Chapter Summaries

Shinji extracted Matatabi from Yugito and sealed both Tailed Beasts inside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. He concluded that he needed Indra's Chakra to pursue Kekkei Mōra and decided it was time for Madara Uchiha to appear, while Tobirama Senju watched from afar, baffled by the statue.

• Yugito agreed to let Shinji extract Matatabi, and he separated the beast's Chakra from her body.
• Shinji summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which absorbed Matatabi and Saiken.
• A completed challenge quest awarded Shinji half of Matatabi's Chakra and increased his Fire Release mastery.
• Shinji reasoned that obtaining Indra's Chakra and becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki were necessary steps toward attaining Kekkei Mōra.
• Shinji decided it was time for Madara Uchiha to appear, while Tobirama Senju observed the empty ground and wondered what the statue had been.

Shinji took Shisui to Kannabi Bridge to search underground and capture the Five-Tails and Four-Tails, while Tobirama pressed him for answers about his plans. After Shisui’s Susanoo shook the earth and Shinji found an underground space, Shinji confronted Ōnoki and prepared to seize the tailed beasts.

• Shisui asked Orochimaru to treat Kakashi and Itachi, but Orochimaru said Karin, Kimimaro, and the others had to remain at the Reed Hideout because a battle might break out there.
• Shinji told Shisui to accompany him and Tobirama to Kannabi Bridge, then help bring back Chōmei from the Land of Waterfalls while causing a commotion and searching for secret bases.
• At Kannabi Bridge, Shinji ordered Shisui to use Susanoo to shake the ground, saying they were digging up an old Uchiha grandma.
• Shisui’s Perfect Susanoo bombarded the bridge, startling Ōnoki, Han, and Roshi as Shinji searched underground with his improved Mind’s Eye of the Kagura.
• Shinji found an underground space, decided to take the Five-Tails and Four-Tails as well, and rushed to confront Ōnoki.

Shinji overwhelmed Ōnoki and the two Iwagakure Jinchūriki, defeating them and reclaiming the Four-Tails and Five-Tails. After completing his challenge missions, he faced the remaining Iwagakure forces and invited them to fight.

• Shinji countered Ōnoki’s Dust Release with his own technique, then shattered Ōnoki’s weighted Rock Fist and badly injured him.
• Roshi and Han attacked Shinji, while Ōnoki tried to protect them and grab Han with an Earth Release hand.
• Shinji drove the Four-Tails underground, asked Ōnoki whether he or Madara Uchiha was stronger, then punched Ōnoki aside and completed the challenge mission.
• Shinji caught Han’s Boil Release kick, smashed him into a hill, and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to reclaim the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
• Shinji noted that Roshi was dead, then challenged the assembled Iwagakure forces, including Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi.

Shinji defeated Iwagakure’s strongest fighters, accepted Ōnoki’s surrender, and brought Shisui to a sealed chamber beneath Kannabi Bridge. As Shinji and Shisui entered to find someone sealed inside, Kurotsuchi followed them, and Ōnoki realized Shinji was not much older than she was.

• Shinji defeated Ōnoki, Roshi, and Han, extracted their Tailed Beasts, and told Ōnoki to withdraw Iwagakure’s troops.
• Shinji asked the Iwagakure shinobi to stay for a test, then took Shisui to a space-time Sealing Jutsu beneath Kannabi Bridge.
• Shinji broke through the sealed entrance by destroying the stone around it and told Shisui to prepare Kotoamatsukami for the person inside.
• Kurotsuchi slid down the cliff to follow Shinji and Shisui into the cave, while Ōnoki and Kitsuchi watched in alarm.
• Ōnoki reasoned that Shinji would not harm Kurotsuchi and realized Shinji was not much older than she was.

Shinji opened a hidden Sealing and freed a Uchiha girl who had been chained underground for a hundred years. As he and his companions brought her into the sunlight, she recognized the Uchiha Clan Crest on Shinji’s back.

• Shinji used Yin-Yang Release to remove the Sealing and open the shaft beneath the altar.
• Shinji, Shisui, and Kurotsuchi found a girl chained to the shaft wall, and Shinji shattered her chains.
• The girl accepted Shinji’s offered hand and left the underground prison with him.
• Shinji waited for the girl’s eyes to adjust before carrying her out into the sunlight.
• After Shinji set her down, the girl saw the Uchiha Clan Crest on his back.

Uchiha Nanashi awakened her Mangekyo Sharingan and attacked Shinji and Shisui, but Shinji subdued her after discovering the effect of his own Dōjutsu. After sending Ōnoki away, Shinji changed his mind and asked him to leave Kurotsuchi behind to keep Nanashi company.

