Chapter Summaries

Shiro reunited with Kushina and Kazuki, introduced his disciple Ayue, and faced questions about his absence and changed appearance. After registering his information at the village entrance, he prepared to visit the Hokage, who had questions for him.

• Kushina punched Shiro for failing to send word regularly, then checked that he was safe and asked about his changed hair.
• Kushina met Emiya Yue, called her Ayue, and hugged her after Shiro agreed that she could call Kushina big sister.
• Kazuki remarked on how much Shiro had changed, while she and Kushina trusted him despite noticing his greatly increased Chakra.
• Kushina asked Shiro why Ayue wore unusual sunglasses, and Shiro promised to explain later before agreeing to see the Hokage.
• Shiro and Kazuki presented their documents, and Shiro registered his information at the village entrance.

Shiro returned to Konoha with Ayue and reported his completed mission to the Third Hokage. Despite falling slightly short of the required mission count, he was promoted to jonin, though his squad arrangements remained undecided.

• Kushina comforted Ayue as she stared in wonder at Konoha, while Shiro considered ways to protect himself from sudden attacks.
• Kushina told Shiro to come explain Ayue's sunglasses the next day before she and Kazuki left.
• Shiro and Ayue entered the Hokage's office, where the Third Hokage praised Shiro's growth.
• Shiro submitted proof that he had killed the rogue ninja Kurama Senwai.
• The Third Hokage exceptionally promoted Shiro to jonin, while postponing his squad arrangements.

Shiro secured Ayue's entry into Konoha, though the Third Hokage would not let her attend the Ninja Academy and instead planned for her to take the genin exam. Shiro brought her home to meet his adoptive parents, where Keiko welcomed him back tearfully.

• The Third Hokage approved Ayue joining Konoha but ruled that she could not attend the Ninja Academy, and he told Shiro to bring her for identification and arrange a genin exam.
• The Third Hokage planned to insert Ayue into an upcoming exam and sent a letter to Danzo, summoning him to a meeting.
• Shiro decided not to bring Ayue on missions because she was too young, and he considered finding village children for her to befriend.
• Shiro collected Ayue's green vest and took her to visit Makoto and Keiko.
• Keiko recognized Shiro, embraced him, and scolded him for staying away while Makoto wiped away his tears.

Shiro brought Ayue to his home in Konoha and affirmed that she was his disciple, not a tool, promising to reunite her with Azu. Inside, Keiko and Makoto welcomed Shiro back, then pressed him to explain his unusual hair.

• Makoto and Shiro persuaded Keiko to come inside after she reunited with Shiro at the door.
• Shiro told Ayue that she was his disciple and not a tool, and promised to bring Azu to Konoha when he was strong enough.
• Shiro reflected that he needed to protect Ayue from Azu's influence and improve his own abilities before he could bring Azu back.
• Shiro joined Keiko and Makoto at the table, and they welcomed him home.
• Keiko and Makoto questioned Shiro about his hair, and he insisted it was harmless and offered to get checked at the Ninja Hospital.

Shiro introduced his disciple, Emiya Yue, to Makoto and Keiko and asked them to look after her while he handled missions. When Ayue decided she wanted to take the ninja exam, Shiro agreed to support her and explained that her glasses suppressed a dangerous power in her eyes.

• Makoto and Keiko mistook Ayue for Shiro’s daughter, but Shiro clarified that she was his disciple and had taken his family name when she joined Konoha.
• Shiro asked Makoto and Keiko to care for Ayue while he completed missions, and they agreed.
• Ayue told Shiro she wanted to take the ninja exam so she could earn merits, and Shiro agreed after warning her about the risks.
• Shiro assured Makoto and Keiko that Ayue was strong enough to attempt the exam and that he would find her a suitable team leader.
• Shiro explained that Ayue’s glasses suppressed a powerful ninjutsu in her eyes, and he refused Keiko’s offer to pay for better materials.

Shiro reunited with Makoto and the others in Konoha, then learned about the Emiya Clan’s remaining assets and connections. Makoto prepared to reveal the clan’s most important inheritance, leaving Shiro waiting to see what was inside the dusty box.

