Chapter Summaries

Shiyu defeated the bounty hunters at the Underground Bounty Station, using his abilities to absorb ninjutsu and chakra before forcing them to submit. He also defeated Hoshino Yu and announced that he would bring every bounty station under his control.

• Shiyu absorbed the bounty hunters’ ninjutsu, repelled their attacks with Shinra Tensei, and trapped them with Wood Release until they surrendered.
• Shiyu demanded that the bounty hunters submit and name their strongest fighter, and they identified Hoshino Yu, a powerful Kumogakure rogue ninja who was away on a mission.
• Hoshino Yu returned and refused to submit, so Shiyu pulled him close with Banshō Ten'in and drained his chakra when he activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Shiyu outpaced Hoshino Yu and defeated him with Shinra Tensei, after which Hoshino Yu agreed to submit.
• Shiyu declared that he and Kakuzu would bring every bounty station under his control, then left with Kakuzu.

After taking control of the underground exchange offices, Shiyu founded the Twilight Organization and traveled to Mount Myōboku to learn its Senjutsu. The Great Toad Sage gave him a cryptic prophecy, and Shiyu agreed to train under Fukasaku.

• Shiyu and Kakuzu seized control of every underground exchange office across the Shinobi World.
• Shiyu founded the Twilight Organization with Uchiha Masamune, Kakuzu, and Gray Fang as its first members, then left Shinobi Village to recruit powerful shinobi.
• Shiyu used Minato Namikaze's scroll to travel to Mount Myōboku, where a messenger frog took him to the Great Toad Sage.
• The Great Toad Sage prophesied that Shiyu would lose someone dear to him, visit the Netherworld, and eventually watch over everything.
• The Great Toad Sage encouraged Shiyu to learn the Senjutsu of all three sacred places, and Shiyu agreed to study Mount Myōboku's Senjutsu under Fukasaku.

Shiyu trained in Mount Myōboku’s Senjutsu under Fukasaku, quickly mastering the balance exercise and learning to absorb Natural Energy. He struggled to control the amount he absorbed and began turning into a frog twice, but continued training and ended the chapter absorbing a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra.

• Fukasaku showed Shiyu how to balance on a stone slab and warned him that absorbing too much Natural Energy could turn him to stone.
• Shiyu repeatedly fell from the slab, then mastered the first stage of training by sitting steadily for five minutes.
• Shiyu told Fukasaku that he could already sense Natural Energy because he was a sensory-type ninja and had trained at Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest.
• Shiyu absorbed too much Natural Energy and began turning into a frog, so Fukasaku struck him with his staff to stop him.
• Shiyu tried absorbing Natural Energy in smaller amounts, then increased his intake and began turning into a frog again when he grew impatient.
• Shiyu resumed training with greater care and absorbed a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra while monitoring his balance and body.

Shiyu mastered Mount Myōboku’s Sage Arts, developed Rasenshuriken, and signed the toad summoning contract. After Fukasaku sent him back, Shiyu set off for Konoha to pursue Orochimaru and Shisui.

• Shiyu absorbed Mount Myōboku’s Natural Energy and entered Sage Mode, impressing Fukasaku with his control.
• Fukasaku taught Shiyu Frog Kumite and other Sage Arts, but Isobu’s chakra rejected Fukasaku when he tried to merge with Shiyu.
• Shiyu trained on Mount Myōboku and developed Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and Sage Art: Rasenshuriken.
• After three months, Shiyu mastered all the Sage Arts and signed Mount Myōboku’s summoning contract.
• Fukasaku used the Reverse Summoning Technique to return Shiyu to where he had been before visiting Mount Myōboku.
• Shiyu headed for Konoha, intending to target Orochimaru and Shisui.

Shiyu returned to Konoha in disguise and learned that the village believed he had died, while Kushina was nearing childbirth. As he sensed the Nine-Tails’ chakra and anticipated an attack, he rushed to protect Naruto and Minato.

• Shiyu bribed his way past Konoha’s border guards and returned to the village, where he wondered about his parents’ deaths and considered meeting Orochimaru.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Teuchi told Shiyu that Konoha had declared Uchiha Shigure dead and built a memorial for him, while Kushina was more than halfway through her pregnancy.
• Shiyu visited his own memorial and briefly encountered Kurenai, who left flowers and said she believed he was still alive.
• Shiyu went to Orochimaru’s home, found him absent, and left a Wood Clone there to wait for him.
• Shiyu sensed the Nine-Tails’ chakra, realized Naruto might be born that day, and hurried toward Kushina and Minato to protect them.

