Chapter Summaries

Konoha held a funeral for those killed in the Akatsuki Organization’s attack while Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Kakashi each confronted doubts about the attack and its aftermath. Sasuke rejected Kakashi’s warning about the Akatsuki Organization and left him questioning what Sasuke meant by saying they were not the same.

• Konoha held a funeral three days after the attack, with the other four Kage and grieving Ninja Academy students in attendance as many injured villagers remained in the hospital.
• Tsunade tried to comfort Yakumo, who blamed herself for being unable to help defeat Hiruko, until Ido reminded her how much stronger she had become.
• Orochimaru questioned Kimimaro about joining the fight against the Akatsuki Organization, then suspected that A’s group might not be working with the real Akatsuki Organization.
• Kakashi told Sasuke that Tsunade would examine his damaged Dojutsu and warned him not to use his Mangekyō Sharingan or get involved with the Akatsuki Organization.
• Sasuke insisted that his group was not the same as the Akatsuki Organization and walked away, leaving Kakashi pondering his words.

The Five Kage and Konoha’s High Command reviewed Akatsuki’s attacks and Shinji Uchiha’s defeat of Raiga Kurosuki. Kakashi, troubled by what he witnessed, asked Sasuke whether Shinji had joined Sasuke’s organization.

• The Five Kage blamed Akatsuki for infiltrating their plans and learned that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki was missing, while the Nine-Tails and Seven-Tails Jinchuriki were safe.
• The Third Hokage displayed Raiga Kurosuki’s recovered blade, Fang, and returned it to the Fourth Mizukage, but said Raiga’s damaged body yielded no intelligence.
• Konoha’s High Command questioned how Shinji had defeated Raiga, and Kakashi confirmed that Shinji had killed him.
• Kakashi recalled that Shinji had actually faced both Raiga Kurosuki and Hiruko, though Hiruko retreated after Raiga died.
• Kakashi found Sasuke and asked whether Shinji had joined Sasuke’s organization, leaving Sasuke baffled.

Kakashi questioned Sasuke about whether Shinji belonged to the Akatsuki Organization, but Sasuke insisted he did not. Shinji earned greater access to Konoha’s archives, while Akatsuki members argued over who would target him next.

• Kakashi asked Sasuke if Shinji had joined the Akatsuki Organization, and Sasuke dismissed the possibility after considering the members’ identities.
• Utatane Koharu praised Shinji for defeating Raiga Kurosuki and driving Hiruko away, then offered him an ANBU promotion and expanded access to Konoha’s archives.
• Shinji declined ANBU service and accepted advisor-level access to the archives as Utatane Koharu warned him that Akatsuki would watch him closely.
• At an Akatsuki base, the members criticized Hiruko and discussed how their mission had failed, with Raiga Kurosuki dead and Hiruko forced to retreat.
• Scorpion, Shinnō, and Hiruko each claimed they would deal with Shinji, and Scorpion challenged Hiruko as their argument turned hostile.

After Raiga Kurosuki’s death, Ranmaru asked to join the Akatsuki Organization and Hiruko took him to his hidden base. There, Ranmaru learned that he would have to survive Hiruko’s experiments before he could undergo the ritual.

• Deva Path suspended Jinchuriki-capture missions after the Akatsuki Organization captured three Jinchuriki and warned Hidan and Kakuzu not to repeat the incident with Raiga Kurosuki.
• Ranmaru begged to join the Akatsuki Organization, but Deva Path refused until Hiruko offered to take responsibility for him.
• Hiruko brought Ranmaru to his hidden underground chamber and showed him imprisoned ninja with Kekkei Genkai that he had collected as specimens.
• Hiruko told Ranmaru he could choose four specimens for the ritual, depending on his Chakra nature and the weather phenomenon he selected.
• Hiruko brought Ranmaru to the laboratory and said he must master the Chimera Technique and survive implantation of a Demon Seed before qualifying for the ritual.
• Hiruko explained that failed Demon Seed experiments had left the deformed ninja in the cages, and that Ranmaru could die if the procedure failed.

Hiruko began implanting the Demon Seed in Ranmaru, hoping to make him a powerful asset and test the Chimera Technique. As Ranmaru suffered and was driven into a frenzy, Hiruko secretly used Aya to absorb his hatred and strengthen his own Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Ranmaru worried he would become like the failed test subjects, but accepted the risk of Hiruko's ritual so he could seek revenge on Shinji Uchiha.
• Hiruko told Ranmaru that his hatred made him a promising candidate, while secretly seeing him as a rare test subject for the Chimera Technique.
• Hiruko injected the Demon Seed into Ranmaru without safety measures, and Ranmaru screamed as it moved through his body.
• Hiruko urged Ranmaru to hate as the Demon Seed overwhelmed him, causing the Red Eye in his sockets to turn vivid red.
• Hiruko used Aya to absorb Ranmaru's intense hatred and nourish his Mangekyō Sharingan, then concealed the ability again.

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.