Chapter Summaries

Shuji told Danzo that Kaguya had asked him to free her from her seal, and the two discussed Konoha’s plans as the war wound down. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu urged Madara to investigate a ninja who had mastered Sage Mode, and Madara prepared to move quickly.

• Shuji told Danzo that he had met Otsutsuki Kaguya on the moon and that she wanted his help breaking her seal.
• Shuji reforged Lightning Blade: Kiba and tested it with Chakra, Nen Energy, and Sage Mode Chakra before storing it away.
• Danzo declined Shuji’s offer to help with Kirigakure, explaining that Konoha was negotiating terms and withdrawing its forces.
• Shuji left for the village with the boxed blade after Danzo asked him to treat him to a meal when they returned.
• Black Zetsu proposed investigating a ninja who had mastered Sage Mode, and Madara agreed to go after confirming the retreat route was ready.

Madara learned that Hyuga Shuji had defeated him and fled across the sea to avoid Shuji’s evolved Byakugan while pursuing sage arts. Back in Konoha, Shuji sensed Nen Energy in a tree before Nawaki interrupted him and Mikoto appeared.

• Red Fox headed toward Konoha, but Madara ambushed him, knocked him unconscious, killed his subordinates, and read his memories.
• Madara learned Shuji’s identity and abilities, then pierced Red Fox’s heart with a Black Receiver and retreated.
• Fearing Shuji could locate him from far away, Madara decided to sail east from the Land of Tea and focus on cultivating sage arts.
• Black Zetsu arranged a ship for Madara and accompanied him out to sea, planning to help him defeat Shuji.
• In Konoha, Shuji sensed Nen Energy in a tree until Nawaki interrupted him, and Shuji turned toward Mikoto with his arms open.

Shuji reunited with Mikoto and told Nawaki that the Tenseigan he brought back from the moon could awaken in Hiashi, leaving Nawaki panicked about the Hyuga’s newfound power. After Nawaki decided to take a chance that Hiashi would fail to awaken it, an Anbu summoned Shuji to the Hokage’s office.

• Mikoto threw herself into Shuji’s arms, and Nawaki told them the war was nearly over while Hiashi was still in the Land of Rain.
• Shuji revealed that he had brought back a way to evolve the Hyuga Byakugan into the Tenseigan and described its powers, alarming Nawaki.
• Nawaki tried to curry favor with Hiashi, then reconsidered and decided to gamble that Hiashi would not awaken the Tenseigan.
• Nawaki charged at Shuji and demanded a meal, and Shuji agreed before an Anbu summoned him to the Hokage’s office.
• Shuji asked Nawaki to wait for him as he prepared to leave.

After Red Fox died and Uchiha Madara obtained the Sage Mode and Nen Energy cultivation methods, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Nawaki to decide Konoha’s next move. Nawaki recommended strengthening Shuji rather than searching for Madara, but Shuji admitted he did not know whether he could defeat the Ōtsutsuki threats ahead.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Nawaki, Shuji, and Mikoto that Red Fox had died and Madara had obtained the Black Receiver and Konoha’s cultivation intelligence.
• Nawaki reasoned that Madara could learn of any search for him through his network and use the opportunity to attack Konoha and Kushina.
• Shuji revealed that Madara commanded one hundred thousand White Zetsu and could exploit the Nine-Tails to become like the Sage of Six Paths.
• Nawaki advised Konoha to focus on improving its strength and let Shuji cultivate in the village instead of searching for Madara.
• Nawaki asked whether Shuji could defeat the Ōtsutsuki, and Shuji said he could not be sure without having fought them.

Shuji explained his new training direction and named his new realm Nen Emperor, while Nawaki and Sarutobi Hiruzen discussed protecting his training and investigating White Zetsu. The discussion ended with Sarutobi revealing that Nawaki was the new Hokage and barred from joining the mission to search for White Zetsu.

• Shuji described his effort to sense and draw out the Nen Energy in trees without using the Tenseigan, and called the realm Nen Mystery before settling on Nen Emperor.
• Nawaki proposed gathering ninjas skilled in Sage Mode and Nen Energy in the Root Division to train and cultivate the next generation while Shuji continued training undisturbed.
• Shuji warned that White Zetsu could absorb a ninja's Chakra and transfer it to someone else, prompting Nawaki to propose an elite team to locate and assess White Zetsu.
• Nawaki volunteered to join Hatake Sakumo and Hyuga Hiashi on the mission, but Sarutobi Hiruzen refused and announced that Nawaki was the Fourth Hokage.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen said that ninjas over forty could not take part in the Hokage election, and Shuji expressed relief that Danzo would not be a candidate.

