Chapter Summaries

Shamu, Haku, and Kimimaro entered Shuzaki Castle to find the Kubisaki Lizard Scroll of Contracts. After Shuzaki Gonzo’s lingering obsession led them to the scroll, they escaped as the castle transformed into the lizard and vanished in a cloud of smoke.

• Shamu led Haku and Kimimaro through a chakra-filled fog to the hidden Shuzaki Castle.
• Inside, Shamu and his companions avoided the castle’s traps and fought off animated suits of armor.
• The castle’s halls transformed into a stomach filled with corrosive liquid, but Shamu used the Thunder God Sword to escape upward.
• Shamu called out to Shuzaki Gonzo, causing the attacks to stop, and Gonzo’s manifestation guided them to the Kubisaki Lizard Scroll of Contracts.
• Shamu promised to give the Kubisaki Lizard clan a better life, then took the scroll and escaped with Haku and Kimimaro.
• The castle transformed into a gigantic lizard, cried out, and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

Kota and Yusuke, Kusagakure spies posing as traders, discussed targeting Uzumaki Naruto and sent their intelligence back to Kusagakure. Hyuga Yuto exposed their conversation to Orochimaru, who ordered continued surveillance, while Hizashi also warned Uchiha Shamu.

• Kota and Yusuke discussed Uzumaki Naruto, speculated about the Uchiha, and decided to send their findings to Kusagakure.
• Hyuga Yuto and another Hyuga clan member secretly recorded the spies' conversation and followed them after they sent their report by beetle.
• Hyuga Yuto informed Orochimaru that the two traders were Kusagakure spies targeting Uzumaki Naruto and gave him the decoded conversation.
• Orochimaru ordered continued surveillance, and Karin recognized the spies as men who had exploited her mother.
• Hizashi received the intelligence and had Hayato send a copy to Uchiha Shamu because of Shamu's ties to Naruto and Sasuke.

The Uchiha moved their food businesses out of Konoha and stopped relying on Konoha’s mission system, becoming increasingly self-reliant. Shamu received the rewards for completing his development mission and set his sights on becoming clan head.

• Villagers flocked to the Uchiha Snack Street, while the Third Hokage and Danzo reacted angrily to the Uchiha merchants’ departure and Danzo’s failure to obtain most of their recipes.
• The Third Hokage changed the Uchiha’s mission profit-sharing terms, but Uchiha clansmen stopped accepting missions at the Mission Hall.
• Fourth Elder Uchiha Yohei assigned missions from Hidden Sound Village’s system and reported to Fugaku that the Uchiha’s earnings had increased despite lower mission efficiency.
• Fugaku reviewed the Snack Street’s growing profits as the Uchiha became self-reliant and distanced themselves from Konoha.
• Shamu received the Konoha Ninjutsu Compendium and five billion ryo for completing the Leaving Konoha mission, then received a new mission to become the Uchiha Clan’s leader.
• Shamu planned to meet Orochimaru, use the Ninjutsu Compendium, and return to take over as clan head after settling matters in Hidden Sound Village.

Hamura and Hagoromo began seeking a suitable Byakugan for Toneri to awaken his Tenseigan, while Toneri chose a target in Konoha's Hyuga Clan. In Konoha, Naruto prepared for his engagement to Hinata, received advice from Kushina, and thanked Shamu for supporting him as he grew up.

• Hamura and Hagoromo agreed that Toneri needed a stronger Byakugan and discussed finding a suitable target in Konoha's Hyuga Clan.
• Toneri brought the ancestors to the Giant Tenseigan and revealed his chosen target, while Hamura entered Toneri's body to nurture his soul.
• The Giant Tenseigan scanned toward Konoha, but Hagoromo obscured its detection beam.
• Kushina helped Naruto prepare for his engagement banquet with Hinata and advised him to learn and sing a song Hinata liked.
• Shamu reassured Naruto about the engagement, praised his Uzumaki outfit, and received Naruto's heartfelt thanks.

Black Zetsu assigned Kakuzu to capture jonin for Disornas’s Impure World Reincarnation research while Kazuma and Fuka continued gathering corpses near the border. Kakuzu learned that the Shinobi World had changed dramatically during his isolation, including Pain’s death and Obito’s theft of the Rinnegan, and received a bounty booklet.

• Black Zetsu told Disornas that ordinary sacrifices were insufficient and ordered Kakuzu to capture jonin, so Kakuzu agreed to bring back five within a month.
• Kazuma and Fuka collected corpses near the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass, but Black Zetsu told Kazuma that Sora’s Nine-Tails was not mature enough to attack Konoha.
• Kakuzu traveled to the Land of Fire and met the bald intelligence broker, who told him about Pain’s death, Obito’s theft of the Rinnegan, the Uchiha Clan’s departure from Konoha, and the Third Hokage’s death.
• Kakuzu reacted with disbelief to the news of Pain’s death and learned that a new Wood Release user had appeared before the bald man handed him a bounty booklet.

