away the blood, but Kisame's Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave flooded the cave and forced the group out through a breach made by Shamu's Susanoo.
• After Shisui beheaded the cult leader and found him still alive, Shamu smashed his head and body with Susanoo.
• Shamu ordered Shisui to destroy the ritual hall floor, then called the mission complete and told the group to return.

Shamu persuaded Orochimaru to consider becoming the Fifth Hokage, arguing that the position would give him access to Konoha’s resources and could be won with support from Otogakure. Orochimaru agreed to cooperate, and Shamu turned their discussion back to the Sharingan.

• Shamu asked Orochimaru whether he wanted to become Hokage and argued that Konoha could provide resources unavailable in the Land of Rice Fields.
• Orochimaru and Shamu discussed the limited candidates to succeed the Third Hokage and concluded that Jiraiya would not take the position while Tsunade lacked interest unless Konoha declined.
• Orochimaru suspected Danzo had been involved in Nawaki’s and Dan Katō’s deaths, while the Third Hokage may have learned of Danzo’s actions and covered them up.
• Shamu outlined how Orochimaru could gain Otogakure’s support, return to Konoha, and build accomplishments toward becoming Fifth Hokage.
• Orochimaru agreed to cooperate with Shamu, who then returned their discussion to the Sharingan.

Uchiha Fugaku and the clan responded to an intruder identified as hypothetical enemy number three, while Sasuke and Naruto fled toward Konoha. Fugaku’s forces confronted Obito, who revealed Wood Release and wounded several Uchiha before fleeing.

• Uchiha Qiming, Iori, and Daichi spotted the warning flare and retreated as the Kagura Bell spread an alarm across the clan grounds.
• Sasuke led Naruto away from the Uchiha grounds, while Anbu told them they had been sent by the Third Hokage to protect them.
• Fugaku ordered Keimei, Iori, and Daichi to carry out plan three, then led the Three-Tomoe elites to confront Obito.
• Fugaku and the Uchiha attacked Obito with shuriken, but Fugaku ordered them to fall back as Obito prepared a counterattack.
• Obito unleashed Wood Release, wounding several Uchiha, and fled after seeing that Fugaku had survived the attack.

Shamu refined his combat abilities in the Dream Realm, discovered that Sakon and Ukon's Single-Minded Dual-Use let him cast ninjutsu while controlling Susanoo, and learned from Uchiha Fugaku’s more efficient Susanoo control. In the Hidden Sound Village, Orochimaru began training Kimimaro and Haku as they recovered and developed their abilities.

• Shamu set aside his Flying Thunder God research, Sage Mode plans, and several talents after testing their limits in the Dream Realm.
• Shamu discovered that Single-Minded Dual-Use let him perform ninjutsu without disrupting his control of Susanoo.
• Uchiha Fugaku showed Shamu how to use Susanoo flexibly, revealing his armored Susanoo and its Chakra claw.
• Kisame continued sparring with Shisui and Itachi, while their fights and ninjutsu became a regular spectacle in the Hidden Sound Village.
• Orochimaru praised Kimimaro’s natural combat instincts and began teaching him every day.
• Haku recovered enough to start basic Chakra extraction, and Orochimaru began teaching him alongside Kimimaro.

At Konoha’s monthly meeting, the clans approved buying back the vacant shops in Uchiha Yachi and assigned Hizashi Hyuga to negotiate with the Uchiha. Danzo’s proposal to restore Root was rejected, and he returned to Root Base suspicious of Zetsu’s disappearance and ordered a seal placed on his hand.

• Torifu Akimichi proposed buying back the vacant shops in Uchiha Yachi, and the Third Hokage approved the proposal after many elders supported it.
• Hizashi Hyuga volunteered to negotiate with the Uchiha, and the Third Hokage assigned him the task.
• Danzo proposed restoring Root, but Torifu Akimichi and the other elders opposed him, defeating the proposal.
• Danzo returned to Root Base angry that the clans blamed him for the Uchiha’s Exodus and opposed Root’s restoration.
• Worried that Zetsu had left a backdoor in his right arm, Danzo ordered his medical team to place a seal on his hand.

After three months of training in the Land of Rice Fields, Shamu left Hidden Sound Village to find Tsunade, while making plans for his companions to reunite with him later. In Konoha, Fugaku explained the Uchiha Clan’s departure to Hizashi and entrusted him with managing the clan’s shops on Yachi.

