Chapter Summaries

After the Rinnegan’s abilities were exposed, Obito became a target across the Shinobi World and moved to attack the migrating Uchiha Clan. Shamu and Kakashi confronted him, and Obito turned his attention to his old friend.

• The Shinobi World learned the Rinnegan’s abilities, and Obito grew furious when White Zetsu reported that the information had been exposed.
• Obito learned that Konan was traveling with the Uchiha convoy and decided to strike after Konoha’s escorts withdrew.
• Kakashi joined Shamu and Nagato, hoping to stop Obito and protect the migrating Uchiha Clan.
• Nagato sensed Obito approaching, and Shamu and Kakashi went to meet him.
• Obito appeared above the convoy and prepared to attack, but Shamu and Kakashi arrived and Shamu sent the Uchiha patrol away.
• Obito ignored Shamu’s accusation and stared at Kakashi, surprised to see him with the convoy.

Tobi met Danzo’s former associate Hyuga Kaito, who had been replaced by a specialized White Zetsu, and used him to learn about Konoha. Danzo’s anger over Hiruzen’s control of the Hokage succession intensified, and he began planning revenge while Tobi continued eroding his mind.

• Tobi brought Danzo to meet Hyuga Kaito, whose body had been turned into a puppet by a specialized Spore.
• Kaito exchanged intelligence with Danzo and revealed that the Spore Technique had spread through most of the Hyuga Clan.
• Danzo learned that Hiruzen had controlled the Fifth Hokage election and grew furious that he had never had a chance to become Hokage.
• Danzo decided to use Obito and Zetsu to gain power and kill Hiruzen, while Tobi’s erosion of his mind advanced.
• Tobi ate mala tang on Uchiha Food Street, then left Danzo to plan how to weaken Konoha.
• Danzo stared at Hokage Rock and vowed not to let Hiruzen escape his revenge.

Shamu tested a method for compressing Sage Art Chakra while Haku, Naruto, and others trained in senjutsu. In the Land of Wind, Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to bring Scorpion’s parents back, leaving Scorpion reunited with them.

• Shamu poured Sage Art Chakra into the acupoints along the Yang Seal and continued testing how to compress it.
• Haku entered Sage Mode, followed by Naruto and then Shisui, while Naruto, Hinata, and Kushina went to film a movie with Princess Fuun’s crew.
• Orochimaru stayed behind to train in refining Sage Art Chakra during battle, while the Sound Four began building a base outside the Rainbow Crystal Barrier.
• Chiyo brought Scorpion and Shamu’s Shadow Clone to Orochimaru, who explained and performed Impure World Reincarnation using the remains of Scorpion’s parents.
• Scorpion’s parents recognized him, and Scorpion embraced his mother and told them he had been waiting for them for so long.

Yoya and Shisui stopped Hidan from completing his curse ritual, then sealed him after discovering that fire could not kill him. Shisui and Itachi returned the badly injured Yugito and Killer B to the Cloud Village outpost, where Samui agreed to keep the village on the defensive while the Uchiha protected it.

• Yoya wounded Hidan repeatedly and destroyed the ritual formation he tried to use to curse Yugito again.
• Shisui returned and incapacitated Hidan; he and Yoya tried burning him, then sealed his head and body in a Storage Scroll.
• Yoya and Shisui searched the area, found the Cloud Village personnel dead, and carried Yugito away.
• Shisui and Itachi arrived at the Cloud Village outpost with Yugito and Killer B, both badly injured, and Shi led them to emergency treatment.
• Shisui and Itachi told Samui how the Akatsuki had attacked the two Jinchuriki and reported that Kakuzu had escaped.
• Samui agreed to keep the Cloud Village on the defensive while Yoya promised the Uchiha would protect it until Yugito and Killer B woke up.

Shamu contracted with the Kubisaki Lizard clan and checked on his students before learning that Kimimaro’s illness was worsening. After advising Orochimaru on his experiments, Shamu went to the Hokage Office and ran into Jiraiya.

• Shamu agreed to supply the Kubisaki Lizard clan, signed a contract with Aokimaru, and gave Tenten forty million to help buy supplies.
• Tsunade told Shamu that Tenten had talent for medical ninjutsu and had learned to perform Summoning Techniques.
• Shamu checked Hinata’s medical-ninja training and Rock Lee’s improving physical condition.
• Orochimaru found that Kimimaro’s toxins were rising and warned Shamu that his treatment plan might fail.
• Shamu suggested Sasuke’s or Yoya’s cells for Orochimaru’s lightning-nature embryo experiments, then went to the Hokage Office and encountered Jiraiya.