Nawaki chose Namikaze Minato to replace him on the squad, and Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned him to comfort Red Fox’s fiancée and family. After Mikoto told Sarutobi Hiruzen about the Tenseigan, Shuji and Nawaki debated whether Otsutsuki blood alone could awaken it, leaving Shuji wondering whether Nen Energy had enabled his own evolution.

• Nawaki named Namikaze Minato as his replacement, and Sarutobi Hiruzen told him to comfort Red Fox’s fiancée and family.
• Shuji asked Sarutobi Hiruzen to have Hiashi meet him after returning, but Nawaki hurriedly pulled Shuji out of the office.
• Mikoto told Sarutobi Hiruzen about the Tenseigan, and he asked her to record Shuji’s account for a meeting after Danzo and the others returned.
• Nawaki argued that a few drops of Otsutsuki blood could not easily awaken the Tenseigan, but Shuji revealed that he had awakened it himself.
• Nawaki pointed out that Shuji’s Byakugan had evolved repeatedly, prompting Shuji to wonder whether Nen Energy had supplied what he needed to awaken the Tenseigan.

Sarutobi Hiruzen advised Mikoto that she could tell her father about her relationship with Shuji, then offered her a choice between leading the Anbu and teaching in the Root Division. Mikoto chose the Root Division, and Shuji later advised Nawaki on how to comfort Red Fox's family.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Mikoto that her clan could no longer prevent her from being with Shuji and advised her to tell her father.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen offered Mikoto the Anbu Captain General position or a teaching role in the Root Division, and Mikoto chose to teach.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen wished Mikoto and Shuji well, while Mikoto left his office to meet Shuji and Nawaki.
• Nawaki asked Shuji how to comfort Red Fox's family, and Shuji advised him to offer hope by mentioning Orochimaru's research into possible revival.
• Nawaki asked Shuji to accompany him, but Shuji declined.

Shuji brought Mikoto to their new home and gave her Lightning Blade: Kiba, which she eagerly accepted. After Mikoto reassured him about balancing cultivation with rest, their playful banter ended with Shuji deciding to teach her a lesson.

• Shuji showed Mikoto the house Sarutobi Hiruzen had built for him as a reward for defeating Uchiha Madara.
• Shuji gave Mikoto Lightning Blade: Kiba, and she happily tested the sword with her chakra.
• Mikoto made Lightning Blade: Kiba disappear with her Mangekyō Sharingan, and Shuji explained that Nen Energy could ease its side effects.
• Mikoto urged Shuji to balance cultivation with rest, and Shuji confidently told her they would not fail.
• Mikoto praised Shuji's confidence, then tried to escape after he teased her, but he held her in place and threatened to teach her a lesson.

Shuji proposed testing whether Senju Hashirama's cells could help Mikoto awaken the Rinnegan, then asked Sarutobi Hiruzen for the cells. He and Mikoto also decided to work as teachers in Root and arrange their marriage, while Hiruzen left Shuji to handle the Uchiha Clan and other participants.

• Mikoto told Shuji that the Uchiha stone tablet linked the Rinnegan to combining the Senju and Uchiha powers, and Shuji suggested trying Hashirama's cells on her.
• Shuji and Mikoto planned to teach in Root, and Shuji asked to meet her father to arrange their marriage; Mikoto agreed to speak with him that evening.
• Shuji asked Sarutobi Hiruzen for Hashirama's cells and proposed testing Mikoto's cells on his teacher and Nawaki as well.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen supported the experiment but told Shuji to consult his teacher and consider the Uchiha Clan's opinion, then said he was ready to retire.

Shuji and Mikoto went to the Konoha Casino to find Tsunade, where they prompted the owner to close early by joking about investigating the casino. After Tsunade accused them of doing it on purpose, Shuji gave her sake and claimed he had come because he missed her.

• Shuji told Mikoto he worried Nawaki might ask him to pay for missions he had carried out during the Second Shinobi World War.
• Shuji and Mikoto found Tsunade winning money at the Konoha Casino, and Mikoto suggested having the police force investigate it.
• Shuji proposed that Hinagiku help with an investigation, prompting the casino owner to close for the day.
• Tsunade confronted Shuji and Mikoto outside the casino, and Shuji led her toward a tavern.
• Tsunade explained that she split her winnings with Jiraiya and waived his hospital expenses, while Shuji gave her fine sake and said he had missed her.