Hagoromo reached Hamura’s burial site and sacrificed Hyuga Sora to restore Hamura’s form. After explaining that Uchiha Shamu had disrupted the course of destiny and threatened the world, Hagoromo chose Toneri to bear Yang Power and help set the Shinobi World back on its intended path.

• Hagoromo tore Hyuga Sora’s soul from his body and divided it into six lights to restore Hamura’s human form.
• Toneri recognized Hamura and apologized for failing to protect the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Hamura reassured him.
• Hagoromo told Hamura and Toneri that Uchiha Shamu had disrupted the destined course and was another Otsutsuki seeking the planet’s energy.
• Hamura recommended Toneri as a suitable bearer for Hagoromo’s Yang Power if Toneri found Byakugan and awakened the Tenseigan.
• Toneri volunteered to help restore the Shinobi World’s course, and Hagoromo entrusted him with the dangerous mission.

Shamu returned to the Land of Radiance with Kimimaro and Haku, then reviewed the nation’s expanding projects and refugee settlement. After receiving news that Konan had brought back a group of children from Amegakure, he flew to the harbor to meet them.

• Minato used the Flying Thunder God to take Shamu, Kimimaro, and Haku from Konoha back to Shamu’s office in the Land of Radiance.
• Shamu sent Kimimaro and Haku to rest and reviewed reports on construction, refugee housing, and maritime trade.
• The Land of Radiance continued receiving civilians fleeing conflict, providing them with housing and work while Uchiha squads maintained order at the border.
• Shamu learned that Konan had found a group of children from Amegakure and brought them back.
• Shamu used the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique to fly to the harbor, where Konan and the children were helping with cargo and learning about the ships.

Naruto and his companions reached the Chunin Exams’ second-floor entrance, where two disguised examiners tried to scare Genin away. Kimimaro stopped an attack on Naruto and injured Izumo Kamizuki, while Uchiha Rina’s team treated him; the group then headed upstairs.

• Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, Neji, Tenten, Rock Lee, and the Uchiha medical team gathered before the exam entrance and exchanged greetings.
• Neji explained that the examiners were likely testing the Genin by trying to filter out fools.
• Kimimaro, Haku, and Hyuga Shu arrived from Hidden Radiance Village, and Sasuke asked the two examiners to let them pass.
• One disguised examiner kicked at Naruto, but Kimimaro blocked the attack and sent Izumo Kamizuki crashing into a wall, revealing him and Kotetsu Hagane as the examiners.
• Haku dispelled the illusion that made the floor sign read 301, and Uchiha Rina treated Izumo’s cracked shin with Yellow Jar Powder.
• After Rina’s team finished the treatment without charging, Naruto and the others continued to the third floor.

Hashirama and Boshiki fought to a standstill as battles broke out across Konoha between the Shinobi forces and the Divine Garden Clan. The chapter left the wider conflict unresolved, with fighters on both sides still occupied in their separate clashes.

• Hashirama used Senjutsu and Wood Release to stop Boshiki from absorbing energy, then fought him with a fused Daibutsu as Boshiki struggled against Hashirama’s Kekkei Mōra power.
• Fūshiki attacked Itachi with wind blades, but Itachi blocked them with his Susanoo and Yata Mirror while Shisui pressed her with clones and afterimages.
• Kimimaro and Haku fought Yunshiki and Ranshiki, using Ash Bones and Ice Release to counter their abilities.
• Neji fought Enshiki in Tenseigan Chakra Mode and forced him to evade his powerful Reincarnation Explosion attacks.
• Yoya kited Ginshiki with his speed, while Gaara, Rasa, Nagato, and Deidara kept Otsutsuki Rikishi under pressure with sand, sealing techniques, and explosions.

Muku transformed into Satori and slaughtered the Hidden Grass Village ninjas, while Minato rescued Gaara and escaped. Muwi died without sealing the monster, and Satori flew toward Konoha with the Box of Paradise.

• Muku became Satori, attacked the Grass Ninja, and threw many of them into the Box of Paradise.
• Minato evaded Satori’s feather attacks, rescued Gaara with Flying Thunder God, and vanished with him.
• A Grass Ninja failed to damage the Box of Paradise, while the wounded Muwi realized his son would never return.
• Satori killed the remaining Grass Ninja, and one of them used Muwi as a shield against Satori’s feathers.
• Muwi died after remembering his son, and Satori took the Box of Paradise and flew toward Konoha.
• Shamu checked Muwi and confirmed he was dead, leaving the others to find another way to stop Satori.

