Recaps

Shinji chose the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and a Chakra Fruit, gaining immense power and new Dōjutsu before using Urashiki as a renewable sacrifice resource. He took Urashiki to another planet with a Ten-Tails, where Urashiki mistook him for an Otsutsuki named Shinshiki and begged to serve him.

• Shinji selected the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and the Chakra Fruit, then discovered he could see the death line of a planet and that his Dōjutsu were evolving.
• Shinji ate the Chakra Fruit and gained a Rinnegan in his palm with Amaterasu Hime no Mikoto and Yasaka Magatama, along with rewards including a Ten-Tails sapling and two strategic platforms.
• Back in the Forest of Death, Shinji told Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju he had found a way to deal with Urashiki Otsutsuki, then severed Urashiki’s arms and healed him so they regrew.
• Shinji transported Urashiki to an unknown planet where a Ten-Tails awaited, and Urashiki fled before realizing escape was impossible.
• Urashiki mistook Shinji for the Otsutsuki Shinshiki and offered to serve him, but Shinji dismissed the offer and said Urashiki could be useful another way.

Shinji manipulated Urashiki into helping him gather Otsutsuki for the Ten-Tails, then imprisoned him with Planetary Devastation. In the laboratory, Itachi resolved to undergo a dangerous transformation to become stronger, while Orochimaru challenged Hiruzen about his past choices.

• Urashiki offered to lure other Otsutsuki to Shinji, and Shinji proposed that Urashiki sacrifice himself, revive through a vessel, and gather more targets.
• Urashiki threatened Shinji, so Shinji used Planetary Devastation to trap him beneath a newly formed moon.
• Shisui warned Itachi that the transformation could turn him into a monster, but Itachi chose to proceed so he could become strong enough to help Shinji.
• Itachi said he could not return to the village or face his family, and asked Shinji to look after Sasuke and his parents if he died.
• Orochimaru asked Hiruzen what he thought, and Hiruzen said he would still have chosen Minato as Fourth Hokage if he could turn back time.
• Orochimaru clarified that he had not been talking about the Hokage.

Shinji arrived at Orochimaru’s laboratory with Urashiki Otsutsuki’s arms and learned that Obito had taken the Yin Nine-Tails. He sent Uchiha Itachi back to the village and left Minato Namikaze’s return to Konoha unresolved.

• Orochimaru told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had abandoned Konoha and called him incompetent.
• Minato Namikaze asked to return to Konoha for Naruto’s birthday, and Orochimaru said Shinji would decide.
• Minato explained how Kabuto Yakushi and Obito had revived him, and Shinji concluded Kabuto had taken the Yin Nine-Tails with a strange chain.
• Shinji brought Urashiki Otsutsuki’s arms to the laboratory, and Orochimaru said Uchiha Itachi wanted to be the first test subject.
• Nobihi demanded to take Itachi’s place as the first test subject, and Shinji agreed.
• Shinji told Shisui to take Itachi back to the village, then Minato again asked whether he could return to celebrate Naruto’s birthday.

Shinji kept Hiruzen Sarutobi from returning to the Pure Land, set a two-month deadline for Nobihi’s body modifications, and asked Kakashi to become Hokage temporarily. At the Konoha Gate, Kakashi removed his mask and stopped Hiruzen from undoing the Impure World Reincarnation.

• Shinji stopped Hiruzen Sarutobi from killing himself and insisted that he stay in the Land of the Living to witness the future.
• Shinji asked Hiruko how long Nobihi’s body modifications would take, and Hiruko estimated two months.
• Shinji showed Nobihi his Mangekyo Sharingan and encouraged him to endure the experiments, promising him a birthday present if they succeeded.
• Shinji asked Kakashi to become Hokage long enough to call a meeting about the fate of the Shinobi World, then brought him and Hiruzen back to the Konoha Gate.
• Kakashi removed his mask and used Wood Release: Thorn Prison Technique to stop Hiruzen from undoing the Impure World Reincarnation.

