Chapter Summaries

Shisui learned that the Uchiha and others were rebuilding under Lord Cang to oppose a threat beyond the Ninja World, and began planning his recovery and training. He discovered that his mother and many of his clansmen were alive, and looked ahead to meeting his mother and Lord Cang.

• Kagami and Xiyue explained the Otsutsuki threat and told Shisui to adapt to his new eye, regain his strength, and understand Lord Cang's ideals before pursuing Danzo or retrieving his other eye.
• Uzumaki Tsubaki gave Shisui a weeklong recovery schedule and told him that Lord Cang would meet him in a week.
• Xiyue showed Shisui his room, where he recognized his mother's handwriting, and learned that she was alive and due back from a mission in three days.
• Kagami and Xiyue took Shisui around the fortress, where he saw Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Tekka, and Uchiha Inabi training but was told to wait before meeting them.
• Shisui ate, returned to his room, and vowed to fight for the living as he looked forward to seeing his mother and meeting Lord Cang.

Shisui reunited with his mother, Die Na, after seventeen years and began reconnecting with the Uchiha clan in the fortress. He planned to meet Lord Cang the next morning and decide with his clan what future they would pursue.

• Shisui finished visual adaptation training as Die Na returned from her mission, and mother and son tearfully reunited.
• Die Na reported that her mission had secured supplies for three months and brought back important intelligence; Shisui said he had accepted the truth about Danzo and the Third Hokage.
• Shisui trained with Tekka, Inabi, Yashiro, and other clansmen, observing how Lord Cang had built cooperation among people from different backgrounds.
• At dinner and afterward, Die Na described her work gathering supplies and connecting with people abandoned or betrayed by their villages, while Shisui promised the Uchiha he would share the outcome of his meeting with Lord Cang.
• Shisui read Die Na's note of support and went to sleep knowing his parents and clan were nearby, ready to meet Lord Cang the next morning.

Shisui met Lord Cang, learned the terms of his training and future mission, and was challenged to consider the risks of using Kotoamatsukami. The chapter ended as two Uchiha entered the command room.

• Shisui met Lord Cang, who explained that he had saved and sheltered the Uchiha as part of a larger plan to prepare for the Otsutsuki threat.
• Cang told Shisui that the Ninja World system was shaped by the Otsutsuki and that Shisui would have to prove his worth.
• Cang gave Shisui a three-month training plan, after which Shisui would lead a mission to retrieve his left eye from Danzo's secret vault.
• Cang showed Shisui Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyou eyes and warned him that the Uchiha's power could consume them.
• Cang asked Shisui what he would use Kotoamatsukami for, and Shisui could not answer.
• Cang summoned two Uchiha members into the command room.

Cang assigned Uchiha Tekka and Uchiha Kuna to train Shisui and join his squad, which was expected to retrieve the eyes in three months. Shisui began rebuilding his strength through teamwork and was sent to study the Uchiha’s history and Otsutsuki intelligence.

• Cang introduced Tekka and Kuna as Shisui’s assistant instructors and future squadmates, and outlined their mission to retrieve the eyes in three months.
• Tekka and Kuna tested Shisui’s taijutsu at Training Ground A, where he supported them and trusted Kuna to handle an attack despite taking a hit himself.
• Tekka, Kuna, and Shisui discussed Fugaku’s hidden Mangekyou and agreed that the Uchiha’s future should be based on survival and freedom rather than revenge alone.
• Uzumaki Tsubaki told Shisui that Lord Kagami wanted him to read records about the Uchiha’s Warring States period and intelligence on the Otsutsuki.
• After Tekka and Kuna left, Shisui resolved to recover beyond forty percent of his former strength within three months and face the coming challenges with his squad.

Shisui studied Kagami’s records and learned that the Uchiha’s clan-based fighting traditions and a prophecy about Indra’s and Asura’s descendants joining forces could be vital against the Otsutsuki. He embraced his role in the revived clan, trained with Tekka and Kuna for three months, and prepared to reclaim his eyes before the real battle began.

• Shisui read Kagami’s records of ancient Uchiha tactics and the Otsutsuki prophecy, realizing Konoha had weakened the clan by scattering its members.
• Kagami explained to Shisui that the Uchiha fought through trust, shared blood, and inheritance, and Shisui promised to trust Tekka and Kuna.
• Shisui thought of Itachi and resolved to carry the Uchiha’s hopes and protect the surviving clansmen.
• Shisui trained with Tekka and Kuna and studied the ancient scrolls, deepening their teamwork and his knowledge of lost Uchiha methods.
• Three months passed, and Shisui looked ahead to reclaiming his eyes and beginning a new journey with the Uchiha clan behind him.

