Chapter Summaries

Shiyu overwhelmed Doron and the Iwagakure close-combat unit with his swordsmanship and Shikotsumyaku, then charged at Kitsuchi’s defensive line with Lightning Release Armor. The chapter left his Bone Spear attack crashing into a massive Earth Flow Wall.

• Shiyu fought more than a dozen Iwagakure swordsmanship experts and defeated them without being injured.
• Shiyu shattered Doron’s hardened arm with a punch, prompting the Iwagakure ninjas to attack him recklessly.
• Shiyu used Early Fern Dance: Strongest Spear to pierce the Iwagakure close-combat unit.
• Kitsuchi ordered the long-range ninjutsu unit to form a powerful Earth Flow Wall to stop Shiyu.
• Shiyu activated Lightning Release Armor and struck the wall with Lightning Release: Bone Spear.

Shiyu defeated Doron, but Ōnoki arrived and attacked him with Dust Release. Ōnoki challenged Shiyu to a duel, and they moved to an empty area of the battlefield to fight.

• Shiyu broke through Doron’s earth techniques and trapped the exhausted Iwagakure Jonin in a Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu.
• Ōnoki attacked Shiyu with Dust Style: Primal World Stripping Technique, but Shiyu escaped using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Ōnoki’s arrival rallied Iwagakure’s forces, and he sent Kurotsuchi to support Kitsuchi while challenging Shiyu.
• Shiyu agreed to fight Ōnoki after securing his promise not to harm anyone else during the battle.
• Shiyu teleported to a deserted stretch of wilderness, where Ōnoki joined him and prepared to test his abilities.

Shiyu fought Ōnoki, countering his Earth Release techniques with bone abilities and Complete Body Susanoo before forcing him to take flight. The battle ended with Shiyu surrounding Ōnoki and his four Rock Clones with countless Shadow Clones.

• Shiyu used his bone techniques to defend against Ōnoki’s Rock Fist and Added-Weight Rock attacks, then summoned Complete Body Susanoo to slam Ōnoki into the ground.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release and Ultra-Added-Weight Rock, but Shiyu’s Susanoo punch sent him flying and broke the weight technique’s effect.
• Ōnoki escaped into the air with Ultra-Light-Weight Rock, while Shiyu decided to defeat him with Flying Thunder God rather than reveal his other powers.
• Ōnoki created four Rock Clones and challenged Shiyu to fight five opponents at once.
• Shiyu used Super Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu and surrounded Ōnoki and his clones with countless copies of himself.

Shiyu used ten thousand Shadow Clones to exhaust Ōnoki and bait him into spending his chakra on Dust Release. Ōnoki destroyed wave after wave of clones, but the chapter left him grounded and exhausted after wiping out the clones in the pit, still unsure whether he had killed Shiyu's real body.

• Shiyu taunted Ōnoki as his Shadow Clones charged, and Ōnoki and four Rock Clones unleashed Dust Release: Limit Severing Technique, destroying a large number of them.
• Shiyu's clones mocked Ōnoki's dwindling chakra and attacked again, while Ōnoki realized he could deplete Shiyu by eliminating his clones.
• Ōnoki used Earth Release: Earth Tremor Core to sink Shiyu's clones, then attacked a Susanoo-protected Shiyu with Dust Release: Limit Severing Technique.
• The Susanoo and the Shiyu it protected vanished as Shadow Clones, leaving Ōnoki unsure where the real Shiyu was hiding.
• Ōnoki returned to the pit and used Dust Release: World Boundary Severing Technique to eliminate every Shiyu there, then landed, exhausted, and declared it was over.

Shiyu revealed that he had defeated Ōnoki using Shadow Clones, then exposed Iwagakure’s failed plan to surprise Konoha. After Minato Namikaze’s Team destroyed the enemy force at Kannabi Bridge, Ōnoki prepared to retreat, but Shiyu challenged him and his commanders to stay.

• Shiyu revealed that he had hidden his real body while his Shadow Clones fought Ōnoki, then destroyed Ōnoki’s Rock Golem.
• Ōnoki disclosed that he had sent a thousand Iwagakure ninja through the Land of Grass to attack Konoha, but Shiyu explained that Konoha had anticipated the plan and sent Minato Namikaze’s Team to destroy Kannabi Bridge.
• Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi arrived to protect Ōnoki as the Iwagakure and Konoha forces converged on the battlefield.
• Tsunade told Shiyu that Minato Namikaze’s Team had defeated Iwagakure’s thousand-strong force, though one child had apparently died.
• Ōnoki, Kitsuchi, and Akatsuchi prepared to withdraw, but Shiyu demanded to know whether he had given them permission to leave.