Kakashi restrained Hiruzen Sarutobi while Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha confronted him over Konoha’s treatment of Hatake Sakumo. On the northern coast of the Land of Waterfalls, Shinji freed Tobirama Senju from a Black Rod and asked him to unite the Shinobi World.

• Kakashi used Wood Release to trap Hiruzen Sarutobi and challenged him for wanting to flee from the threat beyond the heavens.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha appeared, and Madara mocked Konoha’s welcome and recalled how the village’s leaders and people had driven Hatake Sakumo to his death.
• Hashirama Senju understood Madara’s account and turned sternly toward Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• On the northern coast of the Land of Waterfalls, Shinji found Tobirama Senju immobilized by Madara Uchiha’s Black Rods and offered him a task.
• Shinji pulled a Black Rod out of Tobirama Senju and asked him to bring about the unification of the Shinobi World.

Shinji brought Tobirama Senju to meet Jiraiya and Konan, who were catching up on the war and Akatsuki’s losses. With Nagato undergoing surgery and only Deidara and Sasori gathered, Shinji declared the team was sufficient and hinted at a new group making its mark.

• Shinji removed the Black Rods from Tobirama Senju and recruited him for a mission, promising to explain the situation later.
• Konan told Jiraiya that the Fourth Shinobi World War had begun, the Raikage had died, and Madara Uchiha had returned to life.
• Jiraiya revealed that he had spent months in the Land of Rain caring for injured women, missing the war and the events around Akatsuki.
• Shinji and Tobirama arrived, and Jiraiya learned that Shinji had defeated Madara Uchiha.
• Shinji told Konan that Nagato was undergoing surgery and learned that only Deidara and Sasori had joined the Akatsuki gathering.
• Shinji said the group was sufficient with Tobirama present and hinted that another group was about to make a name for itself.

In an underground cavern, Kabuto Yakushi tried to stop Obito Uchiha from rushing into a fight with Shinji Uchiha, whose Ten-Tails transformation and abilities remained unknown. Kabuto persuaded Obito to wait while he explored creating more powerful allies, but Obito revealed that Shinji’s Flying Thunder God Mark was still on him.

• Obito Uchiha insisted that his Rinnegan gave him an advantage over Shinji Uchiha, while Kabuto Yakushi warned that Shinji had just absorbed the Ten-Tails.
• Obito argued that Shinji’s failure to kill him proved Shinji could not control or absorb the Ten-Tails, but Kabuto questioned why Shinji had revived it and released the Tailed Beasts.
• Kabuto warned that Obito’s Demonic Statue of the Outer Path lacked the Yang half of the Nine-Tails Chakra and that controlling the Ten-Tails would cost Obito his Rinnegan and Dōjutsu.
• Kabuto urged Obito to wait until they could revive the Ten-Tails completely and proposed using Wood Release, cloning, and Hiruko’s Chimera Technique to create more allies.
• Obito revealed that Shinji Uchiha’s Flying Thunder God Mark was still on him, alarming Kabuto.

Minato Namikaze entered Konohagakure and discovered a thriving village where Naruto Uzumaki had become a promising student with close friends. As he explored Naruto’s home and found a photograph of the boy with his companions, Minato decided to go watch the Academy’s end-of-term test.

• Kabuto Yakushi realized Shinji Uchiha had marked Obito Uchiha with the Flying Thunder God and feared that Shinji’s strength and plans made Obito’s survival inexplicable.
• Minato Namikaze walked through a bustling Konohagakure, where the Hokage Building and other sites were being rebuilt, and Uchiha Shigetsu called the Ancient Tree near Konoha Hospital the village’s root.
• Minato overheard villagers say Naruto Uzumaki was excelling at the Ninja Academy, had won a midterm scholarship, and was close friends with Sasuke Uchiha.
• Minato visited Naruto’s home, found a photograph of Naruto with Sasuke Uchiha and their friends, and cleaned up after they had gathered there.
• Minato wondered why Kakashi and the others had reacted strangely to his return, then headed toward the Ninja Academy to watch Naruto’s end-of-term test.

