Recaps

Shōji killed Madara at his request, erased Black Zetsu, and returned to find the allied forces defeated by Iwagakure. After promising Hashirama to show Tsunade mercy if she did not oppose him, Shōji destroyed Hashirama’s Impure World body and sent his soul back to the Pure Land.

• Madara accepted Shōji’s vision of the future and asked him to end his life, so Shōji killed him and burned his body and Rinnegan to ash.
• Shōji confronted Black Zetsu, explained how his Rinnegan had exposed the alterations to the Stone Tablet, and annihilated him with a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Shōji returned to the battlefield, where Iwagakure had captured Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade, Sakumo, Utakata, and the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, while Terumi Mei had been killed.
• Shōji told Hashirama that Madara had died without regrets and agreed to spare Tsunade if she did not put him in a difficult position.
• Hashirama asked Shōji to protect Tsunade, then closed his eyes, and Shōji destroyed his Impure World body with a Truth-Seeking Orb Sword.

Shōji defeated the remaining enemies and took control of the battlefield, killing Obito and sentencing Orochimaru to life in prison. He spared Hiashi and Shikaku and sent them back to Konoha to prepare the clans to submit, while Danzo remained in his custody.

• After Hashirama fell, Tsunade abandoned resistance, while Orochimaru withdrew from the fight and waited for Shōji to judge him.
• Shōji sealed the space around Obito, stabbed him through the heart, took his Mangekyō Sharingan, and burned his body.
• Shōji spared Orochimaru but sentenced him to prison for life, then received the captured Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, Tsunade, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura.
• Shōji ordered Hiashi and Shikaku to return to Konoha and guide their clans toward obedience, while Danzo cursed them and Shōji silenced him with a terrifying illusion.
• Hiashi and Shikaku accepted Shōji’s orders and left to coordinate the Konoha clans as Shōji prepared to settle the remaining matters.

Shōji secured key sites in Konohagakure and confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, and the village’s other leaders over their responsibility for Konoha’s ruin and the Uchiha Clan’s suffering. He announced that Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu would be exposed before the villagers and publicly executed, leaving them horrified.

• Shōji ordered Ogata, Bunya, Hoshino, and other Iwagakure Ninja to secure Konoha’s facilities, maintain order, and arrange for the remaining prisoners.
• Shōji mocked Sarutobi Hiruzen and the elders, while Danzo cursed the Uchiha and blamed Hiruzen for Konoha’s destruction.
• Shōji trapped Danzo in the Eternal Genjutsu World again, and he collapsed in terror.
• Shōji confronted Mitokado Homura over Danzo’s stolen Sharingan and Wood Release, then rejected Hiruzen’s plea to spare Konoha’s civilians by citing the village’s past abuses.
• Shōji accused Hiruzen and the elders of responsibility for Konoha’s dark history and threatened to reveal their deeds to the villagers before publicly executing them.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura protested Shōji’s plan, while Hiruzen stared at him in disbelief.

Shōji destroyed the Hokage Rock, declared Konohagakure officially defeated, and began punishing its leaders while sparing Tsunade. He then met Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who said he had come to learn what kind of world Shōji would build.

• Shōji destroyed the Hokage Rock, extinguishing Konohagakure’s remaining resolve and marking the village’s destruction.
• Shōji threatened Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Danzo with torment, then entrusted them to Shisui.
• Shōji released Tsunade from her Chakra restraint and let her leave, while Ōnoki and Orochimaru headed toward Konohagakure to handle its affairs.
• Shōji sensed Hagoromo Otsutsuki emerging from the Pure Land and confronted him about whether he intended to act against him.
• Hagoromo said he lacked the power to interfere in the present world and had appeared because he wanted to meet Shōji and learn what future he would create.

After receiving Hagoromo’s legacy and promising to improve the world, Shōji led Iwagakure to defeat the allied forces and bring most nations under its rule. With Kirigakure isolated, Genji chose unconditional surrender, and Shōji considered how to treat the village.

• Hagoromo gave Shōji the complete history from a thousand years earlier and asked him to care for Hamura’s descendant before returning to the Pure Land.
• Iwagakure defeated the Konoha and Kiri Ninja allied forces, entered Konohagakure, and crushed Kumogakure’s army under Kitsuchi, reportedly killing Fourth Raikage A.
• After Sunagakure, Konohagakure, and Kumogakure fell, most remaining nations and villages surrendered to the Land of Earth, leaving Kirigakure as the last major holdout.
• Genji judged Kirigakure unable to resist and ordered its leaders to prepare for unconditional surrender, including withdrawing border forces and sending an envoy to Shōji.
• Shōji received Kirigakure’s surrender document and told Ōnoki that Kirigakure could receive preferential treatment, but would face the same core terms as the other great villages.

Shōji completed the Shinobi World’s substantive unification, began reorganizing its villages and political order, and exposed the crimes of Konoha’s former leaders. He publicly executed Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu, declaring that a new world would begin.

• Shōji and Ōnoki arranged the deployment of Iwagakure forces to incorporate the other villages and nations, while Shōji assigned Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara to take over Kirigakure.
• Iwagakure troops secured key regions, and Genji and Kirigakure’s senior officials helped Itachi’s group bring the Land of Water under Iwagakure’s control, completing the Shinobi World’s substantive unification.
• Shōji publicized evidence of the crimes committed under Konoha’s former leadership, turning public opinion against the Konoha F4 and dissolving and dividing the Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, and Mitokado clans.
• Shōji announced the public execution of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu, and Konoha civilians gathered at the execution ground as Shisui and Killer B escorted the condemned there.
• Shōji addressed the crowd and ordered the executions; Iwagakure shinobi killed all four, and the crowd cheered as Shōji proclaimed that the world would begin anew.

The author reflected on the novel’s performance, explained why its ending was rushed, and discussed how the story’s direction changed from the original plan. The author planned to rest and release a new book by Teachers’ Day.

• The author reported that the book finished after eleven months and 1.95 million Chinese characters, reaching an average of 2,237 subscriptions and a peak of 11,701.
• The author said the planned reforms after defeating Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju had been blocked, forcing the story to end without that section or Boruto-related plotlines.
• The author apologized for the rushed ending and said they should have checked the political content with the editor beforehand.
• The author explained that the original plan had the protagonist stay in Konoha, become the Third Hokage’s disciple, and eventually become Hokage, but concerns about Sarutobi Hiruzen’s characterization and market feedback led to a different direction.
• The author credited the Uchiha Clan’s defection storyline with helping the book find readers and promised to improve in the next book.
• The author said the next book would likely come out in early September, and no later than Teachers’ Day, after a period of rest and planning.