Chapter Summaries

Shazo reached Kage-level strength after developing his Wood Release, then spent his days training while his home filled with meals, friends, and lively visits. He continued practicing secretly at night, spreading his training across secluded corners of Konoha.

• Shazo cleared about ten thousand square meters of forest with Wood Style: Wilt and Decay, then restored the ground to grass with Wood Style: Sprout.
• Shazo practiced Wood Release for four days and realized his techniques could not absorb chakra, though he decided he would kill Obito Uchiha rather than capture him.
• After Uchiha Izumi's family moved home, Aunt Miko's cooking drew Shazo, Naruto Uzumaki, and Tenten together, while Tenten's parents sought closer ties with the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Izumi and Tenten teased each other about Shazo deceiving their families and grew close as friends.
• Shazo examined the girls and adjusted their training, then made Izumi drink bitter medicinal herbs to address the damage from awakening her Sharingan.
• Shazo trained with Wood Release every night in secluded spots throughout Konoha instead of returning to one fixed location.

Shazo decided to stop spending so much time cleaning up after Wood Release training and chose Swift Style as his second Kekkei Genkai. After discovering that its fusion could damage his kidneys, he committed to the process after reading Demon Xiazhuo’s note about the “Emperor Engine.”

• Shazo realized that Wood Release training had already achieved its purpose and decided to pursue a second Kekkei Genkai instead.
• Shazo weighed Magnet Style against Swift Style and chose Swift Style because it was easier to conceal.
• Shazo studied Swift Style’s fusion requirements and learned that it combined Wind Style and Lightning Release around the kidneys.
• Shazo feared the pain and damage the fusion could cause, including the possibility of kidney failure and ED.
• Shazo read Demon Xiazhuo’s note about the “Emperor Engine” and resolved to fuse Swift Style despite the risks.

After his first attempt to fuse Swift Style left him with kidney failure and a ruined reputation, Shazo built a soundproof basement and successfully fused Wind Style and Lightning Release chakra. He felt Swift Style transforming his body, but had yet to test the Emperor Engine’s speed.

• Shazo’s first Swift Style fusion attempt injured his kidneys, and neighbors rushed him to the hospital after hearing his screams.
• Hospital gossip exaggerated Shazo’s kidney failure into outrageous rumors, making him a laughingstock.
• After leaving the hospital, Shazo dug a soundproof basement so he could attempt the fusion without being interrupted.
• Shazo injected Wind Style chakra into one kidney and Lightning Release chakra into the other, then successfully fused them despite intense pain and itching.
• Shazo felt Swift Style chakra spread through his body, enhancing his senses, nerves, and muscles as the Emperor Engine began pumping power.

After discovering Swift Style’s physical costs, Shazo shared the Kekkei Genkai with his other selves, who were thrilled by its effects. Meanwhile, his extreme speed caused a ghost scare in Konoha, and he found himself cornered by Uchiha Jonin near the Forest of Death.

• Shazo learned that Swift Style strained his heart and lungs, caused early adulthood, and greatly increased his need for sugar, so he planned to carry hard candies.
• At the Plane Dreamscape gathering, Naruto Shazo shared Swift Style with the other Shazos, whose excitement and gratitude overwhelmed them.
• The Shazos discussed Star Trek Shazo’s recent interstellar battle before returning to their planes to pursue their goals.
• Konoha Ninja reported seeing a fast gray shadow, prompting Fugaku Uchiha, Shimura Danzō, and Hiruzen Sarutobi to send patrols after it.
• Hyuga Hiashi and other pursuers failed to identify or catch the gray shadow as it raced toward the Forest of Death.
• Shazo saw Uchiha Jonin with Three-Tomoe Sharingan waiting near the forest wall and wondered why they had joined the pursuit.

Shazo disguised himself and escaped a Konoha pursuit by outrunning the Uchiha, Hyuga, and Root Ninja, leaving them impressed by the Gray Shadow’s speed. The Uchiha then recognized a Root Ninja presumed dead and moved to confront Root and demand answers from Shimura Danzō.

• Shazo covered his face with a white mask, altered his height, and shook off the Uchiha Jonin pursuing him.
• Inabi Uchiha and Hyuga Hiashi led the Konoha Ninja after Shazo, but five barbed nets deployed by Root Ninja blocked his route.
• Shazo pushed both kidney engines to their limits, removed the masks of twenty Root Ninja, slapped them, and escaped into the Forest of Death.
• The pursuing Ninja compared the Gray Shadow’s speed to Minato Namikaze’s, while the Hyuga Clan felt dejected about its weak showing.
• An Uchiha recognized a Root Ninja who had been confirmed dead after Katsu's older brother died, and Inabi ordered the Uchiha to take him down and demand an explanation from Shimura Danzō.
• The Root Ninja prepared to fight the Uchiha as the Anbu stayed out of the conflict and the Hyuga retreated.

