Chapter Summaries

After waking, Shiro learned that Moryo had been sealed and that the Shrine Maiden had arranged a ceremony to thank his team and give them time for protection to arrive. Nakamura told Shiro to keep pretending to be ill until Lord Sakumo arrived, while the other villages quietly discussed the opportunity to attack him.

• Shiro woke after one day and learned from Taichi that the Shrine Maiden had sealed Moryo and that the other villages' ninja were still present.
• Taichi explained that the Shrine Maiden had arranged a special ceremony to thank Shiro's team and buy time for reinforcements because Shiro might be targeted.
• Shiro rejoined his team, reassured Hikari about his injuries, and joked that a ninja's secret was to get stronger quietly and live to the very end.
• Nakamura told Shiro to keep pretending to be ill until Lord Sakumo arrived, and ordered the team to stay inside to avoid revealing anything.
• Nakamura warned that rival villages could use Anbu-like departments or rogue ninja to attack, while the other villages discussed the situation without knowing Sakumo was on his way.

Sakumo arrived openly in the capital, deterring the other villages’ ninja and allowing Shiro’s group to end their act of recovery. After the Shrine Maiden’s ceremony, Shiro reconsidered his priorities and began planning his training around restoring the Magic Crest’s energy.

• Sakumo entered the capital openly and stayed at an inn, causing the other villages’ ninja to abandon their mission against Shiro’s group.
• Shiro met the Shrine Maiden privately and left the palace visibly troubled, then shut himself in his room for a day.
• The Shrine Maiden held her grand ceremony, and Shiro emerged to attend with Nakamura, Taichi, and the others.
• Shiro’s group met Sakumo after the ceremony, and Sakumo urged them to rest before leaving.
• Shiro chatted with his companions, reflected on how completing the Magic Crest had helped him save the Shrine Maiden, and began revising his training plan to replenish its energy.

Shiro and his companions began their journey home with Sakumo, while Kirigakure’s surviving ninja decided to conceal the deaths of their Anbu rather than confront Konoha’s White Fang. On the flight, Shiro discussed his ambitions and chakra control with Sakumo, hoping to understand the mana release he had nearly grasped.

• Shiro and the others met Sakumo at the city gate, and Sakumo summoned Thunder Hawk to carry them home.
• Hozuki Zangetsu rejected Scarface’s call to pursue Sakumo and ordered the Kirigakure ninja to pretend they had seen nothing.
• Shiro examined the marks left by King’s Sword’s light cannon as Sakumo praised his preparation and offered to help him with difficulties.
• Shiro asked Sakumo about using chakra to enhance strength, and Sakumo explained how taijutsu ninja controlled chakra through the body.

Shiro learned more about physical enhancement techniques from Sakumo and gained insights that could help him master Mana Burst. After joining a lesson on Chakra Nature Transformation, he set aside Shape Transformation and focused on studying magecraft for a Magecraft Workshop capable of concealing a Tailed Beast’s Chakra.

• Sakumo explained different forms of physical enhancement, giving Shiro information that helped him understand Mana Burst.
• Shiro asked Sakumo to teach Chakra Nature Transformation, and Sakumo invited Hikari and the others to listen as well.
• When Sakumo began explaining Shape Transformation, Shiro stopped listening because he had not practiced it and his Chakra control through Magic Circuits made it difficult.
• Shiro recorded his earlier insights and studied magecraft, realizing the Magecraft Workshop would require more than Barrier Magecraft.
• Shiro decided the workshop needed to hide a Tailed Beast’s Chakra, support future upgrades, and aid his magecraft research.

After returning to Konoha, Shiro reported the mission and discussed whether Moryo could be sealed into a Jinchuriki, then received an S-rank reward. The Third Hokage questioned Nakamura and Heiichi about the other young shinobi after Shiro left.

• Shiro and Nakamura reported the mission, and the Third Hokage judged it to have been S-rank despite its initial classification.
• The Third Hokage awarded most of the team B-rank rewards and gave Shiro an S-rank reward for his role in defeating Moryo.
• The Third Hokage asked Shiro whether Moryo could become a Jinchuriki, and Shiro warned that its evil influence would require a special sealing formula and a highly suitable vessel.
• Nakamura said Moryo felt different from a Tailed Beast and was not as powerful, after which the Third Hokage gave Shiro a ninjutsu scroll.
• The Third Hokage asked Nakamura and Heiichi about the team, and Heiichi praised Takeda and Hikari while noting that Mizuki had awakened the Sharingan.