• Shamu said goodbye to Kimimaro, Haku, Kisame, Kyoko, Karin, Jūgo, Itachi, and Shisui, leaving Kimimaro and Haku in Orochimaru’s care and telling Kisame and Kyoko to stay in Hidden Sound Village.
• Shamu summoned Rasa’s Gold Dust Sand Cushion and flew toward the Land of Iron, pleased that he could travel on it by supplying Chakra.
• Hizashi visited Fugaku to apologize for the information leak and discuss the vacant shops on Yachi.
• Fugaku told Hizashi that the Uchiha Clan had planned to leave Konoha regardless of the leak and said they would decide how to handle Fourth Elder Kaito after Shamu returned.
• Fugaku gave Hizashi the shops’ property deeds and asked him to manage the leases and report the rent.

Hizashi reported that the Uchiha would lease their shops to the Hyuga, leaving the Third Hokage uncertain about their intentions until Jiraiya’s urgent message prompted him to send letters to several clans. Meanwhile, Obito learned that Shamu had defeated him and disrupted his plans in the Land of Water, while Konan caught up with Shamu to guide him to Nagato.

• Hizashi told the Third Hokage that Fugaku had asked him to handle the Uchiha shops, and the Third Hokage worried that the Uchiha had not challenged the Hyuga’s role.
• The Third Hokage received an urgent message from Jiraiya, smiled after reading it, and sent letters to the Akimichi Clan, the Nara Clan, and others.
• Obito told Zetsu that Shamu had defeated him and ruined his plans in the Land of Water, and Zetsu urged him to strengthen his Mangekyō power.
• Obito agreed to visit the Uchiha Clan Grounds to replenish his Sharingan, then used Kamui to travel there with Zetsu.
• Konan caught up with Shamu near the Land of Rice Fields and asked him to follow her to Nagato, while Shamu continued slowly on his Sand Cushion.

Naruto and Sasuke visited Uchiha Snack Street and discussed their training and their absent mentor, Shamu. Meanwhile, Obito infiltrated the Uchiha clan grounds, where a Ninja Cat raised the alarm and a Time Sealing Formation trapped him, leaving him unable to use Kamui for now.

• Naruto and Sasuke entered Uchiha Snack Street under the watch of several Anbu and bought stinky tofu.
• Naruto and Sasuke discussed Shamu's promised return and their progress in ninjutsu as they ate.
• Obito appeared at the edge of the Uchiha clan grounds and sensed its barrier while a Ninja Cat watched him.
• The Ninja Cat set off three fireworks to alert the Uchiha, then vanished.
• The Uchiha's Time Sealing Formation activated and cut Obito off from the Kamui Dimension.
• Obito stopped trying to flee and decided to stall until the formation ended.

Obito used Izanagi to survive Fugaku’s Susanoo, but Fugaku and the Uchiha forced him into a running battle as his powers and strength dwindled. Zetsu rescued Obito from the pursuit, and the chapter ended with Fugaku and Qiming fighting him while Fugaku neared collapse.

• Obito used Izanagi to escape Fugaku’s Susanoo, then tried to seize Fugaku, who avoided him with the Substitution Technique.
• Fugaku and the Uchiha pursued Obito with coordinated projectiles and sword attacks, preventing him from entering the Kamui Dimension.
• Zetsu arrived, restored Obito’s missing arm, and helped him knock five Uchiha aside with branches.
• Uchiha Qiming and Yang Shu arrived to support Fugaku, with Yang Shu engaging Zetsu and Qiming joining Fugaku against Obito.
• Fugaku and Qiming’s rehearsed attacks kept Obito at bay, but Fugaku faltered from exhaustion as Obito searched for an opening.

Fugaku risked his life in a clash of ocular power with Obito, forcing Obito and Zetsu to retreat. Back at the Uchiha Clan Grounds, Fugaku’s mental and chakra exhaustion left his life in danger despite Iori’s treatment.

• Fugaku used his Mangekyō Sharingan to battle Obito’s ocular power, and Yang Shu was wounded while trying to signal for help.
• Keimei’s sword passed through Obito as he attacked, while Fugaku and Obito staggered from the clash and Fugaku collapsed.
• Yang Shu launched blue fireworks to signal the enemy’s retreat, and Zetsu dragged the badly injured Obito away before Obito escaped with him into the Kamui Dimension and passed out.
• Iori and the Uchiha clansmen treated the wounded at the Uchiha Clan Grounds as Fugaku was carried in on a stretcher.
• Iori discovered that medicine could not stop Fugaku’s worsening condition because his chakra, ocular power, and mental energy had been exhausted.

