Chapter Summaries

Shinji monitored Karin’s Yin-Yang Chakra fusion, which produced a surge of the Power of All Things and strengthened her Dojutsu, though she had not yet awakened the Rinnegan. After an exhausting night of Chakra transfers, Sasuke arrived at the Ninja Academy determined to test his newly awakened Mangekyo Sharingan against Yakumo.

• Shinji observed Karin’s Yin and Yang Chakra fuse, creating a large amount of the Power of All Things and further strengthening her Dojutsu.
• Karin told Shinji that she felt well, and Shinji concluded she would need to accumulate more Power of All Things and Chakra before awakening the Rinnegan.
• Shinji considered sending Karin Chakra through Magatsu and, as a last resort, taking her to draw energy from the Giant Tenseigan on the moon.
• Sasuke arrived at the Ninja Academy exhausted after Shinji had drained his Chakra through Magatsu all night.
• Sasuke brushed off Sakura’s concern and hurried to challenge Yakumo so he could test his control of the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Sasuke challenged Yakumo at the Ninja Academy, convinced his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan would let him defeat her quickly. As students and teachers gathered to watch, Sasuke prepared to demonstrate the Uchiha’s return, while Kakashi remained worried and confused about his behavior.

• Sasuke challenged Yakumo on behalf of the Uchiha Clan, and Yakumo agreed to fight him after school.
• Shion warned Sasuke that Yakumo was stronger than Kimimaro, but Sasuke insisted he had changed and would win.
• Shinji heard about the challenge after arriving at the Ninja Academy, wondered how Sasuke could still fight after having his Chakra drained, and chose not to intervene.
• Kakashi questioned Sasuke about his behavior, and Sasuke rejected Kakashi’s mentorship and said he was different because he was an Uchiha.
• Students and several Jonin gathered to watch the after-school fight, while Shizune said Yakumo’s strength was already on par with theirs.
• Yakumo suggested finding a larger place to spar, but Sasuke declared that he would end the fight quickly and show the village that the Uchiha had returned.

Sasuke challenged Yakumo and revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, summoning a purple Susanoo to face her Wood Release. The clash stunned the students and Jonin, while the Third heard the Susanoo’s roar from his office and looked toward the Academy.

• Sasuke challenged Yakumo despite his recent loss to Kimimaro, and Neji sensed that Sasuke’s Chakra had changed.
• Sasuke declared that he would finish the fight in one move, prompting Yakumo to unleash Wood Release.
• Sasuke’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan transformed into a Mangekyō Sharingan, and he summoned a purple Susanoo.
• Yakumo’s Wood Release collided with Sasuke’s Susanoo, shocking the students, teachers, and Jonin watching.
• Kakashi admitted he had never thought Sasuke had actually awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and the Third reacted to the roar from his office.

Sasuke Uchiha’s newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo clashed with Yakumo’s Wood Release at the Ninja Academy, drawing a crowd of stunned Konoha residents. Tsunade ordered the students evacuated while the battle continued, and the Third and the councilors watched from the barrier as Sasuke’s power reshaped their political calculations.

• Konoha Ninja, ANBU, and clan members gathered to watch Sasuke’s Susanoo fight Yakumo’s Wood Release without intervening.
• Tsunade arrived with Jiraiya, ordered the students evacuated, and had Konoha Ninja build an earthen wall around the training field.
• Iruka led the students out of the classroom building, while Neji and other students struggled to stop watching the battle.
• Shinji showed little interest in the fight, while Karin wondered whether the chakra she had received from her lord had belonged to Sasuke.
• The Third and the councilors arrived at the barrier, where Danzo feared Sasuke’s growing power, Utatane Koharu reconsidered her support for Shinji, and the Third felt his decision to back Sasuke had been vindicated.

Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and challenged Yakumo, but his Susanoo proved no match for her Wood Release. After his Susanoo shattered and Yakumo knocked him out, the Third wondered why Sasuke's Susanoo was so weak.

• Sasuke used Susanoo to tear through Yakumo's forest and grew confident in his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Yakumo compared Sasuke's Susanoo with B's and noticed that Sasuke had less power and smaller reserves.
• Sasuke armored his Susanoo and poured in his remaining dojutsu as Yakumo unleashed a much stronger Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Yakumo's forest overwhelmed Sasuke's Susanoo, and pain in his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan disrupted his concentration until the Susanoo shattered.
• Yakumo rushed in and punched Sasuke into the Earth Release wall; he spat blood, exhausted his chakra, and collapsed.
• Tsunade examined Sasuke and said he had only superficial injuries, while the Third wondered why his Susanoo was so weak.

