Chapter Summaries

Shamu defeated God Tree Jigen, then helped contain the remaining Claw Marks and confirmed that the Shimei from this space-time was gone. Before leaving, he gave Madara his ocular power and teachings so Madara could learn Hyper-Compression and Human Sage Art.

• Shimei’s soul escaped through space-time while Shamu twisted God Tree Jigen into a point and struck it with Ama-no-Murakumo, unleashing a devastating space-time storm.
• Orochimaru insisted on studying the God Tree, while Madara promised to keep it from growing; Shamu ordered Minato to handle the Claw Marks and rescue villagers with Naruto.
• Shamu used Prophet’s Realm to learn that the soul born from this space-time’s Shimei had dispersed.
• Madara said he could not challenge Shamu without an offensive ocular technique, and Shamu told him he would soon leave the space-time.
• Shamu transferred ocular power and knowledge of Hyper-Compression and Human Sage Art to Madara, then used Flying Thunder God to take him away.

Yoya considered the power of his Mangekyō Sharingan and asked Yugito to be with him; she agreed. Meanwhile, Obito uncovered Hiruko’s plans and recruited him by promising to provide the Sharingan he needed for his Chimera Technique.

• Killer B reassured Yugito that Radiance Hidden Village’s small population limited the threat posed by its growing number of Mangekyō users.
• Yoya studied his Mangekyō’s ability to alter the speed of time in a person’s body and asked Yugito if she would be with him.
• Yugito told Yoya she was willing to be with him.
• Obito read Hiruko’s memories and discovered his plan to create an immortal Perfect Ninja and the Puppet Curse he had placed on Kakashi.
• Obito offered to help Hiruko obtain a Three-Tomoe Sharingan if Hiruko would work for his organization after completing the Chimera Technique.
• Hiruko accepted Obito’s offer while secretly intending to refuse once he became an immortal Perfect Ninja.

Shamu and Fugaku forced the Third Hokage to confront Danzo over Shisui’s stolen Sharingan, threatening the Uchiha Clan’s rebellion and the Hokage faction’s standing with Konoha’s clans. Danzo’s right eye was exposed as a Sharingan, leaving the surrounding clans hostile toward him.

• Shamu pressured Shisui to speak publicly, and Shisui’s account undermined Danzo’s claim that Shisui had tried to assassinate him.
• Fugaku announced that Shamu had become deputy clan head and supported his demand that Danzo return Shisui’s Sharingan.
• Shamu warned the clans that Konoha’s leaders might seize their bloodlines and property, while the Uchiha threatened to fight Konoha if Shisui’s eye was not returned.
• The Third Hokage stripped Danzo of his Hokage Advisor post and ordered him to hand over Shisui’s Sharingan.
• Shamu claimed Shisui’s eye was in Danzo’s right socket, and Danzo exposed a Sharingan there, turning the surrounding clans against him.

Nagato underwent a dangerous injection of Hashirama Cell Solution, using the Rinnegan to suppress the cells’ rampage, though he told Konan the process had only begun. Meanwhile, White Zetsu found traces of a Nine-Tails Chakra outbreak at the Fire Temple, prompting Obito and Black Zetsu to investigate.

• Konan prepared a cave infirmary while Nagato tested his remaining Paths and lay down for the injection.
• Konan injected Nagato with the Hashirama Cell Solution, and he endured severe pain as it merged with his blood.
• Nagato activated the Rinnegan to suppress the Hashirama Cells’ will, then told Konan that the process had only just begun.
• A scouting White Zetsu reported traces of a Nine-Tails Chakra outbreak at the Fire Temple that did not come from Uzumaki Naruto.
• Obito and Black Zetsu decided to investigate the Fire Temple and bring whoever was involved under their control.

Madara overwhelmed the six God Tree Saplings, while Shamu moved to capture them alive for Orochimaru to study. When Shamu discovered Shimei hiding within God Tree Boro, Shimei broke free of his space-fixing power and rushed toward Boro’s severed body.

• Minato left using Flying Thunder God, while Shamu told Boruto and Hikari to stay back because the Otsutsuki were targeting Boruto.
• Madara’s Limbo Clones battered the six God Tree Saplings, dodging their attacks and smashing them through Konoha’s buildings.
• Shamu told Madara to stop before he destroyed more of Konoha and ordered him to capture the Saplings alive for Orochimaru.
• Shamu sensed Shimei hiding inside God Tree Boro and attacked, using Sage Art Chakra to turn Claw Marks into trees and cutting Boro in half.
• Shamu fixed the space around Shimei, but Shimei broke free and rushed toward Boro’s severed body.

