Recaps

Jiraiya trained Naruto in the Three Body Technique, and Naruto made rapid progress through his persistence. After learning about the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique in the Scroll of Seals, Naruto attempted it and astonished Kakashi and Asuma by creating a huge number of solid clones.

• Jiraiya brought Naruto to a training ground and discovered that Naruto could not perform the basic Clone Technique.
• Naruto practiced all day and successfully performed the Clone Technique, then mastered the Three Body Technique over the following days with Jiraiya's guidance.
• Naruto told Jiraiya about the Scroll of Seals and insisted on learning the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to get stronger before Sasuke changed teammates.
• Kakashi and Asuma watched Naruto train, and Asuma doubted that Naruto could protect himself against the Akatsuki Organization.
• Naruto used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to fill the training ground with solid copies of himself, shocking Kakashi and Asuma.

Naruto mastered the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and Jiraiya began teaching him the Rasengan while the Third Hokage watched. The Hokage also ordered the investigation into Akatsuki’s village contacts to continue, narrowing surveillance amid ANBU shortages.

• Naruto demonstrated his mastery of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya began training Naruto to use the Rasengan, but Naruto struggled to understand it.
• The Third Hokage ordered Kakashi to keep monitoring Mizuki in the maximum-security prison for signs of a response from Itachi Uchiha.
• Kakashi reported that Sasuke Uchiha, Shinji Uchiha, Kimimaro, Haku, Karin, and Kurama Yakumo remained under surveillance; the Third Hokage ordered Sasuke’s surveillance maintained and the others’ reduced.
• Kakashi told the Third Hokage that Danzo’s subordinates were secretly investigating Ninja Academy teachers, and the Hokage allowed the investigation to continue.

Shinji resumed his plan to restore Karin’s completely damaged Mangekyō Sharingan, hoping to use her as a subject for advancing to the Rinnegan. After the transplant, Karin sensed a faint familiarity from the eyes, and Shinji prepared to test whether her restored eyes could lead to an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Shinji discovered that Konoha had relaxed its surveillance of Karin and several others, while Kurama Yakumo still had to undergo daily examinations at Konoha Hospital.
• Shinji visited Karin and reviewed her records, finding that her Chakra had increased as she fused with White Zetsu Cells, though she still could not produce Wood Release by fusing Chakra properties.
• Karin told Shinji she had practiced living without using her eyes so the transplant would not draw suspicion.
• Shinji transplanted the completely damaged Mangekyō Sharingan into Karin, and she sensed a slight familiarity from the eyes.
• Shinji planned to use Karin’s restored Mangekyō Sharingan to test fusion into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and, ultimately, advancement to the Rinnegan, with the Susanoo Lamp as a backup.

After returning home, Shinji learned from Meiqiu that the Chinoike Clan lived in Hell Valley and had begun fighting among themselves after the Uchiha Clan stopped guarding them. Shinji considered the clan and its Ketsuryūgan as a possible lead for his dojutsu research.

• Shinji reviewed the village’s investigation after Mizuki’s exposure and planned to keep its attention away from the students while advancing his Rinnegan plan.
• Shinji summoned Meiqiu, who reported discovering the Chinoike Clan in Hell Valley, in the Land of Hot Water.
• Meiqiu explained that the Uchiha Clan had defeated and exiled the Chinoike Clan to Hell Valley after the Land of Lightning’s daimyo’s wife hired them.
• Meiqiu said the Uchiha stopped patrolling Hell Valley after their clan was wiped out, and the Chinoike Clan began fighting among themselves after gaining freedom.
• Meiqiu described the Ketsuryūgan’s ability to control blood and the Blood Pool, and Shinji resolved to investigate Hell Valley.

Shinji traveled to Hell Valley with Yugito Nii to observe the Chinoike Clan and acquire their Ketsuryūgan. After Miyoshi survived the clan’s bloody infighting, Shinji confronted him and revealed his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, leaving Miyoshi shocked to recognize an Uchiha.

• Shinji left the village and met Yugito Nii in the Land of Hot Water before they headed to Hell Valley.
• Shinji and Yugito Nii watched Chinoike clansmen battle among the blood-rich hot spring pools while Shinji assessed the Ketsuryūgan’s abilities.
• Miyoshi defeated the five clansmen surrounding him and carried an unconscious young girl out of Hell Valley.
• Shinji and Yugito Nii landed in front of Miyoshi, and Shinji hesitated to attack after seeing the girl and the fallen clansmen.
• Miyoshi cast a genjutsu on Shinji, but Shinji broke it with his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, prompting Miyoshi to identify him as an Uchiha.