Shisui trained with Tekka and Kuna, learning to create openings through teamwork, and discussed the Uchiha’s future with them. He ended the day reflecting on his responsibility as the team’s core and the need to become a leader before the three months were up.

• Tekka and Kuna tested Shisui in a two-on-one fight, and he adapted by taking a hit to create an opening for Tekka to disarm Kuna.
• Tekka praised Shisui’s coordination but warned him to protect himself, while Uzumaki Tsubaki explained that Cang had chosen him to connect different perspectives and guide the team.
• At dinner, Tekka and Kuna discussed the Uchiha’s new path, and Shisui argued that understanding the roots of conflict was necessary to find a lasting solution.
• Shisui considered how he might use Kotoamatsukami to help people see the truth, planned to learn more about the fortress and Cang’s plans, and resolved to grow into a leader for his surviving clansmen.

After three months of recovery, Shisui and the resurrected Uchiha passed their assessment, and Cang assigned Shisui, Tekka, and Kuna to retrieve Shisui’s left eye from Konoha. The team prepared for its mission while agreeing not to awaken their Mangekyou until they understood what they would use its power to protect.

• Shisui, Tekka, Kuna, and the other recovered Uchiha demonstrated their restored skills before Cang and passed the assessment.
• Shisui, Tekka, and Kuna displayed their coordinated fighting techniques, including their combined ninjutsu, Heaven and Earth Resonance.
• Cang established Team Amaterasu and ordered it to infiltrate Konoha and retrieve Shisui’s left eye within seven days.
• Shisui reassured Inabi, Yakumi, and Kagero that more missions would follow once the remaining Uchiha had recovered.
• Shisui, Tekka, and Kuna discussed the Mangekyou threshold and agreed to wait until they understood the power and its purpose.

Cang briefed Shisui, Tekka, and Kuna on their mission to infiltrate Konoha and retrieve Shisui’s sealed left eye from Root’s Secret Vault Number Seven. After preparing and receiving support from the Uchiha fortress, the three departed under assumed identities, beginning their journey toward Konoha.

• Cang outlined the three-phase mission, its deadline, Root’s defenses, and the rules for avoiding recognition and retreating if Shisui’s Mangekyou awakened.
• Kagami and Xiyue instructed Shisui, Tekka, and Kuna to use unfamiliar fighting styles and Chakra-disguise rings, and warned them to control their emotions.
• The trio checked their equipment, received supplies and farewells from the fortress’s Uchiha clansmen, and promised to return.
• At midnight, Kagami escorted them through a secret tunnel to the Land of Fire border and ordered them to abandon any captured or fallen teammate if necessary to protect the fortress.
• Shisui, Tekka, and Kuna adopted the cover identity of the Black Crow Squad and set off through the forest toward Konoha.

Kagami led Shisui, Tekka, and Kuna into Konoha to retrieve Shisui’s eye from Root Base No. 7, escaping after the base collapsed. Cang then erased the base and all related evidence, memories, and traces from existence, leaving the mission accepted as ordinary history.

• Kagami’s team entered Konoha under false identities and received supplies and intelligence from Medicine Elder at Hundred Herbs Hall.
• Kagami’s team infiltrated Root Base No. 7, and Shisui removed his eye from the sealed vault.
• Torune and Fū blocked the team’s escape, so Kagami ordered Tekka to demolish the base as they fled through the emergency passage.
• Night Owl’s summoned beast carried Kagami, Shisui, Tekka, and Kuna away from the collapsing base with Shisui’s eye.
• Cang erased Root Base No. 7 and its records, memories, and physical traces, leaving Torune, Fū, and Danzo with corrected memories.

Shisui surrendered Kotoamatsukami and chose to awaken a new Mangekyou through his accumulated resolve and convictions. After three days of training and meditation, he succeeded, leaving the Uchiha with a new power and a hopeful path forward.

• Kagami reported that the mission to recover Shisui's left eye had succeeded and that Root Base No. 7 had been destroyed without casualties or leaks.
• Cang sealed away Kotoamatsukami, and Shisui declared that he would no longer use its power to alter another person's will.
• Cang told Shisui he was ready to awaken a new Mangekyou, and Shisui agreed to pursue it through realization rather than pain or revenge.
• Shisui spent three days training and meditating while the Uchiha clansmen gathered to pray for his success.
• Shisui opened his eyes and awakened a new Dojutsu, and Kagami, Xiyue, and the others celebrated his success.

