Chapter Summaries

Tsunade and the adviser Elders approved overlooking Shinji’s actions while removing Danzo from his position and investigating his ties to Orochimaru. Sasuke was released from the secret prison, learned how Shinji had defeated Danzo, and demanded immediate surgery; Tsunade and the Third ended the chapter heading to interrogate Orochimaru.

• Tsunade and the adviser Elders agreed to remove Danzo and imprison him, while the Third agreed to join Tsunade’s interrogation.
• Kakashi released Sasuke after he passed the village’s test, then told him Shinji had led an assault that crushed Danzo’s escort and nearly killed Danzo.
• Sasuke compared Shinji’s strength and the support he received with his own isolation, then insisted that he undergo the surgery immediately.
• Tsunade and the Third questioned Danzo, who admitted to contacting Orochimaru about Sasuke but denied sharing information about the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Tsunade warned the Third that Danzo’s cooperation with Orochimaru would make it difficult to get useful information from him, and the Third said Danzo had likely guessed their plans.

Tsunade and Third questioned Orochimaru about his cooperation with Danzo, while Orochimaru boasted of his research and confidence that he could escape death. Meanwhile, Kabuto Yakushi entered Ryūchi Cave to learn Senjutsu so he could gain the strength and leverage to rescue Orochimaru.

• Tsunade told Orochimaru that Danzo had been arrested, and Orochimaru admitted they had collaborated on research into demons, bloodline fusion, the Sharingan, and First Hokage cells.
• Orochimaru offered to restore Third's arm and youth, defended his experiments, and insisted that Tsunade and Third could not kill him because of his Cursed Seal.
• Tsunade and Third left without recruiting Orochimaru, who remained confident that he would find a chance to escape amid the coming war against the Akatsuki Organization.
• Kabuto Yakushi arrived at Ryūchi Cave with Jugo and asked him to contact Kimimaro if Kabuto failed to return.
• Kabuto entered Ryūchi Cave to learn Senjutsu, hoping to gain the strength and bargaining power needed to rescue Orochimaru.

Sasuke learned that Tsunade had postponed his transplant surgery until he recovered, leaving him furious and frustrated. Meanwhile, Shinji began implanting Hashirama Senju’s cells into the nameless woman, who trusted him enough to undergo the procedure.

• Sasuke returned to his apartment after leaving the secret prison and raged over his repeated defeats.
• Sakura brought Sasuke food and told him that Tsunade had postponed his transplant surgery until he recovered.
• Sasuke learned that Tsunade’s decision meant his surgery would not happen for now.
• Shinji explained the risks of Hashirama Senju’s cells to the nameless woman and reassured her that he and Karin had undergone the same transplant.
• Shinji implanted Hashirama Senju’s cells into the nameless woman’s arm and injected her with the Fusion Agent.

Shinji oversaw the nameless woman’s successful First Hokage cell transplant, which began strengthening her Chakra and Dojutsu. He then calculated that her improved Yachihoko could make his backup Infinite Tsukuyomi plan feasible if she could mark enough shinobi.

• The nameless woman endured the First Hokage cells’ rejection and used Yin Release Chakra to fuse with their Yang Release Chakra.
• After several hours, Shinji confirmed the transplant had succeeded, and the nameless woman sensed the new Chakra flowing through her body.
• Shinji explained that completing the fusion could eliminate the hidden condition sealed in her body for a hundred years.
• The nameless woman went to practice adjusting to her changed body while Shinji began outlining his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
• Shinji calculated that if her Yachihoko could mark ten thousand targets, she could cover a significant portion of the Shinobi World’s shinobi.

Shinji assessed Nameless’s progress and planned how to gather power for his fight against the Overlord, weighing an unnoticed Yachihoko marking campaign against becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. As Konoha increased its surveillance and Sasuke’s surgery remained stalled, Shinji decided to find a way to restore some of Sasuke’s Dojutsu.

• Shinji concluded that Nameless could digest the First Hokage cells and recover her Sharingan quickly, leaving him little time to prepare his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
• Shinji struggled to devise a way to mark many powerful ninja with Yachihoko without alerting them or drawing attention to his plans.
• Shinji reviewed the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki plan and decided he would need to make a deal with Orochimaru to undo the Reaper Death Seal and obtain the other half of the Nine-Tails.
• Shinji noticed that Konoha had increased its surveillance of him, Haku, Karin, and Nameless after his fight with Danzo.
• Shinji learned that Sasuke’s surgery had been put on hold and decided to find a way to restore some of Sasuke’s Dojutsu.

