Recaps

Hiruko’s transplant surgery on Ranmaru succeeded, and Ranmaru chose Kekkei Genkai for a fusion ritual so he could kill one person. In Konoha, Kaede sparred with Naruto while Shinji’s arrival revealed how much his reputation had grown, and Kaede learned who he was.

• Hiruko congratulated Ranmaru on the successful surgery, and Ranmaru passed out as Hiruko planned another fusion ritual.
• Ranmaru recovered enough to visit Hiruko’s laboratory and chose several Kekkei Genkai from Hiruko’s booklet, saying he wanted to kill one person.
• Kaede used her ability to fly during a spar with Naruto, and the students discussed how difficult flying enemies were to fight.
• Shinji arrived at the training ground, identified Kaede as Takigakure’s Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, and considered how her arrival could attract the Akatsuki Organization.
• After Shinji left, Kaede asked about him, and Yakumo identified him as the Ninja Academy’s top student, Shinji Uchiha.

Shinji reviewed his Tenseigan Plan while waiting for H’s consciousness to awaken, and monitored Neji and Kimimaro as their chakra began to merge through H’s biological exoskeleton. In his secret laboratory, he found that his chakra quality was improving more slowly than Karin’s had after surgery.

• Shinji failed to sense H with Naobi and reviewed his plan to make H the prospective Tenseigan host using enhanced pure Byakugan and chakra from Neji and Kimimaro.
• Shinji concluded that H’s dormant consciousness might be part of a transformation caused by Neji’s and Kimimaro’s chakra beginning to merge in H’s biological exoskeleton.
• Shinji ordered Neji and Kimimaro to keep a low profile, stay in the village, and avoid overusing chakra, then increased his Naobi checks to three times a day.
• Shinji swapped places with a new Blood Clone and went to his secret laboratory to check his physical measurements.
• Shinji saw that his chakra quality was improving more slowly than Karin’s had after surgery and wondered why the gap was growing.

Shinji discovered that controlling the Rinnegan and Red Dragon Eyes was interfering with his attempt to awaken the Rinnegan. After removing them, his Yin and Yang Chakra began merging more freely, and he decided to keep the eyes nearby while his awakening progressed.

• Shinji compared his post-surgery data with Karin's and realized his Chakra changes had gone wrong on the third day.
• Shinji suspected his Susanoo Lamp and the eyes it controlled were the difference between his condition and Karin's.
• Shinji removed the Rinnegan and Red Dragon Eyes from Susanoo and stored them in separate nutrient tanks.
• Shinji felt lighter as his Yin Release Chakra began merging with the Yang Release Chakra in the First Hokage cells, producing Power of All Things.
• Shinji decided to keep the eyes close rather than return the Rinnegan to Karin and the Red Dragon Eyes to Yakumo.

Shinji and Yakumo held a sparring match at the Ninja Academy while the Five Kage discussed forming an alliance against the Akatsuki Organization. The match’s explosive clashes drew the Kage from their summit to watch.

• Students and shinobi gathered at the training ground to watch Shinji and Yakumo spar, while Sasuke questioned whether he had truly defeated Shinji in the past.
• Yakumo launched an attack on Shinji, showing how much her fighting ability had improved.
• The Five Kage discussed which smaller shinobi villages would join their alliance against the Akatsuki Organization.
• A rumble interrupted the summit, and an ANBU reported that Shinji and Yakumo’s sparring had caused it.
• The Third Tsuchikage, Mizukage, Raikage, and Kazekage went to the training ground to see Shinji and Yakumo fight.

Shinji and Yakumo’s sparring match impressed the gathered Kage and villagers, while the leaders of other villages worried about Konoha’s growing strength. Kaede asked to spar with them and rushed onto the training ground, interrupting their match.

• Tsunade and Shizune watched Yakumo fight Shinji, and Jiraiya praised Yakumo’s strength and resemblance to Tsunade.
• Shinji evaded Yakumo’s increasingly unpredictable attacks, while Ōnoki recognized both young fighters as remarkable Konoha talents.
• The Fourth Mizukage, Fourth Raikage, and Fourth Kazekage watched the match, and the Raikage and Kazekage feared Konoha’s strength after the alliance ended.
• Kaede arrived beside Naruto and asked to spar with Shinji and Yakumo after he introduced them.
• Sasuke encouraged Kaede to join the match so she could see Konoha’s strength, and Kaede leaped onto the training ground.