Naruto faced Akabane Kenta in a Ninja Academy match, where Kenta attacked unfairly and called him a Fox Demon before Naruto defeated him. As Kenta revealed his hatred over his family's deaths and threw an Explosive Tag-tied Kunai at Naruto, Sasuke rushed to warn him.

• Minato watched Naruto prepare to fight Akabane Kenta and noticed how warmly the students cheered for him.
• Akabane Kenta launched a surprise attack, dropped metal weights, and trapped Naruto with Earth Release: Mud Swamp Trap.
• Naruto avoided Kenta's Chakra Fist and struck him off the platform, then froze when Kenta called him a Fox Demon.
• Kenta accused Naruto of killing his father and brother, then hurled an Explosive Tag-tied Kunai at him.
• Sasuke's eyes showed two Tomoe as he moved forward and warned Naruto to watch out.

Naruto survived Akabane Kenta’s attack, but Kenta was taken away by a mysterious person before the authorities could question him. Minato captured Kenta and learned that the boy believed Naruto was a fox demon because everyone in the village had told him so, just as someone approached Minato from behind.

• Naruto formed a Rasengan that vanished and reappeared to destroy the Explosive Tag kunai, while spectators’ weapons knocked it off course.
• Uchiha Momoko and the ANBU and Konoha Military Police Force tried to arrest Akabane Kenta, but a mysterious person whisked him away.
• Naruto blamed himself until Kurama insisted he did not know the truth, then Hinata, Sasuke, and the others came to check on him.
• Minato questioned Akabane Kenta on Konoha’s outskirts, and Kenta said he had believed Naruto was a fox demon since childhood because everyone did.
• An unseen person approached Minato and asked whether he was Minato.

Minato reunited with Fugaku and learned more about the choices made after his death, then rushed toward Hiruzen’s fight with Kakashi. After Kakashi struck down Hiruzen, the Third revived and defended his decisions as Hokage, until Minato appeared and challenged him.

• Minato told Fugaku he understood why the Uchiha could not take Naruto in and would not blame Mikoto.
• Minato and Fugaku spotted a giant staff near Konoha’s gate, and Minato left after telling Fugaku to protect the child.
• Hiashi revealed he had arrived in combat gear and said the Hyuga would use the opportunity to show their strength.
• Kakashi defended himself against Hiruzen’s staff and Earth and Fire techniques, then attacked him with Chidori after trapping him with Earth Release.
• Hiruzen let Kakashi strike him, reassembled after crumbling into fragments, and explained the burdens of being Hokage.
• Minato appeared between Kakashi and Hiruzen and asked Hiruzen what his explanation meant to him.

Minato Namikaze confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over how Konoha treated Naruto, while Hiruzen defended his decisions and admitted he had failed to think things through. As Madara Uchiha prepared to intervene, Minato stopped him and said he would handle Hiruzen himself.

• Minato Namikaze told Kakashi not to disrespect his elders, then challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi to explain his actions.
• Hiruzen said he had directed villagers’ fear toward the Demon Fox to preserve stability and claimed he wanted Naruto to grow stronger through hardship.
• Madara Uchiha mocked Hiruzen’s explanations, while Hashirama Senju struggled to make sense of the village’s treatment of Naruto.
• Hiruzen apologized for hiding Naruto’s parentage and acknowledged that Naruto had suffered, but continued to cite his duties and constraints.
• Kakashi realized how harsh Hiruzen’s justifications sounded when considered outside the Hokage’s perspective.
• Madara rose to attack Hiruzen, but Minato stopped him and said he would handle the matter himself.

