Recaps

Shinji fought Tobirama Senju after Orochimaru released the Impure World Reincarnation, then challenged Hashirama Senju. Their battle began with a powerful collision, leaving Tobirama watching from a hill as Shinji and Hashirama continued fighting.

• Orochimaru released the Impure World Reincarnation, but Shinji asked Hashirama and Tobirama to remain long enough for him to fight them.
• Shinji attacked Tobirama and matched his Flying Thunder God techniques and Water Release, eventually knocking him back with Uchiha Reflection.
• Tobirama conceded defeat, explaining that he saw no reason to continue fighting while dead and with the Uchiha still alive.
• Shinji challenged Hashirama, and the two began a fierce battle that forced Orochimaru and Kabuto to retreat.
• Tobirama watched from a hill as Shinji and Hashirama exchanged powerful blows, and Shinji brought his hands together to continue the fight.

Shinji battled Hashirama Senju, matching his techniques with devastating Fire and Storm Release attacks. After Shinji’s lightning strike swept across the wilderness, Hashirama survived behind Rashomon gates and summoned a towering Wooden Human as the fight continued.

• Shinji unleashed Majestic Destroyer Flame, and Hashirama answered with Great Waterfall Dragon Blast, filling the wilderness with steam.
• Shinji and Hashirama used Forest World Emergence and Divine Spear, and Shinji’s purple blade split the advancing forest and cut a chasm through the ground.
• Hashirama narrowly dodged Shinji’s rising Divine Spear, while Tobirama escaped as the blade leveled the hillock where he stood.
• Shinji brought down Futsunomitama: Lightning Descent, destroying Tobirama’s Reanimated Body and forcing Orochimaru underground as Hiruko shielded Haku and Kimimaro.
• Hashirama blocked the lightning with Fivefold Rashomon, then summoned a massive Wooden Human and prepared to continue fighting Shinji.

Shinji battled Hashirama Senju’s Sage-powered Wooden Human with Susanoo and its divine weapons, but Hashirama ended the fight before either revealed every technique. Afterward, Shinji asked Hashirama how he compared to Madara Uchiha at the same age.

• Shinji challenged Hashirama to show his full strength, and Hashirama enlarged the Wooden Human with Sage Mode.
• Shinji used the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, Futsunomitama, and Heavenly Jeweled Spear to cut down Wood Dragons and pierce the Wooden Human.
• Tobirama Senju and Orochimaru watched the battle, and Orochimaru explained that he wanted to prove he could help Shinji grow stronger and earn his respect.
• Hashirama trapped Susanoo with the Wood Release: Hotei Technique, and Shinji decided not to force Hashirama to reveal his ultimate techniques.
• Hashirama and Shinji ended the fight, and Shinji asked how he compared to Madara Uchiha at the same age.

After defeating Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, Shinji received rewards that included Asura Chakra and asked Hashirama to remain among the living so he could challenge him again. Shinji revealed that Madara Uchiha might still be alive and had taken Hashirama’s power, leaving Tobirama to realize the implications of his actions at the Valley of the End.

• Shinji examined his completed quest rewards, including Asura Chakra, and decided not to confront Madara Uchiha yet.
• Shinji asked Hashirama Senju about his Senjutsu, and Hashirama explained that he had adapted the teachings of Sage Katsuyu in Shikkotsu Forest.
• Hashirama declared that he would return to the Pure Land and warned Tobirama against careless use of Impure World Reincarnation.
• Shinji asked Hashirama to stay in the Land of the Living so he could challenge him again, then revealed that Madara might still be plotting in the Shinobi World.
• Shinji described the Naka Shrine tablet’s prophecy and suggested Madara had taken Hashirama’s power to obtain the Creation of All Things.
• Shinji asked whether Tobirama had gone to the Valley of the End to recover Madara’s body, and Tobirama realized the danger of that possibility.