Kaede challenged Shinji and transformed into a Tailed Beast, but Yakumo restrained her with Wood Release and ended the sparring before anyone was hurt. Tsunade and Jiraiya then discussed the Akatsuki threat, the stalled Kage Summit, and Danzo’s possible return to power.

• Kaede rushed at Shinji to challenge him, and Yakumo caught her with Wood Release vines when she charged recklessly.
• Kaede activated her Tailed Beast Cloak, so Yakumo summoned trees that restrained her and absorbed her Chakra until the cloak faded.
• Yakumo helped Kaede up and warned her against transforming into a Tailed Beast in the village; Shinji agreed to end the sparring.
• Kaede admired Yakumo, while Tsunade and Jiraiya praised her Wood Release and resolved to confront the Akatsuki Organization themselves.
• Tsunade asked about the Kage Summit, and Jiraiya said a lack of information had stalled progress; they also suspected Danzo was trying to make a comeback.

Danzo and Orochimaru sought information about Hiruko’s Chimera Technique while Shinji trained Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo. During their Taijutsu spar, Chiyo awakened the Ketsuryūgan, and both girls pressed Shinji with their newly enhanced abilities.

• Danzo learned from Orochimaru that Hiruko had fused five Kekkei Genkai with the Chimera Technique, and ordered him to contact Hiruko or capture him for the technique.
• Shinji continued working to fuse the First Hokage cells in his body and visited Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo to teach Medical Ninjutsu and assess their progress.
• Shinji tested the girls’ Taijutsu and found that their speed, strength, and teamwork made them formidable opponents.
• Ryūsetsuna activated Dragon’s Life, while Chiyo awakened the Ketsuryūgan and used it to accelerate her blood circulation and maximize her physical abilities.
• Shinji laughed and charged at Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo as they lunged at him together.

Shinji fought Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo to help them absorb Blue Spider Lily No. 1 and improve their control of the Twelve Palaces. When they began using Ninjutsu and Chiyo’s blood-manipulating Ketsuryūgan, their combined attacks pushed Shinji into a genuine sense of danger.

• Shinji and Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo continued their intense Taijutsu battle as their bodies and control of the Twelve Palaces grew stronger.
• Ryūsetsuna asked to use Ninjutsu, and Shinji told her and Chiyo to attack him without holding back.
• Ryūsetsuna used Fire Release: Ghost Lantern while Chiyo formed a flowing Blood Blade from her own blood.
• Shinji dodged Ryūsetsuna’s fireballs and caught her punch, but noticed Chiyo’s Blood Blade could lengthen and leaped away from her slash.
• Shinji narrowly avoided Chiyo’s attack as his Killing Intent Perception warned him of the danger.

Shinji tested Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo in combat, defeating them while assessing their abilities. Chiyo discovered that she had awakened the Ketsuryūgan and revealed that she could make blood explode with great force.

• Shinji used Ryūsetsuna as a shield to keep Chiyo from joining the fight, then defeated both women with close-range attacks.
• Shinji praised their Taijutsu and advised Ryūsetsuna to better combine her Fire Release with Taijutsu.
• Shinji realized that Chiyo had unknowingly awakened the Ketsuryūgan and asked her to test its other abilities.
• Chiyo made the blood on the ground swell and explode, blasting a crater into the ground and surprising Shinji, Ryūsetsuna, and herself.

Shinji discovered that Chiyo could turn her own blood into a powerful explosion and told her to train her Ketsuryūgan carefully. After deciding that Chiyo and Ryūsetsuna were ready to leave the hideout and gain experience, he told them to pack, leaving Chiyo afraid he was abandoning them.

• Chiyo explained that she had activated her Ketsuryūgan and accidentally detonated her blood, leaving a clean crater.
• Shinji realized Chiyo's Ketsuryūgan could let her detonate blood inside an injured enemy and warned her to master blood control.
• Shinji decided that Chiyo and Ryūsetsuna had progressed enough in their training to leave the hideout and gain experience elsewhere.
• Shinji told the two girls to pack their things, and Chiyo asked whether he was abandoning them.

Shinji sent Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo to Kusagakure to gain field experience and welcomed them into Breaking Dawn as partners with the code names J and K. He secretly followed them before leaving, intending to let them discover their true strength through missions.

