Chapter Summaries

Obito chose to postpone his revenge on the Uchiha Clan while he mastered Susanoo and prepared to pursue the Eye of the Moon Plan. Kakashi woke and identified the masked man as the attacker behind the Nine-Tails Incident, while Shamu returned to the Uchiha Clan Grounds and reunited with his students.

• Obito told Zetsu he would avoid further risks until he mastered Susanoo, explaining that its heavy chakra and ocular-power costs limited its use.
• Kakashi woke at Konoha Hospital and told the Third Hokage that a masked man with space-time ninjutsu and Wood Release had attacked him and caused the Nine-Tails Incident.
• Kakashi also suspected the masked man and a Yin-Yang Face had attacked the Uchiha Clan, then recounted the attack to the Third Hokage.
• Iori used the Reverse Summoning Technique to bring Shamu back to the Uchiha Clan Grounds, where Itachi, Sasuke, Fourth Elder Yohei, and Keimei welcomed him.
• Shamu praised Keimei, asked Sasuke about Naruto, and gave Sasuke the Kusanagi Blade as a promised gift.

Kakuzu learned that Uchiha Obito had been exposed as the culprit behind the Nine-Tails Incident and had a 300-million bounty, while Nagato recovered underground as Konan reported Obito’s defeat and disappearance. Nagato then revisited his parents’ deaths and questioned whether his father’s actions had made sense.

• Kakuzu collected payment for a rogue Iwa ninja and learned that Obito had a 300-million bounty for the Nine-Tails Incident and his space-time ninjutsu.
• Kakuzu studied Obito’s file and considered the bounty, but lacked enough information to pursue him.
• Konan visited Nagato in his underground hideout and reported that Obito had escaped the Uchiha Clan after taking Kakashi’s Sharingan, while Uchiha Fugaku was seriously injured.
• Konan told Nagato that Uchiha Shamu would become clan head and that the Uchiha had expelled Obito and declared a permanent hunt for him.
• Nagato reflected on the circumstances of his parents’ deaths and questioned why his father, Ise, had confronted the Konoha ninja instead of identifying himself as a doctor.

Shamu argued that only a Mangekyō Sharingan could control the Nine-Tails and identified Uchiha Obito as the likely mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Incident. He left Kakashi shaken and the Third Hokage considering evidence that Obito had controlled the Fourth Mizukage.

• Shamu presented Tsunade's letter stating that Senju records only documented Uchiha Madara controlling the Nine-Tails, and argued that the culprit needed a Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shamu reasoned that among those whose bodies and right Sharingan were missing, only Uchiha Obito fit the evidence, leaving Kakashi distressed.
• Kakashi objected that Obito had only a two-tomoe Sharingan and had given Kakashi one of his eyes.
• Shamu revealed that he had fought Obito in the Land of Water, where Obito had controlled Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura with genjutsu.
• Shamu said the person he fought had shown Obito's missing right eye while covering his left eye, which he called the greatest flaw in Obito's disguise.

After the Uchiha exposed Obito as the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Incident, Shamu invited the major ninja villages to his succession ceremony, alarming Konoha and drawing their interest. The Raikage and Ōnoki decided to send representatives to Konoha to investigate its strength and the Uchiha’s relationship with the village.

• The Uchiha confirmed Obito’s identity to Konoha’s clans and revealed that he had recently attacked Kakashi to reclaim his eye, while the Third Hokage said the matter remained under investigation.
• Kakashi returned to Konoha after burying Rin and, overwhelmed by questions and grief, retreated to the Anbu base and abandoned missions.
• Mabui told the Raikage about Shamu’s succession ceremony and the Uchiha’s bounty and kill order against Obito, and the Raikage ordered Samui and two others to attend and investigate Konoha.
• Ōnoki reviewed the Uchiha’s report and chose Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi to attend the ceremony, bringing guards to investigate Konoha’s situation.

Tsunade confronted the Third Hokage about Danzo’s experiments and Konoha’s treatment of the Uchiha, then left after he hesitated to arrest Danzo. Konoha issued a notice clearing the Uchiha of rumors about their actions during Nine-Tails Night, while villagers continued questioning the village’s past treatment of the clan.

• Jiraiya told Tsunade how Shamu had built the Uchiha’s businesses and partnered with Orochimaru, and Tsunade saw the prosperity of Uchiha Snack Street.
• Tsunade asked the Third Hokage about Tenzō and demanded to know why Danzo had not been held accountable for experiments involving Hashirama’s corpse.
• Tsunade questioned why Obito and his accomplices could use Wood Release and urged the Third Hokage to arrest Danzo, but he hesitated.
• Tsunade left the Hokage Tower after Jiraiya revealed that Shamu had invited her to serve as the Uchiha Clan’s medical advisor.
• The Third Hokage ordered Konoha to issue a notice stating that the Uchiha had protected noncombatants during Nine-Tails Night and had not abandoned the village.
• Villagers debated the notice and recalled that the Uchiha Clan Grounds had been forcibly relocated after the Nine-Tails Incident.