Shinji defeated the Chinoike survivors in Hell Valley and forced Oyakuro En to agree to serve him, though he secretly intended to let him escape. After Oyakuro left with Chiyo, Shinji collected eight complete pairs of Ketsuryūgan from the fallen.

• Oyakuro recognized Shinji as an Uchiha, and Shinji assessed the Ketsuryūgan that had broken through his genjutsu immunity.
• Oyakuro tried to seize Yugito Nii as a hostage, but she wounded him while cloaked in Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Shinji offered to spare Oyakuro if he worked for him, and Oyakuro agreed to serve him.
• Shinji let Oyakuro leave with Chiyo, while Oyakuro resolved to stay near the Land of Hot Water and answer Shinji's summons.
• Shinji had Yugito keep watch and harvested eight complete pairs of Ketsuryūgan from the Chinoike corpses.

Shinji tested the Ketsuryūgan’s power in Hell Valley’s Blood Pool and confirmed that it amplified techniques there. He then forced two pairs of Ketsuryūgan to fuse with his Susanoo Lamp, leaving the Susanoo with a more powerful crimson pair in its second eye sockets.

• Shinji replaced the Red Eyes in his Susanoo with Ketsuryūgan and tested their power in the Blood Pool.
• Shinji found that the Blood Pool strengthened his Water Wall and reasoned that Hell Valley boosted the Chinoike Clan’s combat ability.
• Shinji assessed the Ketsuryūgan and confirmed that controlling them gave him a greater Dojutsu boost than controlling Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shinji used Susanoo Lamp to fuse two pairs of Ketsuryūgan, overcoming their resistance with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shinji’s Susanoo opened its eyes with a more crimson pair of Ketsuryūgan in its second eye sockets.

Shinji fused the Ketsuryūgan with the Susanoo Lamp, unlocking stronger blood control and discovering a tougher clone technique. After another fusion barely improved the eyes, he questioned whether the Ketsuryūgan had reached its limit or whether his method was wrong.

• Shinji tested his newly fused Ketsuryūgan and found that he could make a Blood Pool boil just by looking at it.
• Shinji used his blood while forming a Shadow Clone, then discovered the clone could bleed and withstand injuries that would normally dispel a Shadow Clone.
• Shinji named the enhanced clone a Blood Clone and concluded that only someone with an enhanced Ketsuryūgan could create one.
• Shinji assessed the new Ketsuryūgan as stronger than the Tomoe Sharingan but weaker than the Mangekyō Sharingan, then considered whether further fusion could strengthen them.
• Shinji fused another pair of Ketsuryūgan into the enhanced pair, but the improvement was barely noticeable, leaving him uncertain about the eyes’ potential and his method.

Shinji fused two enhanced pairs of Ketsuryūgan into a Super Blood Dragon Eye, discovering that the Susanoo Lamp could only forcibly fuse dojutsu below the Mangekyō Sharingan’s level. As he prepared to leave with the Red Eye, he sensed it resonating with the Super Blood Dragon Eye.

• Shinji decided to fuse two ordinary pairs of Ketsuryūgan into a second enhanced pair, then rested after completing the fusion.
• Shinji confirmed that wielding two enhanced pairs did not increase his dojutsu power more than wielding one pair.
• Shinji used the Susanoo Lamp to fuse the two enhanced pairs, enduring resistance that pushed the technique close to its limit.
• Shinji examined the resulting Super Blood Dragon Eye and found that it could activate Blood Pool ninjutsu without Hand Seals, but its dojutsu remained below Mangekyō Sharingan level.
• Shinji packed away the remaining Ketsuryūgan and wielded the Red Eye, then sensed it resonating with the Super Blood Dragon Eye.

Shinji discovered that the Super Blood Dragon Eyes and enhanced Red Eyes resonated because their Chakra natures were compatible, and he planned to fuse them after recovering and preparing. He returned to the village and arranged to use Karin's and Haku's Chakra in three days.

• Shinji realized the Super Blood Dragon Eyes and enhanced Red Eyes resonated, then confirmed that ordinary Ketsuryūgan did not produce the same effect.
• Shinji concluded that fusing the two peak eyes might create a qualitative leap, but postponed the attempt because he was exhausted and the procedure could destroy both pairs.
• Shinji gathered the Blood Pool clan members' bones, left the Two-Tails Jinchuriki in the Land of Hot Water, and returned to the village.
• Shinji secretly tested the eyes and found that the Super Blood Dragon Eyes contained some Water Release Chakra, while the enhanced Red Eyes contained some Earth Release Chakra.
• Shinji told Karin and Haku to be ready to provide their Chakra in three days, and both agreed.