After defeating Ōnoki, Shiyu negotiated terms that would end Iwagakure’s campaign and expand Konoha’s economic influence. Ōnoki accepted all four demands, and Shiyu let the Iwagakure forces leave.

• Shiyu raised a massive Earth Release wall to block Iwagakure’s retreat and confronted Ōnoki.
• Shiyu demanded a ceasefire and ordered Iwagakure to withdraw its forces and stop threatening Konoha’s borders; Ōnoki agreed.
• Shiyu demanded that Iwagakure return seized land and resolve territorial disputes peacefully, and Ōnoki agreed.
• Shiyu required Iwagakure to allow Konoha Bank branches and grant it exclusive agency over exported minerals; Ōnoki hesitated, then accepted after Shiyu threatened him and described his sealed power.
• Shiyu ended the negotiations and allowed Ōnoki and the Iwagakure ninja to leave.

Shiyu and Konoha stopped Iwagakure’s invasion, then returned to Konoha, where he reported the mission to Hiruzen. He learned that Obito had died during the Kannabi Bridge mission and heard that a funeral for the war’s heroes would be held that afternoon.

• Shiyu helped drive Ōnoki and Iwagakure’s forces into retreat, and Tsunade urged him to return to Konoha to rest.
• Nao reported that Konoha had reached a temporary lull in the fighting, and Shiyu traveled back with Team Seven.
• Shiyu sent Kakuzu to handle the bank’s affairs, then went with Hizashi and Team Seven to report to Hiruzen.
• Hiruzen praised Shiyu’s battlefield accomplishments, and Shiyu asked what had happened to Minato’s team.
• Hiruzen told Shiyu that Obito had died on the Kannabi Bridge mission, Kakashi and Rin were grieving, and Minato had been reassigned.
• Hiruzen announced that a funeral for the war’s heroes would take place that afternoon at Konoha’s Memorial Stone.

Shiyu visited Xiao Xing before attending Obito's memorial, where he found Kakashi and Rin grieving. He encouraged Kakashi to honor Obito's final wishes and gave him Jiraiya's novel, while privately probing how they would respond if Obito returned as an enemy.

• Shiyu visited Xiao Xing at the Ninja Academy, reassured her that he was unharmed, and took her out to eat.
• Shiyu bought Jiraiya's The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi and went to Obito's memorial in the rain.
• Kakashi and Rin placed flowers at Obito's name, while Fugaku Uchiha agreed to let Kakashi keep Obito's Sharingan for now.
• Shiyu told Kakashi and Rin not to blame Minato and asked what they would do if Obito returned and sought to destroy the world.
• Rin said she would try to bring Obito back, and Kakashi said he would protect the world Obito had wanted to protect.
• Shiyu urged Kakashi not to give in to despair and gave him Jiraiya's novel.

Shiyu suspected Danzo was undermining Konoha Bank and prepared a contingency plan with Kakuzu. The next morning, Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged for Might Duy to teach Shiyu the Eight Inner Gates, and Shiyu eagerly considered becoming their successor.

• Shiyu and Kakuzu suspected Danzo was stirring up distrust in Konoha Bank, and Shiyu gave Kakuzu a sealed scroll with instructions for a possible crisis.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Shiyu and suggested he improve his Taijutsu by learning the Eight Inner Gates.
• Might Duy arrived and offered Shiyu an S-rank mission to learn the Eight Inner Gates and carry on his training.
• Duy explained that Shiyu's Taijutsu and victory over Might Guy convinced him Shiyu had the potential to learn the technique.
• Shiyu welcomed the chance to study the Eight Inner Gates after Hiruzen urged him to consider the benefits for himself, Duy, and Konoha.

Shiyu accepted Might Duy’s request to train in the Eight Gates and began Might Duy and Might Guy’s demanding Taijutsu routine. He finished ten thousand push-ups on his first day, while Guy completed several sets, and they prepared to move on to handstand laps around Konoha.

• Shiyu accepted Might Duy’s request and went with him to begin preparatory training for the Eight Gates.
• Might Duy introduced Shiyu to Might Guy, who greeted him as his best opponent and celebrated his decision to train.
• Might Duy and Might Guy explained their daily routine, including chakra-free exercises, D-rank missions, and waterfall training.
• Shiyu joined Might Duy and Might Guy in doing ten thousand push-ups and reflected on how much he needed to develop his physical conditioning.
• Shiyu completed ten thousand push-ups on his first day, and Might Duy announced that the next exercise was ten handstand laps around Konoha.