Scorpion bought unverified intelligence about Minato’s resurrection and received a secret message from Kakuzu, leaving him to reconsider whether to trust Obito with reviving his parents. In Konoha, Orochimaru monitored the Sarutobi clan as its elders sought allies, but the Utatane clan warned them that Uchiha Shamu was close to the Fourth Hokage and Kushina had been resurrected.

• Scorpion purchased intelligence about Minato’s resurrection, including a report that Uchiha Shamu had saved Minato, and then received a coded message from Kakuzu.
• Kakashi left Orochimaru’s laboratory with a storage scroll, and Anko reported his departure and the missing item to Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru ordered Anko to have Karin watch the Sarutobi Anbu while Sarutobi Takamasa increased his contact with other clan leaders.
• Sarutobi Ryunosuke reported that Hitomi Utatane had refused Takamasa’s invitation because the Utatane clan was selling assets to repay stolen goods and fines.
• Ryunosuke relayed Hitomi Utatane’s warning that Uchiha Shamu was close to the Fourth Hokage and Kushina had been resurrected, angering Takamasa.

The Third Hokage and his advisers feared that rumors about the Uchiha’s treatment during the Nine-Tails Incident would provoke a coup when Shamu became clan head. Jiraiya returned to Konoha as the Third Hokage prepared to make concessions, but the danger remained because the Hidden Sound Village was bringing back more than a hundred Uchiha, including several Mangekyō Sharingan users.

• Danzo warned the Third Hokage and the other advisers that the Uchiha might launch a coup, while they considered revealing the arrangements made during the Nine-Tails Incident.
• An Anbu reported that Jiraiya was nearing Konoha, giving the Third Hokage confidence that he could manage the immediate crisis.
• The Third Hokage decided to arrange Shamu’s earlier request and make Danzo take responsibility for the past decision, prompting Danzo to angrily leave.
• Jiraiya arrived through the window, and Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura left the Hokage Office.
• The Third Hokage showed Jiraiya official letters revealing that the Sound Shadow would personally bring more than a hundred Uchiha back from the Hidden Sound Village, including Shisui.

The Third Hokage confronted Danzo over his role in Yahiko’s death, and Danzo explained that he had seen Akatsuki’s peacekeeping as a threat to Konoha’s plans for unification. An explosion damaged Hokage Rock, and Jiraiya rushed to investigate, where he found Shamu and the Hyuga Military Police.

• The Third Hokage summoned Danzo to his office, where Jiraiya and eight Anbu confronted him about sending people to Amegakure.
• Danzo admitted he had acted against Yahiko’s Akatsuki because its growing influence could obstruct Konoha’s ambition to unify the Shinobi World.
• An explosion struck Hokage Rock, and the Third Hokage sent Jiraiya to find out what had happened.
• Jiraiya reached the scene and saw that the blast had destroyed the nose and right half of the Third Hokage’s monument.
• Jiraiya questioned Shamu and Hyuga clansman Hayato about the damage and who had been patrolling the area.

Shamu admitted that he had Shisui use Kotoamatsukami on Orochimaru, then offered him a new plan that revived his interest in their partnership. Meanwhile, Orochimaru rejected the Third Hokage’s invitation to return to Konoha, leaving the Third Hokage to consider the village’s need for a successor who could rival the Uchiha.

• Shamu confessed to using Kotoamatsukami on Orochimaru and explained that he had done it to avoid wasting time building trust.
• Shamu offered to make someone Orochimaru’s subordinate as an apology, and Orochimaru agreed to overlook the incident if Shamu could deliver.
• Orochimaru told Shamu that Obito had attacked the Uchiha and reclaimed his Sharingan, so they needed to accelerate their plans.
• The Third Hokage contacted Orochimaru, who said the Uchiha could still be useful but refused to return to Konoha because Danzo had framed him and the villagers would not accept him.
• The Third Hokage considered Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade as possible successors, while recognizing that Konoha needed a Hokage who could stand against the Uchiha.

Shamu welcomed Tsunade with a lavish meal, then sought her cooperation in investigating Danzo by revealing the Mangekyō Sharingan’s blindness drawback. Tsunade agreed to consider working with the Uchiha and began treating their injured clansmen as their new medical adviser.