Shinji brought Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to the Reed Hideout, where their old-fashioned armor and faces drew attention from the village's masked shinobi. After the group dispersed, Shinji asked Shisui to arrange rooms for the two former Hokage before leaving again.

• Tobirama Senju suspected Madara Uchiha had survived through a delayed Izanagi, and Hashirama Senju agreed to remain among the living to investigate.
• Shinji took Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to his village, while Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi discussed the power they had witnessed and prepared a surprise for Shinji.
• Shinji gave the former Hokage robes and masks to help them blend in, but their arrival in uniform prompted a crowd of masked villagers to surround the training ground.
• Tobirama Senju recognized Shisui Uchiha and Karatachi Yagura as important members of Shinji's organization, and Shinji dismissed the gathered villagers as no threat.
• Tobirama Senju noticed Utakata and identified him as the Six-Tails, then Utakata vanished after seeing the village was safe.
• Shinji asked Shisui to arrange rooms for Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, then said he had to leave again.

Shinji returned to the laboratory and learned that Orochimaru had treated Yuguri’s rapidly developing Kekkei Genkai Disease using cells from Shinji, the Uzumaki lineage, and Hashirama. Orochimaru explained the delicate balance behind the treatment, leaving Shinji impressed but wary of the risks he had taken.

• Hiruko detained Orochimaru with a squad of people carrying Explosion Release, but Shinji ordered them to stand down.
• Shinji sensed a bloodline in Yuguri and learned from Orochimaru that her Lightning and Water natures were merging into a Kekkei Genkai that would have killed her without treatment.
• Orochimaru explained that Uzumaki Lineage Cells from Shinji were unusually adaptable and could stabilize other Yang Release cells.
• Orochimaru revealed that he implanted Uzumaki Lineage Cells, Shinji’s Yang Release cells, and Hashirama Cells into Yuguri in carefully balanced proportions.
• Shinji realized Orochimaru had risked using Hashirama Cells on Yuguri, but acknowledged that the treatment appeared to have worked.

Orochimaru explained his cell-fusion research and proposed a full-body Hashirama Cell fusion for Shinji, whose Uzumaki constitution he believed made the procedure exceptionally safe. Shinji learned it could keep him asleep for three months to a year, so he paused to consider the cost of the time before undergoing it.

• Orochimaru revealed that Yūyuri’s Grade A Cell Fusion gave her Storm Release, Wood Release, enhanced sensory abilities, vitality, and stronger combat skills.
• Yūyuri challenged Shinji to a fight and proposed marrying him if she won, while Haku laughed and Yūyuri mistakenly believed he was a girl.
• Orochimaru described Grade S fusion for Uchiha and Uzumaki, then proposed a special full-body fusion for Shinji based on his Uzumaki constitution.
• Shinji agreed to begin the fusion, but Orochimaru said he first needed to examine him and warned that the procedure could take three months to a year.
• Shinji sat down to think about the time he would lose and checked his system panel.

Shinji discovered that Blaze Release came from Yin and Fire Release, learned that his body had grown dramatically stronger, and told Orochimaru how to obtain more Hashirama Cells. He arranged for Shisui to undergo S-rank cell integration and introduced Karin to Kurama Yakumo as his second disciple, while Kimimaro watched in silence.

• Shinji formed a golden-red flame and realized Blaze Release fused Yin Release and Fire Release, then questioned whether his abilities could let him awaken Wood Release.
• Orochimaru examined Shinji and found that his physical strength had made a qualitative leap, raising concerns about integrating Hashirama Cells throughout his body.
• Shinji told Orochimaru that the White Zetsu came from the Ten-Tails' husk and said he would find it, while ordering Orochimaru to prepare for the end of the war and future cell integrations.
• Shinji cut a piece of flesh from his arm to test his regeneration and told Orochimaru to use Hashirama Cell stock solution for his disciple's integration.
• Shinji named Uchiha Shisui as the candidate for S-rank integration, then Karin introduced herself to Kurama Yakumo as Shinji's second disciple while Kimimaro listened nearby.

