Chapter Summaries

Shiro defeated the fleeing Kusagakure Ninja with Blue Snake’s help, then took to the sky to support Taichi and Nakamura. Taichi’s Sharingan tactic failed against a prepared jonin, who used a Kusagakure technique designed to counter the Sharingan.

• Shikaki watched Shiro summon Blue Snake and attack the demoralized Kusagakure Ninja.
• Shiro ordered Blue Snake to trap the fleeing enemies, then pinned them to the ground with black rods.
• Shiro dismissed Blue Snake and rode Flying Bird into the sky while keeping Kizuna ready to support Taichi and Nakamura.
• Taichi dodged a shuriken when his attempt to use the Sharingan on a Kusagakure jonin left him exposed.
• The Kusagakure jonin used Inorganic Auditory and Visual Technique to perceive his surroundings without relying on his eyes.

Taichi defeated a Kusagakure jonin, and Nakamura finished his own fight as the team wiped out the Kusagakure and Sunagakure forces. Shikaki then assigned Shiro to search alone for the mission target while the others prepared to distract Takigakure.

• Taichi used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to gain the advantage over the jonin, learned how the Inorganic Auditory and Visual Technique worked, then released it and struck with Lightning Release: False Darkness.
• Nakamura ended his battle, and Shiro, Taichi, and Nakamura joined Shikaki to collect and review the enemy intelligence.
• Shikaki ruled out using Ryūchi Cave snakes because the Mind's Eye of the Kagura could detect them.
• Shikaki assigned Shiro to search a key Takigakure zone alone for the mission target and ordered the others to interfere with Takigakure.

Shiro and his team prepared to search for their mission target while Nakamura, Taichi, and Shikaki planned to distract Takigakure. Shiro found Takigakure Ninja searching his assigned area and killed them while posing as King Hassan.

• Shiro and his teammates reviewed their battles, considered their weaknesses, and discussed their plans for improving their abilities.
• Shikaki assigned Nakamura, Taichi, and himself to keep Takigakure occupied while Shiro searched for the mission target.
• Shiro used an Invisible Cloak to travel alone to the likely hiding place Shikaki had identified.
• Shiro spotted a group of Takigakure Ninja searching the area and put on black armor and a skull mask before attacking them with Azrael.
• Shiro killed the Takigakure Ninja, then complained that the last one had interrupted his lines.

Uzumaki Xiangyue, pursued after losing her parents, struggled to find a safe route to Konoha. Emiya Shiro found her and persuaded her to travel with him, leaving her under Xiaohua’s protection.

• Uzumaki Xiangyue considered her remaining routes after the way to the Land of Fire was blocked and concluded that each option was dangerous.
• Emiya Shiro approached Xiangyue and offered to take her to Konoha, but she pointed her mother’s kunai at him.
• Shiro disarmed Xiangyue to show he could have captured her already, then identified himself as a Konoha ninja named Emiya Shiro.
• Xiangyue agreed to cooperate, introduced herself, and met Shiro’s summoning beast, Xiaohua.
• Shiro told Xiangyue that another Uzumaki lived in Konoha and that other villages would exploit her abilities.

Shiro rescued Uzumaki Xiangyue and brought her to Nakamura’s team, then set out with them for Konoha by air. While Shiro was telling Xiangyue about Uzumaki Kushina, the group spotted something nearby and Xiangyue curled up in fear.

• Xiangyue sensed a squad of Takigakure Ninja nearby, and Shiro summoned Bird No. 2 to carry them away.
• Shiro attacked the Takigakure squad, killed its three members, and flew with Xiangyue toward the camp.
• Shiro introduced Xiangyue to Nakamura, who said Konoha had come to rescue her and that the team would leave immediately.
• Nakamura’s team prepared the camp, laid misleading traces, and boarded Giant Bird No. 2 to return by air.
• Shiro told Xiangyue that Uzumaki Kushina was living in Konoha, but he and the others suddenly spotted something nearby as Xiangyue curled up in fear.

Shiro and his team faced the Seven-Tails after Takigakure deployed it against them, while Black Zetsu watched to see whether Shiro knew the Emiya Clan’s beast-restraining secret art. The team defended against the beast’s opening attack and launched a combined ninjutsu assault.