• Shiro spent the evening catching up with Keiko and the others, while Ayue joined Keiko in preparing dinner.
• Makoto led Shiro to the study and showed him documents transferring assorted assets to Shiro as head of the Emiya Clan.
• Makoto explained that the distant relatives sought the clan’s protection and influence, while their contributions brought Shiro little income.
• Makoto said the dusty box held the Emiya Clan’s most important symbol and opened it as Shiro watched expectantly.

Shiro received the Emiya Clan genealogy from Makoto, who urged him to value his own life over restoring the clan. The next morning, Shiro attended his first meeting at the Hokage Office Building, where he was recognized for helping rescue Uzumaki Tiezhu; the meeting began as the Third Hokage and his advisors arrived.

• Makoto gave Shiro the Emiya Clan genealogy and told him that his life mattered more than the clan's revival.
• Shiro went to his first meeting at the Hokage Office Building and met the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.
• Uzumaki Tiezhu recognized Shiro as the one who had helped rescue him and said the Uzumaki Clan owed him a favor.
• Shiro took his seat at the meeting table alongside the three clans, satisfied to have entered the decision-making circle.
• The Third Hokage and several advisors arrived, and the meeting began.

At a Konoha meeting about the Akatsuki, Shiro shared intelligence about its members and proposed creating a department to oppose the organization. Danzo reacted angrily, ordering Shiro to know his place and perform his assigned duties.

• The Nara clan representative reported that Lu Xing had betrayed Konoha and that their attempts to find him and his Akatsuki partner, Yao, had failed.
• The Third Hokage shared Konoha’s limited intelligence about the Akatsuki, including its ten core positions, its ties to Amegakure, and a ring whose function the Research Department had identified.
• Shiro said the Akatsuki had about five core members and reported that Kakuzu claimed to have fought the First Hokage in his prime, shocking the meeting.
• Shiro explained how the Akatsuki ring was activated and suggested forming a department specifically to oppose the organization.
• Danzo slammed the table and rebuked Shiro, telling him to know his place and do the duty of his position.

Shiro proposed creating a department to deal with the Akatsuki, but Danzo opposed letting him lead it because of his age and strength. After Shiro demonstrated his immense Chakra, the Third Hokage agreed the department was needed but sought another leader, and Shiro nominated Minato.

• Danzo challenged Shiro's proposal, arguing that Shiro was too young and not strong enough to manage the department.
• Shiro released his enormous Chakra to demonstrate his strength, surprising most of those present.
• The Third Hokage agreed that the village needed a department to prepare for the Akatsuki but said it should have a different leader.
• Shiro clarified that he was recommending Minato for the position and asked the Third Hokage what he thought.

Shiro revealed that he had never intended to lead the new department and backed Minato as its commander, leaving the village leaders to negotiate its organization. The meeting ended without agreement on personnel, and the Third Hokage left recruitment to Minato.

• Shiro explained that his plan was meant to help Minato build his qualifications for becoming Hokage, not to secure power for himself.
• The leaders recognized that Minato met the requirements to command the new department, while Danzo accepted Shiro’s withdrawal from the Hokage contest.
• Uzumaki Tiezhu argued with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura over the department’s personnel, resources, and mission commissions.
• The Third Hokage delegated recruitment to Minato after the leaders failed to agree on which Jonin to assign.
• The leaders settled resource allocation and continued debating mission commissions as Shiro, Kushina, and their companions chatted.

Shiro fought Minato to test his Mind's Eye, but Minato revealed an advanced Flying Thunder God technique that let him teleport kunai without a visible trajectory. Minato outmaneuvered Shiro and held a Blue Sphere above his head, declaring the match decided.

• After Ayue passed the Genin exam, Shiro and Minato met in a forest outside the village for their postponed match.
• Minato used Flying Thunder God to appear beside Shiro, and Shiro's Mind's Eye reacted as they exchanged close-range attacks.
• Shiro realized Minato had developed a teleportation-like use of Flying Thunder God that made his kunai marks harder to predict.
• Minato analyzed Shiro's fighting habits and attacked with kunai that vanished and reappeared from multiple directions.
• Shiro used Wind Release and Reinforcement Magecraft, but Minato teleported behind him and held a Blue Sphere above his head, calling the match.