Shinji prepared to fuse the Super Blood Dragon Eye with the enhanced Red Eye and arranged for Karin, Haku, Neji, and Yakumo to provide Chakra if the process became difficult. After leaving the village and setting up in a hidden cave, he began the fusion.

• Neji asked Shinji to let him join the Akatsuki Organization, but Shinji refused because Neji was too weak.
• Yakumo eagerly agreed to Shinji's request to be ready to provide Chakra.
• Shinji contacted Karin, Haku, Neji, and Yakumo and planned to draw on their Chakra to support the fusion if needed.
• Three days later, Shinji summoned Meiqiu to impersonate him in his apartment and left the village.
• Shinji found a hidden cave, activated Susanoo, connected to the four Chakra sources through Naobi, and began the fusion.

Shinji began fusing the Susanoo Lamp with his Susanoo, using Magatsu to draw Chakra from Karin, Haku, Neji, and Yakumo as the process met fierce resistance. As the Susanoo’s eye sockets nearly aligned, fragments of intent emerged from the fused eyes and surrounded him.

• Shinji began the fusion and activated Magatsu to draw Chakra from Karin, Haku, Neji, and Yakumo.
• Karin, Haku, and Neji endured the Chakra extraction, while Yakumo resisted Ido’s pleas and agreed to hold on with her.
• Shinji received their Chakra and intensified his Dojutsu, bringing the Susanoo’s second and third pairs of eye sockets close to alignment.
• Ghostly fragments of intent emerged from the Super Blood Dragon Eyes and enhanced Red Eyes and circled Shinji, who watched them without reacting.

Shinji purified the Super Blood Dragon Eye and enhanced Red Eye of lingering fragments of thought, then forced their fusion to completion with Susanoo Lamp. He emerged with powerful new Red Pupils and began examining their abilities.

• Shinji used Magatsu to extract chakra containing fragments of thought from the Ketsuryūgan and Red Eye, sending it to Yakumo, where Ido devoured it.
• Yakumo collapsed from the chakra extraction, while the chakra nourished Ido in her mindscape.
• Shinji purified the eyes and drove Susanoo Lamp as the two pairs of Susanoo eye sockets overlapped but the fusion stalled.
• Shinji poured his remaining chakra and Dojutsu into Susanoo Lamp despite severe eye pain and bleeding from his eyes.
• The fusion completed, leaving brilliant Red Pupils in Susanoo’s second pair of eye sockets.
• Shinji discovered that the new Red Pupils surpassed Mangekyō Sharingan strength and began studying them.

Shinji created and named a new ocular Kekkei Genkai, the Red Dragon Eye, but its hidden Dojutsu resisted his control. After recovering from the fusion, he returned to school, where Shion noticed his fatigue and worried about Naruto's absence.

• Shinji examined the Red Dragon Eye, confirmed its enhanced vision, and found that its hidden Dojutsu resisted his control.
• Shinji considered ways to master the eye's power, then named it the Red Dragon Eye because of its defiant nature.
• Shinji returned to the village, collapsed from exhaustion, and slept until the next day.
• Shinji went to school and supervised Shion's training, and she noticed he seemed tired.
• Shion told Shinji she was worried because Naruto had been absent for several days and had stopped coming to school.

Shinji decided to transplant the newly fused Red Dragon Eyes into Yakumo before using White Zetsu Cells to cure her congenital frailty. After examining her with the eyes, he confirmed that her vital organs caused her condition and told her the transplant would begin soon.

• Shinji observed the students training and learned that Yakumo no longer needed daily checkups at the Medical Team.
• Shinji chose the Red Dragon Eyes for Yakumo, keeping Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan and the Susanoo eyes for his other plans.
• Shinji slipped into the Kurama Clan's Main Family residence after confirming Yakumo's ANBU surveillance had been reassigned.
• Shinji examined Yakumo with the Red Dragon Eyes and identified problems in her heart, liver, and other vital organs.
• Shinji told Yakumo that her eyes were ready for transplant and that he would arrange the procedure soon, followed by a possible White Zetsu Cell transplant.

