Chapter Summaries

Shinji headed west to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and told his subordinates about the Overlord’s threat. After explaining the truth behind the Uchiha Clan Massacre to Sasuke, he left Sasuke to wonder whether he would kill Naruto.

• Shinji set the Flying Fortress toward the Land of Demons so he could become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki without interruption.
• Shinji removed his mask and told his subordinates that the Overlord had brought the Shinobi World to the brink of destruction.
• Shinji described the Overlord’s corrupted Upper Moon One and fake Itachi Uchiha, leaving his subordinates alarmed by the threat.
• Shinji told Sasuke that he had given Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan to Itachi and explained that Itachi had spared Sasuke as part of a deal.
• Shinji revealed that Danzo planned the Uchiha Clan Massacre and that the Third had allowed it, then said Itachi would return Sasuke’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan after dealing with the fake Itachi Uchiha.
• Sasuke asked Shinji whether he would kill Naruto.

After defeating Nagato and Obito, Shinji planned to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and considered how his captured dojutsu could expand his power. He then approached Tsunade to bargain for her help concealing his identity, leaving her puzzled by his request.

• Shinji gathered the Ten-Tails, the Tailed Beasts, Nagato's Rinnegan, and Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan, and planned to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki in the Land of Demons.
• Shinji considered wielding Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan through Susanoo Lamp to use Limbo: Border Jail, and imagined combining his dojutsu with Imperial God Palace and Kamui.
• After the Four Kage ordered the shinobi forces to withdraw, Tsunade returned to her tent and found Shinji waiting there.
• Shinji asked Tsunade to spare Naruto and conceal that he was the Akatsuki Organization's 'A,' and Tsunade questioned why he wanted the secret kept.

Shinji made Tsunade agree to conceal his identity and revealed that Yakumo had joined his organization before becoming her student. When Itachi Uchiha attacked Konoha, Shinji suspected the attacker was an Overlord-controlled impostor, while Tsunade prepared the Allied Forces to respond.

• Shinji warned Tsunade that the Overlord might draw closer if the Shinobi World learned about it, and Tsunade agreed to conceal his identity unless he attacked a Five Great Shinobi Village without cause.
• Shinji confirmed that Yakumo belonged to his organization as 'D' before Tsunade chose her as a student, leading Tsunade to suspect Shinji had caused Yakumo's Red Dragon Eye awakening.
• Tsunade reconsidered how Shinji had maneuvered the Allied Forces into war with Nagato's Akatsuki Organization, while Shinji urged her to have Naruto train quickly.
• A Communications Division shinobi reported that Itachi Uchiha had attacked Konoha and caused heavy casualties, prompting Tsunade to call an emergency meeting with the other Kage and Jiraiya.
• Shinji concluded the attacker was probably an impostor controlled by the Overlord, while Tsunade declared the Allied Forces would fight back because the attacker was not one of Shinji's subordinates.

Shinji chose a remote snowfield to seal the Ten-Tails and become its jinchuriki, assigning his allies to guard against interference and prepare to support him. After releasing the beast, he presented it with Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain, Killer B, the Three-Tails, and the Yang Nine-Tails as offerings.

• Shinji learned that the fake Itachi Uchiha had begun slaughtering people and ordered Orochimaru to work with the Five Kage to restrain him and test his strength.
• Shinji selected a remote snowfield on the border of the Land of Demons and the Land of Snow for his ascension as the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Shinji assigned Karin, Yakumo, Shion, Neji, Kimimaro, and H to guard the area, while Nameless prepared to support him and Sasuke, Haku, Ryūsetsuna, and Chiyo stayed ready as a mobile force.
• Shinji opened the black box on the snowfield and released the colossal Ten-Tails.
• Shinji unsealed Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain, Killer B, the Three-Tails, and the Yang Nine-Tails before the Ten-Tails, which grew restless at their presence.

Shinji watched the Ten-Tails devour the Nine Tailed Beasts and studied the immense power it gained, prompting him to reconsider how much he knew about the Overlord. After securing the area, he began sealing the Ten-Tails inside himself with the Imperial God Palace as the seal’s core.

• The Ten-Tails used glowing chains to drag the Nine Tailed Beasts into its mouth and devoured them.
• The Ten-Tails grew from one thousand meters to twelve hundred, while its Chakra surged to ten times its former amount.
• Shion, Karin, Neji, H, and the others were shaken by the complete Ten-Tails’ power.
• Shinji realized the Ten-Tails’ transformation was qualitative and reconsidered his assumptions about the Overlord.
• Shinji confirmed no one would interfere, immobilized the Ten-Tails with the Imperial God Palace, and began forming an Eight Trigrams Seal around it.