Shiro lost his spar with Minato because his Projection speed could not keep up with Flying Thunder God. He then tested whether Minato’s Rasengan could pierce his defensive Noble Phantasm armor, and Minato struck him with an enlarged Rasengan.

• Shiro admitted defeat after Minato repeatedly interrupted his attempts to project Noble Phantasms and outmaneuvered him with Flying Thunder God.
• Kushina interrupted Shiro and Minato’s mutual praise, and Shiro redirected the conversation by asking about Minato’s Rasengan.
• Shiro warned that the Rasengan might not break through the Cloud Village’s Lightning Release Armor, so Tiezhu raised a sealing barrier for a test.
• Shiro donned a defensive Noble Phantasm armor and reinforced it with Secret of Pedigree, while Minato prepared an enlarged Rasengan and promised to evacuate Shiro if he was in danger.
• Minato fiercely pressed the enlarged Rasengan toward Shiro.

After Minato’s Rasengan failed to damage Shiro’s armor, Minato left to train, while Shiro took Ayue to celebrate her becoming a ninja. The next morning, Shiro sent Ayue to her team assignment alone, confronted an Anbu carrying Danzo’s seal, and went to meet the Third Hokage, who gave him a scroll with his team’s assignment.

• Minato saw that his Rasengan could not harm Shiro’s armor and left to train, while Shiro and Ayue postponed their discussion and went to celebrate Ayue becoming a ninja.
• Shiro comforted Ayue about losing and promised to take her for tasty food.
• The next morning, Shiro sent Ayue to her team assignment without him, then threatened an Anbu carrying Danzo’s Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.
• Shiro went to the Hokage Office Building and received a scroll from the Third Hokage detailing his team’s assignment.

Shiro accepted the Third Hokage’s assignment to lead Ayue, Uchiha Shisui, and Soji, then went to the Ninja Academy to meet them. While Ayue waited for her new squad, she befriended Uchiha Ame, but Ame was called away before they could talk further.

• The Third Hokage assigned Shiro to lead three newly graduated students, including Ayue, Uchiha Shisui, and Soji.
• Shiro considered the students’ strengths and how he could train each of them before heading to the Ninja Academy.
• Shiro entered the academy while invisible to avoid running into Kakashi, then revealed himself near Ayue’s classroom.
• Uchiha Ame approached Ayue, and the two introduced themselves and became friends.
• A jonin called Ame and two other students away, ending her first conversation with Ayue.

Emiya Shiro gathered Uchiha Shisui, Soji, and Emiya Yue as his team and learned about their hobbies and dreams. He set them a forest assessment to complete before dark, then headed to the finish line while forbidding Ayue and Xiao Yu from using certain eye abilities.

• Shiro called Shisui, Soji, and Ayue out of the classroom and took them to a training ground to introduce themselves.
• Shiro and his new students shared their hobbies and dreams, including Shisui's wish to ease tensions between his clan and the village.
• Shiro announced an assessment in a forest outside the village, requiring the three students to break through restrictions and reach him before evening.
• Shiro promised to teach each student any non-forbidden, non-bloodline ninjutsu if they passed the assessment.
• Shiro told Ayue and Xiao Yu not to use their eyes during the test, gave the students a map, and used Body Flicker to go wait at the finish line.

After Shiro's squad passed their assessment, he promised Ayue that her Replacement Magecraft would soon be ready. He then met with Minato and their allies to choose members for Minato's faction, which they hoped would help him become Hokage, and proposed Orochimaru as a candidate.