Itachi and Sasuke waited for Shamu, who returned carrying the Dragon Vein’s power and learned that Sara was gravely ill. Shamu flew Sara’s daughter Lila and a guard to her mother, arriving as the people feared the queen was near death.

• Itachi used Crow to confirm that Shamu was neither alive nor dead, and reassured Sasuke that their master had merely been transported far away.
• Lila and two guards entered the Dragon Vein altar, where Lila discovered that the sealed Dragon Vein had vanished.
• Shamu reappeared with the Dragon Vein’s power, recognized Lila as Sara’s daughter, and learned that Sara was critically ill.
• Shamu carried Lila and a guard through the air toward Sara, then told Itachi and Sasuke to follow on their own.
• Shamu arrived at the oasis as the doctors and Sara’s people believed the queen was about to die.

Shamu officiated Naruto and Hinata’s second wedding alongside Neji and Tenten’s wedding, where he revealed he had arranged for Neji and Tenten to work together on missions. Inspired by the weddings, Sasuke confessed to Karin, and she accepted his invitation to go out with him.

• Shamu spent time taking Haku and Kimimaro on outings, and they made faster progress despite training less.
• Naruto and Hinata served tea to Shamu at the wedding, and he blessed their marriage.
• Neji and Tenten thanked Shamu for saving them and learned he had arranged for them to be assigned missions together.
• Karin asked Sasuke why he had wanted to be friends with her, and he admitted that he liked her.
• Sasuke confessed to Karin and asked her to go out with him, and Karin accepted.

Shamu agreed to help Kazahana Koyuki reclaim the Land of Snow in exchange for her necklace and the land around the Rainbow Ice Wall. As the film crew prepared to travel north, Shamu recognized the ice walls as the Land of Snow’s spring.

• Shamu promised to put Kazahana Koyuki on the throne and asked for her necklace and the land where the Rainbow Ice Wall stood as payment.
• Naruto asked Kazahana Koyuki for autographs for himself and Kurama, who was pleased with the signed page.
• Director Okamura decided to film the final Princess Fuun installment during the journey to the Land of Snow, despite the danger.
• Sandāyu explained that Okamura had funded the restoration effort, and Shamu advised the group to prepare supplies for the cold, isolated country.
• Bajo identified the Rainbow Ice Wall as a filming location, and Shamu declared that the ice walls were the Land of Snow’s spring.

The Hidden Mist Village exploited the Cloud Village’s losses to inflict further casualties, while Obito searched unsuccessfully for Nagato and Konan. The Raikage led the remaining Cloud Village forces toward the Hidden Mist stronghold, where Mei Terumi and her officers prepared to abandon it and stall their pursuers.

• Obito found no trace of Nagato or Konan, while Kakuzu observed the wreckage left by Nagato’s attack.
• The Raikage attacked Mei Terumi’s group, but they used Water Clones and escaped underwater as the Hidden Mist forces continued targeting wounded Cloud ninja.
• After half an hour of fighting, the Cloud Village had fewer than a thousand people left, and Mabui reported that most ships and supplies had been lost.
• The Raikage rallied everyone still able to fight and led them toward the Hidden Mist stronghold to avenge their comrades.
• Mei Terumi, Ao, and Zabuza agreed to abandon the stronghold and delay the Cloud forces; Kisame suggested they leave together.

Madara attacked the Allied Shinobi Forces with Chibaku Tensei and prepared to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi while Shamu was absent. Obito toppled the God Tree to trigger Kaguya’s revival, but Madara heard a voice urging him to absorb the tree and began doing so as Minato and Itachi withdrew.

• Madara recovered his Chakra and used Chibaku Tensei to bombard the battlefield, but Minato and the others escaped.
• Madara prepared to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, then spotted Obito’s Complete Body Susanoo approaching.
• Obito struck the God Tree’s base with Kamui Shuriken, causing the tree to topple.
• Obito told Hagoromo Otsutsuki he intended to revive Kaguya so she could fight Shamu and Isshiki.
• Madara heard a voice urging him to absorb the God Tree and began absorbing it into his body.
• Minato and Itachi returned, recognized that Shamu’s predicted fourth possibility had occurred, and used Flying Thunder God to leave as energy gathered at Madara’s forehead.

Shamu exposed evidence that the Third Hokage had manipulated the election and allowed the Sarutobi Clan to draw empty salaries, forcing him to surrender power under suspicion. Shamu also traced how Sarutobi Hiruzen and Konoha’s elders manipulated Itachi toward exterminating the Uchiha Clan.