Kushina gave birth to Naruto, but a masked man seized the chance to extract the Nine-Tails and send it rampaging toward Konoha. Minato went to stop the beast while Shiyu reached Kushina and began restoring her life force, leaving her asking him to help Minato.

• Kushina gave birth to Naruto, but the Masked Man took the baby and threatened him to draw Minato away.
• Minato rescued Naruto from the Masked Man’s explosive-tagged blanket, while the Masked Man abducted Kushina and removed the Nine-Tails from her body.
• The Masked Man sent the Nine-Tails toward Konoha, and Minato rescued Kushina before taking her to Naruto’s hiding place and leaving to fight.
• Shiyu sensed Kushina’s chakra, reached her despite Konoha’s barrier, and used Yang Release Chakra and Katsuyu to treat her.
• Kushina recovered enough to thank Shiyu and ask him to help Minato.

Shiyu agreed to help Kushina save Minato, then intervened as Minato fought the Masked Man during the Nine-Tails’ attack on Konoha. Minato left to stop the beast while Shiyu confronted the Masked Man, mocking him as a man who had forsaken his name.

• Shiyu told Kushina he could save Minato if she accepted his request, and Kushina agreed on both their behalf.
• Minato deflected the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball with Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder, then fought the Masked Man and tried to identify him as Madara Uchiha.
• Shiyu appeared between Minato and the Masked Man, said Kushina was safe, and sent Minato to stop the Nine-Tails.
• The Masked Man tried to persuade Shiyu to join him against Konoha, and Shiyu laughed and called him a man who had forsaken his name.

Shiyu revealed that the Masked Man was Obito Uchiha, wounded him, and forced him to flee, but Obito still insisted he was Madara. As the Nine-Tails rampaged in Konoha, Shiyu’s Wood Clone restrained it while Minato and Kushina prepared to seal it, leaving Minato resolved to sacrifice himself and entrust Naruto with stopping the Masked Man.

• Shiyu identified the Masked Man as Obito Uchiha and called him a pawn of Madara, but Obito insisted he was Madara and attacked.
• Shiyu used Flying Thunder God and a Rasengan to destroy Obito’s Wood Release arm, then placed a Contract Seal on him to separate him from the Nine-Tails.
• Obito escaped into the Kamui Dimension, while Shiyu resolved to expand the Twilight Organization and save the Fourth Hokage.
• The Nine-Tails attacked Konoha, and Sarutobi drove it outside the village before Minato transported it farther away.
• Shiyu’s Wood Clone used Wood Release to restrain the Nine-Tails as Minato recovered and Kushina prepared to seal it.
• Minato told Kushina he would use the Reaper Death Seal and seal the other half of the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, saying Naruto would stop the Masked Man.

Minato used the Reaper Death Seal to take half of the Nine-Tails' soul and planned to seal the remainder inside Naruto. Shiyu saved Naruto from the Nine-Tails' attack, accepted Minato's seal key, and left with Minato and Kushina's bodies.

• Minato used the Reaper Death Seal to take half of the Nine-Tails' soul, despite Kushina's objections, while Hiruzen Sarutobi failed to enter the barrier.
• The Nine-Tails lunged at Naruto, but Shiyu stopped time with Kamitakamusubi and knocked the beast aside, saving Naruto and protecting Minato and Kushina.
• Minato gave Shiyu the key to Naruto's seal and asked him to have Jiraiya keep it safe before preparing to seal the Nine-Tails inside Naruto.
• Shiyu told Hiruzen he would not take Naruto, then used Snake Sage Art to block the area’s five senses and escaped with Minato and Kushina's bodies.

Shiyu hid Minato and Kushina after the Nine-Tails Rebellion, then took Kushina to Shikkotsu Forest to grow stronger and protect Naruto. There, he reunited with Xiao Xing, who revealed she had mastered Senjutsu and challenged him to a fight.

• Shiyu sealed Minato's body and the Shinigami masks, planning to study them so he could release Minato's soul and eventually revive him.
• Shiyu persuaded Kushina to stay hidden, protect Naruto, and absorb the Six-Tails to increase her strength.
• Shiyu brought Kushina to Shikkotsu Forest and reunited with Xiao Xing after three years apart.
• Xiao Xing told Shiyu and Kushina that she had mastered Katsuyu's Senjutsu and asked Kushina to make a barrier for a fight with Shiyu.
• Shiyu refused Xiao Xing's request to fight.

Xiao Xing challenged Shiyu to prove how much stronger she had become, and defeated him with her senjutsu, speed, and slug abilities. Afterward, she asked him to take her along so she could support him, while Shiyu urged her to spend time with Kushina amid their dangerous circumstances.

