Chapter Summaries

Karin stopped holding back and unleashed a towering Susanoo against the gathered shinobi, while Yakumo and the allied forces prepared to capture her. The chapter ended with the Susanoo growing so enormous that the forest seemed like grass beneath it.

• Yakumo worried that Karin was not escaping, as Tsunade organized a barrier and allied shinobi arrived to surround the battlefield.
• Karin opened her eyes and expanded her Susanoo, breaking free of Yakumo's Wood Release restraints.
• The armored Susanoo swept through the forest, forcing the shinobi to retreat or defend themselves while Yakumo shielded Tsunade, Shizune, and the others with a Wood Wall.
• Tsunade and other leaders told their forces to endure the Susanoo's attack, believing its immense power could not last long.
• The Susanoo grew again, sprouted legs, and rose so high that the shinobi stared up at it in shock.

Karin's complete Susanoo towered over Konoha, triggering panic across the village and battlefield. Tsunade resolved to defend Konoha, while Karin looked down at the village from the Susanoo's forehead.

• The Third Hokage and the Advisor Elders received reports that Konoha's facilities were secure, and Danzo speculated that the Akatsuki Organization was targeting Naruto or Kurama Yakumo.
• The Third Hokage and the elders saw the colossal Susanoo and recalled the Uchiha's terrifying power, prompting the Third Hokage to send ANBU to investigate the battlefield.
• Neji, Hiashi, Kimimaro, and others saw the Susanoo, while Shion experienced images of a golden Susanoo rescuing her and wondered why she remembered none of them.
• Sakura and Ino feared Sasuke and Shinji were in danger, and Shion led the others out of the barbecue restaurant to find them.
• Tsunade told the Konoha ninjas they had to fight to protect the village and asked Yakumo to use her power against the complete Susanoo.
• Karin reached the diamond-shaped space in the Susanoo's forehead and admired Konoha below.

Karin tested her newly fused Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan by confronting the Konoha Ninja pursuing her, while Yakumo met her with Wood Release. Their battle shook the village, and both fighters still held powerful abilities in reserve.

• Karin stopped fleeing and used her Complete Form Susanoo, spreading wings that let it fly above the forest.
• Yakumo unleashed Deep Forest Emergence and raised herself among the trees to block Karin from reaching the village.
• Karin summoned a massive red spear and attacked Yakumo’s trees while Konoha Ninja’s ninjutsu failed to penetrate Susanoo’s armor.
• The Third went to the village wall with his ANBU and watched the clash, fearing the village faced another crisis like the battle at the Valley of the End.
• Karin and Yakumo continued fighting without using their remaining trump cards, including Karin’s other Mangekyo abilities and Wood Release, and Yakumo’s Red Dragon Eye powers and Ido.

Shinji watched Karin and Yakumo battle, recorded Karin’s abilities, and decided the test had gone on long enough. Yakumo’s Wood Release could no longer restrain Karin, so she tried to turn the fight with genjutsu, but Karin broke free almost immediately.

• Shinji watched the battle from a tree and noted Karin’s smooth use of her Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and powerful Susanoo.
• Shinji concluded that Karin and Yakumo could each threaten him in a one-on-one fight, then decided it was time to end the test.
• Karin’s Susanoo cut through Yakumo’s Wood Release, while Yakumo realized her branches barely absorbed Karin’s Chakra.
• Yakumo refused to let Ido take over because Tsunade and the other Jonin were present, and she chose to try one last genjutsu instead.
• Yakumo used her Red Dragon Eye to cast genjutsu on Karin, who briefly saw a bloody horizon before breaking the illusion with her Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

Karin, disguised as “B” of the Akatsuki Organization, fought Konoha’s forces before following Shinji’s orders and retreating. The Konoha leaders returned to the village and learned that the battle had caused only seven injuries and no deaths.

• Yakumo’s genjutsu briefly affected Karin, but Karin recovered and attacked Yakumo with her Susanoo spear.
• Kakashi caught Yakumo as Tsunade summoned Katsuyu, while Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate and struck Karin’s Susanoo with Day Tiger.
• Karin pretended to retreat after Guy damaged her Susanoo, and Konoha’s forces did not pursue her.
• Tsunade ordered the exhausted Konoha forces to return to the village, where residents celebrated their survival.
• The Third and the other leaders heard that only seven people were injured and no one had died, and Tsunade said the enemy had not tried to kill anyone.