Danzo investigated a lingering sense that something was wrong with his memories and the transplant of Uchiha Shisui’s eye. Although Root found missing records and an unfamiliar chakra trace near Old Training Ground No. 7, an examination confirmed the eye was genuine, leaving Danzo to suppress his suspicions and focus on expanding Root and pursuing the Hokage position.

• Danzo questioned Aburame Ryoma about unusual events and ordered him to retrieve records concerning Uchiha Shisui and the left-eye transplant.
• Ryoma found a missing copy of Shisui’s suicide note, mismatched medical archive indexes, a three-minute surveillance gap, and an unfamiliar chakra trace near Old Training Ground No. 7.
• Danzo ordered Ryoma to examine the transplanted Sharingan with Kikaichū for signs of foreign energy or alteration.
• Ryoma reported that the eye and its connection to Danzo’s nerves showed no abnormality and appeared to be a successful, stable transplant.
• Danzo accepted that he lacked concrete proof, set aside his suspicion for now, and resolved to continue Root’s expansion and accelerate his plan for the Hokage position.

Cang monitored Danzō’s failed attempts to uncover the altered records and eye, then watched Shisui awaken a new Mangekyō Sharingan. With the first-stage objectives complete, Cang prepared to expand his plans beyond Konoha and build a stage for the coming conflict across the Ninja World.

• Cang reinforced the altered records in Root’s archive, while Danzō’s suspicions were explained away by the cognitive protection Cang had established.
• Aburame Ryoma examined Danzō’s transplanted eye but concluded that it was genuine and normal.
• Cang observed Shisui’s new Mangekyō Sharingan awaken and assessed its abilities as suited to his plans.
• Kagami reported that Shisui had stabilized and was adapting to his new eyes, and Cang told him to rest before a strategic meeting in three days.
• Cang showed Kagami locations across the Ninja World and ordered preparations to build a new stage beyond Konoha.

Cang received reports on Jigen, the wandering monk secretly known as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and ordered his movements monitored and the intelligence heavily restricted. He secretly marked Jigen through his control of causality and waited for the larger conflict to unfold.

• Sakumo reported that Jigen had stayed at Fire Temple, debated Buddhist doctrine with Chiriku, and then traveled south toward the Naka River.
• Cang ordered Sakumo to record Jigen’s movements and any nearby civilians who suffered accidents or sudden illnesses, while keeping surveillance unobtrusive.
• Sakumo reported that Konoha remained outwardly stable after the fortress’s move, with Danzo and Root showing no unusual activity.
• Cang ordered Jigen’s file encrypted at Shadow level and told field personnel to withdraw and report any incomprehensible Chakra residue, unnatural phenomena, or cognitive interference.
• After the meeting, Cang identified Jigen as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and placed a hidden causal marker on him to track his movements and interactions.

Uchiha Sou assessed his chances against Isshiki and devised a strategy based on exploiting the limits of Jigen’s body rather than confronting Isshiki head-on. He decided to delay the fight while improving his power and waiting for a better opportunity to hunt his enemy.

• Uchiha Sou compared his abilities with Isshiki’s and concluded that chakra absorption made ninjutsu dangerous to rely on.
• Uchiha Sou determined that Sage Mode and the Rinnegan could help him counter Wedge State One, but would leave him vulnerable in a prolonged fight.
• Uchiha Sou concluded that All Things in Nature Mode could briefly contend with Wedge State Two, but his body could not withstand a direct clash for long.
• Uchiha Sou planned to wear Isshiki down by harassing him and forcing him to strain Jigen’s imperfect vessel.
• Uchiha Sou chose to keep waiting, mark Isshiki through causality, and develop his abilities until a more favorable moment arrived.

Cang resolved to prepare a concealed trap for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, using causal deviations to undermine him in a future battle. Isshiki sensed a faint irregularity, then checked on the juvenile Ten-Tails and reaffirmed his plan to harvest the planet.

• Cang weighed the risks of attacking Isshiki and chose to lure him into a prepared scheme rather than confront him directly.
• Cang wove hidden causal triggers around Jigen (Isshiki), designed to cause tiny failures when Isshiki used great power or pursued a target intensely.
• Jigen (Isshiki) sensed a faint irregularity, dismissed it as a possible illusion, and changed course to confirm something.
• Jigen (Isshiki) visited the juvenile Ten-Tails, fed it chakra, and declared that he would claim the planet's final fruit.