• Kushina raised a barrier around Shiyu and Xiao Xing as they prepared to fight.
• Xiao Xing entered Sage Mode and attacked Shiyu with powerful senjutsu, then matched his speed and struck him with a forceful punch.
• Xiao Xing withstood Shiyu's Shinra Tensei by splitting into tiny slugs, then touched his chest and claimed victory.
• Shiyu admitted he had underestimated Xiao Xing and apologized for leaving her behind while he trained.
• Xiao Xing told Shiyu she wanted to stay by his side and help him, and he asked her to spend time with Kushina while they faced their enemies.
• Kushina lowered the barrier, Xiao Xing joined her, and a few days later Shiyu said it was time.

Shiyu asked Kushina to become the Six-Tails Jinchuriki so she could help fight the Akatsuki Organization and its hidden mastermind. Saiken agreed to be sealed inside her, and Shiyu welcomed Kushina and Xiao Xing as new members of their organization.

• Shiyu explained to Xiao Xing that he wanted Kushina to become the Six-Tails Jinchuriki to strengthen their chances against the Akatsuki Organization and its mastermind.
• Kushina agreed to become Saiken's Jinchuriki to protect Minato and Naruto, and Shiyu led her and Xiao Xing to Shikkotsu Forest.
• Isobu spoke with Saiken through Shiyu and persuaded him that Shiyu and his allies treated Tailed Beasts as partners.
• Kushina introduced herself to Saiken, and Isobu revealed that Shiyu carried the Sage of Six Paths' Yin-Yang Release.
• Saiken agreed to help fight their enemies, and Kushina sealed him inside herself with the Eight Trigrams Seal.
• Shiyu declared that Kushina and Xiao Xing had joined their organization.

Shiyu recruited Orochimaru into the Twilight Organization, offering resources for his research as Danzo’s plans and the Third Hokage’s discovery forced Orochimaru to leave Konoha. Orochimaru fled north under pursuit and was intercepted by Jiraiya, while Shiyu remained unseen.

• Shiyu returned to Konoha with Kushina and Xiao Xing, then sent a Wood Clone to speak with Orochimaru.
• Shiyu warned Orochimaru that Danzo would exploit his research and offered him a place in the Twilight Organization, along with support for his experiments.
• Orochimaru accepted and agreed to leave Konoha, and Shiyu left him a Flying Thunder God Mark before dispelling the Wood Clone.
• Danzo arranged for Hiruzen Sarutobi to discover Orochimaru’s human experiments, so Hiruzen declared him a rogue ninja and sent Anbu after him.
• Orochimaru fled north until Jiraiya intercepted him, and Jiraiya called for Shiyu to come out and help.

Shiyu appeared while Jiraiya tried to stop Orochimaru from leaving Konoha, then gave Jiraiya Minato’s scroll containing the key to Naruto’s Nine-Tails seal. Shiyu warned Jiraiya about Konoha’s darkness and the danger facing his former students, leaving Jiraiya stunned by the revelations.

• Orochimaru baited Jiraiya by claiming Shiyu was nearby, and Shiyu finally appeared in the forest.
• Shiyu blocked Jiraiya from pursuing Orochimaru and sent Orochimaru north to meet someone.
• Shiyu gave Jiraiya Minato’s scroll and explained that it held the key to undoing the Nine-Tails’ seal inside Naruto.
• Shiyu challenged Jiraiya to consider Konoha’s abuses, including Root’s coming move against the Uchiha Clan and Orochimaru being forced to bear Konoha’s darkness.
• Shiyu told Jiraiya that Naruto was one of multiple Children of Prophecy and warned him about the Akatsuki Organization’s threat to Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan.
• Jiraiya learned that Nagato had killed Hanzo and that confronting his former students without peak Kage Level strength could mean certain death.

Shiyu stopped Jiraiya from pursuing Orochimaru, then caught up with Orochimaru and learned about the Impure World Reincarnation. Shiyu asked Orochimaru to give him the technique once he had perfected it.

• Shiyu challenged Jiraiya to move his feet within five minutes, but Jiraiya’s attacks failed to overcome Shiyu’s defenses.
• Jiraiya set Shiyu alight with oil and fire, but Shiyu repelled the flames, washed off the oil, and declared Jiraiya defeated.
• Shiyu used Wood Release and genjutsu to incapacitate Jiraiya, then left a Wood Clone to draw Konoha’s Anbu to him.
• Shiyu caught up with Orochimaru and asked why he was not surprised by Shiyu’s Wood Release.
• Orochimaru revealed that he had learned about Impure World Reincarnation, and Shiyu asked him to hand it over after perfecting it.