• Shiro ordered his team to retreat from the sky as the Seven-Tails pursued them, and he told Shikaki to protect the terrified Kazuki.
• Black Zetsu revealed that he had arranged for the Seven-Tails to attack so he could test Shiro’s secret art, accepting the loss of Otsutsuki Chenxiang as worthwhile.
• After the team landed, Shiro summoned Rashomon to block a boulder hurled by the Seven-Tails.
• Nakamura and his shadow clone combined Earth Release and Lightning Release into a Lightning Dragon Explosion Bullet and sent it toward the Seven-Tails.

Nakamura and the others struggled to hurt the regenerating Seven-Tails and could not locate its Jinchuriki. Shiro realized he could temporarily give Taichi the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Taichi agreed to try it.

• Nakamura’s mixed Lightning and Earth ninjutsu barely wounded the Seven-Tails, which quickly healed as the team continued dodging its attacks.
• Nakamura said they needed to find the Jinchuriki, but Shiro and the others could not sense him, and Kazuki was too frightened to help.
• Shiro considered ways to fight a Tailed Beast and concluded that the methods and Noble Phantasms he knew would not work.
• Shiro remembered the Mangekyō Sharingan and told Taichi he could temporarily grant him eyes like Uchiha Madara’s.
• Taichi agreed to use the Mangekyō Sharingan, while Nakamura kept the Seven-Tails occupied.

Shiro used Marchen meines Lebens to grant Taichi temporary Mangekyo Sharingan ocular power, and Taichi controlled the Seven-Tails long enough for the group to escape. Black Zetsu left after witnessing Taichi’s apparent awakening, marking him as someone to watch.

• Shiro charged his crest and prepared Marchen meines Lebens while Nakamura and the others held off the berserk Seven-Tails.
• Shiro used the Noble Phantasm to give Taichi a temporary Mangekyo Sharingan, which damaged eyesight and consumed Chakra.
• Taichi used his new ocular power to control the Seven-Tails, make it snap off its wings, and seal it.
• Taichi ordered the Seven-Tails to build up its strongest attack, so Shiro evacuated everyone aboard Giant Bird No. 3.
• As they escaped, Taichi used the lingering genjutsu to order the Seven-Tails to undo its Tailed Beast transformation, and Black Zetsu departed after observing him.

After forcing the Seven-Tails under control, Taichi and Shiro suffered severe strain, while Nakamura decided to conceal what had happened to protect Shiro and the village. Black Zetsu abandoned his attempt to act and left to seek Madara’s trust.

• Taichi concealed that using his incomplete Mangekyo Sharingan had damaged his vision, while Shiro’s attempt to treat him failed when his overstrained hand spasmed.
• Nakamura took control of the giant bird and told the others to report that they had only spotted the Seven-Tails and escaped, and Shikaki and Kazuki went along with the story.
• Nakamura decided Shiro’s ability to help Uchiha awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan had to remain secret because it could endanger Shiro and destabilize the village.
• Shiro and the others rested, while Black Zetsu returned to the Seven-Tails’ location but left when Takigakure’s people arrived.
• Black Zetsu chose not to take a risk and planned to earn Madara’s trust before making further moves.

Shiro suspected Black Zetsu had orchestrated the attack on the Uzumaki Clan, then prepared to use Medea’s Argon Coin to heal Taichi. As Shiro approached Taichi with the Noble Phantasm, the newly awakened Kazuki watched in terror.

• Black Zetsu planned to make Madara create a consciousness of himself so he could eventually gain Madara’s trust.
• Shiro suspected Black Zetsu had targeted either Kazuki, the Uzumaki Clan, or Shiro himself, and considered how to prepare for the danger.
• Shiro recovered enough from his injuries to project Argon Coin, a Noble Phantasm that restored magical injuries but could only be used once on each person.
• Shiro walked toward Taichi with Argon Coin, while Kazuki woke and mistook the scene for an attack.
• Shiro stabbed Argon Coin into Taichi as Kazuki covered her mouth in terror.

