Chapter Summaries

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.

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.