Chapter Summaries

Obito Uchiha questioned Black Zetsu about Shinji Uchiha’s power and motives, then suspected Shinji was waiting for him to act. Meanwhile, Shinji waited at Orochimaru’s Laboratory and reviewed his new missions as he spoke with Uchiha Hikari.

• Black Zetsu persuaded Obito Uchiha that Shinji Uchiha had awakened the Rinnegan and explained why he had betrayed Madara Uchiha.
• Obito Uchiha accepted Black Zetsu’s account but demanded to know what Shinji wanted, and Black Zetsu suggested Shinji might be watching them.
• Obito Uchiha looked toward Kabuto Yakushi’s Laboratory and wondered whether Shinji’s apparent inaction was a trap.
• Shinji Uchiha reviewed missions involving Obito, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Naruto, Sasuke, and the Sage of Six Paths while waiting for Obito to come to him.
• Shinji Uchiha asked Uchiha Hikari whether she had grown up, and she answered, “Six,” leaving him confused.

Shinji worried about Uchiha Hikari's adjustment to her new life, then saw Nobihi emerge from surgery with greatly increased power. He sent Nobihi to the Land of Iron to test his self-control, aware that the boy might become dangerous.

• Uchiha Hikari told Shinji she had found Kakashi Hatake's Icha Icha Paradise and asked why its characters mated so often.
• Shinji asked what Uchiha Hikari wanted for herself and sent Kurotsuchi to take her to Otogakure to buy new clothes.
• Nobihi emerged from the operating room with nine Truth-Seeking Orbs and powers that showed he had attained Kekkei Mōra.
• Shinji sent Nobihi to the Land of Iron to help Shisui, instructing him to follow Shisui's lead and avoid acting impulsively.
• Orochimaru warned that Nobihi might destroy the Land of Iron, and Shinji explained that he wanted to test Nobihi's temperament and control.

Shisui’s negotiations with the Land of Iron collapsed when Mifune refused to compromise, and Nobihi turned the confrontation into a bloody assault. Nobihi declared that the ninja should rule the Land of Iron, leaving Shisui facing a violent power grab.

• Mifune rejected Shisui’s warnings and called for Shinji to negotiate, then had samurai surround Shisui, Karin, Kimimaro, and Izumi.
• Karin and Shisui reflected on Shinji’s teachings and Shisui’s mistake in treating the samurai’s aggression with mercy.
• Aburame Torune and masked figures killed the samurai guarding the conference room and surrounded it.
• Nobihi burst into the room, struck Mifune, and Kimimaro used bone spikes to kill the charging samurai.
• Nobihi asked Shisui whether he was a proper ninja and declared that they should take control of the Land of Iron and rule over the Daimyō.

Nobihi arrived in the Land of Iron with Shisui and rejected the cautious negotiations, using his Rinnegan to crush the Daimyō and officials. After stopping short of killing the Daimyō, he took the ruler’s seat and ordered the surviving officials to kneel.

• Nobihi revealed his Rinnegan and overruled Shisui, then set out with him to meet the Daimyō of the Land of Iron.
• The Daimyō and officials dismissed Shisui’s negotiations, so Nobihi used a powerful pull to slam them to the floor.
• Samurai rushed into the hall, and Nobihi blasted apart the palace with repulsive force, injuring the Daimyō, officials, and samurai.
• Nobihi pinned Shisui with Black Rods and suppressed his Chakra when Shisui tried to stop him.
• Nobihi seized the Daimyō but spared his life, took the Daimyō’s seat, and ordered the surviving officials to kneel.

Shinji stopped Nobihi after he attacked Shisui, helping him regain his sense of humanity and apologize. Kakashi then reported that Obito had entered the village, and Shinji prepared to face him.

• Shinji arrived and confronted Nobihi for injuring Shisui, forcing Nobihi to recognize his brother and remember his family and humanity.
• Shinji pulled the Black Rods from Shisui and healed him, then explained that the Shinobi World needed stronger fighters to face future Otsutsuki enemies.
• Nobihi apologized to Shisui, who urged him to remember who he was and speak up when he was troubled.
• Shinji received Kakashi's message that Obito had entered the village and said he had finally arrived.

Obito Uchiha arrived at Rin’s grave in a transformed state and attacked Kakashi, but his erratic behavior suggested he could not control his power. A Black Zetsu Clone watched from nearby as the clash continued, ending with Obito emerging from an explosion just as three Kunai flew at him.