After attacks on the Uchiha and Sasuke, Itachi was reverse summoned from Hidden Sound Village to help stabilize the clan. He checked on Fugaku, while Keimei awoke as his brother Yoya arrived.

• Kakashi reported the Uchiha warning flares, the attack on Naruto and Sasuke, and white corpses that had turned into trees; the Third Hokage ordered Tenzō to investigate and the Sealing Technique team to examine Naruto.
• Shisui told Itachi that Obito had clashed with Fugaku, leaving both badly injured, and that Keimei had awakened the Mangekyō and stabilized Fugaku.
• Orochimaru gave Itachi inhibitor medicine and asked him to bring back some of Qiming's cellular tissue for study.
• Iori reverse summoned Itachi and briefed him on the injured clan members, Sasuke's hospitalization, and the nearby Anbu surveillance.
• Itachi inspected Fugaku in the sealed room, and Yoya was reverse summoned to the clan; Keimei then opened his eyes.

Flying Waterfall fought Obito and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then detonated the Natural Energy he had gathered with Earth Spider Secret Technique: Rageful Sky Hair. The explosion engulfed the battlefield as Obito escaped into the Kamui Dimension with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• Nagato and the others retreated while Deidara watched Flying Waterfall's fight through clay puppets from a safe distance.
• Obito used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to attack Flying Waterfall's water man, but it failed to drain the Natural Energy and was battered by the increasingly heavy water man.
• Obito tried to escape with Shinra Tensei and entered the Kamui Dimension, while Flying Waterfall revealed that his gathered Natural Energy had concealed another technique.
• Flying Waterfall used Earth Spider Secret Technique: Rageful Sky Hair to detonate the Natural Energy, engulfing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the surrounding battlefield in a vast explosion.
• Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path into the Kamui Dimension just before the blast struck, while the White Zetsu and Hozuki Gengetsu were caught in the explosion.

Tsunade brought Shamu to Shikkotsu Forest, where the Slug Sage agreed to teach him Sage Mode and explained the threat she sensed to the planet. The Slug Sage led Shamu deeper into the forest to begin training.

• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu and asked her to take Shamu to meet the Slug Sage so he could learn Sage Mode.
• Katsuyu marked Shamu with a summoning contract and used the Reverse Summoning Technique to bring him to Shikkotsu Forest.
• The Slug Sage welcomed Shamu and explained that she sensed a future disaster threatening the planet, though she could not foresee the future.
• The Slug Sage explained that Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode required immense Chakra, vitality, Natural Affinity, and a stable mind, and said Hashirama had been her only successor in the past century.
• The Slug Sage judged Shamu's mind stable and said she believed he could help save the world, then led him deeper into the forest despite warning that training carried danger.

Hashirama and Tobirama brought Nagato to Valley Country to assess the fortified Sarutobi Clan headquarters, while Victor prepared for the coming war. Hashirama’s Wood Release surrounded the base, leaving Victor and the Sarutobi Clan unsure who had attacked them.

• Hashirama welcomed Nagato as an Uzumaki, and Tobirama questioned him about his eyes and Shamu’s involvement.
• Tobirama explained that pressure from Valley Country had driven the Sarutobi Clan into the Medical Device Company headquarters, and Hashirama urged him to spare those who had not committed serious crimes.
• Tobirama teleported Hashirama and Nagato to Valley Country, where Nagato reunited with Jiraiya, who promised to have Shamu revive Yahiko.
• Victor reviewed intelligence about the villages’ war preparations at the heavily fortified headquarters and considered using the coming war to gather specimens.
• Countless trees erupted around the headquarters and formed a ring around its walls, alarming Victor and triggering the intruder warning.
• Victor sent Sarutobi Clan members outside with explosive Hand Cannons to clear the trees, and they feared Hashirama Senju had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation.

The Ninja Academy assigned Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to Team 7 because their abilities complemented one another. Hinata joined Naruto and Sasuke for lunch at Ichiraku Ramen, beginning their new life as teammates.

• Iruka announced that Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata would make up Team 7, while Sakura joined Team 8 and Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji formed Team 10.
• Iruka explained that Hinata's Byakugan complemented Naruto and Sasuke's weaker scouting abilities.
• Naruto invited Hinata to eat lunch with him and Sasuke at Ichiraku Ramen, and Sasuke agreed.
• Hinata brought her bento along as Naruto led her and Sasuke to Ichiraku Ramen for their first meal together as teammates.