Shamu reluctantly agreed to train Sasuke after Fugaku asked him, deciding that his first lesson would be to stop Sasuke from acting arrogant. After Sasuke returned to Konoha and found his clan in disarray, he rescued Naruto from a group of children bullying him.

• Fugaku asked Shamu to take Sasuke as his student, and Shamu reluctantly agreed to teach him.
• Sasuke returned to Konoha and discovered that Shisui had lost his eyes, his clan had a vice head, his older brother had defected, and his home was ruined, though his parents were alive.
• Sasuke wandered into a grove and found several children beating Naruto while calling him a fox demon.
• Sasuke challenged the bullies, then fought alongside Naruto and helped drive them away.

Shamu sparred with Jiraiya to test his combat skills and explain that the Uchiha wanted no further involvement with Konoha. After they called off the fight, Jiraiya accepted Shamu’s lack of interest in Konoha, while Shamu left him pondering the encounter.

• Shamu told Jiraiya that the Uchiha had moved away from Konoha and wanted the village to stop testing them.
• Shamu and Jiraiya agreed to spar at the Uchiha training grounds, where Shamu used fire techniques, shuriken, and Susanoo against Jiraiya’s hair techniques and summons.
• Shamu surrendered after Jiraiya trapped his Susanoo with oil and flames, and the two formed the Seal of Reconciliation.
• Shamu reflected that his Chakra reserves and combat skills were weaknesses, while Jiraiya concluded that Shamu did not seem like an ambitious schemer.
• Jiraiya asked Shamu what he thought of Konoha, and Shamu said the Uchiha only wanted to develop their businesses and improve their clansmen’s lives before leaving.

Shamu fought Pain and the Six Paths at the Land of Rice Fields border, using seals and Susanoo to disable or destroy most of them. With only the Deva Path left and Nagato concentrating his power through it, Shamu and Pain prepared to continue until Konan urged them to stop.

• Shamu met Pain and demanded that he summon the other five Paths, so Pain assembled the Six Paths of Pain.
• Pain used Banshō Ten'in to pull Shamu in, but Shamu sealed the Preta Path's Chakra absorption and cut off the Human Path's hands.
• Shamu sealed the Naraka Path with his Kusanagi Blade, then used Shuriken and flames to attack the Deva Path while fighting the summoned beasts and Asura Path.
• Shamu dismissed the multi-headed dog with a Contract Seal, struck down the Yatagarasu with Susanoo, and cut apart the Animal Path and Asura Path.
• Pain withdrew the fallen Human and Naraka Paths and concentrated his power through the Deva Path as Shamu challenged him to get serious.
• Konan asked Shamu and Pain to stop fighting, calling the battle meaningless.

Shamu and Dodai agreed that the Uchiha would support Cloud Village’s planned invasion of the Land of Water in exchange for four islands, with Itachi and Shisui joining the effort. Meanwhile, Orochimaru returned openly to Konoha and reunited with the Third Hokage and Anko, leaving Anko to arrange lodging for his followers.

• Shamu told Dodai that Itachi and Shisui both possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan and promised Uchiha support in exchange for four islands west of the Land of Water.
• Dodai explained that Cloud Village needed months to prepare and sail, and Shamu offered information about the weakened Hidden Mist Village while planning to send Itachi and Shisui to the Hidden Sound Village.
• The Third Hokage welcomed Orochimaru back through Konoha’s main gate, where Orochimaru arrived with Kimimaro, Haku, Jūgo, Karin, and his other followers.
• The Third Hokage invited Orochimaru to the Hokage Tower and called Anko over to greet her former teacher.
• Anko greeted Orochimaru and then began arranging accommodations for his group, starting with Haku.

Shamu learned from Kakuzu’s intelligence that Obito had recruited Kudari Tsuchi, and he recognized the threat as Kazuma and his plan involving Sora. He sent his analysis to Orochimaru, who saw the Sarutobi Clan as the chief obstacle to taking power and resolved that his former teacher had decayed.

• Shamu paid the Exchange Office employee ten million for Kakuzu’s report and learned that Obito had recruited Kudari Tsuchi.
• Shamu identified Kudari Tsuchi as Kazuma, recalled his imitation Jinchuriki plan for Sora, and considered the danger of Obito using Kamui to bring Kazuma’s group into Konoha.
• Shamu revised his plans to weaken the Sarutobi Clan and sent his intelligence to Orochimaru through a snake.
• Orochimaru considered the Sarutobi Clan a threat to his rule and thought that the Third Hokage had already decayed.