• Kakashi visited Rin’s grave, where Obito Uchiha descended and knocked him away with overwhelming force.
• Obito blamed Kakashi for failing to protect Rin, then seemed confused when Kakashi challenged him for standing on her gravestone.
• Kakashi attacked with Lightning Release, but Obito’s staff became a shield that absorbed the strike, and Obito nearly pierced Kakashi with a spear.
• A Black Zetsu Clone watched Obito and concluded that he struggled to control the Rinnegan and the Ten-Tails’ power.
• Obito blasted the ground with a Truth-Seeking Orb, engulfing himself in an explosion, then emerged as three Kunai flew toward him.

Kabuto Yakushi emerged from the nutrient chamber with a Rinnegan and a Sharingan, then found the cave empty and blamed Obito Uchiha. Meanwhile, Obito fought Kakashi and Minato until Konoha and the other villages surrounded him with layered barriers and launched a massive ninjutsu barrage, whose outcome remained uncertain.

• Kabuto Yakushi awakened with a Rinnegan and a Sharingan, praised his own intellect, and vowed to surpass Orochimaru and uncover the world's secrets.
• Kabuto found the cave empty, realized Obito Uchiha was gone, and shouted his name in fury.
• Obito Uchiha attacked Kakashi and Minato, prompting Kakashi to urge Minato to fetch Shinji Uchiha for help.
• Uchiha Fugaku led the Uchiha forces in surrounding Obito, while Kika raised the Four Violet Flames Formation and the four Kage formed the Four Red Yang Formation.
• Obito's black shield blocked Minato's attack, Amaterasu, and Ōnoki's Dust Release, while Minato rescued Kakashi with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• The assembled ninja unleashed a sustained barrage of ninjutsu at Obito, and the chapter ended before revealing whether it had defeated him.

Obito Uchiha broke through Konoha’s barriers and unleashed a devastating attack, but Shinji Uchiha arrived in time to protect the defenders. Shinji returned Obito’s Truth-Seeking Orb, and its explosion engulfed the sky as the two faced off.

• Tsunade questioned Fugaku and Itachi about the attack, and Shikaku explained that Obito Uchiha had been believed dead after the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.
• Obito emerged unharmed from the smoke and shattered the Four Violet Flames Formation and the Four Red Yang Formation with Chakra claws.
• Obito released the Ten-Tails from his body and targeted Tsunade with a Truth-Seeking Orb as Kakashi tried to warn Shinji.
• Shinji appeared and stopped the attack before it could kill the defenders, then sent the Truth-Seeking Orb back toward Obito.
• Obito roared Shinji’s name as the Truth-Seeking Orb exploded in a brilliant fireball in the sky.

The Ten-Tails bloomed into the God Tree and sent branches across Konoha, prompting Shinji to evacuate everyone before confronting Obito Uchiha. Shinji defeated Obito with a golden spear but kept him conscious as pale flesh emerged from his chest.

• The Ten-Tails grew into the God Tree, whose branches attacked the ninja and villagers around Konoha.
• Tsunade organized the defenders, while Hiruzen Sarutobi, Rika, and the Uchiha fighters cut through the chakra-draining branches.
• Shinji used Flying Thunder God: Heavenly Transfer to move everyone in Konoha, including the Ten-Tails, away from the battlefield.
• Shinji cut down the branches targeting him and challenged Obito Uchiha, who charged with a Truth-Seeking Orb spear called the Amenonuhoko.
• Shinji formed a dark-gold spear and struck Obito Uchiha through the chest, leaving him wounded as pale, rotting flesh emerged.
• Shinji cut through the air with his blade and said Obito Uchiha needed to stay conscious.

Shinji used Genjutsu to stop Obito’s Ten-Tails transformation and heal his chest, then allowed him to proceed with the Eye of the Moon Plan. Black Zetsu tried to push Obito into activating Infinite Tsukuyomi, but memories of Rin overwhelmed him and he vowed not to fail her again.

• Shinji used Mirror Flower, Water Moon to make Obito experience suffocation, then healed his chest and explained that Obito was an unstable Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Obito insisted he could bring Eternal Peace with the Rinnegan and Ten-Tails, while Shinji said he would watch the Eye of the Moon Plan unfold.
• Black Zetsu urged Obito to activate Infinite Tsukuyomi and invoked Rin to overcome his hesitation.
• Obito remembered Rin supporting him at the Academy, during training, and at Kannabi Bridge, then broke down as he confronted her death.
• Obito apologized to Rin and vowed that this time he would never make the same mistake again.