• Uchiha Nanashi remembered her hatred of the Uchiha Clan, awakened her Mangekyo Sharingan, and attacked Shisui and Shinji with Tsukuyomi and Fire Release.
• Shisui blocked Nanashi’s fire dragon, but Nanashi took control of his movements and made him attack Shinji.
• Shinji knocked Shisui down, evaded Nanashi’s Amaterasu, and used his Dōjutsu to stop her before knocking her unconscious.
• Shinji and Shisui discussed Nanashi’s dangerous abilities while Ōnoki asked what had happened.
• Ōnoki tried to arrange for Kurotsuchi to become Shinji’s disciple, but Shinji refused and told him to leave.
• After reconsidering, Shinji asked Ōnoki to leave Kurotsuchi behind to keep the unconscious Nanashi company.

Shinji brought Uchiha Nanashi out of hiding and revealed that her name was Uchiha Hikari, then promised she could leave her weaponized past behind. As Hikari struggled to imagine a life of freedom, Shinji introduced Kurotsuchi as her first companion.

• Ōnoki left after accepting that he could not oppose Shinji, who intended for Kurotsuchi to befriend Uchiha Nanashi.
• At Kannabi Bridge, Kurotsuchi tried to wake Uchiha Nanashi by insulting her, then slapped her; Nanashi awakened and attacked with Amaterasu.
• Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to save Kurotsuchi from the Black Flame, while Shinji challenged Nanashi to keep fighting.
• Shinji told Nanashi that the war had ended, promised there would be no more wars under his power, and explained that he had rescued her rather than released her as a weapon.
• Shinji revealed that Nanashi's parents had named her Uchiha Hikari and apologized for the Uchiha Clan's past treatment of her.
• When Hikari trembled at the thought of living freely, Shinji brought Kurotsuchi forward, and Kurotsuchi took Hikari's hand and offered to be her friend.

Shinji, Shisui, and Uchiha Hikari confronted Urashiki Otsutsuki after he emerged from a spatial passage and tried to flee. Urashiki revealed his time-rewind ability and attacked the group with his fishing rod.

• Kurotsuchi befriended Uchiha Hikari while Shinji and Shisui noticed a disturbance in the sky.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki stepped through a spatial passage, recognized the group, and tried to leave.
• Shinji blocked Urashiki's escape and called him by name, while Urashiki panicked at finding himself at Kannabi Bridge with Hikari and Shisui.
• Shisui used Susanoo to drive Urashiki away from his escape route, and Urashiki revealed his azure Rinnegan and rewound time.
• Shinji charged Urashiki as he transformed with lightning, while Urashiki attacked all four with four pink fishing-rod hooks.

Shinji confronted Urashiki Otsutsuki, who drained Shisui, Hikari, and Kurotsuchi with his fishing rod before Shinji rushed them to Orochimaru for treatment. Shinji returned to Kannabi Bridge and attacked Urashiki, but Urashiki used his time-rewinding power and launched a surprise strike through a portal, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Urashiki's fishhook attacks pierced Shisui's Susanoo and drained the Chakra from Shisui, Hikari, and Kurotsuchi.
• Shinji warned Shisui about Urashiki's abilities, then took the three injured shinobi to Orochimaru's laboratory and asked Orochimaru to prepare Hashirama Cells.
• Shinji told Orochimaru to move everyone to safety if he did not return within a day, then went back to Kannabi Bridge.
• Shinji struck Urashiki with a series of punches, but Urashiki rewound time and opened a portal to attack him from behind with the fishing rod.
• Shinji dodged the fishhook and taunted Urashiki about returning from the future in a weakened state.

Shinji fought Urashiki, who admitted he had fled back from the future, but let him escape through a space-time passage. Urashiki arrived in Konoha to seize the Tailed Beasts and attack Naruto, where Shinji intercepted him again.

• Shinji and Urashiki traded blows across the hills until Shinji drew his sword and Urashiki admitted he had returned from the future.
• Urashiki opened a passage with his Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and escaped as Shinji vanished at the same moment.
• Naruto ate ramen with Hashirama, and Hashirama explained that his Impure World Reincarnation body could not eat.
• Urashiki appeared over Konoha and demanded the Tailed Beasts, putting the village on alert as Hashirama, Uchiha Shigetsu, and Uchiha Izumi reacted.
• Urashiki spotted Naruto at Ichiraku Ramen and sent his fishing line toward him, but Shinji appeared and confronted Urashiki.

Shinji intercepted Urashiki Otsutsuki’s attack on Naruto and used a space-folding sword technique to trap and wound him, but Urashiki escaped the slashes. Shinji then took Urashiki to the Forest of Death, while Hashirama left to find Sasuke and help confront the threat.