• Shiro's squad passed the assessment, and Shiro observed Shisui and Soji's combat skills and Ayue's strong teamwork despite her limited practical experience.
• Ayue met Uchiha Ame at a barbecue restaurant, and Shiro learned that Ame was her first friend.
• Ayue asked Shiro to speed up the Replacement Magecraft so she could meet her brother, and Shiro said it would be finished in a few days.
• Shiro joined Minato, Kazuki, and Uzumaki Tiezhu to discuss filling eight available places in Minato's faction.
• Shiro argued that recruiting his Uchiha teammate Taichi could help Minato by supporting the Hokage's efforts to improve relations with the Uchiha, and Tiezhu agreed.
• When the group realized they still needed four candidates, Shiro proposed Orochimaru.

Shiro proposed recruiting Orochimaru to Minato’s side and received Minato’s support, while the group struggled to find three more candidates. After leaving Minato’s house, Shiro headed to Shikaki’s residence as Minato began learning Uzumaki sensing techniques from Tiezhu.

• Shiro argued that his experience with Orochimaru gave him reason to believe Orochimaru might join them, and Minato agreed to let him try.
• Tiezhu asked everyone to approach their suggested candidates while he searched for the remaining three recruits.
• Kushina blushed when Tiezhu called her and Kazuki family, then playfully hit Shiro after he joined in the laughter.
• Shiro gave Minato a scroll describing the sensing aspects of his Reinforcement Ninjutsu to help with Minato’s new technique.
• Shiro left to visit Shikaki and Taichi, while Tiezhu offered to teach Minato Uzumaki sensing techniques.

Emiya Shiro visited Shikaki to recruit him for a team, and Shikaki agreed despite worrying that his chunin-level strength was insufficient. Shiro left after securing Shikaki’s promise to report to the department, while Shikaki learned his parents had met in the Sensory Division and discovered his mother thought a young lady was waiting in his room.

• Emiya Shiro visited Shikaki at home and asked him to join the team, and Shikaki agreed while questioning whether his strength was enough.
• Shiro tested Shikaki’s reaction speed by pretending to pour out a container of red liquid, and Shikaki sealed it with his Shadow Sealing Technique.
• Shikaki warned Shiro not to frighten him like that again, and Shiro praised his speed and precision.
• Shiro left to find Ayue and the others after Shikaki promised to report to the department in a couple of days.
• Shikaki’s mother told him that she and his father had met while working in the Sensory Division, then urged him to invite the young lady in his room to eat.

Shiro reached the training ground to assess Shisui, Soji, and Ayue and begin planning their training. He challenged Soji to consider how Chakra could support his swordsmanship and asked Shisui to identify the most important part of the Uchiha Flame Flow Sword.

• Shiro realized he had missed the Hokage Office Building while thinking about how to train Shisui and Soji, then continued to their training ground.
• Shiro observed that Shisui and Soji were training without structure and told them to focus first on correcting their weaknesses and increasing their strength.
• Shiro asked Soji whether Chakra mattered to his swordsmanship, and Soji concluded that he should use his knowledge of Chakra as a resource for growth.
• Shiro asked Soji whether he had practiced tree-climbing and water-walking, and Soji revealed that he did not know those exercises.
• Shiro confirmed that Shisui had completed both exercises and asked what mattered most in the Uchiha Flame Flow Sword, prompting Shisui to compare his technique with the clan elders'.

Shiro trained Soji and Shisui, then promised to take them to watch a battle. The next morning, Kakashi confronted Shiro over letting a four-year-old become a genin while refusing to let Kakashi graduate, but Shiro effortlessly neutralized his attack and invited him inside.

• Shisui realized the Flame Flow Sword depended mainly on Fire Release, and Shiro advised him to strengthen his basic swordsmanship.
• Shiro taught Soji tree-climbing and guided Shisui's sword training; Soji mastered the technique by the end of the day.
• Shiro told Soji, Shisui, and Ayue to meet him at the Uchiha clan compound the next day to visit an old friend and watch a battle.
• Ayue asked why Shiro had not taught her tree-climbing, and he explained that magecraft training suited her path better.
• Kakashi arrived at Shiro's home, angry that Shiro's four-year-old disciple had become a genin while Kakashi still could not graduate, and attacked with a Great Fireball.
• Shiro effortlessly neutralized Kakashi's Fireball, then invited him inside after the neighbors gathered outside.