• Shamu served Tsunade a meal and told her about Obito and the Uchiha’s mistreatment.
• Tsunade examined Fugaku and Itachi and discovered their vision had deteriorated; Fugaku revealed that Mangekyō use caused blindness.
• Shamu proposed that Tsunade cooperate with the Uchiha to remove Danzo and help the clan return to Konoha.
• Tsunade said she would think about cooperating and went with Shamu to treat the injured Uchiha.
• Shizune told Tsunade that the injured clansmen had received good medicine and would recover with rest.

Orochimaru and Shamu prepared for the possibility that Yōshiki’s attacks could endanger the Starsea Battleship, while Hashirama underwent another dangerous bloodline evolution. Shamu then brought Minato into the sky to test whether his Star God-enhanced Adamantine Sealing Chains skill could compress the Nine-Tails, whose enormous chakra drew the Shinobi World’s attention.

• Orochimaru’s fire struck the Starsea Battleship’s shield, and Shamu realized it was built to withstand powerful thermal attacks; Orochimaru warned that the worst-case scenario might come to pass.
• Orochimaru said he had already told Minato to place enough Flying Thunder God markings, and he expected Hashirama to have crossed the line in his evolution.
• Hashirama swallowed Orochimaru’s peach-shaped pill and began transforming as Mito restrained his unstable body with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Shamu offered to try compressing the Nine-Tails within Minato, then used a spatial gateway to meet him and took him high into the sky.
• Minato released the Nine-Tails, which expanded to over a thousand meters and was seen across the Shinobi World.
• Shamu recognized why Minato had struggled to condense the Nine-Tails and activated a system skill with his Star God power.

Sasori sought intelligence on how Konoha had resurrected Minato and asked Kakuzu to help him join Obito’s organization. Obito learned that Kakuzu had recruited Sasori for thirty million, leaving him in debt before the organization had begun earning money.

• Sasori learned that Minato had been resurrected and sought an organization that could provide him with intelligence, protection, and funding.
• Kakuzu offered Sasori a place in his organization, and Sasori agreed on the condition that he receive thirty million immediately.
• A White Zetsu reported Sasori’s recruitment and his payment demand to Obito and Black Zetsu.
• Obito erupted at Kakuzu’s promise of thirty million, then accepted that Sasori needed resources to rebuild his puppet arsenal.
• Obito planned to use White Zetsu intelligence to support Kakuzu’s bounty work and earn a share of the rewards.

Shamu visited the Hyuga compound, then returned home and was confronted by Tsunade for using Naruto to help her overcome her fear of blood. The next day, Naruto woke at the Uchiha hospital, and Sasuke arrived injured after sparring with Itachi, prompting Tsunade to glare at Shamu for setting a bad precedent.

• Shamu watched Neji demonstrate Rotation, praised him, and told Hizashi to raise him well before leaving the Hyuga compound.
• Tsunade confronted Shamu over using Naruto to treat her hemophobia and punched him, then told him to apologize to Naruto.
• Tsunade told Shamu that Oura and Rikuto's surgeries were complete and that they would be able to stand again after recovering.
• Naruto woke at the Uchiha hospital, and Shamu apologized for hitting him too hard during the previous day's training.
• Sasuke arrived with Itachi covered in cuts, explaining that he had asked his brother not to hold back, and Tsunade blamed Shamu for setting a bad precedent.

Shamu welcomed Yashamaru, Temari, and Kankuro to the Uchiha Clan grounds and heard that Gaara was living peacefully with a stable seal. He warned Yashamaru that Obito coveted Gaara’s tailed beast and asked him to keep the threat secret and discuss it further after the ceremony.

• Shamu greeted Yashamaru, Temari, and Kankuro at the entrance, and Yashamaru corrected Kankuro after he spoke rudely to the Uchiha clan head.
• Shamu asked Yashamaru about Gaara, who had stopped going berserk, made friends, and sent Shamu a message of thanks.
• Yashamaru asked whether Gaara’s seal needed reinforcement, and Shamu explained how it could loosen over time and suggested that Gaara learn to communicate with Shukaku.
• Yashamaru asked whether Obito belonged to the organization pursuing tailed beasts, and Shamu confirmed that Obito coveted the tailed beast inside Gaara.
• Shamu told Yashamaru to keep the information secret, protect Gaara, and stay after the ceremony to discuss the matter further.

Jiraiya told Orochimaru that Danzo had been arrested and Orochimaru's name cleared, prompting Orochimaru to agree to return to Konoha. Anko struggled with the news of her former teacher's return, while Hyuga Kaito's unexplained bodily invasion continued as he resumed training the clan's younger members.