Sasuke struggled with the village shelving his surgery and with the loss of confidence caused by his weakened Dojutsu. Sakura persuaded him to attend Shion’s barbecue gathering, where his classmates wondered about Shinji’s mysterious teammate.

• The village higher-ups shelved Sasuke’s surgery because they distrusted the situation after Danzo’s attack and feared the power Sasuke might gain.
• Sasuke trained at the field and turned down Sakura’s invitation to Shion’s gathering until she suggested Shinji might be able to restore his Dojutsu.
• Shion’s classmates gathered at the barbecue restaurant and wondered why Yakumo and Naruto were absent and who the unknown member of Shinji’s team was.
• Shinji arrived at the gathering with Haku, Karin, and Nameless.

Shinji brought Nameless to a gathering with their peers, where she enjoyed her first friendly social experience. As everyone discussed training for the coming war, Shinji realized he could use a Genjutsu Space to mark Konoha Ninja for Nameless’s Yachihoko.

• Shinji introduced Nameless as the fourth member of his ANBU squad, and the group welcomed her to the gathering.
• Neji and Kimimaro arrived, and Nameless concealed her dislike of Sasuke when she heard he would be joining them.
• The young ninjas shared grilled meat and sake while talking about the looming war and their hopes of becoming stronger.
• Tenten and Hinata wished for personal guidance or sparring partners, prompting Shinji to think of creating a Genjutsu Space for training and secretly marking its visitors.

Shinji devised a plan to combine Yachihoko, Tsukuyomi, and Naobi into an immersive space where Konoha shinobi could train for combat. He intended to use the platform to strengthen Konoha and secretly mark its shinobi as a reserve Chakra source.

• Shinji recognized that Konoha urgently needed skilled sparring partners to improve its shinobi's combat ability before the coming battle with the Akatsuki Organization.
• He considered using Tsukuyomi to create a training space, but realized its users could bring back only basic memories rather than subtle combat insights.
• Shinji considered Naobi Space, where Spirit Bodies could retain every experience, but it lacked Tsukuyomi's control over time and matter.
• After hearing Choji ask for both kinds of meat, Shinji realized he could combine Tsukuyomi and Naobi instead of choosing between them.
• Shinji planned to use Yachihoko as the core and Tsukuyomi and Naobi as the platform for large-scale combat training, while secretly marking Konoha shinobi as a Chakra reserve.

Shinji considered using Yachihoko to fuse three Mangekyo-level Dojutsu for an immersive combat training space, but Rock Lee’s drunken rampage interrupted the meal. Rock Lee defeated everyone who tried to stop him, including Sasuke, and remained swaying in the wrecked private room.

• Shinji realized his training-space plan would require coordinating his and the nameless one's Chakra and Dojutsu through Yachihoko.
• Rock Lee knocked Kiba out of the private room and attacked the others after becoming drunk.
• Rock Lee defeated Shikamaru, Choji, Shino, and the classmates who swarmed him, then overpowered Neji.
• Sasuke tried to restrain Rock Lee, but Rock Lee dodged his attack and sent him through the wall into the neighboring room.

After Rock Lee became an unpredictable fighter while drunk, he defeated Sasuke and held off Sasuke, Neji, and Kimimaro together. Shinji stepped in, overpowered Lee, and broke through his drunken haze, leaving Lee confused by the wreckage he had caused.

• Rock Lee evaded Sasuke's attack and knocked him flying, prompting Shinji to recognize Lee's drunken movements as instinctive and unpredictable.
• Neji, Kimimaro, and Sasuke attacked Lee together, but Lee turned their attacks aside and knocked all three out of the fight in succession.
• Konoha Ninja and ANBU gathered outside the barbecue restaurant, while the onlookers wondered whether Lee was an impostor.
• Shinji stopped the others from attacking again and charged Lee after observing the limits of his reach.
• Shinji overpowered Lee with a punch, clearing much of Lee's drunken haze and ending the fight.
• Lee looked at the ruined restaurant in confusion, and Tenten told him that he had caused the damage himself.

After Rock Lee’s drunken rampage at the barbecue restaurant, Shinji reflected on creating a genjutsu training space and spoke privately with Sasuke. Shinji admitted he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan before Sasuke, then contacted Nameless to arrange a way to restore Sasuke’s Dojutsu.