Konoha's leaders discussed the Akatsuki Organization's attack, concluded that its "B" might be as powerful as "A," and debated surveillance of Sasuke and Shinji. Meanwhile, Karin returned from testing Yakumo and handed Shinji two scrolls stolen from the Archives.

• Tsunade and Kakashi told the Third that the attackers had not intended to kill them, and Tsunade reported that Might Guy would recover.
• Inoichi Yamanaka admitted the Intelligence Squad had misjudged "B," while Danzo urged Konoha to raise "B's" threat level and surveil Sasuke Uchiha and Shinji Uchiha.
• Tsunade opposed surveilling the two boys, and Kakashi suggested using the Archives' missing items to infer the attackers' goal.
• Tsunade and Kakashi told the Third that the attack had tested Yakumo's Wood Release, and Kakashi said Sasuke's future as a Konoha ninja depended on how the village treated the Uchiha.
• Karin met Shinji in the forest and gave him the scrolls labeled "Adamantine Sealing Chains" and "Four Symbols Seal."

Shinji confirmed Karin had retrieved the Uzumaki sealing scrolls and praised her for carrying out the archive attack. At Konoha Hospital, Yakumo questioned Sasuke about B and concluded that B had spared him because he had simply ignored him.

• Shinji checked that the Adamantine Sealing Chains and Four Symbols Seal scrolls were genuine, then asked Karin whether she had destroyed the archive as instructed.
• Karin explained that the attack had destroyed the archive and worried that she had interfered with Shinji's plans; Shinji told her he was proud of her, and she cried with relief.
• At Konoha Hospital, Yakumo met Sasuke, who was recovering from injuries he had sustained while watching the battle between Karin's Susanoo and Yakumo's Wood Release.
• Yakumo asked Sasuke whether he knew B, and he said he did not recognize him despite suspecting at first that B might be Itachi Uchiha.
• Yakumo realized that B had spared Sasuke not out of familiarity but because he had ignored him, leaving Sasuke humiliated as she hurried to tell Tsunade.

Yakumo returned home after the battle and reflected on how powerless she and Ido had been against the Akatsuki member “B.” The next day, rumors linking Shinji and Sasuke to the Akatsuki spread through the Ninja Academy, and Shinji considered how the hostility might affect Sasuke.

• Yakumo reunited with her worried parents, then went to rest while Ido challenged her defense of Sasuke and Shinji.
• Yakumo and Ido recognized that “B” had surpassed them in ninjutsu, genjutsu, and spiritual strength, though Ido vowed to get even.
• Shinji arrived at the Ninja Academy and found Sasuke had beaten several students who accused him of ties to the Akatsuki Organization.
• Yakumo, Haku, Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee supported Shinji as rumors and fear spread among the students.
• Shinji dismissed the rumors and considered using Sasuke’s ostracism to provoke an unexpected result.

Shinji learned the Four Symbols Seal and prepared Karin to return to the Ninja Academy by suppressing her Chakra with concealed seals. He told her the next stage of his plan was a First Hokage cell transplant, then Karin returned to school unnoticed.

• Shinji studied the Four Symbols Seal and failed to learn the Uzumaki Clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Shinji gave Karin both sealing scrolls and told her she could return to the Ninja Academy after he suppressed her Chakra.
• Shinji concealed five sealing formulas on Karin’s clothes so Sensory Ninjas would have difficulty detecting her Chakra.
• Shinji told Karin she would receive a transplant of First Hokage cells and explained the surgical preparations.
• Karin returned to the Ninja Academy, where nobody connected her to the Akatsuki Organization’s “B.”

Shinji joined his classmates for a dinner celebrating Karin’s return, where Sasuke warned him that people in the village were targeting the Uchiha. After Yakumo challenged Shinji to a fight, he agreed to face her after awakening his eyes and decided to wait until Karin had stabilized before proceeding with her surgery.

• Shinji entered the barbecue restaurant and noticed that the villagers’ conversations about the Uchiha attack stopped as they watched him.
• Shinji joined his classmates for dinner, and Sasuke quietly warned him that people in the village were targeting them.
• Sasuke said that the Akatsuki’s B was exceptionally strong and urged Shinji to awaken his eyes so the Uchiha could counter Wood Release.
• Yakumo challenged Shinji to a fight, and Shinji agreed to fight her after awakening his eyes.
• Shinji returned to his apartment and decided to monitor Karin for another week or two before beginning her First Hokage cells transplant.