Shinji confirmed Yakumo could likely tolerate White Zetsu Cells and decided to give her a Red Dragon Eye transplant first. Meanwhile, Naruto pushed himself through intense Rasengan training until mental strain let the Nine-Tails’ chakra leak out, prompting Tsunade to watch over him.

• Shinji tested Yakumo’s cells, confirmed the village had stopped monitoring her, and chose to perform a Red Dragon Eye transplant before trying White Zetsu Cells.
• Naruto used dozens of Shadow Clones to train the Rasengan, driven by his wish to prove himself to Sasuke.
• Naruto’s clones disappeared after he suffered mental strain, and orange-red Tailed Beast Chakra began leaking from him.
• Jiraiya knocked Naruto unconscious while Tsunade caught him and confirmed that he was exhausted but his seal remained intact.
• Naruto tried to resume training, but Tsunade stopped him and decided to keep a close eye on him over the next few days.

Shinji transplanted the Red Dragon Eye into Yakumo and explained its abilities after it awakened her extraordinary vision. The eye also let Ido emerge from Yakumo’s inner world as a solid, visible Spirit Body capable of attacking directly.

• Shinji disguised himself, infiltrated the Kurama Clan estate, and began Yakumo’s eye transplant after strengthening her body with Karin’s Yang Release Chakra.
• Shinji quickly replaced Yakumo’s eyes with the Red Dragon Eye, and Yakumo opened them to discover she could see through walls and perceive chakra and blood inside people.
• Yakumo saw Shinji’s powerful Yin Release Chakra, prompting him to decide to conceal his own Chakra with a seal to protect his identity.
• Shinji told Yakumo that her new eyes were the Red Dragon Eye and described their abilities, including seeing through things, perceiving Spirit Bodies, and controlling blood.
• Ido emerged from Yakumo’s inner world as a solid, visible Spirit Body, revealing that she could now attack enemies directly.

Shinji realized the Red Dragon Eye let Ido form a powerful Spirit Body while Yakumo remained able to fight. After Ido disobeyed him and flew away, Shinji suppressed her and warned Yakumo and Ido that she could not leave Yakumo’s body without his permission.

• Shinji recognized that the Red Dragon Eye had strengthened Ido’s Spirit Body without leaving Yakumo’s physical body defenseless.
• Ido flew high above Konoha despite Yakumo ordering her to return.
• Shinji drained the Red Dragon Eye’s power, weakening Ido’s Spirit Body until she raced back to Yakumo.
• Yakumo and Ido knelt and begged Shinji to forgive Ido for disobeying him.
• Shinji spared them but ordered that Ido could not leave Yakumo’s body without his permission.

Shinji weighed the risks of strengthening Yakumo after Ido’s reckless behavior, then prepared to conceal his identity from her Red Dragon Eye. At Konoha’s training grounds, Naruto completed the Rasengan but collapsed from exhaustion, leaving Tsunade to believe he could become a great shinobi like his father.

• Shinji warned Yakumo that he would kill Ido and take back the Red Dragon Eye if she failed to control her.
• Yakumo demanded that Ido stop acting recklessly, and Ido returned to Yakumo’s inner world after promising not to challenge Shinji.
• Shinji considered the risks of transplanting White Zetsu Cells into Yakumo, then used the Meridian Seal to disguise his Chakra before leaving.
• Naruto used Shadow Clones to help him master the Rasengan after a week of training.
• Naruto collapsed from exhaustion after completing the Rasengan, and Tsunade told Jiraiya that Naruto might grow into a great shinobi like his father.

Shinji continued his cell-fusion research and realized that Tsunade was unlikely to take him as a medical ninjutsu disciple. At the Academy, he observed his experimental subjects before Sasuke challenged the entire class to spar.

• Shinji worked on experiments involving Yakumo and White Zetsu Cells, and Neji and Kimimaro's cells, while considering building his own laboratory.
• Shinji saw Tsunade force Naruto back into bed after Naruto claimed he had recovered, and noticed Naruto's bandaged, injured hands.
• Tsunade praised Shinji's medical talent but left without offering to teach him, disappointing his hopes of learning her Yin Seal.
• At the Academy, Shinji observed Karin adapting to blindness and Yakumo examining her surroundings with her newly acquired Red Dragon Eye.
• Sasuke easily kicked a student out of the sparring area and challenged the whole class, while Iruka noted that Sasuke's early-graduation application had received no response.