Shinji welcomed Kimimaro as the youngest member of his group, then tested Shisui’s new strength in a sword fight. The battle escalated until Shisui summoned his green Susanoo to face Shinji’s sea of fire.

• Shinji asked Orochimaru to watch his subordinates more carefully after noticing Kabuto Yakushi was missing.
• Shinji introduced Kimimaro to Kurama Yakumo and Karin Uzumaki as their youngest fellow disciple, and they welcomed him as their little brother.
• Shinji took Shisui to the wilderness to test his enhanced abilities and gave him the Tachi Flowing Flame.
• Shinji and Shisui clashed with their swords, then traded Body Flicker techniques and fire attacks.
• Shisui summoned a green Susanoo to withstand Shinji’s Majestic Destroyer Flame.

Shinji sparred with Shisui, brought Yuguri back to Kirigakure, and urged Mei Terumi to claim the Mizukage position. The chapter ended with Mei saying she expected to become Mizukage within a few days.

• Shisui summoned his Complete-Body Susanoo to spar with Shinji, then dismissed it when his Ocular Power began draining.
• Shinji praised Shisui for stopping, revealed that the two resurrected men were Hashirama and Tobirama Senju, and gave him a scroll of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Shinji said he planned to visit the remaining villages, speak with Tailed Beast Jinchūriki, and help end the war.
• Shinji took Yuguri back to Kirigakure, where she reunited with Mei Terumi and revealed that she had recovered and awakened Storm Release.
• Shinji challenged Mei Terumi to become Mizukage before trying to stabilize the village, and Mei said she expected to take the position within a few days.

Shinji left Mei Terumi after she had finished handling her work, and Kakashi’s team fought Iwagakure scouts near Kannabi Bridge before discovering that Itachi and Kisame were nearby. Elsewhere, Tobirama urged Hashirama to return to Konoha, leaving Hashirama tempted to see the village and little Tsuna.

• Shinji asked Mei Terumi if she needed help, then vanished; Mei smashed her desk and cursed him.
• Kakashi, Uzuki Yugao, Uchiha Yehuo, and Mitaraishi Anko defeated an Iwagakure scouting team near Kannabi Bridge.
• Kakashi explained that the bridge was a strategic supply route for the Land of Earth, while Yehuo concealed a thought about what their team could do.
• After Kakashi’s team withdrew, Zetsu told Itachi and Kisame that their leader was losing patience.
• Tobirama Senju urged Hashirama Senju to investigate Konoha and visit little Tsuna, and Hashirama hesitated.

Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi rested their exhausted forces near the Land of Hot Water border while Yugito Nii was summoned to hear that Konoha had made a suspicious retreat. Dodai and the Fourth Raikage suspected the fighting with Kirigakure might already have ended, leaving Konoha free to launch another move.

• Uchiha Fugaku ordered his troops to rest before crossing into the Land of Lightning, while Hyuga Hiashi said Shinji would handle the next stage of their plan.
• Yugito Nii relaxed in a hot spring until Dodai summoned her to report Konoha's movement to the Fourth Raikage.
• Dodai told the Fourth Raikage that Konoha had withdrawn nearly a hundred li, despite Tsunade, Akimichi Choza, and their forces fighting effectively.
• Yugito Nii and Dodai considered whether Konoha's withdrawal was a strategic deception, and Dodai noted that its Hyuga forces were assigned to the Kirigakure front.
• The Fourth Raikage realized that the war with Kirigakure might have ended long ago.

The Fourth Raikage and Dodai considered Konoha’s possible plans and chose Yugito as bait to reveal its objective. At the Konoha camp, Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Tsunade about her retreat and urged her to win the war through her own command and abilities.