Shamu met Orochimaru’s remaining trusted subordinates, then gathered the Uchiha in Hidden Sound Village and promised they could return to Konoha when the time came. He told Itachi, Shisui, and Third Elder Takuya that he would become clan head and support Orochimaru’s bid to become Fifth Hokage.

• Shamu recruited the Sound Four, gaining four Cursed Seals and several new attributes.
• Shamu thanked the Uchiha for helping build Hidden Sound Village, and many clansmen said they wanted to visit their families and the clan in Konoha.
• Shamu revealed that Orochimaru had founded Hidden Sound Village and said Orochimaru had been framed by Danzo, promising the Uchiha a chance to return to Konoha.
• Shamu asked the Uchiha to keep the news confidential and remain ready for orders, then dismissed the meeting while keeping Takuya, Itachi, and Shisui behind.
• Shamu told Takuya, Itachi, and Shisui that he would take over as clan head and support Orochimaru becoming the Fifth Hokage.

Shamu prepared Flying Thunder God beacons and reviewed Uchiha records to choose clansmen who might awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. He planned safeguards against the possibility that the shock could leave them mentally broken.

• Shamu asked Iori to identify the strongest Three-Tomoe Uchiha and bring him their detailed records.
• Shamu gave Iori a Kusanagi Blade for Yoya and carved Flying Thunder God markings onto the hundred iron tags from Cat Country.
• Iori returned with files tracking the Sharingan progression and personal priorities of the named clansmen.
• Shamu examined the records, noting that Yang Shu, Oura, and Rikuto were devoted to him and the clan, while Kazuki and Gui cared about their students.
• Shamu considered using powerful shocks to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan in selected clansmen and decided he needed two safeguards against mental breakdowns.

Shamu had Hidan burned to death by Itachi's Amaterasu, earning a Death Immunity ability as Hidan's curse lifted from Yugito. Shamu then began the operation to awaken Itachi's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan using Fugaku's eyes, leaving Itachi to recover under Orochimaru's observation.

• Orochimaru explained that Hidan was an undead sustained by Jashin's power and that he could die if he lost his faith.
• Shamu had Itachi burn Hidan's head with Amaterasu until Hidan and the rest of his body turned to blood, and Shamu gained Death Immunity.
• Yugito felt the curse from her Akatsuki injury vanish and began recovering, so Shi went to inform the Raikage.
• Orochimaru removed Fugaku's eyes and transplanted them into Itachi without anesthetizing him, beginning the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan fusion.
• Shamu told Shisui to stay with Itachi at Orochimaru's laboratory while Itachi's eyes and ocular powers merged.

Shamu reported that the Hyuga Clan had located and dismantled all of Konan’s Exploding Tags, then informed Jiraiya and the Third Hokage. After learning the tags had been planted in sparsely populated areas, the Third Hokage considered accepting Nagato and Konan, while Jiraiya agreed to wait until Shamu became clan head before approaching them.

• Hyuga Yuto gave Shamu a map of every Exploding Tag site the Hyuga Clan had found and cleared overnight.
• Shamu read a notice announcing Danzō’s imprisonment and removal from office, then went to Hokage Tower to see Jiraiya.
• Shamu thanked the Third Hokage for imprisoning Danzō and offered ten million for repairs to Hokage Rock.
• Shamu gave Jiraiya the map and explained that Konan had disclosed the Exploding Tag locations after Danzō was imprisoned.
• Jiraiya told the Third Hokage that Konan had planted the tags as a show and that they were in sparsely populated areas.
• The Third Hokage said Nagato and Konan might be accepted into Konoha, but told Jiraiya to wait until Shamu took over as clan head.

Keimei awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and used its power to stabilize Fugaku, who had nearly died. As the Uchiha prepared for further danger, Kakashi and the Third Hokage brought Naruto and the badly injured Sasuke to the hospital.

• Keimei awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan while grieving over Fugaku’s fading condition, and his Divine Guardian ability stabilized Fugaku’s mental state.
• Keimei collapsed from overexertion, and Yang Shu and the other Uchiha core members agreed to keep his Mangekyō awakening secret.
• Elder Yohei ordered the Uchiha to summon Itachi and Yoya, contact Shamu, and remain on the clan grounds until Fugaku woke or Itachi returned.
• Kakashi arrived with Anbu, took the injured Sasuke and exhausted Naruto to the hospital, and investigated the scene where Zetsu had fled.
• The Third Hokage checked Naruto’s seal, arranged Sasuke’s treatment, and heard Kakashi’s initial findings.

