Recaps

Shinji and the others gathered to celebrate Naruto’s birthday, and Minato prepared to meet his son in person. At midnight, Naruto met Minato without recognizing him, while Shinji revealed that October tenth was his birthday.

• Shinji teased Hiruzen about Naruto attending his funeral, making the room tense before Fugaku redirected the conversation to Naruto’s birthday.
• Shinji presented a small red fox made to house the Nine-Tails’ consciousness as Naruto’s birthday gift.
• Minato told the others he had arranged to go to Naruto’s home, and they arrived there near midnight.
• Naruto opened the door and asked Minato who he was, leaving Minato speechless.
• Shinji greeted Naruto with a little red fox and told him that October tenth was his birthday.

Naruto learned that Minato was his father and celebrated his birthday with his friends. Shinji then began separating Kurama from Naruto and using the Six Paths: Nine Luminaries Seal, leaving Kurama's fate unresolved.

• Shinji and Sasuke gave Naruto birthday presents, and Hashirama handed him a scroll of battle lessons.
• Shinji revealed Minato to Naruto, and the two spoke alone before rejoining the group to celebrate Naruto's birthday.
• Minato gave Naruto the Scroll of Seals prepared by the Third Hokage, but Shinji said he had another present for him.
• Shinji brought Naruto to the Plains and entered the Sealing Space, where he told Kurama he would separate him from Naruto and turn him into the Ten-Tails.
• Shinji separated Kurama's Chakra from Naruto, and the gigantic Nine-Tails appeared as Kurama wished Naruto a happy birthday.
• Shinji began the Six Paths: Nine Luminaries Seal while Naruto asked what was happening.

Shinji separated Kurama’s soul from the Nine-Tails’ body and placed it in Naruto as a small fox, then returned to Naruto’s sealing space to give him another gift: Kushina. The chapter ended with Kushina mistaking Shinji for a threat and attacking him with her Adamantine Sealing Chains.

• Shinji used black chains and his ocular power to pull Kurama’s soul from the Nine-Tails’ body and reincarnate it into the Little Nine-Tails.
• Naruto reunited with Kurama, and Shinji sealed the Little Nine-Tails inside him while explaining that their cooperation would determine whether Naruto could access Kurama’s Chakra.
• Shinji gave the vacant Nine-Tails shell a spark of sentience, then returned to Naruto and entered the Sealing Space to deliver his father’s gift.
• Shinji summoned Kushina in the Sealing Space, where she saw the tiny Kurama and asked whether he was malnourished.
• Kushina learned Shinji was an Uchiha and, fearing he would endanger Naruto, sent her Adamantine Sealing Chains toward him.

Naruto reunited with his mother, Kushina Uzumaki, inside the Sealing Space and told her about his life and friends. Shinji then revealed that Kushina might remain with Naruto through Impure World Reincarnation and suggested the family could one day be together again.

• Shinji stopped Kushina's attack and brought Naruto into the Sealing Space, where Naruto recognized her as his mother.
• Kushina embraced Naruto, learned he had been eating well, and heard about his friends, including Sasuke, Shikamaru, Choji, and Hinata.
• Kushina apologized for failing to protect Naruto, but Naruto said he did not blame her or Minato and credited Shinji with helping him.
• Kushina urged Naruto to take care of himself and grow into a man he could be proud of, then thought she had to leave.
• Shinji told Kushina that she could stay with Naruto through Impure World Reincarnation and suggested the family might someday be together again.

Shinji let Minato and Kushina know that he could revive the dead later, then used the Nine-Tails’ chakra to keep Kushina in Naruto. Meanwhile, Obito tested Kabuto’s enhanced Six Paths Puppets and learned the Nine-Tails had appeared nearby, while Madara attacked Shinji at the Valley of the End.

• Shinji reassured Minato and Kushina that reviving the dead would only strain him and could wait until the Shinobi World was at peace.
• Shinji borrowed the Nine-Tails’ chakra so Kushina could remain inside Naruto for a long time.
• Kabuto showed Obito six improved Rinnegan-controlled puppets powered by Hashirama Cells, and Obito saw their destructive strength firsthand.
• Kabuto proposed taking one of Obito’s Rinnegan to control the puppets while Obito fought, and Obito agreed to consider it.
• Black Zetsu reported that the Nine-Tails had appeared near the Land of Waterfalls border, and Obito blamed Shinji and decided to act.
• At the Valley of the End, Madara recalled his final sunset with Hashirama, then used the Rinnegan’s attraction power against Shinji.