• The Fourth Raikage threatened to kill Uchiha Fugaku, while Dodai warned that Konoha might be hiding reinforcements or infiltrating the Land of Lightning.
• Dodai proposed using a valuable target to expose Konoha’s strategy, and Yugito volunteered to challenge its forces as the Two-Tails’ Jinchūriki.
• The Fourth Raikage considered going himself or sending Killer B, but Dodai argued that Killer B had to remain as the village’s last defense.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi entered Tsunade’s tent, and Tsunade sent Shizune away before speaking with him.
• Hiruzen questioned Tsunade’s sudden retreat and asked whether Shinji Uchiha had devised it, but Tsunade refused to explain her decision.
• Hiruzen told Tsunade she had to win decisively through her own command and abilities as a ninja.

Tsunade confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi about his fixation on the Hokage title, but rushed to meet the Two-Tails when its Jinchūriki attacked the Konoha camp. As Hiruzen and Tsunade prepared to face the Tailed Beast Bomb, Shinji appeared and made it vanish, leaving both sides stunned.

• Tsunade questioned Hiruzen Sarutobi’s actions and left with Konoha’s ninja after Asuma Sarutobi reported that the Two-Tails' Jinchūriki was advancing.
• Yugito transformed into the Two-Tails and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at the Konoha camp while A and Dodai watched from the woods.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu and prepared to shield the ninja, but Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared before her and took his stand against the incoming attack.
• Shinji arrived beside Shizune and used a Flying Thunder God Kunai to appear in front of Tsunade.
• Shinji made the Tailed Beast Bomb vanish before the stunned ninja of both sides.

Shinji Uchiha’s attack on the Kamui Dimension wounded Obito Uchiha, while Shinji’s arrival on the front lines left Konoha’s allies relieved and Kumogakure wary. The Two-Tails, Matatabi, suddenly rampaged toward Kumogakure’s forces, and Shinji recognized what its behavior confirmed.

• A violent explosion inside the Kamui Dimension forced Obito Uchiha out and made him realize Shinji Uchiha had planted a Flying Thunder God mark there, so he vowed to kill Shinji.
• Shizune clung to Tsunade and begged her not to risk herself again, while Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Shinji and despaired at his ability to appear anywhere.
• Shinji stood at the front of Konoha’s forces as Samui, Darui, and Dodai recognized him and worried about his threat to Kumogakure.
• The Two-Tails, Matatabi, roared and charged through the forest toward Kumogakure’s main force.
• Shinji stopped Tsunade from intervening and concluded that Matatabi’s sudden rampage confirmed what he had suspected.

Shinji confronted Yugito in her Two-Tails form and used his Sharingan to control Matatabi, turning her against Kumogakure. Fourth Raikage A charged in to stop him, and Shinji met A’s attack with his Blaze Release: Flame God Spirit.

• Shinji rushed to meet Yugito as she charged Konoha’s position in her Two-Tails form.
• Shinji used his Three Tomoe Sharingan to freeze Matatabi and stomped her to the ground.
• Shinji controlled Matatabi and turned her toward the Kumogakure forces, while Darui warned Samui that the Sharingan could control Tailed Beasts.
• Fourth Raikage A rushed at Shinji, who blocked his strike with Ribcage Susanoo.
• Shinji unleashed Blaze Release: Flame God Spirit and collided fists with A.

Shinji’s Blaze Release devastated the Kumogakure army, while Hiruzen used a sealing technique to contain the flames threatening Konoha’s forces. Shinji resumed fighting Fourth Raikage A and pierced his Lightning Release armor with a Blaze Release spear.

• Shinji’s golden-red flames spread across the battlefield, killing Konoha ninja who had raised a Water Formation Wall and forcing both armies to defend themselves.
• Hiruzen used the Fire Sealing Method: Flame Seal to draw the spreading Blaze Release into a scroll, while most of the Kumogakure army burned to ash.
• Darui and Samui reacted to the destruction as surviving Kumogakure ninja despaired over the apparent loss of the war.
• A emerged from the ground, activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and attacked Shinji with the Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop and Heavy Stream Blast.
• Shinji blocked A’s attacks with a Susanoo, moved behind him, and pierced his Lightning Release armor with Blaze Release: Flame Stream Sharp Spear.