• Shinji blocked Urashiki Otsutsuki’s fishing hook from reaching Naruto and unleashed Flying Thunder God: Three Thousand World Gates.
• Urashiki escaped through Yomotsu Hirasaka, only to emerge from another folded space and realize Shinji’s slashes had displaced him.
• Shinji used repeated spatial slashes to cut Urashiki’s shoulder and horn, but Urashiki dodged the final attacks with his blue Rinnegan.
• Shinji restored his body with his Mangekyō Sharingan and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Urashiki to the Forest of Death.
• Hashirama told Naruto to find Sasuke at the Konoha Military Police Force, then raced toward the Forest of Death.

Shinji trapped Urashiki Otsutsuki in a mirror barrier and helped Hashirama Senju pin him down with Sage Art. After revealing Urashiki’s abilities and blocking his escape, Shinji urged Hashirama to unleash an even stronger attack.

• Hashirama Senju arrived as Urashiki Otsutsuki severed Shinji’s arm, then attacked Urashiki with Wood Release: Forest World Emergence.
• Shinji left Hashirama to fight Urashiki, then trapped them both inside Flying Thunder God: Mirror Heaven and Earth Turn.
• Urashiki’s Red Sword Aura reflected off the mirrors and pierced him, while Hashirama’s Gate of the Great God stopped his attempt to escape through Yomotsu Hirasaka.
• Hashirama pinned Urashiki beneath torii gates and battered him as Shinji explained his abilities and warned Hashirama not to let the Fishing Rod touch him.
• Shinji revealed that his barrier blocked Space-Time Ninjutsu and urged Hashirama to surround Urashiki with four Wood Release Clones.
• Hashirama created four clones, and they began performing Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.

Shinji survived the battle with the pale Otsutsuki and rushed to Orochimaru’s laboratory for surgery, promising to demonstrate eternal life. After learning the Otsutsuki had arrived and Obito was still recovering, Black Zetsu decided to resurrect Madara Uchiha.

• Shinji unleashed True Several Thousand Hands, earned rewards for Sage Art and Wood Release, and escaped the battlefield while his opponent remained pinned down.
• Shinji arrived at Orochimaru’s laboratory gravely injured and ordered immediate surgery, then sent Shisui away and promised to show Orochimaru eternal life.
• Black Zetsu learned that Shinji had taken back several Tailed Beasts and fought a pale man with Madara-like eyes and the Byakugan.
• Black Zetsu questioned Kabuto about Obito’s recovery and learned that Obito would need at least three more months.
• Black Zetsu concluded that the Otsutsuki’s arrival left no time to wait and ordered Kabuto to resurrect Madara Uchiha.

Yehuo and Uzuki Yugao traveled through the Land of Waterfalls to investigate matters tied to his missing brother, but they were confronted by six strangers with purple-ringed eyes. Elsewhere, Kabuto Yakushi resurrected Madara Uchiha, who expected Rinne Rebirth and demanded that Black Zetsu explain what had happened.

• Yehuo ignored Uzuki Yugao's pleas to return to the village and continued toward Takigakure to uncover answers and find his big brother.
• Yehuo caught a kunai thrown at him in the forest, and he and Uzuki Yugao faced six people with purple-ringed eyes.
• A blue-haired woman stepped forward and said the group wanted to ask Yehuo questions rather than fight him.
• Kabuto Yakushi used Impure World Reincarnation on a White Zetsu corpse after Black Zetsu confirmed the plan.
• Madara Uchiha awakened, asked why he had been revived with Impure World Reincarnation instead of Rinne Rebirth, and demanded that Black Zetsu explain what had happened.

Shisui Uchiha confronted Madara Uchiha after completing Shinji Uchiha’s assignment to capture Chōmei, but Black Zetsu and Kabuto Yakushi revealed that Shinji had derailed their plans. Madara postponed questioning them and sought a living body, while the Deva Path and its companions arrived at the wasteland.

• Shisui Uchiha arrived at the hideout and clashed with Madara Uchiha, who recognized his Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Black Zetsu blamed Shisui and his allies for ruining their plans, while Kabuto Yakushi identified Shinji Uchiha as their leader.
• Kabuto Yakushi explained Shinji’s powers, influence over the Five Great Nations, Reed Hideout, and organization Dawn.
• Madara Uchiha said they would discuss Shinji later and announced that he needed a living body.
• The Deva Path, Uchiha Yehuo, and Kisame Hoshigaki arrived and recognized Shisui and Madara.

Madara Uchiha fought the Six Paths of Pain and revealed his Rinnegan, shocking Nagato and Konan as they questioned whether the Madara they had known was an impostor. As Pain summoned a stampede of beasts against him, Madara began to counter with Wood Release: Forest World Emergence.