Shinji fought Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju at the Valley of the End, revealing a second Rinnegan and overwhelming their attacks while speaking with Kakashi. The battle continued as Shinji learned that delegations from the Five Great Nations had arrived.

• Shinji used the Six-Tomoe Rinnegan in his palm to overpower Madara Uchiha's attraction and absorb his Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Madara Uchiha summoned Perfect Susanoo while Hashirama Senju entered Sage Mode and attacked Shinji with Senjutsu-empowered Wood Dragons.
• Shinji cracked Susanoo with a lightning-charged punch and cut through a Wood Dragon with a massive blade of Natural Energy and composite Ocular Power.
• Kakashi reported by Kunai that delegations from Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure had arrived, and Shinji acknowledged the report while dodging attacks.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju failed to hit Shinji as he casually spoke with Kakashi, leaving both veterans furious and frustrated.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju sparred with Shinji in the Valley of the End while Kakashi arranged for the Five Kage delegation to watch. In Konoha, Mikoto chose Mei Terumi as a potential match for Shinji, and the gathered delegates waited for the summit to begin.

• Madara Uchiha used Senjutsu and Storm Release against Shinji, while Hashirama Senju attacked with a Wood Golem, but Shinji dodged their attacks and kicked Light Fang apart.
• Shinji asked Kakashi to have the Fourth Hokage bring the Kage delegations to the Valley of the End to watch the sparring, and Kakashi agreed to arrange it.
• Uchiha Mikoto considered the visiting women as possible matches for Shinji, rejected several candidates, and settled on Mei Terumi.
• Shusui stopped Mikoto from approaching the courtyard before the Hokage's meeting, and Mikoto agreed to wait until the Five Kage Summit ended.
• The delegations waited in Konoha's guesthouse courtyard as Temari worried about Gaara, Samui complained about Shinji, and Akatsuchi questioned Ōnoki's calm.
• Mei Terumi and Yuguri chatted while waiting for Kakashi to explain what would happen next.

Kakashi led the visiting Kage to the Valley of the End, where Shinji Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, and Hashirama Senju staged an overwhelming display of power. Rasa felt relieved that Shinji, a clear-headed Uchiha, held such strength, while the other Kage watched in shock.

• Kakashi proposed showing the visiting Kage a famous landmark in the Land of Fire, and Rasa agreed to follow him.
• At the Valley of the End, Samui arrived to find the others watching a battle between Shinji Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, and Hashirama Senju.
• Shinji called for a more dramatic display for their audience, and Madara and Hashirama joined him in unleashing their strongest techniques.
• Hashirama raised the thousand-armed Buddha, Madara summoned two enormous meteors, and Shinji called down a vast storm of lightning.
• Ōnoki watched in terror as Rasa said he was relieved that the people of Sunagakure were alive and that Shinji Uchiha held such power with a clear head.

The gathered shinobi feared that Shinji Uchiha’s enormous attacks would destroy them, but Kakashi assured them the fighters on the battlefield would stop the techniques. Hashirama Senju struggled to hold back Shinji’s Thunderclap and twin meteorites until Shinji transformed the lightning into dragons and redirected them around the meteorites.

• Mabui, Samui, and the visiting shinobi felt relieved that Shinji had spared Kumogakure, then panicked when they saw his immense attacks.
• Mei Terumi asked Yūyuri whether she was frightened, and Yūyuri said she had already seen Shinji fight Shisui.
• Ōnoki warned the others that the meteorite might reach them, but Kakashi said Hashirama Senju and the others would handle it.
• Hashirama Senju summoned Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands and used its fists to meet Shinji’s Thunderclap and twin meteorites.
• As the meteorites battered Hashirama Senju’s Wooden Human, Shinji formed hand seals and transformed the Thunderclap into countless lightning dragons that struck the fists and surrounded the meteorites.

Shinji destroyed the meteors and promised Madara and Hashirama paths to greater power, while the spectators marveled at his strength and considered accepting new leadership. The chapter ended with Mei Terumi warning that the fight was not over.