Sasuke lost to Yakumo after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting Konoha’s leaders to investigate his awakening and tighten his protection. Shinji remained confident, while Neji and Kimimaro were left comparing themselves unfavorably to others.

• Kakashi took the unconscious Sasuke to the hospital, and Tsunade praised Yakumo for defeating him.
• Tsunade and Shizune wondered why Sasuke seemed weaker than the Akatsuki’s Mangekyō Uchiha, and Tsunade attributed it to his inexperience and age.
• Danzo criticized Sasuke for not reporting his Mangekyō Sharingan, and the Third ordered Tsunade to investigate how he had awakened it.
• The Third classified Sasuke’s whereabouts and ordered ANBU to protect him around the clock.
• Students discussed Sasuke’s defeat, while Shinji reassured Shion, Haku, and Karin that he would awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan too.
• Neji felt far behind Sasuke, and Kimimaro concluded that he was no match for him.

Orochimaru learned that Sasuke had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and been defeated by Yakumo, while Sasuke recovered in the hospital and told Kakashi that Shinji had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. The Hokage leadership realized Shinji could become another Mangekyō Uchiha and that cultivating both boys could endanger the village.

• Kabuto told Orochimaru that Sasuke had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and that Yakumo had defeated him by crushing his Susanoo with Wood Release.
• Sasuke woke in Konoha Hospital, learned he would need days or weeks to recover, and told Kakashi how he fought Shinji to the death to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke said Shinji had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan during their fight, leaving Kakashi astonished.
• Kakashi reported Sasuke's account to the Third, Tsunade, and Jiraiya at the Hokage Office.
• Tsunade warned that Shinji's Sharingan talent could match Sasuke's, and the leaders feared Shinji might become a Mangekyō Uchiha aligned against their faction.

After Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, Konoha’s leaders decided to stop trying to restrain him and Shinji and instead draw them into the village’s power structure. Shinji revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to Utatane Koharu, while news of Sasuke’s awakening spread across the shinobi world.

• The Third, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi agreed that the Akatsuki threat made Sasuke and Shinji too valuable to suppress, and the Third ordered the Academy to give them special privileges and access to most ninjutsu scrolls.
• The Third assigned Kakashi to watch over Sasuke and asked Tsunade to handle Shinji, while the leaders planned to win both Uchiha over by conceding power.
• Utatane Koharu questioned Shinji about Sasuke, and Shinji admitted that he had awakened the Sharingan and showed her his Three-Tomoe eyes.
• Utatane Koharu encouraged Shinji and continued viewing him as a tool for her influence, unaware that Konoha’s leaders intended to bring him into their highest circles.
• Word of Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan spread beyond Konoha and reached the leaders of the major shinobi villages.

Kirigakure debated keeping Haku undercover in Konoha to investigate the Akatsuki Organization, while Kusagakure's 'Grass Flower' faction uncovered signs that its rivals had been altered. The chapter ended with the Kusagakure shinobi realizing that more than a hundred members of their faction had disappeared.

• The Fourth Mizukage ordered Kirigakure to keep searching for the Akatsuki Organization and maintained Haku's infiltration despite Mei Terumi and Kisame's concerns.
• A Kusagakure Anbu reported Sasuke Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan awakening and defeat by Kurama Yakumo to the Elder Council.
• The Kusagakure Anbu secretly met a young shinobi and said the 'Grass Fruit' Elders' Chakra felt tainted and unnerving.
• The Anbu revealed that the leader and 'Grass Fruit' Elders had stopped appearing during the day, and that six allies had recently gone missing.
• The Anbu realized that more than a hundred members of the 'Grass Flower' faction had vanished without explanation.

Ryūsetsuna carried the Grass Flower faction’s secret intelligence toward Konoha while Kusagakure’s Grass Fruit faction drew Muku into a meeting with Kokushibo. The chapter ended with Kokushibo killing an elder and offering Muku power beyond mortal limits.

• Ryūsetsuna’s brother urged her to leave Kusagakure, but she refused and agreed to bring his information to the Elder.
• The Elder sent Ryūsetsuna to Konoha with a top-secret scroll detailing the Grass Fruit faction’s plans and Kusagakure’s spies.
• Ryūsetsuna found Muku’s letter saying he had gone to carry out a mission to revive the Grass Country, then set off for the Land of Fire.
• A Grass Fruit faction elder brought Muku before Kokushibo, whom Muku recognized as Upper Moon Two.
• Kokushibo beheaded the elder, whose body turned to ash, then offered Muku the chance to become more than mortal.