Obito Uchiha began the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan by unleashing the God Tree, while Shinji hinted that he had prepared for this moment. Shinji had evacuated Konoha’s residents to the Land of Fire, but Kabuto Yakushi abducted Mikoto amid an attack on the displaced crowd as the God Tree spread across the Shinobi World.

• Obito Uchiha overcame his hesitation and used Divine Forest World Emergence, causing the God Tree to erupt from the ground.
• Shinji’s technique transported Konoha’s residents to a plain in the Land of Fire, where Sasuke searched for a way to help Shinji and Naruto learned that Shinji was fighting the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Black-robed attackers launched Five Elements Ninjutsu at the crowd, triggering panic while Tsunade treated the injured and the Konoha leaders struggled to control the villagers.
• Kabuto Yakushi seized Mikoto during the chaos, and Itachi discovered she had vanished.
• Obito Uchiha sent the God Tree’s branches spreading in every direction as strange flowers released dust across the Shinobi World.

Obito Uchiha cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Shinji revealed that Kaguya could not revive without a host and exposed Black Zetsu’s scheme. Shinji defeated Obito, then Kabuto Yakushi arrived with Uchiha Mikoto as a hostage and threatened to kill her.

• Obito Uchiha used the Ten-Tails’ Rinnegan to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Kaguya did not revive because Obito had expelled the Ten-Tails.
• Shinji taunted Black Zetsu and challenged him to call Princess Kaguya an idiot, prompting Obito to suspect Zetsu had betrayed him.
• Shinji attacked Obito, pierced his heart with a Truth-Seeking Orb rod, and explained that he could undo Infinite Tsukuyomi with his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Black Zetsu urged Obito to absorb the God Tree, but Obito lost hope as Shinji prepared to strike him down.
• Kabuto Yakushi arrived carrying the unconscious Uchiha Mikoto and threatened to have his Puppet kill her if Shinji attacked.

Obito relived Rin’s death as Shinji asked Kabuto why he wanted Obito kept alive. Kabuto threatened Shinji with Mikoto, but Shinji revealed his powerful Rinnegan as Uchiha Nobihi appeared and rescued her.

• Obito fell from the sky, remembering Rin’s death and calling himself a loser.
• Kabuto told Shinji to keep Obito alive, while Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama arrived.
• Kabuto used a Puppet to hold Mikoto hostage and attacked Shinji with Shinra Tensei.
• Shinji revealed his dazzling Rinnegan and called on Uchiha Nobihi.
• Uchiha Nobihi slowed Kabuto and his Puppet with his Golden Rinnegan, struck the Puppet, and carried Mikoto through a spatial opening.

Shinji used Genjutsu: Sharingan to make Kabuto perform Rinne Rebirth, restoring Madara, Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Minato to life. Madara took Kabuto’s eyes and prepared to face Obito, as the God Tree began pouring into Obito’s body.

• Yehuo’s power frightened Kabuto, and Shinji decided to act while Black Zetsu remained blocked from reaching Obito.
• Shinji cast Genjutsu: Sharingan on Kabuto, giving him Six-Tomoe Rinnegan and forcing him to perform Rinne Rebirth.
• Hashirama and Tobirama returned to life, while Minato and Hiruzen were also revived on the Plains; Minato then vanished after sensing something.
• Madara thanked Shinji, tore out Kabuto’s eyes, and implanted them into his own living body.
• The God Tree twisted into a vortex and poured into Obito’s body.

Obito Uchiha absorbed the God Tree and turned on Black Zetsu, but Nobihi overpowered him in a brief fight. Shinji stopped Nobihi before he could finish Obito and announced that they would watch a performance.

• Obito Uchiha pinned Black Zetsu with the surrounding Puppets, destroyed him with corrosive acid, and absorbed the God Tree.
• Madara Uchiha changed the subject by demanding that Shinji explain why he had revived Tobirama Senju as Obito charged at them.
• Shinji sent Nobihi to face Obito, and Nobihi transformed with his Mangekyo Sharingan and Truth-Seeking Orb armor.
• Nobihi struck Obito out of the sky, pursued him through a spatial passage, and nearly broke his neck with a powerful blow.
• Shinji called Nobihi back before he could finish Obito and said they would watch a performance.