Orochimaru attempted to transfer Haku’s soul into an embryo, shattering the soul to keep the embryo alive despite Tsunade and Dan Katō’s objections. Two and a half years later, the Shinobi World had modernized and prepared for the Otsutsuki threat, while Obito secretly watched Rin Nohara from the Kamui Dimension.

• Orochimaru asked Haku to confirm his choice, then used a formation to draw Haku’s soul out of his body and reshape it into an orb.
• When the embryo began failing because Haku’s Soul Strength was insufficient, Orochimaru ordered Dan Katō to shatter the soul, and he guided its fragments into the embryo.
• Karin healed the embryo as Tsunade stimulated its growth, and the machine signaled that it had survived, though Tsunade warned that the resulting being would be a vegetable.
• The six great nations cooperated on communication towers, highways, technology, and preparations for the Otsutsuki Clan, while Naruto and others searched unsuccessfully for a way to reach the moon.
• Obito remained in the Kamui Dimension and secretly watched Rin Nohara, who returned to medical work while spending time with Kakashi.

Shamu convened the first Heavenly Assembly, where the leaders discussed economic development and cooperation between the villages. Rasa proposed diverting water into the Land of Wind, and Shamu confirmed he planned to revive Hashirama and Tobirama.

• Leaders and representatives from the six great nations gathered in the Land of Radiance for Shamu's first Heavenly Assembly.
• The villages discussed economic development and ways to exchange resources after the Shinobi World had nearly been destroyed by Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Rasa proposed diverting water from the former Land of Rain into the Land of Wind, with Hidden Stone Village building a channel and Nagato using Wood Release to stabilize it.
• Ōnoki agreed that Hidden Stone Village would construct a channel across the Land of Wind.
• Shamu approved the environmental project and said he had other candidates besides Nagato to help.
• Ōnoki asked whether Shamu planned to revive Hashirama, and Shamu confirmed he also intended to revive Tobirama.

Shamu used genjutsu to show Hashirama, Tobirama, and the others the history behind the stone tablet, revealing Black Zetsu’s manipulations and Madara’s plan for Infinite Tsukuyomi. The movie continued into Konoha’s past abuses and tragedies, leaving Tsunade comforted by Dan as the revelations carried on.

• Shamu invited Hashirama, Tobirama, Minato, Orochimaru, Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko to watch a genjutsu movie about the stone tablet.
• Shamu showed how Kaguya betrayed Isshiki, consumed the Chakra Fruit, and was later sealed by Hamura and Hagoromo, with Black Zetsu born to engineer her return.
• Shamu explained that Black Zetsu altered the tablet and manipulated Indra, Madara, and others, while Hagoromo’s sons reincarnated as Madara and Hashirama.
• Shamu showed how Madara’s plans involved Nagato and Obito, then criticized Minato over Rin’s death and Obito’s corruption.
• Shamu revealed that Hiruzen and Danzo had used Senju members in experiments and plotted the deaths of Nawaki and Dan Katō, upsetting Tobirama and Tsunade.
• Dan comforted Tsunade as Shamu’s movie continued through Sakumo’s death and Orochimaru’s expulsion.

Shamu met Kakashi and Rin at the training grounds, where he discovered Obito had been secretly watching them. After promising to resolve Obito’s lingering attachment, Shamu teased Kakashi about his hesitation to accept Rin’s feelings and began to draw Rin into the conversation.

• Shamu used Sage Mode to sense a watcher and lured Obito away from the training grounds.
• Obito emerged from the Kamui Dimension, appearing haggard and close to death, and asked how Shamu had recognized him.
• Shamu promised Obito he would deal with his lingering attachment, and Obito returned to the Kamui Dimension.
• Shamu found Kakashi and Rin together and praised Kakashi’s progress in swordsmanship.
• Shamu challenged Kakashi for postponing a decision about Rin for two and a half years, and Kakashi awkwardly explained that he had not expected Rin to be revived.
• Shamu turned his back to Kakashi and began tempting Rin.

Fujitomo killed Yura, but Sasori used Yura’s corpse as a puppet to kill Fujitomo and transfer his core into the body. Chiyo tried to persuade Sasori to return by revealing Konoha’s resurrection ability and showing him her Reanimation Jutsu research, but Sasori remained doubtful as Chiyo pleaded to spend more time with him.

• Fujitomo forced Yura’s blade aside and pierced his heart, but Yura used Puppet Performance: Corpse Skill to take Fujitomo’s sword and cut his throat.
• Sasori destroyed Crow, moved his core into Yura’s body, and marked the puppet with the character for “Scorpion.”
• Chiyo told Sasori that Konoha’s Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had been resurrected, and Sasori read an intelligence scroll confirming it.
• Chiyo urged Sasori to return with her and offered to find a way to revive his parents, but Sasori argued that Hidden Sand Village lacked Konoha’s resources.
• Chiyo gave Sasori her original Reanimation Jutsu scroll, revealing that she had researched reviving his parents after their deaths and had developed a technique that exchanged one living person for one dead person.
• Chiyo told Sasori she had little time left and wanted to stay with him before passing her research on, while Sasori remained indifferent toward life.