Minato Namikaze and Hyuga Hiashi fought Hiruzen Sarutobi, with Minato insisting he wanted to act as Naruto’s father rather than as a former Hokage. Later, Sasuke practiced throwing weapons in the grove and sensed someone hiding nearby.

• Hyuga Hiashi joined Minato Namikaze, saying he would stand up for the children because his daughter was Naruto’s friend.
• Minato Namikaze attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi with Flying Thunder God techniques and a Rasengan, while Hiruzen countered with ninjutsu and his Adamantine Staff.
• Hyuga Hiashi struck at Hiruzen Sarutobi with Gentle Fist, and the three continued fighting despite Hiruzen asking them to stop.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, while Minato and Hiashi evaded and countered his attacks.
• That evening, Sasuke practiced throwing kunai and shuriken in the grove and used his Two-Tomoe Sharingan when he heard someone approach.
• Sasuke threw three shuriken into the darkness, heard them strike metal, and demanded that the hidden person come out.

Uchiha Itachi returned with Shisui, and Sasuke attacked him in fury before revealing an alarming range of powerful techniques. The chapter ended with Itachi caught in Sasuke’s Bringer-of-Darkness genjutsu, preparing to counter it with Mirror Heaven and Earth Turn.

• Sasuke recognized Uchiha Itachi and charged at him with Chidori, while Shisui tried to keep the brothers from fighting.
• Itachi dodged Sasuke’s attack and struck him, but the Sasuke he hit vanished as a Shadow Clone.
• Sasuke and two Shadow Clones hurled a Rasenshuriken at Itachi, who blocked it with earth, water, and wood walls before the clash ignited the grove.
• Sasuke circled the flames, used Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique to restrict Itachi’s escape routes, and cast Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.
• Itachi briefly recoiled in the darkness, then formed a seal to counter with Mirror Heaven and Earth Turn.

Shisui watched Itachi and Sasuke’s fight while Shinji urged him to protect Mikoto and bring Izumi to Reed Hideout. In Konoha, Kei Uchiha proposed reforms to the clan leaders and promised that the shinobi world would see no large-scale wars for the next hundred years.

• Shisui concluded that Itachi had the advantage over Sasuke, then heard from Shinji through a kunai and was told to keep Mikoto safe and take Izumi to Reed Hideout.
• Shisui saw the masked girl lead the Konoha Military Police Force toward the flames as Uchiha clan members gathered, and feared they would attack Itachi.
• Kei Uchiha presented reforms in a meeting that included Tsunade, Shikaku Nara, and the other clan leaders, but the room stayed mostly silent.
• Torifu Akimichi challenged Kei’s proposal to raise the Ninja Academy graduation age and forbid sending children to battle, asking what would happen if war endangered Konoha.
• Kei said the proposals drew on Shinji’s ideas and notebook, then declared that there would be no large-scale wars in the shinobi world for the next hundred years.

Kei Uchiha announced that Shinji had begun an inevitable plan to unify the five villages and abolish the nations and daimyō, but Tsunade challenged his authority. The meeting was interrupted by news that Madara Uchiha had attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi at Konoha’s entrance, where Madara rejected Hashirama’s company and entered the village alone.

• Kei Uchiha said Shinji was already carrying out five-village unification and declared that the nations and daimyō would be gone within a month.
• Tsunade demanded that Shinji speak to her directly, kicked over a chair, and left the meeting.
• Kaede Uchiha reported that Madara Uchiha and the three former Hokage had started fighting at the village entrance, and Tsunade hurried to investigate.
• Madara Uchiha pinned Hiruzen Sarutobi down, then told Hashirama Senju he had come to see Shinji create a new world, not to join Hashirama or play house.
• Madara entered Konoha alone, while Hashirama Senju removed the black rod from Hiruzen and Minato Namikaze led the others toward the village.

