Chapter Summaries

Shin discovered that his time ability had regained its true power under the pressure of Indra’s attack and prepared a final counterstrike. As Indra’s world-shaking lightning sword descended, Shin wielded his right eye’s time-acceleration power to slow the world around him.

• Shin realized that his left-eye ability had truly slowed time during Indra’s attack, though sustaining it consumed enormous chakra.
• Indra rose into the air and charged a devastating lightning strike while Shin prepared for their decisive clash.
• Shin chose not to use Complete Body Susanoo and instead poured his chakra into his right eye, which could accelerate time.
• Shin formed the Invisible Sword and swung it as the world-ending lightning descended, slowing the wind, sound, space, and Indra’s attack.

Shin defeated Indra in the Initial Infinite Tsukuyomi space, but the fight left him gravely injured and drained of chakra. The Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi returned to him, revealing that Indra had created the space with Izanagi and passing the sword into Shin’s hands.

• Shin unleashed the Sword of Time, overcame Indra’s Thunderbolt, and watched Indra vanish after acknowledging his defeat.
• Shin lay exhausted in the sand and chose to recover naturally rather than use the system to heal himself.
• The space dissolved, returning Shin beneath the Uchiha Ancestral Hall, where the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi entered his eye and eased his pain.
• Shin received Indra’s account of the sword and learned that the Initial Infinite Tsukuyomi was a space Indra had created using Izanagi to project illusion onto reality.
• The Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi officially passed into Shin’s hands.

Shin learned the secrets of Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and used the Raw Stone to transform it into the Sword of Yin and Yang. The blast devastated the Uchiha Ancestral Hall, while Uchiha Yujian and an approaching armored figure raced toward the disturbance.

• Shin realized Indra's chakra, rather than his soul, had reincarnated and learned the sword's history and abilities.
• Shin combined Yin and Yang energy with the Raw Stone, Amaterasu, and Kagutsuchi to alter Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi.
• The sword absorbed the Raw Stone and released a massive surge that tore through the secret chamber and the Ancestral Hall.
• Uchiha Yujian saw the energy blast and hurried toward the Ancestral Hall to protect it.
• An armored red figure spotted the light and sped toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Shin emerged from the destroyed chamber and saw that Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi had become the Sword of Yin and Yang.

Shin and Madara discovered that the stone tablet promoted Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Madara trusted Shin over its words because they were brothers. Back at the Uchiha clan grounds, Shin began explaining why Black Zetsu had altered the tablet.

• Uchiha Yujian arrived and saw Shin holding the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, then left after Shin sent him to check on the clan.
• Uchiha Madara returned from Konoha, confirmed the sword was the legendary Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, and read the stone tablet.
• Madara read the tablet's reference to Infinite Tsukuyomi, but agreed to trust Shin when Shin called its words nonsense.
• Shin stored the sword in his Eternal Mangekyo and resolved to change Madara's fate.
• At the Uchiha clan grounds, Shin told Madara that Black Zetsu had altered the tablet to mislead powerful clan members, then began to explain his purpose.

Shin told Madara about Kaguya and Black Zetsu, then the Uchiha clan relocated its remaining members and heirlooms to Konoha while they waited for Kakuzu’s lead. Madara returned to the deserted compound, where Shin prepared to confront Black Zetsu.

• Shin claimed Indra’s records suggested Black Zetsu was Kaguya’s third son and wanted to break her seal, and Madara vowed to make him pay for Izuna’s death.
• Shin told Madara that Kakuzu, a Takigakure ninja, might help uncover Black Zetsu’s whereabouts.
• Madara and Shin agreed to move the remaining Uchiha clan members and their heirlooms to Konoha while they waited for news.
• Madara personally carried the Uchiha ancestral tablets and stone tablet to the new Ancestral Hall in Konoha, and the journey took a week.
• Madara returned to the deserted compound, where Shin formed a phantom sword and declared he would not let Black Zetsu escape.

Kakuzu searched the northeastern Land of Fire for Earth Grudge Fear under Shin’s threat and finally detected its chakra. After Kakuzu sent word to Shin, Shin and Uchiha Madara prepared to set out.