• Shamu’s public vote count exposed the Third Hokage’s empty-salary scheme and threatened his reputation as he prepared to retire.
• Shamu aimed to prevent Sarutobi Hiruzen from retiring with prestige and pressure him to hand over power to the elders.
• The chapter described how Sarutobi Hiruzen monitored civilian opinion and maintained his trusted image while Konoha’s hidden abuses went unchallenged.
• Danzo attacked Shisui and stole his right eye, after which Shisui placed the burden of saving the Uchiha Clan on Itachi and died.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other elders isolated and manipulated Itachi over two years, deepening his contempt for his clan and his belief that only he could save it.
• With the coup imminent and Shisui dead, Danzo persuaded the failing Itachi that exterminating the Uchiha would resolve the conflict, and Itachi embraced the act as self-sacrifice.

Sarutobi Takamasa suspected that Orochimaru had a hidden reason for sparing the Sarutobi Anbu, and he secretly met with the Hokage to learn the truth. Orochimaru claimed Minato and Tsunade were using Kushina’s resurrection to target the Sarutobi Clan, then ordered Takamasa to remain quiet and prepare clan members to be sacrificed in a staged purge.

• Asuma told Sarutobi Takamasa that the Sarutobi Clan had to cooperate with the investigation, and Takamasa agreed to restrain the clan members.
• Sarutobi Takamasa noticed that the Sarutobi Anbu had been sent home rather than detained, while other clan members were increasingly arrested.
• Anko secretly led Sarutobi Takamasa through Konoha to meet Orochimaru in a secret chamber beneath Orochimaru's Lab.
• Orochimaru told Sarutobi Takamasa that Minato and Tsunade were aligned and that Kushina's resurrection had revived scrutiny of Hiruzen's past dealings and the Sarutobi Clan's assets.
• Orochimaru said he could not openly protect the Sarutobi Clan, but had secretly preserved its Anbu, and ordered Takamasa to stay hidden and list clan members he could kill as part of a staged purge.

Shikamaru's team and Kiba's team reached the tower badly injured after fighting a venomous spider, and several of their members withdrew from the exam. Naruto shared the scrolls they surrendered with Shamu's team and Uchiha Rina's team, leaving both groups equipped to continue.

• Shikamaru's and Kiba's teams were overwhelmed by beasts and a venomous spider, and most of them suffered injuries or poisoning.
• Hinata treated the injured teams outside the tower, but Rina concluded that the poisoned members could not continue the exam.
• Kiba, Ino, Sakura, Choji, Shino, and Shikamaru withdrew and gave their scrolls to Naruto's group.
• Naruto offered the surrendered scrolls to Shamu's team and Uchiha Rina's team, and both groups accepted them.

Kaede joined Gaara as Fa Yi’s chains began extracting their Tailed Beasts, and she used a Chakra cocoon to slow the process while they waited for help. Obito rescued them by capturing Fa Yi, but a voice from the sky addressed him as Shamu.

• Fa Yi’s chains broke Gaara’s seal and began pulling Shukaku from his body, so Kaede flew in and grabbed the chain to help him.
• Fa Yi struck Kaede with a second chain, then intensified the extraction as both Tailed Beasts began to emerge.
• Kaede formed a Chakra cocoon around herself and Gaara, slowing the chains’ absorption while they waited for rescue.
• Kengoshi reached the Central Tower and shouted that the Kazekage had been attacked, while Obito found Gaara and Kaede’s cocoon.
• Obito passed through Fa Yi’s barrier, seized him, and tossed him into the Kamui Dimension after discovering Gaara and Kaede were inside the cocoon.
• A voice called Obito by the name Shamu, and Obito looked up in shock.

Obito defeated Hiruko and forced him to agree to talk, while Shamu’s negotiations with Cloud Village ended successfully. Mei Terumi secured Flying Waterfall’s permission to lend his name to the Hidden Mist Village, though he refused to settle there, and Shamu considered Hyori and Kyokotsu.

• Obito used Kamui and his Rinnegan techniques to sever Hiruko’s arm and part of his waist, then watched Hiruko regenerate before making him agree to talk.
• Shamu recalled that Itachi had learned details about Obito’s abilities during their earlier encounter, while Itachi continued working to improve Amaterasu.
• Cloud Village’s representatives departed after signing contracts, and the merchant guilds thanked Shamu and promised benefits to the Hidden Mist Village.
• Flying Waterfall told Mei Terumi she could use his name but that he would not stay in the Hidden Mist Village because he and the other old fellows had no fixed home.
• Mei Terumi asked whether Hyori and Kyokotsu would also help, and Shamu thought, “They’re all me.”