Shiyu trained alongside Might Duy and Might Guy, overcoming his embarrassment at the villagers’ mockery and completing a day of exercise and D-rank missions. Might Duy then led them to a waterfall to begin Eight Gates Released Formation training.

• Might Duy encouraged Shiyu to train with him and Might Guy, and Shiyu changed into his own jumpsuit instead of wearing Duy’s green one.
• Shiyu, Might Duy, and Might Guy ran ten laps around Konoha on their hands as villagers mocked them, and Shiyu eventually stopped caring about the ridicule.
• Might Duy treated Shiyu and Might Guy to luxurious ramen at Ichiraku Ramen after their training.
• Shiyu meditated while Might Duy and Might Guy napped, then joined them in completing their D-rank missions for the day.
• Might Duy led Shiyu and Might Guy to a waterfall to begin Eight Gates Released Formation training.

Might Duy taught Shiyu and Might Guy how the Eight Inner Gates worked and demonstrated their power. The lesson ended with Duy opening the seventh gate, while Shiyu considered whether his healing abilities could help him survive the Gate of Death.

• Might Duy brought Shiyu and Might Guy to a hidden training room where their predecessors had practiced the Eight Inner Gates.
• Might Duy explained the eight chakra valves, the dangers of opening them, and the potentially fatal cost of the Gate of Death.
• Shiyu wondered whether his physique and stored Yin-Yang chakra could heal the damage caused by the gates, but Duy warned that opening the Gate of Death remained extremely dangerous.
• Might Guy demonstrated opening and closing the first three gates, then Might Duy opened the first six gates and showed how each increased his power.
• Might Duy opened the seventh gate, leaving Shiyu and Guy astonished by his strength.

Shiyu trained in the Eight Inner Gates with Might Duy and Might Guy for two years, mastering the gates and the waterfall exercises. After surpassing Guy, Shiyu told him it was time to leave.

• Might Duy demonstrated the Seventh Gate and taught Shiyu and Might Guy that mastering the Eight Inner Gates required intense physical and mental training.
• Might Duy assigned Shiyu and Might Guy to clear the pool of pebbles by hand and arrange them on the bank to write “perseverance,” then told them to wear heavy leg weights.
• Shiyu trained with Might Duy and Might Guy for two years while missions and conflicts continued across the Shinobi World.
• Shiyu mastered the waterfall training and the Eight Inner Gates, and Guy revealed that he could open the Sixth Gate.
• Shiyu told Guy that he planned to leave after two years of training.

Shiyu learned to use the Slug Sage and his chakra reserves to heal the backlash from the Eight Gates, then spent two years mastering a combined battle state called Asura Mode. As he and Guy prepared to part ways, Guy said Shiyu was his best rival and promised to remember him.

• Shiyu discovered that opening the later Eight Gates caused internal damage, so he summoned the Slug Sage to heal him with chakra from his Yin Yang Seal.
• The Slug Sage explained that Shiyu could use Bloody Power Mode and continuous healing to withstand the first seven gates, while the Gate of Death would leave him alive but gravely injured.
• The Slug Sage proposed fusing with Shiyu so their senjutsu chakra and Lava Release would grow stronger as the Eight Gates unleashed his power.
• Shiyu spent two years building stamina, learning the Eight Gates, and mastering battle mode until he combined it with monstrous strength as Asura Mode.
• Guy reflected that two years had passed and that he had become a Chunin, then told Shiyu he was his best rival as they prepared to part ways.

After parting from Guy, Shiyu confronted the Root agents who had secretly monitored his training for two years and defeated them. He learned Danzo had ordered the surveillance, but a curse seal killed the surviving agent before Shiyu could uncover Root’s secrets.

• Shiyu said goodbye to Guy after mastering the Eight Gates Released Formation, then called out the hidden watchers.
• Shiyu exposed the watchers as Root members and fought off their coordinated attacks.
• Shiyu used his Eternal Mangekyo to defeat the Yamanaka agent’s mind-control technique and killed three Root members with a swift sword attack.
• Shiyu placed the surviving Nara agent under genjutsu and learned that Danzo had ordered the surveillance.
• Shiyu tried to question the Nara agent about Root, but a cursed seal in the agent’s mouth killed him.

Shiyu confronted Danzo and Hiruzen about the surveillance and assassination attempts against him, then attacked Danzo in the Hokage's office. Hiruzen revealed that Konoha's High Command had ordered the surveillance because they feared Shiyu's growing power, leaving Shiyu to understand that both men had helped restrain him.