• Shion and Tenten promised to pay for the damage Rock Lee caused, and the restaurant owner repaired the private room before the classmates resumed their meal.
• The classmates scolded Rock Lee and discussed their injuries, while Shinji, Neji, and Kimimaro reflected on the fight.
• Nameless judged Sasuke’s weakened Dojutsu and lackluster performance, while Sasuke noticed her beside Shinji.
• After the gathering, Sasuke asked Shinji whether he had deliberately lost on the night Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shinji admitted he had awakened his Mangekyō long before Sasuke, but refused to advise him about his Dojutsu and told him to wait for the village’s surgery plan.
• After Sasuke left, Shinji contacted Nameless through Naobi, intending to use Yachihoko to restore Sasuke’s Dojutsu.

Tsunade investigated Sasuke’s meeting with Shinji while Shinji and Nameless returned to their secret laboratory. After restoring Nameless’s Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Shinji arranged to replenish Sasuke’s drained Dojutsu, and began the process with Nameless’s help.

• Tsunade ordered the ANBU to watch Rock Lee and inform Might Guy, then asked Shizune to discreetly have Sakura confirm what Sasuke had learned from Shinji.
• Shinji used a Blood Clone to distract the ANBU while he and Nameless secretly left Konoha for the laboratory.
• Shinji examined Nameless and performed another First Hokage cell transplant, restoring her Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan ahead of schedule.
• Shinji told Nameless that helping Sasuke could be important to her future pursuit of the Rinnegan, and she agreed to assist him.
• Shinji contacted Sasuke as “A” and told him he would restore his Dojutsu immediately.
• Nameless linked her Chakra to Shinji with Yachihoko, and Shinji activated Magatsu.

Shinji used the nameless one's Yachihoko to restore half of Sasuke's depleted Mangekyō Sharingan, then began preparing to combine Yachihoko, Tsukuyomi, and Naobi into a large-scale immersive genjutsu combat training space. He brought the nameless one into his Naobi Space and asked her to use Tsukuyomi on him.

• Shinji transmitted the nameless one's Dojutsu to Sasuke, restoring half of his Mangekyō Sharingan so Konoha's leadership would not notice the change.
• Shinji realized that Yachihoko could let Magatsu transmit Dojutsu and gained confidence in his plan for an immersive genjutsu training space.
• Shinji explained his plan to the nameless one, who agreed to help him combine Yachihoko, Tsukuyomi, and Naobi.
• Shinji took the nameless one to his Naobi Space, where they found an expanded platform, a larger round table, and sixteen stone chairs.
• Shinji told the nameless one that he needed her Tsukuyomi to control the space and asked her to use it on him there.

Shinji and Nameless tried to fuse Tsukuyomi with Naobi, but Naobi Space violently rejected the invasion and nearly collapsed. After considering several impractical alternatives, they realized that Kiseki might let them share enough of their memories to achieve the unity of mind the fusion required.

• Nameless activated Tsukuyomi against Shinji’s Naobi Space, causing it to collapse until Shinji told her to stop.
• Shinji and Nameless concluded that forcing the Dojutsu to fuse might require them to be of one mind.
• Shinji considered borrowing Nameless’s Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan or transferring Tsukuyomi, but rejected both approaches as inadequate.
• Nameless proposed using Kiseki, where their shared experiences and memories were recorded, to bring their minds together.
• Shinji agreed that Kiseki might make it possible for them to fuse Tsukuyomi and Naobi.

Shinji and Nameless explored the Kiseki she had created from their memories, then combined Naobi and Tsukuyomi within it. They successfully turned Naobi Space into a vast, realistic training ground with countless platforms, leaving Shinji ready to use it for large-scale combat practice.

• Shinji and Nameless entered their shared Kiseki, where Nameless revealed scenes from the moments they had shared together.
• Shinji and Nameless activated Naobi and Tsukuyomi inside the Kiseki, causing Naobi Space to appear within Yachihoko.
• Nameless invaded Naobi Space with Tsukuyomi, and red light spread across its dome as the space began to merge with her illusion.
• Nameless raised countless platforms across Naobi Space and demonstrated that she could control the expanded realm.
• Shinji tested the platforms and recognized that the realistic arenas could accommodate Konoha Ninja for large-scale combat training.