Shiro treated Taichi, restoring his eyesight and reviving his Chakra aura, while Kazuki asked to learn ninjutsu so she could protect herself. The exhausted team rested as Kazuki began practicing hand seals and Shiro meditated.

• Kazuki noticed Shiro's blade glowing blue where it entered Taichi's back, and Shiro explained that it was a harmless medical ninjutsu.
• Shiro told Kazuki that the Shadow Clone Technique suited her, and she decided she wanted to learn it.
• Kazuki said she wanted to gain the power to protect herself, and Nakamura and the others encouraged her.
• Kazuki practiced hand seals while Shiro assessed her early skill and Taichi rested, trusting Shiro after his eyesight recovered.
• Shiro, Taichi, Shikaki, and Nakamura rested after their exhausting mission.

Nakamura, Shiro, and the others brought Kazuki back to Konoha, where Kushina reunited with her and promised to protect her. Kazuki began to trust the village, while the Third Hokage watched her arrival and planned to earn her loyalty.

• Nakamura rushed Shiro and the others back to Konoha with Kazuki because he suspected Takigakure's mission concealed a conspiracy.
• As they crossed Konoha, Kazuki saw the villagers' peaceful lives and began to consider Shiro's assurances that the village meant her no harm.
• At the Hokage Office Building, Kushina ran past Shiro and embraced Kazuki, and the two cried as they recognized their shared Uzumaki chakra.
• Kushina promised Kazuki that no one would bully her again, then took her toward the Hokage while Nakamura and the others followed.
• The Third Hokage watched Kazuki through a crystal ball and concluded that she was beginning to trust Konoha.

After Kazuki received a home, land, and an offer of ninja instruction from the Third Hokage, Kushina and Minato brought her to a training ground to assess her skills. Kazuki failed to perform the Clone Technique, leaving Shiro and Minato with puzzled expressions.

• The Third Hokage arranged land, a home near Kushina, and a ninja teacher for Kazuki.
• Shiro and his teammates reported their mission, concealing their fight with the Tailed Beast while reporting that Takigakure had sent a Jinchuriki.
• Kushina and Minato thanked Taichi and the others for bringing Kazuki back safely and invited them to a meal.
• Minato teleported Shiro, Kushina, and Kazuki to a training ground so they could assess Kazuki's ninjutsu.
• Kazuki attempted the Clone Technique, but it produced only smoke, and Shiro and Minato reacted with puzzled expressions.

Shiro and Minato discovered that mutated Chakra meridians were causing Kazuki's Clone Technique to fail, so they prepared to seal the affected areas. Shiro then began investigating whether his research on Magic Circuits could eventually help transform or repair her meridians.

• After Kazuki failed to reduce the Chakra she refined, Minato suggested she release some of it, and Shiro helped her control the excess.
• Shiro examined Kazuki's Chakra as she attempted the Clone Technique and found that mutated meridians were altering its flow.
• Minato explained that Kazuki could still use bloodline techniques with fixed Chakra patterns and might be able to use Shadow Clone Technique if the affected meridians were sealed.
• Kushina, Shiro, and Kazuki recorded the affected areas and prepared a sealing technique while Minato checked which ninjutsu Kazuki could use.
• Shiro took some of Kazuki's blood to his laboratory and began researching the resemblance between her mutated meridians and his Magic Circuits.

Shiro researched Kazuki’s mutated Chakra pathways and tested Kushina’s sealing techniques before helping Kushina seal the mutation. Afterward, Shiro returned home to treat his injuries and study magecraft, reflecting on how many powerful ninja Konoha had.

• Shiro analyzed Kazuki’s cells and tested how they reacted to Kushina’s sealing formulas, deciding that sealing the mutation was safer than trying to guide it.
• Shiro, Minato, and Kushina sealed Kazuki’s mutated Chakra pathways successfully, though Kazuki still had to avoid ninjutsu while they observed her condition.
• Kushina planned to teach Kazuki basic ninja skills and sealing techniques while she recovered.
• Minato used Flying Thunder God to take Shiro home, where Shiro treated his injuries and studied a Magecraft Scroll.
• Shiro considered the limits of his strength and estimated that Konoha had at least a thousand jonin.