Shinji carefully continued sealing the Ten-Tails while Jigen watched from afar and considered seeking a stronger vessel to reclaim it. Outside Konoha, the Five Kage confronted the fake Itachi Uchiha, who fought them until Ōnoki attacked with Dust Release.

• Shinji used the Imperial God Palace to carefully control the Ten-Tails as he continued sealing it.
• Jigen arrived near the snowy plain, saw the Ten-Tails and Shion, and decided he needed a new vessel before challenging them.
• The fake Itachi Uchiha sensed the complete Ten-Tails, left the battle outside Konoha, and was knocked back by the Fourth Raikage.
• The Five Kage confronted the fake Itachi Uchiha, who fought them with Taijutsu and matched their attacks.
• Ōnoki fired a small Dust Release cylinder at Itachi, who raised Susanoo and the Yata Mirror to defend himself.

The Five Kage pursued the fake Itachi Uchiha, who escaped their attacks and entered a canyon rigged with traps by Orochimaru’s forces. Meanwhile, Shinji successfully absorbed the Ten-Tails, while Orochimaru stopped the Five Kage and proposed joining forces against Itachi.

• Itachi Uchiha’s Susanoo used the Yata Mirror to nullify Ōnoki’s Dust Release, then he escaped as the Five Kage decided to pursue him.
• Kabuto Yakushi and Guren prepared Orochimaru’s canyon ambush, using traps and the terrain to contain Itachi Uchiha’s Susanoo.
• Itachi Uchiha reached the canyon, where the cliffs collapsed and explosive-tagged kunai rained down on him.
• Orochimaru blocked the Five Kage and proposed that they cooperate against Itachi Uchiha; Tsunade agreed on the condition that Orochimaru hand him over alive.
• Shinji used the Eight Trigrams Seal to absorb the Ten-Tails into his palm.

After sealing the Ten-Tails within himself, Shinji examined the immense changes to his Chakra and Dojutsu and reconsidered how powerful the Overlord might be. He continued testing his upgraded abilities, including a dramatically enhanced Susanoo Lamp.

• Shinji sealed the Ten-Tails inside himself without resistance and realized his Dojutsu had made the process unusually easy.
• Shinji sensed his Chakra natures fusing, and his Chakra reserves increased by at least fifty times as the transformation continued.
• Shinji found that his Six Tomoe Rinnegan had turned deep red and that his Dojutsu had grown at least five times stronger.
• Shinji recognized that his previous estimate of the Overlord's strength had been unreliable, then resolved to keep growing and find a way to defeat the Overlord.
• Shinji tested his upgraded techniques and discovered that Susanoo Lamp could control five additional pairs of eyes, while his Susanoo had gained three faces and could sprout six arms.

After sealing the Ten-Tails, Shinji weighed how to use the Susanoo Lamp and decided that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s Black Eye was a potential target while Isshiki remained weak. Shinji summoned his subordinates and carried them into the sky, while Jigen watched them with murderous intent.

• Shinji compared the ocular power and abilities of the eyes he possessed and considered whether to use the Susanoo Lamp to acquire powerful ocular jutsu or strengthen ocular power.
• Shinji identified Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s Black Eye and its Sukuna Hiko Na and Daikokuten abilities as a tempting target, reasoning that Isshiki was still weak inside Jigen and lacked a suitable vessel.
• Shinji used Naobi to summon Shion, Karin, Yakumo, Neji, and Kimimaro to his location.
• Shinji activated his ocular jutsu and carried his subordinates into the sky.
• Jigen watched Shinji and the others rise, regarding the Uchiha and Uzumaki as enemies descended from Kaguya Otsutsuki.

The Five Kage and Orochimaru’s forces failed to capture Itachi Uchiha, who stopped escaping after Shinji sealed the Ten-Tails and became its Jinchuriki. Itachi then targeted Orochimaru, who summoned the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Hokage as Impure World Bodies before Itachi attacked them.

• Itachi Uchiha overwhelmed the Five Kage and Orochimaru’s forces, leaving Mei Terumi, Pakura, and several of Orochimaru’s subordinates incapacitated or badly injured.
• Tsunade realized Itachi had used Mangekyō techniques and maintained Susanoo far longer than should have been possible, while Orochimaru warned that Itachi was about to escape again.
• Itachi broke through the encirclement and headed toward the Land of Demons, but stopped when Shinji sealed the Ten-Tails and became its Jinchuriki.
• Itachi turned his attention back to Orochimaru, who prepared to summon the Hokage as Impure World Bodies.
• Orochimaru summoned the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Hokage, restored their consciousness, and explained that Itachi threatened Konoha.
• Itachi drove Susanoo toward the group and attacked.

After becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Shinji examined his changed body and discovered he could manifest the Ten-Tails’ Nine Tomoe Rinnegan. He tested the Susanoo Lamp’s eye-wielding ability and considered which Dojutsu would give him the greatest boost against the Overlord.

• Shinji studied his new horns and fairer skin, concluding his transformation was more complete than Obito and Madara’s had been.
• Shinji opened a red Six Tomoe Rinnegan in his forehead and realized he could use Infinite Tsukuyomi as a weapon against the Overlord.
• Shinji activated the Susanoo Lamp and tested wielding different eyes, finding Madara’s Rinnegan gave a major boost while an ordinary Ketsuryūgan outperformed a single Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shinji reasoned that eye lineage affected the boost, making Yakumo’s Red Dragon Eye and the Tenseigan potentially more valuable to him than Karin’s Rinnegan.
• Shinji concluded Isshiki’s Black Eye might be among the most valuable eyes for him to wield because it belonged to a different lineage.

Shinji rushed the Flying Fortress to the Land of Fire after sensing that Orochimaru had encountered trouble with the fake Itachi Uchiha. From a distance, Shinji and his companions saw the battered battlefield and ordered Orochimaru to summon Madara Uchiha’s Impure World Body.

• Shinji sensed through Magatsu that Orochimaru had run into trouble and ordered Haku to fly the fortress to the Land of Fire at full speed.
• Shinji told his companions that the Five Kage and Orochimaru were pursuing the fake Itachi Uchiha, and he asked Karin to remind Itachi Uchiha of their deal.
• The Flying Fortress reached the Land of Fire despite its reactor beginning to melt down, and Shinji used Ido’s vision to observe the battlefield with the others.
• Sasuke recognized the fake Itachi Uchiha’s red Susanoo as the figure that haunted his nightmares, while the group saw the damaged Impure World Bodies and exhausted pursuers.
• Shinji ordered Orochimaru to summon Madara Uchiha’s Impure World Body, and Orochimaru prepared to do so despite doubting that he could control Madara.

Orochimaru summoned Madara Uchiha with Impure World Reincarnation, but Madara broke free of his control and refused to fight for him. As the battle against the fake "Itachi Uchiha" continued, Madara noticed that his Susanoo was unusually powerful and began to pay attention.

• Orochimaru summoned Madara Uchiha, who kicked open his coffin and freed himself from Orochimaru's control.
• Ōnoki identified Madara, while Nameless and Yakumo recognized his Uchiha armor and the statue at the Valley of the End.
• Shinji explained that Madara had led the Uchiha Clan, awakened the Rinnegan, and schemed behind the Shinobi World War.
• Madara recognized the fake "Itachi Uchiha's" Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror but refused Orochimaru's request to fight.
• The First fought the fake "Itachi Uchiha" as Tsunade, Jiraiya, Ōnoki, Kabuto Yakushi, and other shinobi joined in.
• Madara rose from his seat after seeing the fake "Itachi Uchiha's" Susanoo recover instantly from repeated damage.

Madara Uchiha joined the battle and fought the fake Itachi Uchiha, whose Susanoo endured a clash with Madara’s Complete Body Susanoo. As Karin reported that the real Itachi was heading to the battlefield, Madara realized the fake’s abilities did not fit an ordinary Mangekyo Sharingan user.

• Madara Uchiha charged into the battlefield, drove the fake Itachi Uchiha back with his Susanoo, and challenged him to give his name.
• The fake Itachi slashed Madara’s Susanoo with the Totsuka Blade, but Madara regenerated it and transformed it into its Complete Body form.
• Sasuke, Shinji, the nameless woman, and Shion watched from the Flying Fortress and judged that Madara had the advantage.
• Karin returned and told Shinji that the real Itachi was on his way after she informed him about the fake’s fight against Orochimaru and the Five Kage.
• Shinji decided he might provide Itachi with remote Chakra support through Magatsu if needed.
• Madara fought the fake in a prolonged Susanoo clash and realized its stamina and abilities were unusual for a Mangekyo Sharingan user.

Madara Uchiha fought the fake "Itachi Uchiha" with six Complete Body Susanoo, while the First and the others realized the enemy was contaminating their Impure World Bodies and Chakra. Aboard the Flying Fortress, Shinji concluded that having more people nearby might strengthen the fake instead of helping.

• The First warned Madara Uchiha that the fake "Itachi Uchiha" seemed unusual, but Madara summoned his Complete Body Susanoo and attacked.
• Madara created five Shadow Clones, each with a Complete Body Susanoo, and overwhelmed the fake in a six-on-one fight.
• The Fourth Hokage restored the Second and Third to fighting shape, and the Second worried that Madara might resist Orochimaru's control.
• The First told the other Hokage that the fake's power was corroding their Impure World Bodies and contaminating their Chakra.
• Aboard the Flying Fortress, Yakumo, Shion, Karin, and Haku assessed the fake's spreading power and its effects on the battlefield.
• Shinji reasoned that the fake absorbed fear and contaminated others, making a crowd of allies a potential burden.