• Kakuzu used Takigakure’s sensing technique to search for Earth Grudge Fear, while Uchiha intelligence ninja followed him.
• Kakuzu traveled north for five days, searching almost without rest as the deadline for Shin’s jutsu approached.
• Kakuzu detected Earth Grudge Fear about fifty miles to the north and sent a report by War Hawk.
• Shin read Kakuzu’s message and told Uchiha Madara to get ready to set out.

Senju Hashirama worried that something bad was coming as he watched a storm gather over Konoha, then approved the village development plan and defended the Uchiha to Senju Tobirama. The chapter ended with Shin and Kakuzu appearing in northern the Land of Fire, where Shin asked about the Earth Grudge Fear Kakuzu had sensed.

• Senju Hashirama sensed an ominous feeling during the storm and wondered what Shin and Madara were doing away from Konoha.
• Senju Tobirama brought Hashirama the Elder Council's development plan, which Hashirama approved and signed.
• Senju Tobirama reported that the Uchiha had punished one of their members for injuring a Shimura Clan member, and Hashirama argued that the Shimura had started the fight and defended the Uchiha's punishment.
• Senju Hashirama urged Tobirama to stop treating the Uchiha as enemies and warned that continued hostility would cause trouble.
• Shin and Kakuzu appeared in northern the Land of Fire, and Shin asked where Kakuzu had sensed the Earth Grudge Fear.

Shin and Madara followed Kakuzu to the Hyuga Clan’s ruined former compound, where Kakuzu sensed Earth Grudge Fear. Madara took a position outside to stop Black Zetsu from escaping, while Shin sent Kakuzu into another dimension and entered the ruined palace alone.

• Shin questioned Kakuzu, who confirmed he could sense Earth Grudge Fear and agreed to guide them.
• Shin rejected Madara’s suggestion to rest and ordered the two Uchiha shinobi who had followed Kakuzu to report back to Konoha.
• Kakuzu led Shin and Madara to the former Hyuga compound, which Shin recognized as the place he had destroyed.
• Shin told Madara to watch from above for Black Zetsu and stop him if he fled.
• Kakuzu identified the entrance to Earth Grudge Fear, and Shin sent him into another dimension before entering the ruined palace.

Shin confronted Black Zetsu and Onmyo Seimei in the ruined Hyuga Clan hall, then fought Seimei using his Mangekyo Sharingan and ninja techniques. Shin trapped Seimei in Tsukuyomi, leaving the battle apparently decided.

• Shin found Black Zetsu and Onmyo Seimei waiting in the ruined hall, and Black Zetsu taunted him before letting Seimei fight.
• Seimei attacked Shin, but Shin used a Shadow Clone and an Invisible Sword to cut him down; Seimei survived with his Paper Substitute technique.
• Seimei summoned paper Shikigami, which Shin destroyed with Amaterasu, then blocked the flames with a Sand Wall.
• Shin unleashed a storm of Kunai fitted with Explosive Tags, but Seimei protected himself with a chakra shield.
• Shin appeared before Seimei and trapped him in Tsukuyomi after making eye contact.

Shin forced Black Zetsu to take control of Onmyo Seimei and fought him with Yin-Yang Release. Black Zetsu revealed a space-swapping technique, and the chapter ended with him threatening Shin as their battle escalated.

• Black Zetsu awakened inside Onmyo Seimei, interrupted Shin's Tsukuyomi, and counterattacked, but the two were driven back by their clash.
• Onmyo Seimei admitted he could not match Shin and opened his mind, allowing Black Zetsu to take over his body.
• Black Zetsu attacked with a black wind blade, but Shin infused Amaterasu with Yin Release and forced Black Zetsu to defend himself with Yin-Yang Release: Vermilion Bird.
• Shin used the Kunai he had scattered as Flying Thunder God markers and struck Black Zetsu with a Yin-Yang Release-infused sword.
• Black Zetsu used Shadow Shift to switch places with the Vermilion Bird and escaped the strike, then threatened Shin as a look of madness appeared in his eyes.

Shin and Black Zetsu fought with powerful Yin-Yang techniques inside the collapsed mountain, while Uchiha Madara waited nearby. Shin wounded Black Zetsu with a legendary phantom sword, and Madara then pierced him through the heart in revenge for Izuna.