Kakashi Hatake halted the clash between Root and the Uchiha, but Shimura Danzō denied hiding a Root ninja who had escaped. Fugaku Uchiha forced his clan to withdraw, while Shazo left the Forest of Death after gauging Swift Style’s limits; three days later, Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Danzō over the failed search for the ghost ninja.

• Kakashi Hatake arrived with Anbu and forbade the Root and Uchiha ninja from attacking or leaving until the Third Hokage arrived.
• Shimura Danzō accused the Uchiha of aiding a spy, while Fugaku Uchiha demanded that Danzō hand over Katsuhito Uchiha’s teammate; an Uchiha ninja reported that the Root ninja had escaped.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi persuaded Fugaku Uchiha to leave the matter to him, and Fugaku used his Mangekyō Sharingan to make his clansmen withdraw.
• Shazo watched the confrontation with Ninjutsu: Lens, assessed the limits of Swift Style and his dual-engine state, then vanished from the Forest of Death.
• Three days later, Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Shimura Danzō about the failed search for the ghost ninja, and Danzō blamed the Uchiha Clan.

Shazo found a dying Shisui Uchiha after killing a Root ninja who had tried to silence him. Shisui said he had no desire to live until Shazo revealed that Uchiha Itachi would massacre the Uchiha Clan, leaving Shisui shocked and questioning how Shazo knew.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi's silence left Shimura Danzō convinced that the Hokage would not openly oppose his plans for the Uchiha Clan.
• Shazo smelled blood near his training ground and killed a masked Root ninja who attacked him with Dance of the Crescent Moon.
• Shazo found Shisui Uchiha in the creek with his eyes gouged out and his body gravely injured, then used Yang Release chakra to wake him.
• Shisui said he had entrusted his hopes to Uchiha Itachi and had no regrets, but Shazo told him Itachi would wipe out the Uchiha Clan.
• Shisui abruptly sat up and demanded to know who Shazo was and how he knew about the Mangekyō Sharingan and Itachi's future.

Shazo kept Shisui Uchiha alive in a hidden coffin to use his condition to stir Konoha’s ninjas, then continued his Death God training in Seireitei. At the dream reunion, the others shared their knowledge, but Naruto Shazo still contributed more than Shinigami Xiazhuo.

• Shisui Uchiha died in a fake death, and Shazo preserved him in a root coffin while sustaining his failing life with Yang and Yin Release chakra.
• Shazo hid the coffin in his soundproof basement and disposed of a Root ninja’s corpse in the Naka River.
• Shazo attended Central Spirit Arts Academy, learned basic Death God knowledge, and became an official student after completing his first year.
• At the dream reunion, Shinigami Xiazhuo explained what he had learned and complained about the academy’s outdated method for investigating Hollows inside living people.
• The Shazos shared memories and abilities through the Bronze Long Table, but Naruto Shazo remained the main source of knowledge and power.

The Shazo group shared new abilities and experience, while Shazo recovered and spent a safe evening with Uchiha Izumi’s family. Shisui Uchiha’s disappearance convinced the Uchiha Clan that Shimura Danzō was targeting them, and the clan settled on a coup.

• The Shazo group shared Swift Style, Death God essence, and combat experience, leaving each with new powers or knowledge.
• Shazo stopped pretending to be injured, healed quickly, and joined Miko, Heishiro, and Uchiha Izumi for a delayed celebratory feast.
• Uchiha Izumi told her family that Shisui Uchiha had disappeared and that his blood had been found near the South River.
• Miko and Heishiro agreed that the Uchiha Clan was in danger and credited Shazo’s injury with prompting their family to move away early.
• The Uchiha Clan blamed Shimura Danzō’s Root for Shisui Uchiha’s disappearance, and neutral members turned radical.
• With Clan Head Fugaku Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi the only remaining doves, the Uchiha Clan reached consensus on launching a coup.

After Shisui’s death and the Uchiha Clan’s shift toward a coup, Itachi’s attempt to seek guidance from Hiruzen left him more confused, while Hiruzen loosened Danzō’s restrictions. Shazo continued his farming missions and returned home to find Izumi worried about the clan’s growing crisis.