• Jiraiya told Orochimaru that Danzo had been imprisoned, his name cleared, and Tsunade had returned; Orochimaru agreed to come back and see the village.
• Jiraiya told the Third Hokage that Tsunade was protecting Naruto and had acknowledged him as her little brother, and the Third Hokage accepted the arrangement.
• Anko asked the Third Hokage whether Orochimaru had been framed, then left in turmoil after learning Orochimaru would return and touching the Cursed Seal on her neck.
• An unseen force continued spreading through Hyuga Kaito's body from his healed left leg overnight, though the symptoms disappeared by dawn.
• Hyuga Kaito resumed sparring with younger relatives after Shamu pardoned him, and Daisuke, Kaizaki, and others grew stronger under his instruction.

Shamu arranged for Naruto to stay with Tsunade after using his injury to help cure her hemophobia, then met Jiraiya to discuss Naruto and the Uchiha clan. Jiraiya revealed that Root had been destroyed, while Shamu said the Uchiha would keep to themselves if Danzo died.

• Tsunade realized Shamu had arranged Naruto's injury to make her treat him, and she chased Shamu away before letting Naruto sleep in her room.
• Tsunade discovered she could handle Naruto's blood without fear, then decided to perform Oura and Rikuto's surgeries that night.
• Shamu told the Anbu that Naruto would stay with Tsunade and summoned Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya thanked Shamu for helping resolve Konan's situation and agreed not to alert the Third Hokage about Naruto's stay.
• Jiraiya said he had led the team that completely destroyed Root, and Shamu explained that the Uchiha wanted to avoid Konoha's leadership and focus on business once Danzo was dead.

Shamu pushed Naruto into training and treatment to help Tsunade overcome her fear of blood, while Sasuke and Itachi watched the harsh lesson. Tsunade completed surgery on Naruto and, seeing him safe, broke down in tears as she felt she had saved her little brother.

• Shamu sent Naruto to Tsunade to heal a cut, and Tsunade treated him with the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Itachi defeated Sasuke in taijutsu training, then took him to watch Naruto train with Shamu.
• Shamu slashed Naruto across the back during training, then carried him to the hospital for treatment.
• Tsunade froze at the sight of Naruto's wound, but Shamu jolted Naruto and brought her back to herself.
• Tsunade operated on Naruto, closed the wound, and collapsed in tears after seeing him safe.

Shamu fought Madara while using the battle to test the Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique, whose rapid healing and growth let him endure devastating injuries. After they exchanged powerful Fire Release attacks, Madara realized Shamu had been using him to test his technique.

• Shamu provoked Madara into a reckless close-quarters fight, and his rapid healing let him drive Madara back until Madara summoned Susanoo.
• Shamu's injuries healed as his physical condition appeared to grow younger, and Orochimaru noticed the change.
• Shamu and Madara clashed with Great Fire Annihilation, creating a massive blaze that forced Gaara and Ōnoki to protect the onlookers.
• Shamu recovered from being burned while Madara regenerated through Impure World Reincarnation, and Madara realized Shamu was using him to test his technique.

Yoya reassured Yugito that he had spared her during their battle, then demonstrated by letting her run a sword through his chest. They discussed the Uchiha Clan’s efforts to prevent war and Obito’s attacks on the Jinchuriki, and Yugito left with Yoya promising to support Kumogakure.

• Yugito brought Yoya five high-quality swords, and Yoya warned her that Obito had captured the One-Tail, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Seven-Tails.
• Yugito asked whether Yoya had held back in their fight, and Yoya said his final strike would have passed through her heart without hitting it.
• Yoya guided Yugito’s hand to plunge a sword through his chest to prove his claim, then pulled it free and stopped the bleeding.
• Yugito asked why the Radiance Hidden Village opposed war, and Yoya guessed that Shamu wanted to prevent a Shinobi World war.
• Yoya explained that his clan had captured Deidara and Scorpion on missions for the Hidden Stone Village and Hidden Sand Village, but he did not know Obito’s purpose.
• Yugito returned to Kumogakure after Yoya promised to come support her if Obito attacked.

Shamu and Minato coordinated the villages’ preparations for the coming meteors and explained how the Shinobi Professional League could offer revival slots. Shamu confirmed that Atsui might be revived using preserved hair follicles, while Hagoromo, alarmed by Shamu’s preparations, ordered Toneri to get ready for Shamu’s possible return.

• Shamu and Minato discussed the aerial fortress’s Chakra Cannon with the Cloud Village and invited its people to witness the coming battle.
• Shamu told the Raikage that Atsui might be revived if they found suitable DNA, and Samui brought him a box of hair she had pulled from Atsui years earlier.
• Shamu confirmed that most of the hairs had follicles and could be used to cultivate a body for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Shamu and Minato visited the Hidden Stone, Hidden Mist, and Hidden Sand villages to coordinate meteor defenses and invite them to observe the new Otsutsuki’s strength.
• Hagoromo saw the villages preparing and suspected Shamu was about to revive himself, so he summoned Toneri and told him to prepare.