• Shiyu absorbed the bloodline powers of the Yamanaka, Nara, Akimichi, and Aburame clans from the dead Anbu and went to confront Danzo.
• Shiyu accused Danzo of spying on him and criticized his past actions, while Hiruzen agreed that isolating Shiyu had been wrong.
• Danzo tried to leave after warning that Shiyu threatened Konoha, but Shiyu used the Flying Thunder God and severed Danzo's right arm with his Meteor Blade.
• Hiruzen summoned Enma and revealed that Konoha's High Command had ordered the surveillance, while Danzo had only selected the shinobi who carried it out.
• Hiruzen admitted that the village had kept Shiyu off the battlefield and monitored him because they feared his immense power, and Shiyu realized they had sought to restrain him.

Shiyu learned why Hiruzen Sarutobi had taken him as a student despite knowing he had killed Uchiha clan members, but he still chose to leave Konoha if he won their fight. Their battle began atop the Hokage Building, where Shiyu broke free of Hiruzen’s Adamantine Staff cage with Susanoo.

• Shiyu summoned Katsuyu to stop Danzo’s bleeding and asked Hiruzen why he had kept him as a student.
• Hiruzen explained that Shiyu’s parents had been gifted shinobi whose marriage outside their clans led the Uchiha to erase his father’s name, and that he had suspected Shiyu possessed Kage Level chakra.
• Shiyu took Katsuyu back, escaped through the window, and challenged Hiruzen to a fight, wagering that he would go to prison if he lost and leave Konoha if Hiruzen lost.
• Hiruzen ordered the Anbu to stand down, then attacked Shiyu with Enma King transformed into the Adamantine Staff.
• Shiyu caught the staff with one hand, but Hiruzen trapped him in an Adamantine Prison Wall.
• Shiyu shattered the staff cage with Susanoo, and Hiruzen began forming Hand Seals as the fight continued.

Shigure fought Hiruzen Sarutobi, countering his ninjutsu with elemental techniques and a power that absorbed, amplified, and reflected attacks. Hiruzen switched to taijutsu and pressured Shigure with shadow clones, but Shigure drew his meteor blade and prepared to strike back.

• Shigure blocked Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Fire Dragon Flame Bullet with Water Formation Wall, then sliced through his Earth Wall with Water Severing Wave.
• Shigure absorbed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s combined fire-and-earth attacks and used Kōtakamusubi to amplify and reflect them, forcing Enma to shield Hiruzen with the Adamantine Prison Wall.
• Enma identified Shigure’s ninjutsu-absorbing ability and advised Hiruzen Sarutobi to rely on taijutsu instead.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used Shadow Clone Jutsu and attacked Shigure with the Adamantine Staff, driving him onto the defensive while Shigure dodged every blow.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to restrict Shigure’s movements with enlarged staffs, shuriken, and Explosive Tags, but Shigure drew his meteor blade and announced Blade Art: Rushing Wind Thunder.

Shiyu defeated Hiruzen Sarutobi with powerful Wind and Lightning Release sword techniques, then rejected Hiruzen’s plea to stay in Konoha. He left their conflict unresolved after challenging Hiruzen over the village’s treatment of the Uchiha.

• Shiyu unleashed Rushing Wind Thunder, destroying Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Shadow Clones and leaving Hiruzen charred but alive.
• Hiruzen reunited with Enma and attacked Shiyu with the Adamantine Staff, but Shiyu overpowered him and kicked him back.
• Shiyu used Flashing Wind Thunder to slash Hiruzen more than a dozen times at incredible speed, badly injuring him.
• Hiruzen praised Shiyu’s swordsmanship and urged him to reconsider leaving, admitting he had wronged him.
• Shiyu rejected Hiruzen’s offer to make him Hokage and declared his intention to end the world’s narrow-minded racism.
• Shiyu challenged Hiruzen to consider how Konoha would respond if the Uchiha Clan rebelled, and Hiruzen had no answer.

Shiyu lost his fight with Hiruzen Sarutobi and was taken to Konoha Prison, where he secretly escaped his restraints and began undoing the Five Elements Seal. He prepared to carry out his next move.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi used Enma to restrain Shiyu and placed a Five Elements Seal on him, draining his chakra and strength.
• Shiyu accepted his defeat and asked the Anbu to take him to Konoha Prison for attacking Danzo and killing village Anbu.
• The Anbu chained and blindfolded Shiyu, then placed him in a separate cell guarded by the Uchiha.
• After the jailer left, Shiyu broke free of his restraints and used Gouketu no Jutsu to weaken the seal.
• Shiyu performed Five Elements Unseal and began preparing for his next step.