Chiyo persuaded Scorpion to keep living by telling him they might find a way to revive his parents. Scorpion left for the Land of Fire to investigate the Fourth Hokage’s revival, while Chiyo returned to Sunagakure with renewed hope.

• Chiyo told Scorpion that Konoha had found a way to revive the dead and suggested they might eventually revive his parents.
• Scorpion refused to return to Hidden Sand Village, but called Chiyo “Grandma” and agreed to keep living while investigating the Fourth Hokage’s revival.
• Chiyo gave Scorpion the scroll containing his puppet body, puppet tools, and Ebizo’s contact information.
• Scorpion transferred from Yura’s corpse into his puppet body and asked whether Chiyo would be safe returning to Sunagakure.
• Scorpion left for the Land of Fire, and Chiyo watched him go before returning her attention to Sunagakure.

Orochimaru set Konoha’s demands for Kusagakure and rewarded the Sarutobi Clan after the attack, while the Chunin Exams ended as the villages prepared to leave. Naruto, Sasuke, and Shamu went to see Gaara off, and Shamu warned the boys about the dangers they faced as ninja.

• Orochimaru demanded that Kusagakure pay compensation and give Konoha thirty percent of its herbal medicine profits, threatening war if it refused within ten days.
• Orochimaru increased Sarutobi Clan members’ pensions by twenty percent in recognition of their casualties and service during the invasion.
• The poisoned Chunin Exam candidates recovered, and Rasa granted Konoha commercial benefits after Orochimaru hinted that Konoha had known Gaara’s identity.
• Naruto took Shamu out of the laboratory to meet Gaara before the Hidden Sand group departed, while Sasuke and Naruto reflected on their lackluster performance in the exams.
• Shamu reminded Naruto that being the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki carried responsibility and urged both boys to stay alert; Sasuke privately wondered about Naruto’s connection to Minato but dismissed the possibility that they were father and son.

Shamu exposed Obito’s weakened clone and let the Kage test him, while Deidara challenged Obito with Explosive Clay. As Deidara’s attack continued, Shamu watched from above with Naruto, Shisui, and Itachi.

• Shamu revealed that Obito could not use the Rinnegan and was fighting with an Image Transformation clone at less than a third of his strength.
• Shamu and his companions floated above the battlefield, leaving the Kage to face Obito; Ōnoki sent Deidara to fight him.
• Deidara attacked Obito with clay owls and a giant dragon, but Obito used Kamui to tear a hole through the dragon.
• Deidara released a rain of tiny clay insects and bombs as he fled on another bird, forcing Obito to contend with the explosives without the Rinnegan.
• Shamu reviewed a script with Itachi and Shisui, then brought Naruto up to watch and took candy from Naruto’s pocket.

Rikishi killed the Fourth Raikage, but Uchiha Kazuki revived him while Guy and Rock Lee opened the Eighth Gate to fight Rikishi. Guy’s attack barely dented Rikishi’s armor and badly injured his own fist, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Rikishi broke free of restraints and killed the Fourth Raikage with a punch, while Minato retrieved the Raikage’s corpse and escaped with him.
• Shamu used a Spatial Barrier to cover the Shinobi World, and Gaara, Rasa, Nagato, and Deidara were whisked away.
• Uchiha Kazuki revived the Raikage with his ocular power and assured him he could still save Guy and Rock Lee.
• Guy and Rock Lee opened the Gate of Death and attacked Rikishi, who countered with powerful air cannons.
• Rock Lee unleashed the Daytime Tiger as Guy charged Rikishi with the Evening Elephant.
• Rikishi met Guy’s punch with his own, and Guy’s fist deformed while Rikishi’s armor only showed a fist imprint.

Uchiha Shamu captured Rasa and questioned him about making Gaara the One-Tail's jinchuriki and testing him. In Hidden Sand Village, Gaara killed a drunk and was nearly assassinated, but Yashamaru comforted him with the truth that he and Karura had loved him.

• Shamu defeated Rasa's Sand Clone, sealed his Chakra, and demanded to know why Rasa had made Gaara the jinchuriki and repeatedly provoked him.
• Shamu used his Sharingan on Rasa while, in Hidden Sand Village, Gaara killed a drunk who called him a monster.
• Yashamaru decided to take responsibility for Gaara's latest killing and went to carry out the assassination Rasa had ordered.
• A masked ninja attacked Gaara, but a black-clad figure rescued the attacker before Yashamaru arrived and embraced Gaara.
• Yashamaru told Gaara that he, Rasa, and Karura had loved him, explaining that Karura had named him in the name of love, and Gaara wept with happiness.