Shiro reflected on his need to grow stronger before the Nine-Tails Incident, then woke from a recurring dream he could not understand. He linked the dream to overloading his Magic Circuits and decided to investigate further after recovering from his injuries.

• Shiro concluded that his current strength would barely protect him during the Nine-Tails Incident and resolved to keep studying magecraft until the Magecraft Workshop was complete.
• Shiro fell asleep and dreamed of blurred voices and noises that vanished before he could reach them.
• Shiro woke gasping, reassured Keiko that he had only had a bad dream, and considered how the episode resembled earlier ones.
• Shiro searched the system for an explanation but found no useful information, then noticed the dreams tended to occur after he overused Chakra and strained his Magic Circuits.
• Shiro put off further analysis until his injuries healed and got up to visit the hospital for medicine.

Shiro and Kakashi sparred under Sakumo’s guidance, testing their swordsmanship and tactics. Shiro won by using a Shadow Clone Technique feint to catch Kakashi off guard.

• Shiro and Kakashi sparred with weapons while Sakumo watched and corrected their techniques.
• Shiro used Kanshou and Moye to attack, but Kakashi avoided Triple Crane Wings by retreating whenever Kanshou flew from his hand.
• Kakashi used the Shadow Clone Technique to conceal his real position and attack Shiro during a kick.
• Shiro blocked Kakashi’s strike, then revealed that the Shiro Kakashi had hit was a Shadow Clone.
• Kakashi searched for Shiro with a kunai, and Shiro placed Kanshou across Kakashi’s neck and declared, “You lose.”

After Shiro outsmarted Kakashi with a smoke bomb, Sakumo pointed out flaws in both boys’ fighting styles and assigned them heavy weight gear for training. Shiro and Kakashi began wearing it, while Shiro resolved to improve his swordsmanship and worried Kakashi might eventually surpass him.

• Shiro revealed that he had used a smoke bomb rather than a Shadow Clone Technique to catch Kakashi off guard.
• Sakumo criticized Shiro for relying too heavily on Triple Crane Wings and urged him to build advantages with his swordsmanship and ninja techniques.
• Sakumo told Kakashi to improve his battle awareness and swordsmanship, noting that Kakashi had failed to capitalize on an opening created by his shadow clone.
• Shiro reconsidered his fighting style and decided he needed to carry out his plan before Kakashi’s strength advanced further.
• Sakumo brought out custom weight gear and ordered Shiro and Kakashi to wear it outside missions as part of their training.

Sakumo trained Shiro and Kakashi with a special Gravity-Enhancing Ninja Tool that grew heavier as they practiced their sword forms, leaving both exhausted. After treating their injuries, he taught them chakra techniques and answered their ninjutsu questions.

• Sakumo made Shiro and Kakashi repeat basic sword movements while wearing weights, and the tool increased the weapons' weight when their forms faltered.
• Sakumo explained that the Sealing Squad had developed the tool using inspiration from Shiro's secret techniques, prompting Kakashi to tease Shiro.
• Shiro discovered that using two blades made his training count as one thousand movements, while both he and Kakashi struggled with the tool's weight increases.
• Shiro and Kakashi finished training exhausted, and Sakumo brought out his medicine kit and treated them, applying medicine to Shiro first.
• Sakumo explained chakra techniques as Shiro and Kakashi discussed ninjutsu questions and received his advice.

Shiro focused on meditation and magecraft before preparing to help Kushina cook for Taichi and the others. After collecting honey from his mother and preparing a required document, he realized he had more friends to give honey to than he had portions.

• Shiro meditated to suppress the uncertain dream and postponed his afternoon training to help Kushina prepare dinner.
• Shiro returned home, where Keiko gave him honey from his grandfather and asked him to take some to Lord Hatake the next day.
• Shiro recalled how his grandfather had supported his academy education and decided he would visit him soon, though leaving Konoha required written approval.
• Shiro washed up, retrieved a document Kushina had repeatedly reminded him to bring, and gathered honey for Kazuki and the other guests.
• Shiro realized that his friends’ shares might exceed the amount of honey he had, so he planned to make up the difference himself.