Obito and Nagato learned that 'B' had displayed a Complete Susanoo and considered how it affected their plans. In Konoha, Shinji prepared to transplant First Hokage cells into Karin and began the surgery in a secluded cave.

• Zetsu reported 'B's attack on Konoha and the hundred-meter Complete Susanoo, and Obito suspected Nagato might have learned the secret of the Rinnegan.
• Obito decided not to confront Nagato yet and told Zetsu to find more people, then lamented that his remaining eye could no longer activate Susanoo.
• Nagato and Konan discussed the threat of a Complete Susanoo, but Nagato said they had to wait for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to recover before collecting the Tailed Beasts.
• After a week, Shinji finished preparing the Fusion Agent and suppressants and confirmed that Karin was stable enough for surgery.
• Shinji took Karin to a cave in the Forest of Death, explained the risks, and began the First Hokage cell transplant surgery.

Shinji performed an uninhibited First-cell transplant on Karin to strengthen her Yang Release Chakra and help her awaken the Rinnegan. As Wood Release ran wild and threatened to kill her, Karin stopped Shinji from injecting the inhibitor, declaring that she would rather die than disappoint him.

• Shinji began transplanting First's cells into Karin and warned her to use her Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to control the Yang Release Chakra.
• Shinji completed the transplant without injecting the inhibitor, hoping to maximize the cells' activity, while Karin endured the painful fusion.
• Karin repeatedly used her Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to withstand the surges of Yang Release Chakra from First's cells.
• A powerful surge caused Wood Release to erupt from Karin's arm, and Shinji prepared to inject the inhibitor to save her.
• Karin grabbed Shinji's hand and told him she would rather die than disappoint him.

Shinji destroyed Karin’s inhibitor to strengthen her resolve as she fought to assimilate the First Hokage cells. Karin balanced the Yin and Yang Chakra, gained the Power of All Things, and survived the procedure, leaving Shinji to assess her greatly increased power.

• Shinji crushed the inhibitor while secretly connecting to Karin with Naobi and preparing Magatsu as a backup.
• Karin’s Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan strengthened, slowing the rampaging Yang Release Chakra and restoring a balance in her body.
• Karin stabilized the Yin and Yang Chakra, produced the Power of All Things, and completed the assimilation of the First Hokage cells.
• Shinji observed and recorded Karin’s changes as the Power of All Things strengthened her eyes, body, Spirit Body, and Chakra.
• Karin asked whether she had succeeded, and Shinji confirmed it before explaining that the Chakra tree on her arm had withered after she drew its leaked Chakra back.
• Karin reported that her Chakra had increased and that Shinji’s seal no longer seemed to work.

After Karin fused with First Hokage cells, Shinji assessed her immense power and explained that her strength could eventually surpass the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha. Concerned that her Chakra would draw attention at the Ninja Academy, Karin used a Four Symbols Seal on her jacket to conceal it.

• Shinji compared Karin's current abilities with the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, noting that her combat experience and skills still lagged behind theirs.
• Karin worried that people would notice her enormous Chakra if she attended the Ninja Academy, and Shinji explained that her unstable Chakra would gradually settle.
• Shinji told Karin to conceal her Chakra herself because his Sealing Technique would not work well on her.
• Shinji instructed Karin to carve a Four Symbols Seal into her jacket's lining, and she activated the seal to contain her Chakra.

After Karin’s successful First Hokage cells transplant, Shinji reviewed the procedure and considered the risks of undergoing it himself. He concluded that Karin’s Rinnegan awakening could be tracked through her Spirit Body, and hoped to harvest the Power of All Things from her if she succeeded.

• Shinji approved Karin’s sealing technique, advised her to refine it and maintain it daily, then sent her back carefully.
• After Karin left, Shinji cleaned the cave and erased every trace of the surgery before returning to his apartment.
• Shinji compared his three First Hokage cells transplant surgeries and noted how the Fusion Agent, limb placement, Dojutsu, and Suppressant affected the procedure.
• Shinji considered the risks of his own future transplant and questioned whether he could achieve a perfect fusion without Suppressant.
• Shinji decided he could monitor Karin’s progress toward the Rinnegan by tracking whether her Spirit Body continued to grow stronger.
• Shinji hoped Karin would awaken the Rinnegan so he could use Magatsu to harvest the Power of All Things and strengthen himself.