• Black Zetsu used Onmyo Seimei’s Four Spirits Curse against Shin’s Yin-Yang Divine Amaterasu, and their techniques shattered the mountain.
• Uchiha Madara watched the battle from the Hyuga Clan Compound and charged toward the mountain when their chakra erupted into the sky.
• Black Zetsu deflected Madara’s attacks with Yin-Yang Release, but Shin used Flying Thunder God Slash to cut him with Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi.
• Black Zetsu recognized the phantom sword and wondered how it carried Yang Style chakra as his body began to split apart.
• Uchiha Madara appeared behind Black Zetsu and pierced his heart with a blue Susanoo sword, saying it was for Izuna.

Shin and Madara attacked Black Zetsu, destroying one of his hearts and forcing him to reveal his Earth Grudge Fear bodies. Madara wiped out the three masked creatures with Complete Body Susanoo, but Black Zetsu escaped the next blow and began chanting in the air.

• Shin used the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and his Eternal Mangekyo to strike Black Zetsu’s spirit, but Black Zetsu survived by relying on Earth Grudge Fear.
• Black Zetsu revealed three transformed hearts and attacked while Shin engaged him in midair.
• Madara summoned Complete Body Susanoo and destroyed the three Earth Grudge Fear creatures with a single sword strike.
• Madara’s Susanoo swung at Black Zetsu, but Black Zetsu vanished and reappeared high above the battlefield, forming seals and chanting.

Black Zetsu began an ancient technique called Twelve Shikigami Command while Uchiha Madara and Shin attacked him. The clash left the forces locked in midair as Shin unleashed a Yin-Yang Release sword strike.

• Black Zetsu formed hundreds of hand seals and chanted, summoning twelve shadowy figures as Madara tried to interrupt him with Complete Body Susanoo.
• Black Zetsu vanished from Madara’s sword and evaded Shin’s Amaterasu before completing the final seal.
• Black Zetsu invoked Twelve Shikigami Command and fused the twelve divine beasts into a stream of chaos-colored chakra.
• Madara warned Shin and countered the descending attack with his strongest Susanoo slash as Shin moved beside him.
• Shin summoned Complete Body Susanoo and struck with Yin-Yang Release, Deep Forest Emergence, while the two forces remained locked in the sky.

Shin and Madara nearly killed Black Zetsu after Shin’s Susanoo slash destroyed his barrier, but Black Zetsu escaped Onmyo Seimei’s body and was trapped by Shin’s barrier. In desperation, Black Zetsu raised the Sage’s Tomb from beneath the earth and challenged them to face the Sage of Six Paths.

• Shin’s Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi slash broke through the clash of attacks and devastated the Hyuga Clan Compound, while the Sage’s Tomb remained protected beneath the ruins.
• Shin’s slash pierced Black Zetsu and left him with half his body missing, and Madara and Shin cornered him as he emerged from the dirt.
• Black Zetsu escaped Onmyo Seimei’s body, but Shin’s prepared Yin-Yang Release barrier stopped him from fleeing.
• Black Zetsu resolved to destroy his enemies and the world, then used Yin-Yang Release to lift the Sage’s Tomb from underground and invoked the Sage of Six Paths.

Black Zetsu revived an ancient figure beneath the Hyuga Clan Compound, unleashing chakra powerful enough to shake the world. Shin and Madara were forced back as people across the planet and on the moon sensed the figure’s return.

• Black Zetsu shattered the Stone Chamber and revealed a white-robed corpse, claiming it was the source of the Six Paths’ power.
• Black Zetsu entered the corpse, but its chakra consumed him and restored the body to life.
• The revived figure’s chakra broke Shin’s Yin-Yang barrier and forced Shin and Uchiha Madara back.
• Senju Hashirama and powerful shinobi across several lands sensed the immense chakra emanating from the Hyuga Clan Compound.
• On the moon, an old man announced that their ancestor, dead for a thousand years, had reappeared in the Main World.

Hamura Otsutsuki was revived beneath the Hyuga Clan as a soulless vessel driven by destruction, and Shin and Madara faced him after Black Zetsu’s sacrifice. The chapter left Madara injured and Shin charging into battle against Hamura.