Hiruko learned that a shipment escorted by Kōta Uchiha would leave in two days, giving him a chance to seize the Three-Tomoe Sharingan he needed for his immortality ritual. He set out with Snake One and Dog Two to ambush the shipment, while Bird Three stayed behind to guard the captives.

• Snake One reported that the villages that had lost their Kekkei Genkai were tracking Obito, leaving Hiruko's hideout undetected for now.
• Hiruko explained that he needed a Three-Tomoe Sharingan before the Golden Ring Eclipse next month to complete the Chimera Technique ritual and permanently claim his four stolen Kekkei Genkai.
• Snake One revealed that Kōta Uchiha regularly escorted Harvest Trade Company supply shipments, and Dog Two said she had bribed the company's drivers to report their departures.
• Snake Three reported that Uchiha Yoya also traveled the Land of Water shipping routes but had been seriously injured by Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Dog Two received word that the Harvest Trade Company would transport supplies from Shukuyama to Nansong City in two days, likely with Kōta and two other Uchiha escorts.
• Hiruko ordered Bird Three to guard the captives and took Snake One and Dog Two to Shukuyama.

Claw Marks attacked Konoha, but Naruto and other powerful shinobi drove back the invasion while Shamu learned that the God Tree Saplings sought Otsutsuki and Jinchuriki to consume and evolve. Shamu sent Madara to capture them and ordered Minato to protect Himawari.

• Moegi, Konohamaru, Udon, Sai, Ibiki, and Konoha's forces organized a defense against the Claw Marks as civilians evacuated.
• Naruto, Hashirama, Tobirama, Hatake Sakumo, Kakashi, and the resurrected Jiraiya joined the battle, and Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta, Gamaken, and Gamahiro.
• The God Tree Saplings flew toward the Hokage Tower and fired Tailed Beast Balls, which Minato redirected with the Flying Thunder God.
• Shamu asked the Prophet's Realm why the God Tree Saplings had come, and it answered that they sought Otsutsuki and Jinchuriki for consumption and evolution.
• Shamu ordered Madara to capture the God Tree Saplings and told Minato to go home and protect Himawari.

Uchiha Yoya escorted Yamao’s merchant ship toward the Land of Porcelain, but Yugito blocked its passage and demanded half the cargo. Yoya offered ten million to secure a way out, while secretly hoping to spar with Yugito again.

• Yugito told Yoya the convoy could not pass and refused his request for their usual sparring match.
• Yoya and Yamao decided to reroute through the Land of Mud, accepting that the detour would cut their profits and add a month to the trip.
• Yugito said Cloud Village required ships leaving the area to unload half their cargo, and Yamao asked Yoya to find another solution.
• Yamao told Yoya the merchant association could pay at most ten million, and Yoya immediately offered that amount to Yugito.
• Yoya revealed that he had deliberately sought escort missions near Yugito so he could fight her.

Shamu used his War God Armor and the power of withering to overpower Kyūshiki, while Minato and the others withdrew with him to seal their captive. Madara stayed behind to fight Yōshiki and the other Otsutsuki as they revealed their abilities.

• Shamu caught Kyūshiki by the neck, withstood his lightning, and stabbed him with a bone blade that unleashed withering power.
• Kyūshiki called for Yōshiki to save him, prompting Madara, Minato, and the others to launch their planned attack.
• Minato teleported Kyūshiki and Naruto, Sasuke, Itachi, and Hashirama away to seal the captive, leaving Shamu and Madara behind.
• Madara attacked Yōshiki while his Limbo Clones engaged Yunshiki, Ranshiki, and Ginshiki, who used their abilities to counter them.

Obito dragged Kakashi into the Kamui Dimension, where Kakashi resisted the transition and fought back. Obito bound Kakashi with Wood Release and reached for his Sharingan.

• Obito transported Kakashi into the Kamui Dimension, but Kakashi stayed conscious and cut Obito's arm with a kunai.
• Kakashi recognized Zetsu and suspected that Obito might have been behind the Nine-Tails Incident.
• Obito attacked Kakashi with a Black Rod, and Kakashi used a Lightning Clone to shock him before striking with Lightning Cutter.
• Kakashi questioned Obito's Wood Release and recognized his fighting style, while Obito said Kakashi had disappointed him and that he wanted his eye.
• Obito dodged Kakashi's Lightning Cutter by leaving and reentering the Kamui Dimension, then bound Kakashi in trees with Wood Release.
• Obito dismissed Kakashi's concern about Konoha and reached for Kakashi's left eye.