The Third Hokage and his advisors discussed how to handle Uchiha Mitsuki and Taichi, then debated whether to change the Hawk Plan’s distribution of profits. Danzo argued that Emiya Shiro’s share should be increased to encourage his investment in the technology, leaving the plan’s future unresolved.

• The Third Hokage told Nakamura to focus on supporting Uchiha Taichi and said there was no need to worry about Uchiha Mitsuki, whose father held power in the clan.
• An Anbu arrived to announce that the three elders wanted to meet with the Third Hokage, and Nakamura and Heiichi left the office.
• Danzo asked the Third Hokage how he had considered the Hawk Plan, and the Hokage rejected having the village monopolize it because the clans would object.
• Mitokado Homura warned that sharing authority over the plan would endanger the village, while Utatane Koharu suggested reducing Emiya Shiro’s share to lower costs.
• Danzo opposed reducing Shiro’s share, arguing that the village needed to reward him because future upgrades depended on his technology and investment.

The Hokage and advisers debated the Hawk Plan, agreeing to increase Emiya Shiro’s share and keep the plan under village control. Back home, Shiro recovered from his Magic Circuit overload and inspected the forbidden technique the Third Hokage had given him, but decided to set it aside for now.

• Danzo, Koharu, Homura, and the Third Hokage discussed the Hawk Plan and agreed to delay it while raising Emiya Shiro’s share through clan and village resources.
• The advisers returned to prepare resource allocations for negotiations with the Council of Elders.
• Shiro returned from the hospital and found that his Magic Circuits had overloaded, though prepared medicine was helping him recover.
• Shiro reassured Keiko and his father that his mission had gone smoothly and enjoyed their family banter.
• Shiro examined the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags and judged that learning it would cost too much effort and offer too little benefit to his combat system.

Shiro focused on improving his magecraft knowledge and reported his training plans to Sakumo, but Sakumo was away. At the training ground, Shiro sparred with Duy to practice Baji Quan and discovered he needed to work on linking its Eight Great Moves.

• Shiro decided to prioritize magecraft study and planned to postpone training with Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.
• Shiro went to report his progress and future training plans to Sakumo, but found him away and headed to the training ground.
• Shiro interrupted Duy and Might Guy's training and asked Duy to spar with him using Baji Quan.
• Shiro attacked Duy with the Eight Great Moves, but Duy repeatedly blocked and interrupted his stiff combinations.
• Shiro recognized that he needed to improve the coordination between the Eight Great Moves and decided to practice them before the Six Great Openings.

Shiro trained with Duy to improve his Eight Great Moves, then stood up for him when a man mocked him while they waited outside the Ninja Academy. After the students were dismissed, Shiro spotted Kakashi and called him over.

• Shiro continued practicing combinations of the Eight Great Moves with Duy, aiming to link them smoothly before attempting the Six Great Openings.
• Shiro accompanied Duy to the Ninja Academy to pick up Might Guy, where Duy frog-jumped while Shiro followed normally.
• When a man mocked Duy for being a genin, Shiro used a physical Body Flicker to grab him by the throat and threw him into a wall after Duy told him to stop.
• Shiro reassured Duy that the man posed little threat and explained that Duy refused to use the Eight Inner Gates against people from the village.
• After the Ninja Academy let out, Shiro spotted Kakashi and called him over.

Emiya Shiro brought Kakashi together with Rin Nohara, Obito, Might Duy, and Might Guy for a barbecue, encouraging Kakashi to make friends despite his plans to graduate. At the meal, Rin confirmed Kakashi was top of his class but had few female friends, and Shiro urged her to help him socialize.