Sasuke recovered in the hospital but wrestled with Kakashi’s advice to wait before challenging Yakumo again and to speak with Shinji. Meanwhile, Shinji used his new access to Konoha’s resources to analyze Chakra for his Tenseigan Plan, leaving him calculating a fusion that could bring the Tenseigan within reach.

• Kakashi urged Sasuke to remain hospitalized, master his Mangekyō Sharingan, and find a chance to talk to Shinji after challenging him with intent to kill.
• Shinji used the Medical Team’s advanced laboratory to analyze Chakra gathered by the biological exoskeletons implanted in Neji and Kimimaro, then erased the records of his visit.
• Shizune reported Shinji’s laboratory use to Tsunade, who guessed he had requested access only to test the village’s attitude toward him.
• Shinji found that Kimimaro’s Shikotsumyaku Chakra was far stronger than Neji’s Byakugan Chakra, while Neji’s Tenseigan Chakra could mediate between them.
• Shinji calculated that his final fusion would combine Hyuga, Kaguya, and Otsutsuki Chakra with Tenseigan Chakra to advance his Tenseigan Plan.

Ryūsetsuna fled Kusagakure attackers while carrying a top-secret scroll and reached Konoha badly injured. At Konoha Hospital, Shinji noticed her Kusagakure forehead protector and began examining her, asking what had happened.

• Ryūsetsuna evaded shuriken and continued toward Konoha after her pursuers attacked a Konoha border outpost.
• Sakura, Naruto, Ino, Shion, and their classmates visited Sasuke, who said he had recovered and planned to challenge Yakumo again with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• After leaving Sasuke's room, the classmates met Shinji and discussed Sasuke's condition and his rematch plan.
• A Konoha Ninja rushed into the hospital carrying an injured girl, and Shinji noticed the Kusagakure symbol beneath her hair.
• Shinji went to the examination room and began treating the girl, asking the Konoha Ninja what had happened.

Shinji treated the injured Kusagakure ninja Ryūsetsuna and discovered a plea for help describing Akatsuki’s secret takeover of Kusagakure. He forged the scroll to conceal information about Karin and alert Konoha to the suspected Akatsuki presence, then returned to question Ryūsetsuna.

• A Konoha patrol ninja brought the injured Ryūsetsuna to the hospital, where Shinji recognized her and treated her wounds.
• Shinji found a top-secret scroll in Ryūsetsuna’s pouch and secretly took it before leaving the hospital.
• Shinji read the scroll and learned that the Grass Flower faction suspected demons had infiltrated and taken control of Kusagakure.
• Shinji forged the scroll in the Grass Flower Elder’s handwriting, removed references to Karin, and emphasized a possible Akatsuki takeover.
• Shinji gave the forged scroll to Utatane Koharu, who praised him for obtaining valuable intelligence.
• Shinji returned to the hospital, where Ryūsetsuna woke and he introduced himself as Shinji Uchiha.

Shinji questioned Ryūsetsuna about Kusagakure and learned that the Akatsuki Organization might have infiltrated the village. At an emergency meeting, Konoha decided to investigate immediately, and Shinji told Ryūsetsuna he would join the reconnaissance team setting out for Kusagakure.

• Shinji gave Ryūsetsuna her classified scroll and asked about the people pursuing her, and she described the strange events in Kusagakure.
• Shinji revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to Ryūsetsuna before leaving her hospital room.
• The Third called an emergency meeting after Shinji submitted an altered copy of the classified scroll, and Inoichi said its information about the Akatsuki Organization's infiltration seemed reliable.
• Shinji proposed that Konoha investigate Kusagakure while contacting the other great villages, and the Third agreed to act at once.
• Shinji visited Ryūsetsuna the next day and told her he was joining Konoha's reconnaissance team to Kusagakure.

Shinji sent Tsunade’s and Kakashi’s squads to investigate Kusagakure while secretly mobilizing Akatsuki-disguised allies to conduct parallel reconnaissance. The allied shinobi villages began assembling forces against the Akatsuki Organization, and Shinji’s group reached Kusagakure, where Tsunade chose to arrange a meeting with the Grass Flower faction’s Elder elsewhere.

• Tsunade led one squad and Kakashi led another as they departed Konoha for Kusagakure with Ryūsetsuna.
• Shinji used Naobi to order Sasuke, Neji, and Kimimaro into the operation, pairing them with Haku and each other while Karin partnered with Ido.
• Konoha warned the other great shinobi villages that the Akatsuki Organization might have infiltrated and taken control of Kusagakure.
• Kirigakure and Kumogakure sent elite forces toward Konoha, while Sunagakure and Iwagakure dispatched teams as well.
• After several days of travel, Shinji’s group reached Kusagakure, which appeared ordinary from the outside.
• Ryūsetsuna offered to take the team to the Grass Flower faction’s secret base, but Tsunade decided to arrange a meeting with the Elder elsewhere.