Sasuke overwhelmed most of his classmates in a sparring match before he and Yakumo cast Genjutsu on each other. Yakumo’s altered blood brought her back to her senses, while Sasuke became trapped in her illusion as the spectators wondered if he was under Genjutsu.

• Sasuke dodged and countered Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino, then knocked down Sakura, Shion, and Hinata.
• Neji, Haku, Tenten, Rock Lee, and Shinji watched Sasuke’s display, while Shinji worried Yakumo might reveal her Red Dragon Eye.
• Sasuke found only Kimimaro and Yakumo still standing, then used the Body Flicker Technique to approach Yakumo and try to defeat her with Genjutsu.
• Yakumo turned to face Sasuke and formed Hand Seals before he cast Genjutsu on her.
• Yakumo’s blood flow jolted her back to her senses, while Sasuke saw an illusion of vines attacking him and dodged them.
• The training field fell silent as Yakumo gasped on the ground and Sasuke rolled away from imaginary attacks, prompting someone to ask if he was under Genjutsu.

Yakumo fought Sasuke in an Academy assessment, breaking free of his genjutsu but refusing to use the Red Dragon Eye or let Ido take over. As she sealed Ido inside her mindscape, Ido realized Yakumo had become far more powerful than she was and was learning to control that power.

• Sasuke realized Yakumo had trapped him in a genjutsu, then broke free by biting his lip.
• Kakashi and Asuma praised both students as Shinji watched Yakumo to see whether she would control the Red Dragon Eye and Ido.
• Yakumo wondered whether the Red Dragon Eye had helped her escape Sasuke's genjutsu, while Ido urged her to activate it.
• Sasuke attacked Yakumo with taijutsu and sent her flying, but she refused Ido's demands to use the Red Dragon Eye or take control.
• Yakumo sealed Ido inside her mindscape, and Ido realized Yakumo had gained more power and could now overpower her.

Yakumo endured Sasuke’s relentless taijutsu by dodging his vital attacks as the Red Dragon Eye secretly boosted her body, but Shinji stopped the fight before her frail body gave out. The students praised Shinji for stepping in, while he let them misunderstand what had happened.

• Sasuke attacked Yakumo repeatedly, but she avoided his vital spots and grew faster and stronger as the fight continued.
• Kakashi, Asuma, Neji, and Karin noticed unusual signs in Yakumo, though they mistook the Red Dragon Eye’s effects for a secret taijutsu technique or strange chakra.
• Sasuke activated his Sharingan and prepared a Great Fireball, but Shinji intervened, interrupted the ninjutsu, and rendered Yakumo unconscious.
• Shinji treated Yakumo and realized the Red Dragon Eye had been stimulating her blood and pushing her weak body toward collapse.
• Shion and Tenten praised Shinji for stopping the fight, and Shinji chose not to correct the students’ assumptions.

Yakumo woke at Konoha Hospital after her body was severely depleted, and Tsunade noticed that the chakra in her changed eyes had surged dramatically. Tsunade and Jiraiya investigated the mystery, while Shinji worried that Yakumo’s Red Dragon Eye had been exposed.

• Yakumo woke in Konoha Hospital, where Tsunade ordered her to rest and questioned her unexplained exhaustion and changed eyes.
• Shinji left the hospital, suspecting Tsunade had recognized Yakumo’s Red Dragon Eye and wondering how the village would respond.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya that Yakumo’s health had miraculously improved and that she had sensed the First’s Chakra within her.
• Tsunade showed Jiraiya Yakumo’s medical report, which recorded a nearly seven-hundredfold increase in chakra fluctuations in her eyes.
• Jiraiya suggested that Yakumo had awakened a new Dojutsu Kekkei Genkai rather than received transplanted eyes.

Tsunade and Jiraiya concluded that Yakumo had awakened a powerful new dōjutsu kekkei genkai, but her chronic frailty remained incurable by conventional treatment. After learning that a risky cell transplant might help, the Third ordered Tsunade to take Yakumo as her student.

• Tsunade judged Yakumo's eyes to be a newly awakened dōjutsu rather than transplanted organs, unaware that the Red Dragon Eye had masked signs of rejection.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade agreed to keep Yakumo's condition and new dōjutsu secret, then went to report to the Third.
• Tsunade told the Third that Yakumo's eyes might rival the Mangekyō Sharingan, and he ordered the information sealed.
• Tsunade explained that only a risky cell transplant might treat Yakumo's chronic condition, and admitted she was not confident she could perform it.
• The Third decided Tsunade should take Kurama Yakumo on as her student.