• Shinji told Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo that they had graduated and would return to Kusagakure to take missions.
• Shinji placed Naobi marks on both of them and warned them to keep the potions and the Twelve Palaces secret.
• Shinji accepted Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo into Breaking Dawn and assigned them the paired code names J and K, with Ryūsetsuna choosing J and Chiyo choosing K.
• Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo set off for Kusagakure, discussing the village and the Genin missions they might take.
• Shinji secretly followed them for part of the journey, then left without telling them how powerful they had become.

As delegations from small hidden villages gathered in Konoha for the Shinobi Village Alliance meeting, Shinji continued training and accelerated the Yin-Yang fusion in his body. He estimated he could attempt to awaken the Rinnegan in about a month and planned to check on Sasuke to obtain Ōtsutsuki Indra’s Chakra.

• Haku and Karin told Shinji that shinobi from other villages, including Otogakure, had arrived in Konoha for the alliance meeting.
• Shinji reasoned that the Five Great Shinobi Villages were testing the small villages for spies and would not yet reveal important information.
• Shinji sparred with Haku and Karin and reflected on how intense combat and careful Chakra control were speeding up his integration of the First Hokage cells.
• Shinji estimated that his Yin-Yang fusion was progressing quickly enough for him to attempt awakening the Rinnegan in about a month.
• Shinji realized he still needed Ōtsutsuki Indra’s Chakra and headed to Konoha Hospital to check on Sasuke.

Tsunade confirmed that Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan was severely depleted and explained that its Dojutsu could not normally recover. After Yakumo suggested transplanting First Hokage cells, Sasuke suspected that 'B' had used them to restore his own eyes, while Shinji left relieved that Sasuke would remain out of his way for now.

• Tsunade examined Sasuke and said his Mangekyō Sharingan’s Dojutsu had not recovered and that the unstable eye placed a heavy burden on its wielder.
• Sakura pointed out that Akatsuki Organization’s 'A' and 'B' had used their Mangekyō Sharingan extensively, yet their Dojutsu had not run dry.
• Sasuke recalled that 'A' had told him about the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and wondered whether 'B' had instead restored his Dojutsu with First Hokage cells.
• Yakumo asked whether transplanting First Hokage cells could restore Sasuke’s Dojutsu, and Tsunade said it was theoretically possible.
• Shinji listened outside the examination room and decided Sasuke would not interfere with his attempt to awaken the Rinnegan within the next month.

After sensing a change in Neji’s biological exoskeleton, Shinji summoned Neji and Kimimaro to the Forest of Death to examine them. H awakened and revealed that their combined Chakra was close to fully fusing, which could awaken a Tenseigan like the one on the moon.

• Neji and Kimimaro left the ANBU Building after answering questions about their fight with Shinnō, still concerned about their dormant biological exoskeletons.
• Neji returned home and noticed the enhanced Byakugan on his back twitching as his exoskeleton changed.
• Shinji sensed a new type of Chakra in Neji and summoned Neji and Kimimaro to meet him in the Forest of Death.
• Neji and Kimimaro stood back-to-back, causing their biological exoskeletons to respond and reconnect.
• H awakened and explained that a full fusion of their Chakra could endanger them but might awaken the Tenseigan.

H began awakening the Tenseigan by combining Neji and Kimimaro's Chakra in their Fusion State, while Shinji shielded the process with a Chakra Barrier. The two men endured the dangerous transformation, and the chapter ended as Tenseigan opened in their foreheads.

• Shinji told Neji and Kimimaro that H needed the Fusion State to awaken the Tenseigan safely, and both agreed to proceed despite the risk.
• Shinji raised a Chakra Barrier as H drew Neji and Kimimaro's Chakra into himself and began the awakening.
• Neji and Kimimaro collapsed from the strain, while Shinji chose not to add his own Chakra for fear of disrupting the process.
• The Fusion State merged their traits, producing a bone spear from Neji's hand and Byakugan-like eyes in Kimimaro's sockets as H's body grew stronger.
• The enhanced Byakugan moved through their shared body and settled in the centers of Neji and Kimimaro's foreheads.
• Neji and Kimimaro's forehead eyes opened again as Tenseigan.