• Shinji’s Lightning Dragons shattered both meteors and hunted down their fragments, leaving the sky clear.
• Madara asked Shinji whether he could gain Kekkei Mōra power, and Shinji promised to help him attain it.
• Hashirama asked whether he could gain power too, and Shinji reminded him that he had taken Urashiki Otsutsuki’s Rinnegan.
• Madara insisted that their staged sparring match was not over, and Shinji and Hashirama agreed to continue.
• Rasa and Ōnoki praised Shinji’s power and discussed accepting new rules for the Shinobi World, while Mabui and Mei Terumi reacted skeptically.
• Mei Terumi told the gathered spectators that Madara and Hashirama’s fight was not over.

Shinji overwhelmed Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju in their sparring match, showing powers the spectators likened to those of a god. The Five Kage accepted that Konoha intended to establish new rules for the Shinobi World, while Hashirama proposed one final way to test Shinji.

• Shinji absorbed Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju's combined attacks with the Rinnegan in his palm, then faced them in close combat.
• Shinji revealed his Truth-Seeking Orbs and spatial passages, destroying Madara's Susanoo and erasing both men's Reanimated Bodies.
• Ōnoki and Rasa called Shinji's strength godlike, and the spectators recognized Konoha's demonstration as a show of force.
• Mabui and the Five Kage accepted that the Shinobi World would have to accept rules set by those with power, while Kakashi and Minato reflected on peace arriving this way.
• After Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju regenerated, Hashirama proposed one final chance to learn more about Shinji's abilities.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha combined their powers into an armored True Several Thousand Hands and attacked Shinji, who answered with the Heavenly Rock Cave Barrier. Shinji began a follow-up strike while the two were trapped among countless reflections.

• Hashirama persuaded Madara to combine Susanoo with True Several Thousand Hands after Madara doubted it would work against Shinji.
• Madara armored Hashirama’s wooden Buddha in Susanoo, creating Susanoo-Clad True Several Thousand Hands.
• Hashirama and Minato proposed increasingly elaborate names for the combined technique before Hashirama and Madara unleashed nine hundred and ninety-nine giant palms at Shinji.
• Shinji used Heavenly Rock Cave Barrier to divide the battlefield into countless spaces, leaving the Buddha’s Original Body vulnerable while the attacks could not locate Shinji’s real body.
• Madara gave up, but Shinji announced Yasaka Magatama: Ninety-Nine Divine Sky Strike.

Shinji defeated Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha with the Ninety-Nine Divine Void Strikes, destroying the Valley of the End and leaving a vast lake in its place. After the fight, Madara and Hashirama questioned whether all Otsutsuki were as powerful as Shinji, and Shinji warned that the Shinobi World might be doomed if its people could not overcome them.

• Shinji unleashed the Ninety-Nine Divine Void Strikes, and Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha tried to counter the endless barrage with True Several Thousand Hands.
• The fist imprints overwhelmed the giant Buddha, shattered its Susanoo armor, and destroyed the Heavenly Rock Cave Barrier and the Valley of the End.
• Shinji, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha met around the new lake, and Madara praised Shinji as the strongest ninja he had ever seen.
• Madara Uchiha asked whether all Otsutsuki were as powerful as Shinji, and Shinji admitted he could not say for certain.
• Shinji told Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha that the Shinobi World deserved to be controlled or wiped out if it could not defeat stronger beings.

Shinji presided over a meeting in Konoha to establish ninshu and unify the Shinobi World under centralized rule. He demanded that the village leaders declare their positions, threatening to kill anyone who obstructed the reforms.

• Shinji encouraged Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju to regain their fighting spirit before discussing the Shinobi World's future with them.
• Kei Uchiha outlined reforms that would turn the villages into provincial seats and centralize shinobi education, selection, missions, and military authority under ninshu.
• Ōnoki began to object to the reforms, but Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju recognized him, and he withdrew his suggestion.
• Kei emphasized education and peace before Shinji interrupted and said he would explain what shinobi and the Shinobi World must accomplish together.
• Shinji demanded that the four Kage state whether they accepted the unification policies and threatened to send anyone who opposed him to the Pure Land.

After the Kage agreed to Shinji Uchiha’s unification plan, they stayed in Konoha, where Ōnoki considered their position and Samui argued with Mabui over whether Kumogakure should resist. Shinji appeared before Darui and asked him for something, leaving Darui to wonder if Shinji had come to borrow his head.