The fake Itachi Uchiha turned the battle against Madara Uchiha by feeding on the battlefield’s fear and trapping Madara in Kotoamatsukami. The real Itachi pulled the fake into Kamui Space, where Shinji offered to provide any other Dōjutsu he needed.

• The fake Itachi Uchiha destroyed Madara Uchiha’s six Susanoo with the Totsuka Blade as Madara’s strength waned and the fear around him empowered Itachi.
• The fake Itachi released a Ninja Crow with Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan and trapped Madara Uchiha in Kotoamatsukami.
• The fake Itachi attacked the immobilized Madara, but the First restrained him with Wood Release before he burned the vines and his own Susanoo with Amaterasu.
• The real Itachi appeared, blocked the fake’s Totsuka Blade, entered his Susanoo, and dragged him into Kamui Space.
• Shinji told Itachi he could ask for any other Dōjutsu he needed.

Shinji sent Itachi Uchiha into Kamui Space with the fake Itachi so they could fight without witnesses or a source of fear to empower the enemy. Itachi prepared to battle the copy, aware that both of them were pawns in a struggle between greater forces.

• The battlefield was shocked when the real Itachi appeared and used Kamui to take the fake Itachi away.
• Ōnoki, Tsunade, and Jiraiya questioned which Itachi was real, while Kabuto Yakushi and Orochimaru withdrew from the battlefield.
• Shinji explained that he had granted Itachi Kamui and chosen the isolated dimension to prevent interference and keep fear from feeding the fake.
• Inside Kamui Space, Itachi and the fake summoned matching Susanoo, each bearing a Yata Mirror and Totsuka Blade.
• Itachi accepted his role as Shinji’s pawn and focused on defeating the fake so his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan could eventually go to Sasuke.
• Sasuke asked where the two Itachis had gone, but Shinji did not explain.

Itachi fought the fake Itachi in Kamui Space while Shinji restored his strength, and the battle ended with the real Itachi sealing his opponent with Totsuka Blade. As the others left to train, Sasuke confronted his insecurity and went to train alone.

• Shinji replenished Itachi's Chakra and Dojutsu so he could continue fighting the fake Itachi.
• Mumei, Karin, Shion, Haku, Yakumo, Neji, and Kimimaro left to train after seeing the fake Itachi's strength.
• Ryūsetsuna told Sasuke that she and Chiyo were going to train, and Sasuke decided to train on his own.
• In Kamui Space, Itachi broke free of the fake Itachi's genjutsu and drove Totsuka Blade into him, sealing and destroying him.

Itachi defeated the perfect fake with Izanami, but Shinji discovered that Itachi had a serious Bloodline Disease and offered to treat him in exchange for working for him. After leaving Itachi to recover at a secret base, Shinji brought Itachi’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to Sasuke, who demanded to know where Itachi was.

• Itachi trapped the fake in Izanami and won by accepting his own obsession while the fake remained bound to its purpose.
• Itachi coughed up blood, and Shinji recognized that he had a serious Bloodline Disease and offered to treat him if he worked for him.
• Itachi agreed to rest and asked Shinji to apologize to Sasuke for sacrificing one of his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shinji replaced Itachi’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan with an ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan and settled him in a secret underground base.
• Shinji returned to the Flying Fortress and gave Sasuke Itachi’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and Sasuke demanded to know where Itachi was.

After sealing the fake Itachi Uchiha, Shinji assessed how deeply the Overlord of Fear had invaded the Shinobi World and which fighters could help resist it. He left the Flying Fortress to search other worlds for information about the Overlord.

• Shinji told Sasuke that Itachi's Forbidden Jutsu had drained the Dojutsu from his right eye and suggested asking Karin to restore it.
• Shinji concluded that the Overlord's projection of fear meant its invasion of the Shinobi World had already advanced considerably, though his Lantern's remaining Embers might buy the world two or three years.
• Shinji assessed the Shinobi World's potential Six Paths-level forces, deciding that Ōtsutsuki Toneri and the Sage of Six Paths were the likeliest allies, while Kaguya Otsutsuki and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki were nearly impossible to subdue.
• Shinji judged that Shion, Karin, the nameless woman who mastered Yachihoko, Sasuke, and Naruto had potential to reach Six Paths level.
• Shinji put Karin in charge of the Flying Fortress and quietly left to use the Lantern to search for a Space Rift and investigate the Overlord.