• Madara Uchiha charged the Six Paths of Pain, mocked Deva Path Pain's claim to godhood, and avoided the twisting missiles.
• Madara Uchiha revealed his Rinnegan, and Nagato opened his eyes in shock while Konan suggested the Madara before them might not be the same person.
• Madara Uchiha seized the Human Path, tore away its shoulder, and destroyed it with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
• Deva Path Pain used Super Shinra Tensei to drive Madara Uchiha into the ground, but Madara's Susanoo destroyed the Asura Path's Chakra Cannon and blasted it apart.
• A Rinnegan-wielding young woman summoned a Rhinoceros and other beasts to charge Madara Uchiha, who began using Wood Release: Forest World Emergence.

Madara Uchiha overwhelmed Nagato's Paths with Wood Style and Susanoo, then survived Nagato's Planetary Devastation by summoning a meteor that destroyed the battlefield and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Nagato died after entrusting Konan with his Rinnegan and warning her about the fake Madara Uchiha, while Shisui Uchiha and Nobihi pursued Madara Uchiha to recover the eyes.

• Madara Uchiha killed Animal Path and Naraka Path, then repelled Deva Path Pain's Black Rods and challenged Nagato to reveal himself.
• Nagato used Planetary Devastation, but Madara Uchiha summoned a meteor that broke through the sphere and devastated the battlefield.
• Shisui Uchiha shielded Nobihi with his Susanoo as a second meteor destroyed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Nagato gouged out his Rinnegan and told Konan to take or destroy them, avoid Madara Uchiha, and beware the fake Madara Uchiha before dying.
• Madara Uchiha revived among the ruins, seized Black Zetsu, and hurried toward a grove while Shisui Uchiha and Nobihi realized he was after Nagato's eyes and gave chase.

Madara Uchiha found Nagato near death and learned Konan was fleeing with the Rinnegan, while Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Yehuo headed back to the Reed Hideout. As Hashirama Senju questioned Urashiki Otsutsuki, Tobirama Senju realized Shinji Uchiha’s promised “old friend” might be Madara Uchiha.

• Tobirama Senju discovered that the Flying Thunder God Mark on Hashirama Senju had disappeared and rushed away.
• Madara Uchiha found Nagato Uzumaki dying in a tree hollow, learned Konan was heading for the Northern Coast with the intact Rinnegan, and pursued her.
• Shisui Uchiha suspected Obito Uchiha might have survived and returned to the Reed Hideout with Uchiha Yehuo instead of chasing Madara Uchiha.
• Hashirama Senju questioned Urashiki Otsutsuki about the Ōtsutsuki Clan, Kaguya, and Isshiki while they sat together in the wrecked Forest of Death.
• Tobirama Senju arrived, heard that Shinji Uchiha had left after predicting an old friend would come, and guessed that the friend was Madara Uchiha.

Hashirama and Tobirama learned that Urashiki planned to drain the Shinobi World’s life with a God Tree, while Tobirama began to grasp Shinji Uchiha’s intentions. In Orochimaru’s laboratory, Shinji awakened after a successful cell transplant, discovering his abilities had dramatically increased.

• Hashirama questioned Tobirama about Madara, and Tobirama explained that Madara had died about ten years earlier after carrying out his plans.
• Urashiki revealed that God Trees drained all life from planets and declared that he would succeed where Kaguya and Isshiki had failed.
• Tobirama said he understood what Shinji Uchiha was thinking and vanished, leaving Hashirama with Urashiki.
• After a day with no signs of life, Shinji opened his eyes in Orochimaru’s laboratory, and the body monitor exploded as his physical readings exceeded its limits.
• Shinji checked his greatly increased abilities, thanked Orochimaru, and said he had thought many years had passed.

Shinji subdued the Seven-Tails Chōmei and learned that Madara Uchiha had been revived and was heading to the Land of Waterfalls. There, Obito confronted Konan for the Rinnegan, and she prepared to resist.

• Shinji refused further physical-energy testing, then went to the Reed Hideout and subdued the Seven-Tails Chōmei with one punch.
• Shinji asked Shisui about the situation and learned that Kabuto Yakushi had revived Madara Uchiha with Impure World Reincarnation, and that Madara was heading to the Land of Waterfalls.
• Shinji learned Madara's location and vanished in a burst of lightning, leaving Shisui and Yehuo stunned by the clouds parting in the distance.
• Konan arrived at the northern shore of the Land of Waterfalls, where Obito confronted her and demanded the Rinnegan.
• Obito removed his mask and claimed to be Madara Uchiha, while Konan recognized his plan to use Rinne Rebirth and refused to surrender the Rinnegan.
• Konan attacked Obito with her Dance of the Shikigami, but her paper passed through his body, and she warned that someone else wanted the Rinnegan too.