Chapter Summaries

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.

Yehuo completed his fusion with Shinji’s cells, and his Uchiha traits overcame Urashiki Otsutsuki’s influence while his Six Paths power evolved. He woke with mismatched Rinnegan and an empty third-eye socket, then eagerly asked Shinji to spar.

• Yehuo’s body changed as Shinji’s cells resisted assimilation, his hair returned to black, and his pale skin peeled away to reveal his own skin.
• After nearly twenty-four hours, Yehuo awakened and his Chakra destroyed the laboratory equipment.
• Yehuo scratched a strip of dead skin from his forehead, revealing a slit that Madara recognized as a sign of a third eye.
• Shinji examined Yehuo and found that an eye had begun forming, but the socket was empty and Yehuo felt nothing there.
• Yehuo asked Shinji to spar so he could test his new strength, and Shinji agreed after reassuring Orochimaru that he had checked Yehuo’s condition.

Shinji tested Nobihi’s newly awakened Rinnegan abilities in a sparring match on the Plains. After Nobihi was transported to an unfamiliar place, he returned with a mysterious attack that struck Shinji and left Shinji questioning whether it was a Rinnegan dōjutsu.

• Shinji struck Nobihi, who counterattacked with the powers of his Golden Rinnegan and purple Rinnegan.
• Shinji used a black tomoe and the Heavenly Rock Cave Barrier against Nobihi, whose Repulsion could not stop the tomoe.
• Nobihi was trapped among shattered mirror-like panes, escaped through a pixelated door, and vanished to an unfamiliar location.
• Shinji concluded that Nobihi’s eyes governed time and space and estimated that Nobihi had become a powerful fighter.
• Nobihi reappeared and unleashed a barrage of fists called Amenominaka Star Dance, landing a hit that sent Shinji flying.
• Shinji activated Great Self-Existing Ultra Instinct Senjutsu, dodged the following punches, then caught one and unleashed a shock wave that shook the battlefield.

Nobihi unleashed his evolved powers and fought Shinji in a battle that tore apart the battlefield. As his strength began consuming his life, Nobihi refused to stop and revealed that he wanted to protect someone too.

• Shinji realized Nobihi could switch between his Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, then urged him to show his full power.
• Nobihi activated Six Paths Mode, formed black armor from his Truth-Seeking Orbs, and used Yatagarasu: Divine Crossing to charge Shinji through space.
• Shinji met Nobihi’s attack with his own Truth-Seeking Orb shield, and their collision devastated the surrounding plain.
• Nobihi continued attacking after Shinji’s Susanoo armor broke, even as his Chakra drained and his body began to bleed.
• Nobihi said he was tired of being treated as a burden and declared that he had someone he wanted to protect too.

Shinji defeated Nobihi by using Mirror Flower, Water Moon to hypnotize him, then revived him and gave him a Chakra Fruit to help him control his Rinnegan. As Nobihi hesitated over whether to revive their parents, Black Zetsu escaped the rubble and resolved to kill Shinji if necessary to revive Mom.

• Shinji used his scarlet Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan and sword to defeat Nobihi, whose lack of Chakra left him unable to resist the Genjutsu.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha watched Shinji's victory, and Madara suspected that Shinji's sword was unusual.
• Shinji revived Nobihi with Creation Power, noticed his Rinnegan had changed, and gave him a Chakra Fruit.
• Nobihi ate the fruit and admitted he did not know what to do about using the Six Paths power to revive their parents.
• Black Zetsu escaped from beneath the rubble, realized Shinji had found him, and vowed to kill Shinji if he interfered with Mom's revival.

Black Zetsu returned to the Cave and discovered that Obito Uchiha had shut him out of a planned final battle and gained a Rinnegan. He warned Obito that Shinji Uchiha and Uchiha Yehuo had awakened the Rinnegan, leaving Obito shocked and furious.

• Black Zetsu returned to the empty Cave and found Obito Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi absent, while Kabuto’s Puppets stood near the Laboratory.
• Obito Uchiha told Black Zetsu that the final battle was near and refused to explain the plan.
• Black Zetsu saw that Obito had a Rinnegan in one eye and a Mangekyo Sharingan in the other, and privately decided to prepare a fallback plan.
• Black Zetsu warned Obito that Uchiha Yehuo had awakened the Rinnegan, prompting Obito to seize him and slam him to the ground.
• Black Zetsu added that Shinji Uchiha had awakened the Rinnegan long ago, and Obito’s composure shattered in disbelief.