• Fugaku agreed to support the coup, and Itachi told Hiruzen that Shisui was dead, his eye was missing, and the clan had united behind the coup.
• Hiruzen, seeing the Uchiha Clan as beyond his control, decided to give Danzō more freedom; Danzō stopped targeting the clan and contacted outside forces, and a masked ninja claiming to be Madara appeared in Root.
• Shazo used Water Style and Earth Style techniques to tend the farmers’ fields, then secretly used Wood Style: Plant Growth to strengthen the crops.
• Shazo returned home with his reward and produce, where he found Uchiha Izumi distressed and asking how everyone could return to normal.
• Shazo told Izumi to leave the clan’s affairs to Hiruzen and Fugaku, but she insisted she could not abandon the people who had cared for her; Shazo warned that the conflict could become violent, and Izumi threw a rice roll at him.

After rejecting Uchiha Itachi’s request for advice on saving the Uchiha Clan, Shazo decided to kill him after the clan massacre. That night, Shazo used his Shinigami form to reach Naruto Uzumaki’s soul and began probing his mind through a dream.

• Uchiha Itachi entered Shazo’s courtyard and asked how he could save the Uchiha Clan, but Shazo told him to leave without answering.
• Shazo decided that Uchiha Itachi was too dangerous to live and planned to kill him after the Uchiha Clan massacre.
• Shazo went to the civilian residential district and found six powerful Anbu ninja guarding Naruto Uzumaki, so he chose a nearby attic to test his Death God abilities.
• Shazo transformed his soul into a Shinigami and saw that Naruto’s soul flame was enormous and surrounded by illusory flames, including Kurama’s chained orange soul.
• Shazo touched Naruto’s soul flame and entered his dream, using it as a safe route toward Naruto’s inner world.

Shazo entered Naruto Uzumaki’s inner world to take him to meet his parents and the Nine-Tails. Naruto eagerly tried to pet the fox, but when the Nine-Tails attacked, Shazo subdued it and began eroding its Chakra, leaving it terrified.

• Shazo found Naruto sleeping in a bright, comfortable inner world and woke him to fulfill his promise of taking him to see his parents.
• Naruto was delighted to discover the Nine-Tails and tried to hug its fluffy tails, ignoring its fierce appearance.
• Shazo and Naruto grabbed the Nine-Tails’ tail, and the fox’s malicious Chakra could not pass through the seal to harm them.
• Shazo used the Funeral Divine Art of Shinigami Xiazhuo to pin the Nine-Tails down and wear away its Chakra imprint.
• The Nine-Tails realized Shazo’s attack could truly weaken or erase it, and it became afraid.

Shazo subdued the Nine-Tails and arranged for Naruto to meet his parents through the seal. Naruto reunited with Minato and Kushina, while Kushina bound the Nine-Tails and shared questionable advice with her son.

• The Nine-Tails submitted to Shazo after he erased its chakra imprint, and Shazo urged Naruto and the fox to become companions.
• Shazo told Naruto to remove the talisman so he could meet his parents, but Minato appeared and stopped him from opening the seal.
• Minato confirmed he was Naruto’s father and embraced him, and Kushina appeared from the seal’s chakra.
• The Nine-Tails threatened to kill Minato, Kushina, and Naruto, so Kushina restrained it with golden chains and drained some of its chakra.
• Kushina introduced herself to Naruto and gave him reckless advice about school, the Third Hokage, and pursuing girls, while Minato blushed and let her continue.

Naruto Uzumaki learned the truth about his parents and said a tearful farewell as their chakra memories vanished. Shazo promised Minato Namikaze he would protect Naruto and suggested he might meet him again someday.

• Naruto Uzumaki believed Kushina Uzumaki's account of his parents and joined her in shutting Minato Namikaze out.
• Shazo introduced himself to Minato Namikaze, who thanked him for caring for Naruto and said Naruto should decide his own future.
• Kushina Uzumaki embraced Naruto and vanished, while Minato Namikaze asked Shazo to look after their son and told Naruto that his parents loved him.
• Minato Namikaze faded away after Naruto assured him that Shazo, Izumi, and his classmates cared for him.
• Naruto broke down in tears, and Shazo asked the Nine-Tails to take care of him; the Nine-Tails reluctantly agreed.

After Shazo helped Naruto Uzumaki meet his parents in his inner world, Naruto stopped enduring the villagers’ abuse and fought back when they attacked him. Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Fugaku Uchiha ordered the attackers arrested and moved to suppress rumors about Naruto.

• Shazo’s intervention and Kushina Uzumaki’s words left Naruto more confident in his parents’ love, and he began retaliating against people who mistreated him.
• Naruto pursued Sakura Haruno, fought Sasuke Uchiha seriously during taijutsu sparring, and took revenge on villagers who insulted or bullied him.
• When armed villagers attacked him, Naruto broke their bones and threw them into the street instead of backing down.
• An Anbu ninja reported the incident to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was shocked that villagers had taken up weapons against Naruto.
• Shimura Danzō and Fugaku Uchiha also condemned the attackers, and the three leaders ordered arrests, investigations, and the suppression of rumors about Naruto.