Shuji told Tsunade that Uchiha and Senju powers could awaken the Rinnegan and proposed experiments using the First Hokage’s cells, Uchiha cells, and Otsutsuki blood. He explained that stronger enemies awaited them, and the chapter ended with him asking Tsunade whether she wanted to try awakening the Rinnegan.

• Shuji cleared the tavern with Mikoto’s Shadow Clone Technique before telling Tsunade about the Uchiha stone tablet and the possibility of awakening the Rinnegan by combining Uchiha and Senju powers.
• Shuji said Mikoto and Nawaki were planned participants in the experiment, while Tsunade could join; he also described using Otsutsuki blood to help Hyuga Clan members awaken the Tenseigan.
• Tsunade questioned whether the experiment was necessary given Konoha’s current position, and Shuji warned that enemies stronger than Uchiha Madara would appear in the future.
• Mikoto vowed that she would die before Shuji did, and Tsunade asked him to explain what had happened while he was away from the village.
• Shuji recounted meeting Otsutsuki Kaguya on the moon and learning about the Giant Tenseigan, then suggested that Tsunade help Orochimaru and asked if she wanted to awaken the Rinnegan.

Shuji discussed teaching Tsunade the Rinnegan and received her Strength of a Hundred Technique scroll before leaving to find Kushina. He reunited with Kushina at the Senju compound and asked her to help him with something.

• Tsunade agreed to discuss learning the Rinnegan after Orochimaru returned, and gave Shuji her Strength of a Hundred Technique scroll.
• Shuji joked that he would master the S-rank medical ninjutsu in two months, then used space-time ninjutsu to leave with Mikoto as Tsunade threw a bottle at him.
• Mikoto returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound and invited Kushina to dinner, while Shuji headed to the Senju compound.
• Shuji and Kushina teased each other about their marriages, and Shuji asked whether she had time to help him with something.

Shuji asked Kushina to help crack the Caged Bird, and they began analyzing the seal together. Mikoto told Uchiha Chisaku she intended to marry Shuji, then admitted she had begged him to lose their Academy match, provoking Chisaku’s fury.

• Shuji explained the Caged Bird’s effects and dead ends to Kushina, who agreed to help find a way to crack it.
• Mikoto returned home and told Uchiha Chisaku she wanted to get married.
• Mikoto said her confidence came from strength and named Hyuga Shuji as the man she wanted to marry.
• Mikoto revealed that Shuji had let her win their Academy fight after she begged him, lowering his strength three times.
• Uchiha Chisaku called Mikoto a disgrace to the Uchiha clan and charged at her with a wooden stick.

Uchiha Mikoto confronted her father, Uchiha Chisaku, about his harsh demands and her inability to defeat Hyuga Shuji. After they opened up to each other, Mikoto agreed to challenge Shuji, while Chisaku agreed to learn Sage Mode within a year.

• Uchiha Mikoto questioned Uchiha Chisaku for demanding she defeat Hyuga Shuji without considering how strong he was.
• Uchiha Chisaku explained that Shuji had gained his strength through years of training and said he pushed Mikoto to protect her from the dangers facing the Uchiha.
• Uchiha Mikoto apologized, and Uchiha Chisaku warmly accepted that she had fallen in love and asked her to bring the man to meet him the next day.
• Uchiha Mikoto declared that she would work to defeat Hyuga Shuji, and Uchiha Chisaku promised to wait for her good news.
• Uchiha Mikoto asked Uchiha Chisaku to master Sage Mode within a year, then told him that Orochimaru was developing a technique to bring her mother back to life.

Shuji cooked dinner for Mikoto, who was delighted by his thoughtfulness and agreed to bring tea to her father when Shuji met him the next day. Over dinner, Mikoto asked Shuji to help her train so she could defeat him, and he agreed to begin special training in two days.

• Shuji cooked dinner at home while Kushina stayed with the drunken Tsunade at the Senju household.
• Mikoto returned, saw Shuji cooking, and told him that she felt her father still loved her.
• Shuji asked when he could meet Mikoto's father, and they agreed to bring him tea leaves Shuji had taken from Lord Danzo.
• Mikoto asked Shuji to help her complete her goal of defeating him, and he agreed to train her without holding back.
• Shuji told Mikoto to rest for two days before their special training began.

Mikoto agreed to let Shuji cook for her from now on, while Nawaki eagerly accepted Tsunade’s offer to try awakening the Rinnegan. Shuji then confronted Uchiha Chisaku about marrying Mikoto and laid out how he would take her from the Uchiha if they refused.