Shinji and Nameless confirmed that Tsukuyomi and Naobi had fused, transforming Naobi Space into a crimson world. In Konoha, Sasuke accidentally hinted to Sakura that Shinji shared his dojutsu problem, but Sakura concealed her suspicions from Shizune.

• Shinji waited with Nameless until Tsukuyomi finished invading and fusing with Naobi, then sensed he could activate Naobi Space’s mutated crimson state through Nameless’s Yachihoko.
• Sasuke trained at night and displayed restored dojutsu power while practicing ninja tool throwing.
• Sakura questioned Sasuke about his conversation with Shinji, and Sasuke let slip that Shinji was just like him before leaving.
• Sakura reported Sasuke’s words to Shizune, who recognized them as a possible clue about Shinji’s dojutsu.
• Sakura withheld her observation that Sasuke’s performance had suddenly improved, and Shizune sent her home to rest.

Tsunade confronted Shinji about concealing his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned him to discuss it with the village leadership. Shinji admitted awakening it and briefly displayed Nameless's transferred Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving the leaders to assess what they had seen.

• Shizune reported Sakura and Sasuke's conversation to Tsunade, who worried that Shinji's secrecy reflected lasting distrust of the village.
• Tsunade decided to speak with Shinji and ask him to reveal the truth about his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shinji prepared to pass off an illusion-training space as his Mangekyō ability and arranged for Nameless to transfer her Mangekyō Dojutsu into his eyes with Yachihoko.
• An ANBU summoned Shinji to the Hokage Building, where he found Tsunade, the Third, the elder advisors, and several elite Jonin waiting.
• Shinji admitted that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and used Nameless's transferred Dojutsu to briefly display her Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Shinji revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan to Konoha’s leaders and explained that he had awakened it during the Night of the Massacre. After the leaders accepted his account and recognized his past service, he introduced his Mangekyo Dojutsu, Takamagahara, as a Genjutsu Space for combat training.

• Shinji showed Tsunade and the other leaders his Mangekyō Sharingan and said he had awakened it at age seven on the night of the massacre.
• The Third realized Shinji, not Sasuke, had stopped Naruto when he went berserk and nearly unleashed the Nine-Tails in Konoha.
• Tsunade thanked Shinji for protecting the village and recognized him as one of Konoha’s own.
• Tsunade asked Shinji what Mangekyo Dojutsu he had awakened, and Shinji named it Takamagahara.
• Shinji explained that Takamagahara let him create settings and powerful sparring partners for combat exercises whose training results carried into the real world.

Shinji revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan ability, Takamagahara, to Konoha’s leaders, who concluded he had subdued the Nine-Tails and awakened the Mangekyō during the Uchiha massacre. Kakashi then told Sasuke the truth, leaving him stunned that Shinji had awakened it at age seven.

• Shinji explained that Takamagahara was an immersive genjutsu training space, and Tsunade dismissed him after Kakashi asked whether others could enter.
• Tsunade and the village leaders discussed Shinji’s role in stopping the Nine-Tails, when he awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and whether Takamagahara was safe to test.
• The leaders agreed that Kakashi would try Takamagahara under ANBU and Hyuga surveillance.
• Kakashi found Sasuke training and told him Shinji had admitted awakening the Mangekyō at seven and calming the Nine-Tails.
• Sasuke was shocked to learn Shinji had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan during the Uchiha massacre.

Sasuke learned that Shinji had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan years earlier and had truly stopped the Nine-Tails, forcing him to confront the gap between his reputation and reality. The next day, Shinji allowed Kakashi to enter Takamagahara and activated the technique on him.

• Kakashi told Sasuke that Shinji awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan during the Massacre and stopped the Nine-Tails, revealing that Sasuke had mistakenly received credit for the feat.
• Sasuke struck a tree and broke down, while Kakashi urged him to accept himself and stop letting the past crush him.
• The next day, Shinji delayed Kakashi’s request to see Takamagahara so he could address problems with Nameless and give the village time to settle its suspicions.
• Tsunade and the advisory Elders agreed to Shinji’s request for a day, and the village ordered everyone who knew about his Mangekyō Sharingan to keep it secret.
• Kakashi returned the following day, and Shinji took him to the training ground, where ANBU and Hyuga clan members watched from nearby.
• Shinji confirmed the preparations with Nameless through Yachihoko and activated Takamagahara on Kakashi.