• Emiya Shiro introduced Kakashi to Might Duy and Might Guy, then called Rin Nohara and Obito over to join them.
• Shiro invited Rin and Obito to eat with the group, and they agreed after Kakashi encouraged them.
• Shiro checked that another student behaved well at school, then decided not to target him and led everyone to a barbecue restaurant.
• At the restaurant, Obito claimed he was nearly as good as Kakashi, while Rin clarified that Kakashi was always first in class.
• Shiro asked about Kakashi's friendships, and Rin said he had no girls he paid attention to, prompting Shiro to tell her to help him.

Shiro advised Kakashi not to graduate early, explaining how leaving school had cost him friendships, and asked Kakashi to keep an eye on Obito because of the danger of his latent power. Kakashi reconsidered his application, and Shiro offered to help him withdraw it that afternoon.

• After failing to find Sakumo at home, Shiro took Kakashi to the backyard and asked why he wanted to graduate early.
• Shiro described how his forced early graduation and later promotions distanced him from his classmates, and urged Kakashi to stay at school and cherish his friends.
• Shiro interrupted Kakashi to reveal that Obito could awaken a terrifying power and asked Kakashi to befriend him and help bring him back if he became extreme.
• Kakashi was stunned by Obito's potential, while Shiro privately considered the warning part of his preparations against Madara.
• Shiro told Kakashi to withdraw his application and said he would go with him that afternoon.

Shiro persuaded Kakashi to postpone his graduation and went to the Ninja Academy to discuss the decision with Morikai Higashimura. Saikawa then asked Shiro to demonstrate taijutsu to her elite class, and he began addressing the students.

• Kakashi told Shiro he would not graduate yet, and Shiro accompanied him to the Ninja Academy.
• Shiro told Saikawa that Kakashi was too young to graduate, and Morikai Higashimura said he had not submitted Kakashi's application and would prefer to postpone it.
• Saikawa asked Shiro to help rein in her elite students, and Shiro agreed to demonstrate taijutsu despite being unable to use Chakra.
• Saikawa brought Shiro to the training ground, where he introduced himself and told the students he had once skipped class like they did.

Shiro traded foundational magecraft knowledge and research methods to Orochimaru for Impure World Reincarnation, hoping to strengthen their cooperation and advance his own plans. He began considering how to combine the technique with Heroic Spirit summoning, while Orochimaru reconsidered which scroll to give him.

• Shiro agreed to exchange magecraft materials and knowledge with Orochimaru for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Shiro reasoned that the trade could reduce Orochimaru’s interest in targeting him and help him prepare for Danzo and Madara.
• Shiro planned to study whether Impure World Reincarnation could be combined with Heroic Spirit summoning.
• Shiro asked the system whether Root existed, and it warned him against engraving a Type-Moon magecraft foundation onto it before he grew stronger.
• Orochimaru prepared Impure World Reincarnation and removed the Orochi-Style Ninjutsu scroll from the materials he had originally planned to give Shiro.

Shiro demonstrated his shuriken skills, trained with a reinforced Shadow Clone, and learned that Orochimaru had developed magecraft with a magecraft foundation. He relaxed, believing Orochimaru would no longer covet his body.

• Shiro impressed his classmates by using the Uchiha Shuriken Technique and showing off taijutsu before returning to training.
• Shiro explained his training plans to Sakumo, who approved withdrawing Kakashi's application so Kakashi could grow up happily.
• Shiro began sparring with a Reinforcement Magecraft-strengthened Shadow Clone, using chakra from his engraving to practice Baji Quan.
• Orochimaru appeared at Shiro's training ground and showed him a water snake created with magecraft.
• Shiro recognized that Orochimaru had carved a magecraft foundation and concluded that Orochimaru would no longer be interested in his body.

Shiro exchanged magecraft knowledge with Orochimaru and received the Rashomon contract and Impure World Reincarnation. Orochimaru’s continued interest in becoming Hokage gave Shiro hope that he could prevent Orochimaru from defecting, while Shiro adjusted his training priorities.

• Orochimaru decided to give Shiro the Rashomon contract, hoping to maintain their cooperation and gain support in his bid for Hokage.
• Shiro used Gray Snake to deliver the scrolls of magecraft knowledge he had prepared, promising it ninja-beast bird eggs in return.
• Shiro read Orochimaru’s letter and saw his continued ambition to become Hokage as a sign that he might still be kept from defecting.
• Shiro signed the one-time Rashomon contract and added practicing the summoning technique to his training plan.
• Shiro found Impure World Reincarnation too difficult to study for now and moved it to the bottom of his training plan.
• Shiro revised his training priorities, shifting his focus toward magecraft and resolving the limitations of his C++ attributes.