Tsunade confronted Madara Uchiha, blaming him for Shinji’s plans, and shattered his Susanoo before Hashirama Senju arrived and declared Madara was not an enemy. Kei called for an immediate Five Kage Summit.

• Tsunade accused Madara of leading Shinji astray and complained that Shinji had changed.
• Madara explained that awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan changed an Uchiha’s temperament, angering Tsunade.
• Tsunade’s attacks cracked and shattered Madara’s Susanoo, and the others prepared to join the fight.
• Hashirama Senju arrived and told everyone that Madara was not an enemy, leaving Tsunade and the villagers stunned.
• Kei asked Madara and Hashirama to talk and called for the Five Kage Summit to be convened immediately.

Uchiha Shigetsu and Shusui searched the burning grove but found no one, while Izumi suspected Shinji had returned. Itachi brought Sasuke home with Shisui, only for Izumi to ambush them, trap Itachi with Izanami, and force Shisui to call for Shinji.

• Shigetsu and Shusui arrived with their forces to investigate the fire, found no fighters, and ordered a search.
• Izumi surveyed the area and suspected that Shinji had returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Itachi carried the unconscious Sasuke home with Shisui and said he wanted to become stronger through Hiruko's experiments so he could protect peace and keep up with Shinji.
• Shisui speculated that Hashirama Senju had been teaching Sasuke, then Itachi asked why Shinji would not let him apologize to Izumi and the others.
• Izumi attacked Itachi and Shisui outside Itachi's home, revealed her Mangekyo Sharingan, and trapped Itachi with Izanami.
• Shisui recognized the danger and called Shinji, warning that Itachi or Izumi could die or be crippled.

Shinji gathered his allies at Reed Hideout and ordered Tobirama Senju to seize control of the Five Great Nations, but he left after Shisui reported that Izumi and Itachi were in danger. He found Izumi trying to force Itachi to repent through Izanami and faced her as she insisted that Itachi deserved to die.

• Shinji told the assembled allies that their goal was lasting peace in the Shinobi World and assigned Tobirama Senju to take control of the Five Great Nations and their armies.
• Shisui contacted Shinji and warned that Izumi or Itachi might die or be crippled, so Shinji left the meeting.
• Shisui explained that Izumi's Dōjutsu was connected to Izanami while Itachi remained trapped in her Genjutsu.
• Shinji sent Shisui to Reed Hideout to tell Tobirama Senju to begin the plan that night.
• Izumi admitted that she could not make Itachi repent and said he deserved to die, while Shinji called the situation his fault.

Shinji fought Uchiha Izumi after she attacked him, then unleashed his prototype Takemikazuchi Style taijutsu technique against her Susanoo. He defeated Izumi and her defenses, and the chapter ended with him examining the damage his punch had caused to the barrier and the sky.

• Shinji kicked Izumi through several lampposts and into a house, then sealed the area inside a Concealed Barrier Void Realm.
• Shinji used Yang Power to help Itachi recover after he escaped a debilitating genjutsu, while Izumi rose from the rubble in a skeletal Susanoo.
• Shinji told Itachi to stay out of the fight and faced Izumi as she charged with a battle axe.
• Shinji struck Izumi's Susanoo with Takemikazuchi Style: Heaven-Splitting Cry, causing its armor and Itachi's defensive techniques to disintegrate.
• Izumi lost consciousness after crashing into Shinji, who inspected cracks in the barrier and the aurora before closing his Rinne Sharingan.

Shinji confronted Izumi with the truth about her apparent death and forced her to choose what to do about Itachi and her desire for revenge. Izumi left the village to carry out missions after asking Shinji to revive Itachi, and Shinji brought Itachi back to Konoha.