• The four Kage accepted Kakashi and Kei Uchiha’s decisions and stayed in Konoha as guests.
• Ōnoki reassured Akatsuchi that they were not under house arrest and took him to Ichiraku Ramen, planning to write to Kitsuchi later.
• Samui denounced Shinji’s unification plan, but Mabui explained that Kumogakure had been devastated and could no longer fight.
• Mabui argued that Ōnoki had also been forced to accept the plan after Madara Uchiha intimidated him.
• Shinji appeared in the Raikage’s office, restrained Darui and Dodai with his Chakra, and said he had come to ask Darui for a few things.
• Darui asked Shinji whether he had come to borrow his head.

Shinji Uchiha collected Kumogakure’s treasured weapons and recruited Kisame Hoshigaki to serve the future Ninshu. The two set out to find an accountant, whom Kisame suspected was Kakuzu.

• Shinji told Darui he wanted the Kōkinjō, Seven-Star Sword, Benihisago, Banana Palm Fan, and Amber Purifying Pot, and Kumogakure handed them over.
• Darui and Dodai acknowledged that the devastated village had no choice but to accept Shinji’s demands, especially since he controlled the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.
• At an eastern Land of Fire dock, Kisame boarded Shinji’s boat, and Shinji revealed he wanted both Samehada and Kisame.
• Shinji asked Kisame to join the future Ninshu, and Kisame agreed, saying he trusted Itachi’s judgment and Shinji’s ideals.
• Shinji told Kisame to keep Samehada and said they were going to find an accountant, prompting Kisame to ask if he meant Kakuzu.

After fleeing the masked force that took over the Land of Waterfalls' Bounty Stations, Kakuzu planned to hide in the Land of Hot Water and replace his lost hearts. Kisame Hoshigaki and Shinji Uchiha confronted him, and Shinji demanded all his money, leaving Kakuzu reconsidering his refusal with a sword at his eye.

• Kakuzu escaped a battle with three powerful youths and decided to flee to the Land of Hot Water while searching for replacement hearts.
• Kakuzu encountered Kisame Hoshigaki and threatened to kill him to take his heart.
• Shinji Uchiha caught Kakuzu's punch and restrained him.
• Shinji demanded all of Kakuzu's money, then held Tachi: Flying Waterfall a millimeter from Kakuzu's pupil.
• Kakuzu abandoned his defiance and said they could negotiate.

Shinji recruited Kakuzu as New Ninshu’s Finance Minister after revealing that the organization Dawn was his. In Konoha, Shusui brought Mei Terumi to the Uchiha compound, where Fugaku and Mikoto welcomed her as family, leaving her stunned.

• Shinji hired Kakuzu as Finance Minister, and Kakuzu promised to guard the organization’s money from theft and corruption.
• Kakuzu realized that Shinji led Dawn, then eagerly agreed to start work.
• Shinji told Kakuzu that Hashirama Senju was in Konoha and suggested they resume their unfinished sparring match.
• Shusui led Mei through a battle-scarred area and the bustling Uchiha compound without explaining who wanted to meet her.
• Mikoto welcomed Mei into Fugaku’s home, and Fugaku and Mikoto told her to call them Aunt and Uncle.

Shinji brought Kakuzu, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Hidan to the Hokage’s office, where he assigned them roles in Ninshu and shared his vision for an open city. He then visited Mikoto for dinner, while Naruto and Sasuke furtively watched something at the Uchiha compound gate.

• Shinji rejected the vague city plan and described a future city without walls, open to the whole world.
• Shinji presented Kakuzu as a candidate for Ninshu’s Finance Minister and assigned Kisame Hoshigaki and Hidan to apprehend bandits.
• Shinji warned Hidan not to cause trouble, then stored Samehada in the Time Domain and left.
• Shinji found Naruto and Sasuke secretly peering through the gate at Fugaku’s house, but went inside to see Mikoto.
• Mikoto reproached Shinji for not visiting sooner and invited him to share a family meal.

Shinji visited Mikoto for dinner, where she tried to find out whether he was dating someone and pressured him about settling down. The conversation ended when Orochimaru urgently contacted Shinji and told him to come over at once.

• Shinji learned that Fugaku and Itachi had gone on a mission, leaving Mikoto at home with Sasuke.
• Mikoto complained that Itachi and Sasuke barely spoke and questioned Shinji about whether he had found a partner.
• Shinji realized Mikoto had arranged the dinner to pressure him into marriage, but agreed to answer her questions as a game.
• Mikoto asked whether Shinji's supposed partner was a shinobi and what ninjutsu she used, and Shinji said she used Water Release.
• Shinji's kunai began humming, and he answered a communication from Orochimaru, who urgently told him to come over.