• Mikoto praised Shuji’s cooking, and Shuji asked to make it for her from then on; she accepted.
• Tsunade told Nawaki about the chance to awaken the Rinnegan, and Nawaki insisted on being the first to try.
• Uchiha Chisaku asked Shuji if he would bully him, and Shuji said he wanted to marry Mikoto and invited Chisaku to make requests.
• Shuji explained that if the Uchiha refused, he would knock out the clan members and take Mikoto, drawing the clan’s conflict away from the village.
• Shuji dismissed the Uchiha’s eye powers and cited Uchiha Madara’s defeat, leaving Chisaku unable to argue.

Hyuga Shuji negotiated with Uchiha Chisaku for permission to marry Uchiha Mikoto, agreeing that they would have two children with one raised as an Uchiha. As Shuji and Mikoto left, they reaffirmed their commitment to each other before an interruption brought up the Rinnegan Project.

• Uchiha Chisaku demanded that Shuji and Mikoto have two children, one bearing the Hyuga surname and one bearing the Uchiha surname who would be raised by the Uchiha, and Shuji agreed.
• Shuji said he would consult his family before settling the matter, then left the Uchiha Clan Compound with Mikoto.
• Mikoto told Shuji she would stand with him if the Uchiha clan became his enemy, and Shuji explained that he had told Lord Hokage about them after returning from the Land of Rain.
• Mikoto questioned Shuji about his approach to winning her father's approval, and Shuji reassured her that he loved her and did not want her to suffer.
• Just as Shuji and Mikoto grew closer, someone interrupted to ask when the Rinnegan Project would begin.

After the war, news spread that Hyuga Shuji had defeated the revived Uchiha Madara and awakened the Rinnegan, raising concern across the Shinobi World and catching Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s attention. On the road back to Konoha, Orochimaru prepared to use Flying Thunder God to leave Sakumo behind, then was startled when Nawaki appeared.

• Nawaki interrupted Shuji and Mikoto to ask about the Rinnegan, and Shuji told him they would begin once Orochimaru and the others returned.
• Mikoto apologized for interrupting them, and Shuji took her to meet his parents at the Hyuga Clan Compound.
• News of Uchiha Madara’s revival, Rinnegan, and defeat by Hyuga Shuji spread throughout the Shinobi World, prompting Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to investigate Shuji.
• Orochimaru used a Flying Thunder God Kunai to prepare to return to Konoha ahead of Sakumo, explaining that he wanted Shuji’s help with his experiments into reviving the dead using Nen Energy.
• Nawaki appeared and called out to Orochimaru, who wondered whether Sarutobi Hiruzen had sent him to kill him.

Nawaki brought Orochimaru back to Konoha by telling him about experiments involving the Rinnegan and Tenseigan. At the Hyuga compound, Shuji and Mikoto’s families argued over adopting a child into the Uchiha Clan, and Shuji left with Mikoto after declaring they would either have no children or have one for each clan.

• Nawaki told Orochimaru that Konoha needed him for experiments involving the Rinnegan and Tenseigan, so Orochimaru brought him to his laboratory.
• Shuji and Mikoto discussed adopting a child into the Uchiha Clan with Chinatsu and Kiyosada, but Chinatsu resisted the idea.
• Shuji said he and Mikoto would have no children rather than let either clan’s bloodline limit leak, then left the Hyuga compound with her.
• At home, Shuji told Mikoto that they could either have no children or have two, one for the Hyuga and one for the Uchiha.

Shuji set aside his parents’ opposition to his relationship with Mikoto and prepared to train his allies to awaken the Rinnegan and Tenseigan. After Kiyosada predicted that Shuji’s plans could transform the Hyuga Clan and weaken the Main Family’s hold over the Branch Family, Shuji met with Orochimaru to discuss how to awaken both dōjutsu.

• Shuji comforted Mikoto and said their special training would soon begin, while deciding to leave his parents’ opposition aside for now.
• Kiyosada told Chinatsu that opposing Shuji could alienate him from the Hyuga Clan and predicted that the Branch Family might gain the Tenseigan and seek to remove the Caged Bird.
• Kiyosada agreed that one child could be adopted into the Uchiha Clan, and Chinatsu left the matter to him.
• Kiyosada sent a Shadow Clone to Shuji’s new home after Chinatsu departed.
• Nawaki woke Shuji and urged him to begin the plan, but Shuji told him to wait for Orochimaru’s return.
• Orochimaru returned, and Shuji went with him to the Root Division office to discuss the conditions for awakening the Rinnegan and Tenseigan.