Shiyu welcomed Orochimaru into Shinobi Village and the Twilight Organization, then learned that Scorpion of the Red Sand had joined the Akatsuki. Shiyu decided to travel to Kirigakure with Orochimaru to recruit Kekkei Genkai users and seek out Yagura, prepared for a possible clash with Obito.

• Shiyu offered Orochimaru support for his research in exchange for studying the Uzumaki Clan's Reaper Death Seal.
• Shiyu showed Orochimaru Shinobi Village's science center and Ninja Academy, and Orochimaru agreed to join the village.
• Shiyu introduced Orochimaru to Shinobi Village's senior members and gave him permission to conduct research under the village's rules.
• Shiyu received word that Scorpion of the Red Sand had joined the Akatsuki Organization.
• Shiyu chose to travel to Kirigakure with Orochimaru to find Yagura and recruit Kekkei Genkai users, including Kimimaro and Haku.

Shiyu and Orochimaru reached Kirigakure to meet Karatachi Yagura, but the village’s suspicious ninja captured them and put them in prison. The chapter ended as a frightening laugh echoed through their cell.

• Shiyu and Orochimaru sailed to the Land of Water and secured their boat with Shiyu’s Wood Release.
• The two headed toward Kirigakure as the village’s ninja gathered around them.
• Shiyu told the Kirigakure ninja that he had come to help Yagura and handed over the Third Mizukage’s scroll.
• The ninja suspected Shiyu and Orochimaru of aiding the rebels, attacked them, then tied them up and escorted them into the village.
• Kirigakure’s ninja locked Shiyu and Orochimaru in the same prison cell, where a terrifying laugh rang out.

Shiyu and Orochimaru rescued Kisame from a Kirigakure prison, and Shiyu gave him Samehada after inviting him to join their cause. Kisame challenged Shiyu to prove his strength, and their battle escalated as Shiyu countered Kisame’s Water Release with the Rinne Sharingan and swordsmanship.

• The prisoners mocked Shiyu and Orochimaru, but one prisoner defended them and Shiyu recognized him as Kisame.
• Orochimaru summoned snakes that killed the other prisoners, while Shiyu freed Kisame and invited him to help create a peaceful world.
• Shiyu summoned Samehada and offered it to Kisame, who agreed to serve him if Shiyu won their strength test.
• Kisame flooded the prison with Explosive Water Severing Wave and attacked Shiyu, but Shiyu repelled and pulled him with the Rinne Sharingan’s powers.
• Shiyu pierced Kisame’s limbs with a controlled Water Severing Wave after Kisame tried to block it with Water Formation Wall.
• Kisame summoned five feeding sharks and charged Shiyu as Shiyu met the attack with a One-Character Iaido Slash.

Shiyu defeated Kisame and gained his allegiance, then left the prison with Kisame and Orochimaru to meet Kirigakure’s acting Mizukage. His overwhelming killing intent cowed the Kirigakure shinobi escorting them, and he began imagining turning the village’s islands into a tourist destination.

• Shiyu defeated Kisame with his swordsmanship, and Kisame pledged his life and loyalty to Uchiha Shigure.
• Shiyu had Katsuyu heal Kisame and told him to reclaim Samehada.
• Orochimaru warned Shiyu that dozens of Kirigakure Jonin had gathered outside the prison to retrieve Kisame.
• Shiyu’s killing intent frightened the Kirigakure Jonin, and their leader invited him to the acting Mizukage’s office.
• Shiyu departed for Kirigakure with Orochimaru and Kisame, then suggested developing the surrounding islands as a tourist destination.

Shiyu visited acting Mizukage Genji and learned that Karatachi Yagura led the rebellion against Kirigakure. The chapter ended as Yagura’s forces approached the village and Genji ordered his ninja to meet them.

• Shiyu sensed that Kirigakure had few residents, and Orochimaru and Kisame explained how the Blood Mist policy and civil war had weakened the village.
• Kisame told Shiyu that he had surrendered to Kirigakure’s prison after his own village accused him of colluding with the rebels.
• Shiyu met acting Mizukage Genji, who revealed that he was an elder, not Karatachi Yagura.
• Shiyu told Genji that the Third Mizukage and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had died on the battlefield near Konoha.
• Genji revealed that Karatachi Yagura led the rebels and sought to seize power in Kirigakure.
• A Kirigakure Jonin reported that Yagura’s forces were approaching, and Genji ordered his ninja to meet them.