Shinji confirmed that Neji and Kimimaro had awakened a Tenseigan each, but the eyes consumed too much Chakra for them to maintain. When Fusion State ended, both Tenseigan went dormant to protect their hosts.

• "H" explained that it had split the newly awakened Tenseigan between Neji and Kimimaro because it lacked enough Chakra to sustain both eyes itself.
• Shinji confirmed the Tenseigan had awakened successfully, though they remained unstable and their hosts could not fully use their power.
• Neji and Kimimaro ended Fusion State, causing "H" to split and return to their bodies.
• Shinji saw that both Tenseigan had gone dormant, since Neji and Kimimaro could not bear even one eye.

Shinji learned that Neji and Kimimaro had gained no lasting benefits from awakening the Tenseigan, which remained dormant and impossible to remove safely. Kimimaro agreed to keep his Tenseigan secret, taking his first step toward choosing Shinji’s organization over Orochimaru.

• Neji used his Byakugan to confirm that the Tenseigan was still between his brows and had gone dormant.
• Shinji concluded that Neji and Kimimaro were temporary hosts and that removing the unstable Tenseigan would turn it back into Byakugan.
• Neji and 'H' urged Kimimaro to protect the Tenseigan, warning that it might be needed against the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon.
• Kimimaro struggled with his loyalty to Orochimaru and his growing sense of belonging among Shinji's comrades.
• Kimimaro agreed to keep the Tenseigan secret, while Shinji saw the decision as the start of Kimimaro's allegiance shifting to him.

After the Tenseigan awakened, Shinji considered how he might claim the eyes and planned to monitor Kimimaro. Meanwhile, Sunagakure and Kirigakure uncovered suspected Akatsuki spies, and messages about the investigations reached their temporary bases in Konoha.

• Shinji realized that he, Neji, Kimimaro, and "H" could each become the Tenseigan's original owner, and imagined wielding the eyes through the Susanoo Lamp.
• Shinji decided to take precautions and keep watch on Kimimaro.
• Pakura caught an intruder at an oasis in Wind Country and blasted him into the water.
• Baki captured a Sunagakure Jonin suspected of being an Akatsuki spy after learning Lord Kazekage had set a trap.
• Kirigakure ANBU found that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki's former hiding place had been thoroughly cleaned and planned to report a suspected insider to the Mizukage.
• In Konoha, Kirigakure and Sunagakure messengers received urgent scrolls as the Intelligence Squad handled messages from across the Shinobi World.

The Five Kage discussed the spy purges and agreed to gather underage Jinchuriki in Konoha for protection against the Akatsuki Organization. They also moved the Chunin Exams forward to select promising young ninja.

• Sunagakure caught two spies planted by Sasori, while Kirigakure continued investigating the attack on Utakata and identified a suspect.
• The Fourth Kazekage proposed sending Gaara to Konoha so the Five Great Shinobi Villages could better protect the Jinchuriki from the Akatsuki Organization.
• The Third Hokage agreed to host the underage Jinchuriki, and the Five Kage resolved that other villages would send elite forces to help defend them.
• The Fourth Tsuchikage suggested holding a contest, and the Fourth Kazekage and Fourth Mizukage proposed advancing the Chunin Exams.

Konoha announced that the Chunin Exams would be held early and include nearly every village, but Shinji, Haku, Karin, and Neji declined to sign up. Naruto, Sasuke, and many of their classmates volunteered, while Kimimaro remained undecided.

• Iruka announced that graduating students could apply for the early, unprecedentedly large Chunin Exams, though the village would approve participants.
• Shinji avoided signing up, and Haku and Karin followed his lead; Neji also declined because he had an important mission.
• Iruka questioned Shinji after class, and Shinji claimed the Advisor Elder Council planned to assign him to ANBU.
• Naruto and Sasuke signed up in their class, prompting many classmates to join them; Shion persuaded Yakumo to sign up too.
• The teacher began recording applicants and stopped when he noticed Kimimaro had not raised his hand.

Konoha’s leaders prepared to host an unprecedented Chunin Ninja Exam, while Orochimaru sent Kidomaru, Tayuya, Sakon Ukon, and Jirobo to compete and kill within the rules. The four prepared to leave for Konoha in three days, as Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi wondered how strong they had become.