Naruto and Gaara underwent Tailed Beast transformations and fought fiercely in a hidden valley while Konoha and Sunagakure shinobi watched. Tsunade explained that Konoha could give Gaara the chance to confront the One-Tail, but whether he could control it was up to him.

• While Shinji performed a First Hokage cells transplant on Karin, Naruto and Gaara battled in a hidden valley as Konoha and Sunagakure shinobi observed.
• As Gaara lost control and began transforming into Shukaku, Yakumo used her Red Dragon Eye to confirm that the One-Tail's Chakra had suppressed Gaara's own.
• Naruto asked the Nine-Tails for power, accepted its Chakra, and transformed into a Tailed Beast Cloak.
• Naruto and Gaara charged at each other as monstrous Jinchuriki, shaking the valley with their clashes.
• Tsunade told Chiyo that Konoha could help Gaara confront the One-Tail but could not guarantee that he would learn to control it.

Naruto helped Gaara regain control during his battle with Shukaku, and Sunagakure’s leaders recognized that Gaara needed support. After several days of training in Konoha, the visiting ninja from the other villages said farewell to the academy students and prepared to return home.

• Naruto called out to Gaara and kept striking him as Shukaku began to take control, while Yakumo rushed in to suppress the rampage.
• Gaara stopped Naruto’s punch and regained control of his body, surprising Yakumo and relieving Temari, Kankuro, Chiyo, and Tsunade.
• Gaara thanked Naruto in his own way, and Chiyo acknowledged that Sunagakure had treated him too harshly.
• Konoha helped Gaara with special training for several days, and Jiraiya warned that the villages needed to protect their Jinchuriki from the Akatsuki Organization.
• Gaara, Kurotsuchi, Darui, Suigetsu, Chojuro, and the other visiting ninja came to the Ninja Academy to say farewell to Naruto, Yakumo, Kimimaro, Shinji, and the other students.

Konoha Academy began teaching its students the basics of ninjutsu, while Iruka encouraged them to work hard by telling Minato Namikaze’s story. Shinji watched Karin, whose appearance had begun changing after her First Hokage cell transplant.

• The other villages’ students departed without causing a stir, and Konoha’s Academy returned to its usual calm.
• Shinji reflected on his growth over the past year and wondered whether taking it easy had strengthened his Dojutsu.
• Iruka began teaching the students hand seals and explained that they needed to master the basics before learning ninjutsu.
• A student asked why Shinji could use one-handed or no-seal ninjutsu, and Iruka explained that Shinji was an exceptional genius.
• Iruka told the class how Minato had risen from an Academy student to become Hokage, inspiring students to challenge themselves against Shinji.
• Shinji noticed that Karin’s hair had grown redder and her skin had become rosy and fair after her First Hokage cell transplant.

Shinji watched Karin’s Power of All Things strengthen her Spirit Body and Dojutsu, while Haku drew attention at the Academy by demonstrating and teaching Water Release. The chapter ended with Shion struggling to learn Hand Seals and Karin reflecting that Shion’s bell talisman suppressed her immense power.

• Shinji noticed that Karin’s Spirit Body and Dojutsu had grown stronger, and that her Naobi link could now sever his connection.
• Haku explained Hand Seals to the students as Kirigakure’s leaders hoped his talent would attract the Akatsuki Organization’s attention.
• Haku demonstrated a Water Release technique at the training ground and taught the students how to perform it.
• Shion failed to master the Hand Seals and complained to Karin that ninjutsu was difficult to learn.
• Karin told Shion she could not perform the technique either, while thinking that Shion’s talisman suppressed her immense Miko power.

Hyuga Hiashi met the Otsutsuki Branch Elder on the moon and learned that the clan demanded Neji be handed over for trespassing. In Konoha, Shinji reconsidered his uncertain Tenseigan plan and questioned whether his proposed method would work.

• Hyuga Hiashi met the Otsutsuki Branch Elder, who showed him a portrait of Neji and accused the Hyuga Clan member of trespassing in the moon clan's castle.
• Hiashi realized Neji might have been taken to the moon during his brief abduction by the Akatsuki Organization.
• The Otsutsuki Branch Elder demanded that Hiashi deliver Neji within ten days or face the consequences of the clan disregarding their blood ties.
• Shinji resumed studying his Tenseigan plan and reviewed his uncertain ideas about using Kimimaro and Neji as the host.
• Shinji suspected that combining Kimimaro's Sage Body with the moon clan's pure Byakugan might not awaken the Tenseigan.