Kaede convinced the Takigakure village chief to let her enter the Chunin Exams in Hidden Sand Village so she could see the outside world. She set off with Kagen and Yoro secretly protecting her, while a mysterious white mass watched them from a tree.

• Konoha approved Hidden Sand Village's request to host the latter half of the Chunin Exams, and Shamu sent the village a list of goods for potential cooperation.
• Kaede grew restless under Takigakure's travel restrictions and was summoned after secretly applying to participate in the Chunin Exams.
• The Takigakure village chief initially scolded Kaede over the danger to her Jinchuriki identity, but agreed to officially recommend her after she explained her wish to explore the outside world.
• The village chief ordered Kagen and Yoro to conceal their identities and protect Kaede as she left Takigakure.
• Kaede flew away with wings, scattering phosphorus powder for Kagen and Yoro to follow, while a white mass sank into a nearby tree.

Shamu recounted the Uchiha Clan’s destruction to Future Sasuke and reprimanded Shisui and Itachi for the choices that helped cause it. After everyone else left, Shamu warned Future Sasuke that Boruto would bring disaster and revealed that his Mangekyō Sharingan let him see the future.

• Shamu explained how Shisui’s and Itachi’s choices, along with other forces, contributed to the Uchiha Clan’s destruction in Future Sasuke’s timeline.
• Shamu scolded Shisui and Itachi for their naïveté and warned them not to endanger their family and clan with poor judgment.
• Shamu told Fugaku and Mikoto that everyone would move to the Land of Radiance after the matter was settled, then sent the others to collect Naruto and Sasuke.
• After the room cleared, Shamu warned Future Sasuke that Boruto would cause a terrible disaster, including blinding Sasuke’s Rinnegan and killing his parents and the Nine-Tails.
• Shamu revealed to Future Sasuke that his Mangekyō Sharingan let him peer into the future.

Two months after the executions began, the Sarutobi Clan remained terrified as more members were hanged, while Naruto returned to Konoha for Tsunade and Dan Katō’s wedding. Naruto faced villagers apologizing for their past treatment of him, then went home to reunite with Kushina and Minato and tell them he had started dating Hinata.

• More than seventy members of the Sarutobi Clan were hanged over two months, and the clan’s remaining members faced arrests and discrimination.
• Shamu brought the group to Konoha for Tsunade’s wedding, sent Hinata home, took Sasuke to visit Kimimaro, and told Naruto to walk around the streets.
• Villagers recognized Naruto and apologized for bullying or mistreating him, so Naruto left a Shadow Clone to receive their apologies and hurried home.
• Naruto reunited with Kushina and Minato, then admitted that he had started dating his teammate Hinata.
• Kushina eagerly questioned Naruto about Hinata, and Minato asked Naruto what Shamu had taught him during the two months away.

Konoha fought Kazuma’s attack as Asuma divided the response between stopping the lightning technique and pursuing Kazuma’s team. As the attackers fled toward the Eight Gates Closing Formation, Kakuzu remained trapped outside the barrier.

• Asuma identified Kudari Tsuchi’s team as the source of the Corpse Puppets and warned that four attackers could destroy Konoha with Lightning Dream of Life.
• Asuma sent Kakashi to stop the four lightning users and pursued Kazuma with Guy and Tenzō.
• Kakuzu arrived outside Konoha, hoping to meet Shamu, but found himself unable to cross the Eight Gates Closing Formation.
• Fudo, Fuen, and Fuka used the Maze Technique to slow their pursuers while Kazuma’s team fled through altered underground terrain.
• Asuma discovered that the Sarutobi Clan had suffered the heaviest casualties, and realized Obito had led the attackers into Konoha’s center before disappearing.
• Kazuma’s team headed for the village walls, hoping to escape through the still-active barrier.

Shamu learned that Bairon was activating the Tsuchigumo forbidden technique through Hotaru, then arrived with Utakata to confront him. Bairon believed the technique could help him build a nation, while Shamu knew its power was far more limited.

• Shamu interrogated Akahoshi, learned that Tonbee was imprisoned and Bairon was at the northern peak, then killed Akahoshi and sent a Shadow Clone to rescue Tonbee.
• Bairon revealed that Hotaru carried the Tsuchigumo forbidden technique and began activating it with a ritual array.
• Shamu and Utakata arrived as the technique entered Hotaru, and Bairon boasted that it would let him challenge the Five Great Nations.
• Shamu laughed at Bairon's claims and understood that the forbidden technique was much weaker than Bairon believed.