The Third Hokage warned Orochimaru that Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami could have manipulated his trust in the Uchiha. Orochimaru realized his sudden loyalty was suspicious, confronted Shisui, and summoned Shamu to answer for it.

• The Third Hokage learned that Orochimaru’s people protected the Uchiha’s food business and suspected Kotoamatsukami might explain Orochimaru’s partnership with them.
• The Third Hokage told Orochimaru that Shisui’s Mangekyō technique could alter a person’s will without their awareness, then asked whether Orochimaru had noticed anything amiss.
• Orochimaru returned to his base, reconsidered why he trusted the Uchiha, and concluded that his feelings had skipped the normal stages of building trust.
• Orochimaru summoned Shisui and asked about Kotoamatsukami, and Shisui admitted that he had used it to increase Orochimaru’s trust in the Uchiha.
• Orochimaru ordered Shisui to summon Shamu, who arrived holding Sunagakure’s reply letter and faced Orochimaru’s anger.

The Third Hokage dealt with Danzo’s escape and heard critical intelligence from Orochimaru about the destabilized Hidden Mist. Hidan remained buried beneath the earth, slowly trying to reach his separated body.

• The Third Hokage accepted that Danzo’s escape had left Konoha in a muddled position after the Hyuga Clan denied responsibility for the deaths of the pursuers.
• Jiraiya encountered Orochimaru in Konoha and brought him to the Hokage Tower to deliver important intelligence.
• Orochimaru told the Third Hokage that the Fourth Mizukage was dead, Isobu was gone, and Utakata of the Six-Tails had defected, and that Shamu had sold the information to the Cloud Village.
• Orochimaru revealed that he was staying as an honored guest of the Uchiha, then left the Hokage to deal with the threat from the Cloud Village.
• Hidan’s head slowly regenerated underground while he dug through the soil toward his missing body.

Cloud Village invaded Hidden Mist Village with Yugito and Killer Bee leading the assault, forcing Hidden Mist Village onto the defensive. As Cloud Village prepared to seize the Twin Islands and more troops approached, Mei Terumi sought to unite Hidden Mist Village and find reinforcements.

• Cloud Village used Yugito and Killer Bee to break through Hidden Mist Village's defenses, seize a foothold, and land an advance force on the islands.
• Mei Terumi ordered Hidden Mist Village forces to use guerrilla tactics while preparing to defend the Twin Islands and seeking outside support.
• Yugito, Killer Bee, and the Cloud Village forces advanced across the outer islands while Shisui warned Yugito that Hidden Mist Village might still have strength in reserve.
• Shamu received news of the invasion through Itachi's Summoning Technique, while Shisui, Itachi, and Yoya remained hidden as Cloud Village's backup.
• Mei Terumi gained the support of Hidden Mist Village's factions, who agreed to recognize her as their leader if they survived Cloud Village's attack.

Mei Terumi led Hidden Mist Village in an assault that pushed Cloud Village to the brink with powerful Water Release and corrosive Lava Release techniques. As Yugito failed to get past Kisame and Killer B remained too injured to fight, the Fourth Raikage, A, arrived across the sea, lifting Cloud Village’s morale.

• Shi warned the Cloud Village shinobi that Hidden Mist Village was using the Hidden Mist Technique, and generators cleared the mist with powerful fans.
• Mei Terumi drenched the Cloud Village formation with Water Release and attacked with a water dragon before Yugito shattered it.
• Mei Terumi used her corrosive Lava Release, while Omoi and Karui amputated injured comrades’ limbs to save their lives.
• Kisame guarded Mei Terumi and wounded Yugito when she tried to reach the Mizukage, while Killer B collapsed from his injuries.
• Mei Terumi’s attacks inflicted heavy casualties as Shi rescued the wounded and Cloud Village fell into grave danger.
• A charged across the sea and arrived at the battlefield, raising Cloud Village’s morale.

Shamu received Kakashi and Might Guy at the Uchiha Clan Grounds, where Tsunade examined Kakashi’s damaged eye. She could not regenerate it yet, so Kakashi left considering an eye transplant.

• Shamu welcomed Might Guy and sent a clansman to show him around while he took Kakashi to Tsunade.
• Shamu warned Kakashi that Tsunade had worked hard on the problem but might not find a solution soon.
• Tsunade examined Kakashi’s empty left eye socket and said she could not regenerate his eye without much more time.
• Kakashi thanked Tsunade and said he would consider an eye transplant instead of asking her to continue researching.
• Kakashi and Guy left the Uchiha Clan Grounds, while Shamu suspected Kakashi had been sent to investigate the clan.