• Tsunade reported which villages wanted to enter the exam, and the Third rejected Amegakure’s application.
• The Third learned that Shinji Uchiha, Neji Hyuga, and Kimimaro had not signed up, then ordered applicant reviews and intensive training under Kakashi.
• News of the exam spread, and participant lists and betting pools circulated across the Shinobi World.
• Orochimaru assigned Kidomaru, Tayuya, Sakon Ukon, and Jirobo to compete in Konoha’s exam and kill as many people as they could within the rules.
• Orochimaru ordered the four to leave in three days, while Kabuto Yakushi speculated that they might now be stronger than Kimimaro.

The Fourth Mizukage and his guards prepared Kirigakure’s team for the Chunin Ninja Exam, discussing Konoha’s participants and the village’s strongest young shinobi. As the fifteen-person group set out for Konoha under Suikazan Fuguki’s command, Kirigakure also planned to use the trip to expose a suspected spy.

• The Fourth Mizukage reviewed Konoha’s participant list with Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki, noting the threat posed by Yakumo Kurama, Sasuke Uchiha, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, while Shinji Uchiha was absent.
• Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki advised reducing Kirigakure’s thirty candidates to fifteen, with Chojuro, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Ringo Ameyuri as the key competitors.
• The Fourth Mizukage revealed that Chojuro had received Twin Swords Hiramekarei and Ringo Ameyuri had received Lightning Blade Kiba, and Mei suggested asking Tsunade to examine Ringo’s illness.
• The Fourth Mizukage planned to send a suspected spy to Konoha so he could expose and arrest him there.
• Suigetsu, Chojuro, and the other Kirigakure participants gathered, where Ringo Ameyuri dismissed Chojuro and declared she would destroy anyone who stood in her way.
• Suikazan Fuguki arrived to lead the fifteen participants to Konoha, prompting the group to recognize the significance of the exam.

Gaara traveled toward Konoha with Chiyo, Temari, and Kankuro while discussing his stay and the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams. In Grass Country, Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo ambushed a camp of wandering ninja and unexpectedly killed them all, just as Ryūran arrived to summon Ryūsetsuna to Konoha.

• Chiyo told Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro that Gaara would remain in Konoha, and Temari and Kankuro considered staying with him.
• Chiyo warned Gaara that the Chunin Ninja Exams would include powerful new-generation competitors, and Gaara said he would do his best.
• Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo watched a camp of wandering ninja in Grass Country and learned the camp held many fighters, including a Jonin.
• Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo launched a nighttime surprise attack and silently killed everyone in the camp, including the Jonin.
• Ryūran arrived with two teams and told Ryūsetsuna he had come to call her back for Konoha's Chunin Ninja Exams.

Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo killed a camp of rogue ninjas, then learned Kusagakure was sending them to Konoha’s Chunin Ninja Exams. On the way, Orochimaru had Kabuto kill a Kusagakure Genin so he could impersonate him and join the exams.

• Ryūsetsuna told Ryūran that she and Chiyo had wiped out the rogue ninjas, and Ryūran inspected the bodies and realized how decisively they had been killed.
• Ryūran explained that Kusagakure would participate in the large Chunin Ninja Exams in Konoha, and Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo agreed to go.
• Ryūsetsuna, Chiyo, and ten other Kusagakure participants traveled toward Konoha under a Kusagakure Jonin’s leadership.
• Kabuto Yakushi killed a Kusagakure Genin who had left the camp, then reported to Lord Orochimaru.
• Lord Orochimaru said he wanted to confirm a few things at the exams and used the dead Genin’s features to make a lifelike human-skin mask.

Orochimaru infiltrated the Kusagakure camp by impersonating Shinji Kotera, though Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo recognized the deception. Meanwhile, Sasuke discussed his risky transplant with Kakashi before arriving at a confrontation between Naruto and Darui.

• Orochimaru disguised himself as Shinji Kotera after Kabuto explained the Grass shinobi’s identity and abilities.
• Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo sensed that the approaching Shinji was an impostor and decided to stay quiet while seeking a way to alert their lord.
• Kakashi warned Sasuke to conserve his remaining Dojutsu before the transplant and stay alert during the Chunin exams.
• Sakura told Sasuke that Darui had defeated Naruto after Naruto challenged him to apologize to Kaede.
• Darui dismissed Naruto and said he would only be interested in sparring with Shinji Uchiha, prompting Sasuke to challenge him.