Jigen sensed a subtle disturbance in the world’s underlying rules and changed course to investigate, while Cang recognized the shift and used it to further mislead him. Cang activated the third phase of the Silent Net as their hidden contest continued.

• Jigen sensed a faint disturbance in existence and carefully checked the surrounding rules, finding no visible interference.
• Jigen dismissed the disturbance as possible planetary irregularity but changed his route to investigate an ancient wasteland near the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Rivers.
• Cang perceived Isshiki’s causal thread shift direction and realized his interference had made Isshiki cautious without revealing its source.
• Cang explained that his hidden Causality background field would make Isshiki’s investigations return misleading signs that everything was normal.
• Cang studied Isshiki’s movement on a map and activated the third phase of the Silent Net.

After months of searching the western desert, Isshiki returned to Kara’s hidden base and asked Amado to explain the strange feeling that something had touched his fate. Amado’s analysis persuaded Isshiki to treat it as a natural anomaly or cognitive noise, and Isshiki resumed his vessel plans while unseen causal threads remained attached to him.

• Isshiki ended his fruitless investigation of the western desert and used Daikokuten to reach Kara’s secret stronghold.
• Amado reviewed Isshiki’s reports and listed possible sources for the sensation, including Kaguya, reincarnations of Indra and Asura, ancient entities, and unknown individuals or organizations.
• Amado judged that a natural ripple in the world’s rules was the likeliest cause, with cognitive noise from Isshiki’s dormancy as the second possibility.
• Isshiki accepted Amado’s assessment and ordered Kara to accelerate its search for compatible vessels.
• Amado reported that seven candidates were under observation, including two rated promising, while hidden causal threads remained attached to Isshiki.

Cang sensed that Isshiki had reconnected with Kara and identified Amado as a dangerous analyst who could investigate the disturbances caused by Cang’s interventions. He resolved to act more cautiously, study Kara, and consider using Amado’s methods against him as the contest began.

• Cang observed Isshiki’s causal thread become more regular and saw its connections to Kara’s members strengthen in sequence.
• Cang recognized one thread’s information-focused role and concluded that it belonged to Amado, who had helped explain away the earlier disturbance.
• Cang realized Amado might detect future interventions by analyzing anomalies and decided he would need to disguise them as reasonable events.
• Amado analyzed causal disturbances in Kara’s laboratory while studying unexplained energy dissipation in Isshiki’s Chakra pathways.
• Cang considered planting controlled anomalies, exploiting Amado’s pursuit of reliable data, and applying pressure to Kara through other factions.

Cang developed a strategy to hide his Causality interference from Amado by flooding Kara’s information network with scattered, plausible anomalies and misleading explanations. He launched the plan through fortress departments, beginning Phase Two of his effort to misdirect Kara’s threat analysis.

• Cang studied Amado’s rational analysis patterns and concluded that repeated Causality disturbances could draw targeted scrutiny.
• Cang planned to seed genuine Dragon Vein fluctuations and varied technological anomalies across the Ninja World to obscure his interference.
• Cang devised misleading legends about ancient natural forces to give Amado an alternative explanation for unexplained events.
• Cang simulated the plan and saw that Amado’s projected threat assessment remained low despite the spread of anomaly reports.
• Cang issued encrypted assignments to the fortress’s Dragon Vein, technology, and intelligence departments, starting Phase Two of his hunt.

Isshiki inspected and nourished the juvenile Ten-Tails in his hidden dimension, then continued searching for a vessel as Jigen’s body deteriorated. Unseen causal threads carried his plans toward the Dragon Vein, suggesting that a trap was already waiting for him.

• Isshiki entered his hidden dimension and found that the juvenile Ten-Tails had grown and was devouring natural energy.
• Isshiki fed the Ten-Tails a drop of origin chakra and ordered it to keep growing for three to five cycles.
• Isshiki planned to select a new vessel, use the Ten-Tails as a nursery, and manipulate the Five Great Nations and Akatsuki toward his own ends.
• Fine threads of causality transmitted Isshiki’s words and plans toward the distant core of the Dragon Vein.
• Isshiki shifted his consciousness across the Ninja World and observed the child at the border of the Land of Rivers and the orphan in the Land of Wind as potential vessels.