Shinji defeated the Fourth Raikage, A, and helped Konoha turn the battle against Kumogakure. He captured Yugito Nii and brought her to Karatachi Yagura, then discovered that the Senju Ghost and the God of Shinobi had disappeared.

• A wounded A used One-Finger Nukite against Shinji, but Shinji dodged and A collapsed from his injuries.
• Tsunade rallied Konoha’s forces to counterattack as Darui led Kumogakure’s remaining forces toward A.
• Shinji received rewards for defeating A, then used Majestic Destroyer Flame to halt Kumogakure’s charge.
• Shinji absorbed Matatabi into Little Three-Tails, leaving Yugito Nii unconscious, and took her to Karatachi Yagura’s office.
• Karatachi Yagura told Shinji that the Senju Ghost and the God of Shinobi were gone, and Shinji failed to locate them with Mind’s Eye of the Kagura.

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju appeared in a changed Konoha and were surrounded by Uchiha forces. When Uchiha Shigetsu attacked Tobirama, he blocked her strike with Water Release and insisted he only wanted to see what had become of the village.

• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju appeared in Konoha, where Tobirama realized they had been dead for decades and the village had changed.
• Uchiha members evacuated the civilians and surrounded the two Senju, leaving Tobirama alarmed by the Uchiha's apparent influence and allies in the police force.
• Uchiha Shigetsu demanded that Tobirama remove his mask, and he refused.
• Uchiha Shigetsu attacked Tobirama with Uchiha Style: Wind Cutter Dance, but he stopped the wind blade with Water Release: Water Formation Wall.
• Tobirama told Hashirama not to interfere and said he only wanted to see what had become of Konoha, while Uchiha Yashiro struggled to follow his hand seals.

Tobirama Senju fought Uchiha Shigetsu and Uchiha Yashiro, evading their coordinated attacks and resisting their genjutsu. Hashirama Senju stopped Tobirama from unleashing a wide-range water technique, leaving the Uchiha unsure how to deal with the two powerful intruders.

• Uchiha Shigetsu attacked Tobirama Senju with flaming shuriken and then tried to pull them back with wires, but Tobirama dodged both attacks.
• Tobirama Senju vanished and seized Shigetsu's and Uchiha Yashiro's wrists as Yashiro rushed to protect her.
• Shigetsu and Yashiro used genjutsu on Tobirama, but it had no effect, and the watching Uchiha were stunned.
• Shigetsu and Yashiro kicked Tobirama and followed with paired Fire Release techniques, forcing him to leap away.
• Tobirama began forming the Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique, but Hashirama stopped him and reminded him they were fighting inside the village.

Uchiha Shigetsu’s squad trapped Tobirama Senju with coordinated attacks, but they halted when their blades failed to wound his strange body. Uchiha Yashiro recognized Tobirama’s technique as Flying Thunder God and realized the two men resembled figures on Kage Rock.

• Ryuka and Chiba attacked Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju while other Uchiha coordinated explosive tags, lightning, and binding techniques.
• Uchiha Shigetsu and Gekko Hayate pierced Tobirama Senju, but both sensed something was wrong and withdrew before the Uchiha could burn him with the Dragon Fire Technique.
• The Uchiha and Tobirama Senju paused as Tobirama acknowledged their tactics and Hashirama Senju remarked on how much the Uchiha had grown.
• Uchiha Shigetsu explained that Tobirama’s body had felt like paper and had healed quickly, while Ryuka and Chiba questioned who the two men were.
• Uchiha Yashiro recognized the men as resembling faces on Kage Rock and identified Tobirama’s sudden movement as the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju were mistaken for members of the Youth Organization after their appearance caused a commotion in the village. After revealing their identities, they reunited with Utatane Koharu, who told Tobirama that Danzo was hospitalized and Homura had suffered an unspecified fate involving Hiruzen.

• Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Shigetsu realized Tobirama Senju had used a technique that brought the dead back through a vessel, and Tobirama vanished before reassembling himself.
• Hashirama Senju noticed the children from several clans and wondered whether he and Madara had ever needed to fight.
• An Anbu squad led by Uchiha Shingan arrived, and Uchiha Izumi mistook Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju for new members of the Youth Organization.
• Uchiha Izumi asked about Uchiha Itachi and Big Brother Shinji, then left after Hashirama said he did not know where Shinji had gone.
• Utatane Koharu recognized Tobirama Senju as her teacher, prompting him and Hashirama to reveal their identities to the gathered Uchiha and Anbu.
• Utatane Koharu told Tobirama Senju that Danzo was in the hospital and that something had happened to Homura involving Hiruzen.

Tobirama rebuked Utatane Koharu for blaming the Uchiha and chose to investigate how Konoha had changed, while Hashirama revealed that he had sensed the Nine-Tails inside two different boys. At Training Ground 34, Sasuke showed off his throwing skills to Naruto, who challenged him to a duel.

• Tobirama rejected Koharu's demand to eliminate Shinji Uchiha and sent her away, warning that attacking a major clan would fracture Konoha.
• Koharu realized that Hiruzen had gone to the Uchiha compound intending to die and entrust his hopes to Tsunade.
• Tobirama agreed not to interfere in Konoha's affairs and asked Hashirama to walk through the village with him.
• Hashirama told Tobirama that he had sensed the Nine-Tails sealed inside both a boy they had encountered earlier and a blond boy in Konoha.
• At Training Ground 34, Sasuke impressed Naruto with a precise kunai trick, then mocked him as Naruto challenged him to a ninja duel with the Rasengan.

Naruto tried to master the Rasengan while Sasuke mocked his unstable attempt, and Naruto’s desperation led to a strange new effect. After the Rasengan vanished, it reappeared and struck Sasuke, leaving Naruto and the observing Senju brothers baffled.

• Naruto showed Sasuke his Rasengan, but Sasuke criticized its size and unstable chakra.
• Naruto asked Kurama for help, but Kurama refused and mocked him; Naruto defended Shinji and returned to his training.
• Naruto threw a grape-sized Rasengan that popped out of sight, and Kurama laughed at his apparent failure.
• The Rasengan suddenly reappeared and hit Sasuke’s shoulder, knocking him to the ground.
• Tobirama suspected Naruto had mixed a trace of Lightning Release into the Rasengan, while Hashirama wondered if Naruto was a genius.

Naruto and Sasuke tried to understand why Naruto’s Rasengan had vanished, while the Nine-Tails realized Naruto might be unusually gifted. Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju appeared at the Training Ground, and Hashirama recognized familiar qualities in the boys as he spoke with them about Shinji Uchiha.

• Naruto told Sasuke he had followed the same steps as before and had not intentionally hidden anything about the Rasengan.
• The Nine-Tails considered Naruto’s quick progress with Ninjutsu and dismissed the Lightning Release Rasengan as a fluke before sensing someone whose presence terrified him.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju appeared before the boys, and Sasuke attacked them with Shuriken and the Great Fireball Technique.
• Hashirama caught Sasuke’s Shuriken and shattered his Fireball with a burst of Chakra pressure, while Sasuke stepped in front of Naruto to protect him.
• Tobirama questioned Naruto about who had taught him the Ninjutsu, and Hashirama learned that Shinji Uchiha was Sasuke’s brother.
• Hashirama praised Shinji and reflected on how Naruto and Sasuke reminded him of people and memories from his youth.