Tsunade’s reconnaissance squad met with Kusagakure Elder Hirayama Ichiro, who linked the village’s disappearances to the Grass Fruit faction and the Box of Paradise. Meanwhile, Kokushibo prepared to reveal the Box’s power using Muku as a Blood Demon candidate.

• Tsunade told Kakashi to prioritize reconnaissance and avoid rash action, and Shizune reported that the other four Kage and the Joint Force were assembling.
• Yakumo spotted Ryūsetsuna approaching with a masked man, and Tsunade verified that he was Hirayama Ichiro by comparing his handwriting with the confidential scroll.
• Hirayama described the Grass Fruit faction’s suspicious behavior and the disappearances in Grass Country, and Ryūsetsuna thanked Shinji for helping Kusagakure.
• Hirayama suspected the disappearances were connected to the Grass Fruit faction trying to open the Box of Paradise, and Tsunade asked his faction to support the operation against the Akatsuki Organization.
• Kokushibo learned that Muku was overflowing with Chakra after consuming blood and flesh, then ordered the Grass Fruit Elders to begin showing the Box of Paradise’s true form.

Kokushibo unleashed the demons hidden beneath Kusagakure, turning them and the village Elders loose to massacre the village. Ryūran witnessed the attack and realized Kusagakure’s Elders were helping the monsters slaughter the villagers.

• Muku accepted his fate and entered the Box of Paradise after the Grass Fruit faction Elder urged him to sacrifice himself for Grass Country.
• Kokushibo learned that the Grass Flower faction might have exposed his existence to Konoha and went to the underground cellar.
• Kokushibo released more than twenty powerful demons, ordering them to slaughter, while the Elders learned Kusagakure was doomed.
• The Kusagakure Elders joined the demons in attacking the village, with some deciding to claim its people as their own blood rations.
• Ryūran saw monsters pouring into Kusagakure and discovered that the village Elders were helping them kill the villagers.

Tsunade’s Konoha squad watched Kusagakure erupt into riots and fires, then retreated when demons exposed their hiding place. The demons caught the squad outside the village, and the chapter left both sides fighting beneath the moonlight.

• Ryūran realized the slaughter in Kusagakure had spiraled out of control and decided to evacuate as many villagers as possible.
• Tsunade’s squad stayed outside Kusagakure and gathered intelligence with help from the Grass Flower faction.
• Yakumo spotted fires, explosions, and a large-scale riot inside Kusagakure, while Tsunade hesitated over whether to intervene.
• Yakumo detected demons charging toward the squad, and Tsunade ordered everyone to retreat.
• Tsunade punched a demon and watched it recover, then had Shizune distribute poison that suppressed demonic regeneration.
• Seven demons attacked Tsunade’s squad, beginning the battle.

Shinji and Yakumo fought demons during a retreat after the team was overwhelmed, and Yakumo used her Red Dragon Eye and Wood Release to subdue one. Shinji realized his lamp was being disrupted by the Demon Slayer World’s Lantern Bearer and revealed that his teams were nearby, waiting for his orders.

• Shinji found that Tsunade’s poison temporarily slowed a demon’s regeneration, but its effects faded and the wounds healed.
• Two squad members were killed, so Tsunade ordered everyone to split up and retreat while she covered them.
• Yakumo refused Shizune’s offer to join her and fled with Shinji, but a demon cornered them in the woods.
• At Shinji’s urging, Yakumo restrained the demon with blood control and Wood Release, draining its Chakra until it was trapped and weakened.
• Shinji wondered why his lamp had not reacted and suspected the Lantern Bearer was disrupting it; he noted that Haku, Sasuke, Karin, Ido, Neji, and Kimimaro were nearby and had been ordered to hold back.

Kokushibo watched Kusagakure’s defenders rally against the demons and considered the Box of Paradise. Outside the village, Sasuke, Haku, Karin, Neji, and Kimimaro waited for orders as they discussed the demons, until a gigantic winged shadow erupted from Kusagakure.

• Hirayama Ichiro and the Grass Flower faction helped Kusagakure’s shinobi regroup and defend the villagers from the demons.
• A demon Elder asked Kokushibo for permission to activate the Box of Paradise, and he showed interest.
• Haku explained to Sasuke that the demons fed on shinobi, feared sunlight, and could be killed with Amaterasu or repeated attacks.
• Karin and Ido waited for Shinji’s orders while watching the battle at Karin’s former home.
• Neji and Kimimaro recognized the demons from their earlier operation, then a gigantic winged shadow leaped out of Kusagakure.