• Shin recognized the revived figure as Hamura Otsutsuki, and Madara learned that he was the Sage of Six Paths’ younger brother.
• The narration revealed that Hamura had secretly returned from the moon to die and be buried beneath the Hyuga Clan, where Black Zetsu later discovered his body.
• Black Zetsu used Yin-Yang Release to revive Hamura’s body, sacrificing himself and leaving it as a mindless vessel filled with destructive hatred.
• Hamura summoned six Truth-Seeking Orbs and attacked Shin and Madara, who evaded the blast with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Madara charged Hamura with his four-armed Susanoo, but Hamura blocked his sword and struck him hard enough to damage Susanoo and send them flying.
• Shin tightened his grip on Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and charged Hamura to join the fight.

Shin and Uchiha Madara fought Hamura Otsutsuki, whose Tenseigan and Truth-Seeking Orbs overwhelmed their attacks. Madara summoned his Complete Body Susanoo and launched a powerful slash at Hamura.

• Shin attacked Hamura with Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, but Hamura’s Truth-Seeking Orb shattered his Sword Qi and counterattacked.
• Madara used Great Flame Myriad Flower Break, but Hamura absorbed the flames and pulled Madara toward him with the Tenseigan’s gravitational force.
• Shin broke Hamura’s black Truth-Seeking Orb curtain with Yin-Yang Release and forced him to release Madara, then used Flying Thunder God to reach Madara.
• Hamura sent all six Truth-Seeking Orbs at Shin and Madara; Shin blocked and deflected three, while Madara dodged the rest.
• Madara summoned his Complete Body Susanoo and swung its sword at Hamura, unleashing a sweeping slash of Sword Qi.

Shin and Uchiha Madara were overwhelmed by Hamura Otsutsuki’s Rainbow Light Haze and fled after Shin used the Sword of Time to buy them time. Hamura pursued them across the Land of Fire, and Shin decided to return to Konoha and join forces with Hashirama.

• Hamura Otsutsuki unleashed the Rainbow Light Haze, shattering Madara’s Complete Body Susanoo strike.
• Shin used the Sword of Time to slow Hamura’s beam, then grabbed Madara and escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Hamura’s attack carved a vast canyon from the Hyuga Clan Compound to the sea.
• Hamura appeared near Shin and Madara and attacked with a Truth-Seeking Orb, forcing them to flee again.
• Hamura pursued Shin and Madara across the Land of Fire despite Shin’s Flying Thunder God Technique and Madara’s fire dragons.
• Shin told Madara they would return to Konoha and join forces with Hashirama to kill Hamura.

Shin and Madara fled Hamura Otsutsuki toward Konoha, but Hamura repeatedly trapped and attacked them. Senju Hashirama sensed the battle and spotted Shin and Madara being pursued by a powerful white figure.

• Hamura separated Shin and Madara with a strike and used Yin-Yang Release to disrupt Shin's Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Shin restored his damaged eye, broke through a Truth-Seeking Orb net with Susanoo, and rescued Madara from an ice coffin.
• Shin's Shadow Clone was pierced by Hamura's Sage Staff, while Shin trapped Hamura briefly in a coffin of Amaterasu and fled with Madara toward Konoha.
• Hamura broke free of the Amaterasu coffin and pursued them as they ran toward Konoha.
• Senju Hashirama felt a distant explosion, went to the cliff behind Konoha, and saw Shin and Madara fleeing a white figure in the air.

Senju Hashirama saw Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Shin being overwhelmed by Hamura Otsutsuki and sent Konoha’s shinobi back to defend the village before joining the battle. He arrived as Hamura’s power continued to grow and Madara and Shin struggled to hurt him.

• Senju Hashirama blocked the battle’s shockwaves from reaching Konoha and recognized Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Shin fighting a powerful stranger.
• Senju Hashirama restrained Uchiha Zhan and Uchiha Yujian, ordered the clan heads and Senju Tobirama to protect Konoha, and raced toward the battle.
• The clan heads activated Konoha’s golden barrier while the village’s shinobi worked to maintain order among frightened residents.
• Uchiha Shin attacked Hamura Otsutsuki with black-flame arrows, but Hamura kept growing stronger and scattered their other attacks.
• Senju Hashirama arrived and used Wood Style against Hamura, then called out to Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Shin.