Shiro focused on magecraft training while Minato continued developing the Rasengan, then Shiro's team received an escort mission to the Land of Rivers. The team set out with a minister traveling in disguise and used Shiro's scouting snakes to help secure the route.

• Shiro learned that Minato had already begun developing the Rasengan and decided he could not help him with it.
• Two weeks after making his deal with Orochimaru, Shiro and his team received an escort mission from the Hokage.
• Nakamura told the team they were escorting a minister to the Land of Rivers, where he expected assassination attempts.
• The minister arrived in a carriage, explained that he could not show himself, and agreed to set out with the team.
• Shiro summoned Gray Snake, which arranged for scouting snakes to monitor the route while the team traveled carefully.

Shiro and his companions used Gray Snake’s sensory network to reach the border safely, where they detected a group of approaching ninja. Shiro and Shikaki struck first and destroyed the attackers, leaving the minister’s party unharmed.

• Shiro finished setting up the sensory network and connected Gray Snake to it for reconnaissance.
• Shiro and his companions traveled to the border, leaving ordinary bandits to the minister’s samurai.
• Gray Snake alerted Shiro to about thirty unmarked ninja approaching, and Nakamura ordered Shiro and Shikaki to deal with them.
• Shiro summoned Blue Snake to immobilize the ninja with Snake Binding Illusion.
• Shikaki used Shadow Possession Technique to attach Shiro’s projected Explosive Tags, and Shiro detonated them.

Shiro and his team defeated an ambush, then Shiro realized that an earlier Sunagakure ninja had been impersonating someone to gather information about them. They advanced cautiously to the capital of the Land of Rivers, where the journey ended without another major attack.

• Shiro and his team killed more than thirty ninja in a single clash, then scouted the area before continuing.
• Shiro recalled that a Jonin and two Chunin from an earlier attack had been pretending to be from Sunagakure and concluded they had been gathering information on his team.
• Shiro told Nakamura and the others about his suspicions, and they slowed their pace and carefully scouted each place along the route.
• Shikaki handled the minor attackers they encountered, and the team reached the capital of the Land of Rivers without further serious trouble.

Shiro and his allies gathered intelligence in the capital of the Land of Rivers and planned how to confront the enemy forces threatening the minister. After assessing their strength, they prepared a battle plan centered on Shiro’s secret weapon and their summons.

• Shiro and his allies reached the embassy and remained on guard while Nakamura stayed with the minister and the others gathered intelligence.
• Gray Snake found traces of the enemy, and Shiro’s team learned that their forces included two Jonin, one Elite Jonin, and four Chunin.
• Shiro asked Nakamura, Shikaki, and Muneki about their ability to handle the enemy, then revealed that his secret weapon could instantly kill a Jonin if it caught them off guard.
• Shikaki offered to summon Blue Snake using Shiro’s blood, and Shiro agreed to save his command seal for a last resort.
• Shiro assigned Manda and himself to engage the Elite Jonin, Blue Snake and Shikaki to restrain the Chunin, and himself to support Taichi after taking down the other Jonin.

Shiro and his companions prepared for a battle and were ambushed by Yukikawa’s forces on their way back. Shiro’s team split the battlefield with summoned snakes, and Shiro killed his opponent with the projected Noble Phantasm Thunderer.

• Shiro prepared for the coming battle and agreed to provide Manda with prisoners in exchange for his help.
• After five days, Shiro and his companions set out while Yukikawa and his men planned to separate Shiro and Shikaki and prevent them from using their combined ninjutsu.
• Shiro’s team spotted the enemy’s attack in time, but the initial strikes separated Shiro from Shikaki.
• Shikaki summoned Manda and Blue Snake, who helped divide the battle between the enemy forces and Shiro’s companions.
• Shiro engaged the jonin who had disguised himself as a Sunagakure ninja, projected Thunderer, and killed him with three shots.