Madara Uchiha reclaimed his Rinnegan from Obito Uchiha, but Black Zetsu used Obito to revive Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. As everyone prepared for battle, Shinji greeted Kaguya, and she unexpectedly relaxed instead of attacking.

• Madara Uchiha took both Mangekyo Sharingan from Obito Uchiha and replaced his left eye with a Rinnegan.
• Black Zetsu rose from beneath Obito Uchiha, pierced his chest, and used the Chakra gathered by the God Tree to transform his body.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki emerged above the battlefield, and Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju prepared to fight her.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki mistook Madara Uchiha for Hagoromo, then Shinji greeted her as Princess Kaguya.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki drew back her hair and relaxed after hearing Shinji, leaving everyone confused.

Shinji pursued Kaguya Ōtsutsuki after she panicked at the sight of him, trapping her on the planet and crushing Black Zetsu. He confronted her about why the Ōtsutsuki fled from him and realized Urashiki had come to die because of the power of his newly awakened eye.

• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki saw Shinji and fled, while Tobirama Senju began to suspect Shinji knew more about the Ōtsutsuki than he had revealed.
• Shinji followed Kaguya into the sky, and she told Black Zetsu that the Ōtsutsuki had come and they had to leave.
• Kaguya tried to escape through a spatial passage, but Shinji used Amenotokotachi to block spatial movement across the entire planet and pulled her back.
• Shinji seized and crushed Black Zetsu, prompting Kaguya to attack him with Rabbit Hair Needle.
• Shinji charged through Kaguya’s needles, appeared in front of her at overwhelming speed, and asked why she and the other Ōtsutsuki ran from him.
• Shinji realized his newly awakened eye explained why Urashiki had appeared only to get himself killed.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki met Naruto and Sasuke in separate mental spaces and tried to prepare them to help seal Kaguya, but both were confused and Sasuke distrusted him. Shinji Uchiha appeared to reassure Sasuke and explained that he had reached Hagoromo through a powerful soul form, while his other self fought Kaguya.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki woke Naruto and tried to explain the situation, then asked him to hold out his right hand.
• Hagoromo approached Sasuke in a separate mental space, but Sasuke accused him of trying to brainwash him and refused his offer of power.
• Shinji Uchiha appeared, and Sasuke rushed to him and complained that Hagoromo had tried to brainwash him.
• Shinji told Hagoromo that he had come to meet him and described using the Spirit Transformation Technique to send a powerful soul form of himself outside his body.
• Hagoromo observed that Shinji's soul form matched the strength of the Shinji fighting Kaguya, and Shinji called it a Primordial Spirit or Nascent Soul.

Shinji defeated Hagoromo Otsutsuki in the spiritual realm and received his power, then returned to battle Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. He overwhelmed Kaguya and used a massive Planetary Devastation, leaving Madara Uchiha wondering whether Shinji was trying to make a moon.

• Shinji beat up Hagoromo Otsutsuki and gained his Chakra, Ocular Power, Yin-Yang Power, and three additional Tomoe.
• Hagoromo gave Sasuke and Naruto his gift, and Shinji asked him for one more favor.
• Shinji used Amenominaka to get behind Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, then burned her hand and punched her through several mountains.
• Kaguya transformed into a giant rabbit, but Shinji's armored Susanoo slammed her into the ground repeatedly.
• Shinji used Rinne Rebirth: Planetary Devastation to pull mountains and boulders into the sky as meteors fell across the Shinobi World.
• Madara Uchiha wondered whether Shinji was trying to make a moon.

Shinji brought Hagoromo Otsutsuki into Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s mental space and explained her past as an Otsutsuki who feared her clan’s pursuit. Hagoromo admitted he had suspected the truth but left the problem to future generations, and Shinji concluded he had been right to beat him up.

• Shinji summoned Hagoromo Otsutsuki after Kaguya’s defeat, and Hagoromo questioned why Shinji had let her exist.
• Shinji took Hagoromo to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s mental space, where Kaguya mistook Shinji for an Otsutsuki and attacked him.
• Shinji restrained Kaguya and explained that she had betrayed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, eaten the Chakra Fruit, and feared her clan would come for her.
• Shinji told Hagoromo that Kaguya had used Infinite Tsukuyomi to create White Zetsu because she hoped they could help defend against the Otsutsuki.
• Hagoromo admitted he had suspected the truth about his mother but had trusted future generations to resolve the problem, prompting Shinji to say he had been right to beat him up.