Shinji arrived at Orochimaru and Hiruko’s laboratory as Nobihi’s body underwent a dangerous, unprecedented transformation during their cell-fusion experiment. He recognized the process as Nobihi racing toward the pinnacle and decided to stay and witness the remaining twenty hours.

• Shinji left Mikoto, who then reassured an embarrassed Mei Terumi after failing to get him to say more than “water.”
• Orochimaru and Hiruko watched Nobihi’s vitals destabilize as his body temperature soared and his cells mutated inside the nutrient tank.
• Shinji arrived, examined Nobihi, and said the transformation resembled a volcano erupting.
• Shinji told Orochimaru and Hiruko that Nobihi was not worsening and offered to monitor the experiment while they rested.
• Orochimaru refused to leave, and Shinji took out a kunai to record the historic moment.

Shinji and Orochimaru discussed how Orochimaru’s research had shaped lives and his changing view of immortality. Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha arrived at the laboratory and saw Nobihi’s immense power.

• Shinji asked Orochimaru whether he still wanted immortality, and Orochimaru recalled how Nawaki’s death had first driven him to seek it.
• Orochimaru explained that his research had helped Nobihi, Shinji, Karin, Kimimaro, and Kurama Yakumo, even though it had cost many lives.
• Orochimaru said he wanted immortality and did not, and Shinji accepted his answer before inviting him to welcome the arriving seniors.
• Hashirama Senju marveled at Nobihi’s life force, while Madara Uchiha praised Orochimaru’s research.

Shinji and the others watched Nobihi undergo a dangerous fusion of Hashirama Cells, the Chimera Technique, and Shinji’s genetic material. Nobihi’s left eye developed dark golden ripples, but he fell still again as the transformation continued.

• Shinji noticed Nobihi’s fusion entering a new stage as Hashirama Cells activated and covered his body with tree-like growths.
• Nobihi’s body broke down under the violent cells, while Orochimaru urged Shinji to trust the Chimera Technique to rebuild his meridians.
• The Chimera Technique reconstructed Nobihi’s meridians, but his left eye burst and his body began to shrivel.
• Orochimaru ordered Hiruko to inject Shinji’s post-Ten-Tails genetic extract into Nobihi.
• Nobihi’s body recovered, and dark golden ripples appeared in his left eye socket before he closed his eyes again.

As Nobihi's fusion with Shinji's cells progressed, his body developed Otsutsuki-like traits before undergoing another change. He awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan ahead of Shinji, who left the chapter laughing at the reversal while Orochimaru considered how the eye's power worked.

• Shinji watched Nobihi's transformation while Tobirama Senju and Shisui reported chaos across the Shinobi World and Shisui negotiated with the Land of Iron.
• Orochimaru noticed Nobihi's pale skin and forehead bumps and explained that his Otsutsuki Genes appeared to be causing atavism.
• After eighteen hours, the nutrient solution boiled again, and Shinji predicted the change might help Nobihi resist the Otsutsuki Genes taking over.
• Nobihi regained consciousness, greeted Shinji, and awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in his right eye.
• Shinji explained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to Orochimaru, who concluded that the process made the genes whole.

Shinji and Orochimaru watched Nobihi’s experiment reach its final stage, while Shinji collected two Zanpakutō rewards from the system. Nobihi awakened mismatched golden and purple eyes, leaving Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru stunned as Shinji examined the new Tomoe.

• Shinji and Orochimaru discussed how Shinji’s genes had merged with Nobihi’s and anticipated another change in Nobihi’s eyes.
• Shinji received Ryūjin Jakka and Mirror Flower, Water Moon after completing two collection missions, then tested the swords before storing them away.
• Shinji checked the surrounding region for threats as Orochimaru warned that Nobihi’s experiment had three hours left and the final two would be critical.
• Electricity and flames destroyed the laboratory instruments, and Nobihi’s nutrient tank shattered as his transformation began.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju entered the laboratory, and Nobihi opened his eyes with a golden Rinnegan on the left and a purple Rinnegan on the right.
• Madara Uchiha confronted Shinji in shock, while Shinji ignored the others and counted the Tomoe in Nobihi’s eye.