After Naruto Uzumaki fought back against villagers, Konoha’s factions suppressed the incident, and Kakashi Hatake realized the village could have stopped the rumors that drove the White Fang to suicide. Naruto’s life improved, and Shazo began teaching him to circulate Yang Release chakra as the first step toward powerful self-healing.

• Kakashi Hatake received an anonymous letter, watched Konoha’s forces arrest those involved in the attack on Naruto Uzumaki, and concluded that the Third Hokage could have stopped the rumors about the White Fang.
• Naruto Uzumaki’s retaliation made villagers and children wary of harassing him, while Anbu eased their surveillance of him.
• Shazo visited Naruto Uzumaki with a feast, and Naruto ate until he was full.
• Shazo guided Naruto Uzumaki through the circulation of Yang Release chakra and had him practice the route ten times, rapidly digesting his food.
• Shazo told Naruto Uzumaki to keep practicing for life until his chakra circulated automatically, explaining that he was cultivating a self-healing technique inspired by Hashirama Senju.

Naruto gained confidence in his strength and promised Shazo he would master the Three Body Techniques. As Konoha braced for an imminent Uchiha crisis, Shazo prepared to rescue Izumi and bring Uchiha Shisui’s coffin into the coming battle.

• Naruto asked Shazo when he could learn real ninjutsu, and Shazo urged him to study the Three Body Techniques and develop them himself.
• Before dawn, Izumi told Shazo that the Uchiha clan head had ordered her to gather at the compound; Shazo comforted her and promised to save her that night.
• Konoha’s streets emptied as civilians and ninja prepared for a major conflict, and the Academy dismissed most students early.
• Shazo criticized Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō for allowing the crisis to become common knowledge and speculated that Uchiha Shisui could help force the Third Hokage from office.
• Shazo went home to reassure Aunt Miko and Uncle Heishiro and prepare for the night’s battle, including taking Uchiha Shisui’s coffin from the basement.

Uchiha Itachi began slaughtering the Uchiha Jonin after the clan's leaders failed to agree on how to respond to Konoha's warning signs. Shazo searched the compound for Obito Uchiha and found him walking openly through the streets.

• Fugaku Uchiha ignored reports of danger, while the Uchiha Jonin argued over twelve conflicting proposals and reached no agreement.
• Uchiha Itachi met Shimura Danzō outside the clan compound and demanded that Danzō's men surround it without entering before dawn.
• A masked ninja carrying a chained scythe emerged from the shadows, and Uchiha Itachi told him to handle his own task.
• Uchiha Itachi entered the meeting room and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to suppress the Jonin before attacking them.
• Shazo searched the compound for Obito Uchiha, suspecting him of killing the clan's Chunin, Genin, and civilians, and found him walking openly down a street.

Shazo intervened when Obito attacked Uchiha Izumi and overwhelmed him with his speed and strength. Obito retreated into the Kamui Dimension, but Shazo repeatedly punched him back inside whenever he tried to emerge, leaving him trapped.

• Obito killed the Uchiha ninja pursuing him, then attacked Uchiha Izumi after she awakened her Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Shazo blocked Obito's sickle chain and reassured Izumi before launching a rapid series of blows that badly injured and disoriented Obito.
• Obito used Hollowfication to evade Shazo's final kick, then failed to identify himself as Madara Uchiha and vowed to kill Shazo and Izumi.
• Obito entered the Kamui Dimension and attempted to emerge near Izumi, but Shazo sensed the vortex and punched him back inside.
• Shazo kept striking Obito whenever a vortex appeared within one hundred meters, trapping Obito in the Kamui Dimension.

Obito Uchiha escaped the Kamui Dimension and returned to find Shazo protecting the Uchiha survivors as Root prepared to attack. Uchiha Itachi arrived and faced the survivors, who realized he had massacred their clan.

• Obito Uchiha failed to escape the Kamui Dimension, then retreated and returned to the battlefield in disguise.
• Shazo stayed with Uchiha Izumi and organized the Uchiha civilians’ evacuation while Hiruzen Sarutobi watched and Shimura Danzō ordered Root to prepare for battle.
• Shazo and the surviving Uchiha Ninja formed a line to face Root outside the compound.
• Uchiha Itachi appeared and drew his bloodied sword, determined to prevent the Uchiha from fighting Root.
• Shazo identified Uchiha Itachi, and the survivors recognized from his bloody appearance and killing intent that he had slaughtered their clan.