• Shinji told Izumi that her survival had been part of his plan and offered her a chance to seek revenge on him.
• Izumi tried to kill herself, but Shinji stopped her and presented her with choices, including killing Itachi or having her memories erased.
• Izumi stabbed the dying Itachi and asked Shinji to revive him, then agreed to leave the village and go to the Reed Hideout for missions.
• Shinji promised to make things right for Izumi and showed her a Chakra Fruit before taking her away from the small world.
• Shinji revived Itachi with Six Paths Power, and Itachi woke asking where Izumi had gone.
• Shinji returned to Konoha with Itachi and told Mikoto that he had kept his promise and brought her son back.

Shinji reunited the Uchiha family and pushed through Konoha reforms that made Kakashi the Fifth Hokage. Tsunade set aside her resentment toward Shinji, who met her before dawn and told her he had never changed.

• Mikoto embraced Shinji before turning to welcome Itachi, while Sasuke accused Itachi of abandoning the family and refused to forgive him.
• Shinji chaired a meeting where the clan representatives approved Kei's reform plan and unanimously nominated Kakashi as Fifth Hokage.
• Shinji ordered Kakashi to convene a Five Kage Summit and arranged a simple funeral for Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen told Tsunade not to blame Shinji, and Tsunade realized Shinji had sent him to comfort her.
• Tsunade met Shinji beneath a streetlamp, and he caught her punch before telling her he had never changed.

Shinji explained to Tsunade that he planned to reshape the Shinobi World despite the deaths involved, then encountered Kurenai and found her reaction to him confusing. At home, he found Madara, Hashirama, and Minato waiting, and announced his plan to give Obito the Ten-Tails and extract Naruto’s Nine-Tails without harming him.

• Shinji told Tsunade that he had always wanted to change the Shinobi World and believed his plan could secure centuries of peace, but Tsunade walked away unconvinced.
• Shinji told Tsunade that Jiraiya was in the Land of Rain and would likely return to Konoha soon, and Tsunade angrily dismissed the news.
• Kurenai thanked Shinji for his Genjutsu advice and a scroll, then told him that he and Tsunade were a bad match before hurrying away.
• Shinji returned home and found Madara studying the television, Hashirama marveling at it, and Minato staying with them because he was nervous about facing Naruto.
• Shinji told Madara that they would give Obito the Ten-Tails, then said he would extract the Nine-Tails from Naruto on Naruto’s birthday without causing him pain.

Shinji visited Kirigakure to tell Mei Terumi about a Five Kage Summit, then slept in her room for three days. When he woke, Mei told him that the Dawn organization and the Five Great Nations had launched a coordinated campaign against the ninja villages, and Shinji seemed to know more than he let on.

• Shinji visited Orochimaru and Nobihi, then encountered Yamato training at the Laboratory and heard that Orochimaru had told him about the coming danger.
• Shinji appeared in Mei Terumi's bedroom and told her that a Five Kage Summit would be held in Konoha.
• Mei Terumi questioned Shinji's decision to personally deliver the news, and he asked to sleep in her bed before falling asleep.
• Mei Terumi let Shinji sleep for three days and covered him with her blanket.
• Mei Terumi told Shinji that Dawn had attacked the Five Great Nations and ninja villages while the nations cut off supplies and stationed troops outside the villages.
• Shinji dismissed Mei Terumi's demand for an explanation and privately noted that he alone had benefited from their long partnership.

Shinji told Mei that Kirigakure’s unification would bring growing pains, while she chose to stay and assess the village’s reaction. In Konoha, Shinji and the Uchiha family prepared to celebrate Naruto’s birthday, and Shinji revealed a mysterious gift.

• Mei confronted Shinji about Li Dawn, and he confirmed that the organization had acted on his orders.
• Mei declined to return to Konoha with Shinji because she wanted to help Kirigakure adjust and prevent further deaths.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto brought Sasuke to meet Minato Namikaze, Naruto’s father.
• Fugaku told Sasuke that Naruto’s birthday was the next day, and Shinji encouraged him to prepare a gift for his friend.
• Shinji showed Fugaku a gift for Naruto that released a surge of natural power and Chakra.