Chapter Summaries

Shinji Uchiha recognized that Kurama Yakumo's Genjutsu talent was draining her frail body and promised to find a way to treat her. He made her his student and declared she would stay with him, leaving Kurama Murakumo stunned that his daughter had effectively been taken from him.

• Shinji Uchiha explained to Kurama Murakumo that Yakumo's immense Genjutsu talent was weakening her body and said he would seek a treatment.
• Shinji told Yakumo to avoid Genjutsu, focus on strengthening her body, and asked why she wanted to become a ninja.
• After Yakumo said she wanted to leave the art room and join other children, Shinji proposed taking her as his student, and she eagerly agreed.
• Shinji sent the sleepy Yakumo back to the Konoha Military Police Force to rest, then reassured Kurama Murakumo that Yakumo's talent made her a once-in-a-generation genius.
• Shinji declared that Yakumo would stay with him, leaving Kurama Murakumo stunned that his daughter had been taken.

Jiraiya met Shinji Uchiha to learn what he was doing amid the Uchiha clan’s growing power and the conflict with Konoha. After Shinji denied wanting the Hokage position, Jiraiya chose to befriend him but warned him not to endanger Konoha’s peace.

• Shinji left the teahouse, confident that Hiruzen Sarutobi would find the bodies he had prepared and that the unconscious Danzo could not expose their identities.
• Jiraiya approached Shinji and invited him to talk, leading him to Konoha’s mixed bathing spot.
• Jiraiya asked whether Shinji intended to become Uchiha Clan head, lead a coup, and seize the Hokage Position, but Shinji said the information was outdated.
• Shinji told Jiraiya he had no interest in becoming Hokage, and Jiraiya said he considered Shinji decent as long as he did not threaten Konoha.
• Jiraiya warned Shinji not to start a war and said he would intervene if Shinji endangered Konoha’s peace.

After news spread that Uchiha Itachi had become an S-rank Missing-nin, Shinji asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for sealing jutsu to help his sick student. Hiruzen gave him a mission to investigate Akatsuki and deal with Itachi, assigning Kakashi as his teammate, while Shinji claimed he lacked the chakra nature mastery needed for the Five Elements Seal.

• News from the Hokage Building revealed that Uchiha Itachi had murdered his clansmen, tried to kill Shinji, and fled Konoha as an S-rank Missing-nin with the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shinji told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Jiraiya had spoken with him, then requested the Uzumaki Clan's sealing jutsu to treat his ten-year-old Kurama student’s weakness.
• Hiruzen explained that the Five Elements Seal could suppress the girl’s spiritual energy and gave Shinji a scroll for the technique.
• Hiruzen asked Shinji to investigate Akatsuki in the Land of Rain and bring back or kill Itachi, who had joined the organization.
• Hiruzen assigned Kakashi to accompany Shinji and protect him, while Shinji said he had mastered only Fire Release and Lightning Release.

Shinji told Nobihi that Uchiha Itachi had deserted Konoha after killing thirty-seven clan members, including Uchiha Izumi, and revealed that Itachi had sought to kill him. At the Uchiha home, Nobihi's outburst exposed the news to Sasuke, whose Sharingan awakened with one tomoe in each eye.

• Shinji returned home and told Nobihi that Itachi had become a Missing-nin and was wanted for killing thirty-seven clan members.
• Shinji said Itachi had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and had planned to kill him, prompting Nobihi to rush out to find Itachi.
• Uchiha Fugaku confessed to Uchiha Mikoto that he had sent Itachi to spy on the Hokage, and Mikoto slapped him.
• Nobihi burst into the Uchiha home demanding to know where Itachi was, and Sasuke heard that his brother had defected.
• Sasuke's eyes reddened, and a single tomoe appeared in each of them.

After Itachi’s apparent defection, Shinji calmed Mikoto, sealed Sasuke’s awakened Ocular Power, and promised to bring Itachi back. He learned Fugaku’s Dōjutsu could foresee his own death, then prepared to leave for the Land of Rain while asking Fugaku to protect the Uchiha clan.

• Yehuo awakened three tomoe while threatening to kill Itachi, and Sasuke collapsed from the strain of his own Sharingan.
• Shinji stopped Yehuo, threw him aside, and carried Sasuke upstairs to seal his Ocular Power.
• Mikoto trusted Shinji to help Sasuke and leaned on him as she grieved over Itachi’s apparent betrayal.
• Shinji promised to bring Itachi back, then comforted Mikoto until she fell asleep beside Sasuke.
• Fugaku revealed that his left-eye Dōjutsu was Amaterasu and his right-eye Dōjutsu, Sanzu River, let him foresee his own death by several breaths.
• Shinji told Fugaku he would leave for the Land of Rain in half a month and asked him to watch over Shisui and avoid embarrassing the Uchiha.

Shinji organized a mission to the Land of Rain, recruiting Shisui for a secret organization called the Dawn Organization and arranging for Kei to cover their duties in Konoha. Before Shinji could leave, news arrived that a Kirigakure delegation was coming to Konoha, and he entered a tense meeting at the Hokage Building.

• Shinji ordered Nobihi to prepare for a long mission and began putting him through special training.
• Shinji sealed the young girl's powers with Shisui and told him to prepare to travel to the Land of Rain and meet Uchiha Itachi.
• Shinji gave Shisui a mask, asked him to use Kotoamatsukami if necessary, and recruited him into the Dawn Organization.
• Shinji arranged for Kei Uchiha to cover at the police force, protect Uchiha Izumi, and care for Yakumo while he was away.
• Uchiha Chiba told Shinji that Kirigakure's delegation would soon arrive in Konoha, and Shinji went to the Hokage Building, where the meeting fell silent as he entered.

Shinji persuaded Konoha’s clan leaders to take a firm public stance toward Kirigakure’s envoy, then revealed to Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had learned the Flying Thunder God technique. Meanwhile, Sasuke escaped his watchers and encountered a blond boy being shunned by villagers.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told the clan leaders that an envoy from Kirigakure was arriving as Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure moved reinforcements toward the border.
• Shinji argued that Konoha should receive the envoy without disrupting village life and use the Uchiha Clan’s military police to show strength.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to Shinji’s plan and, after the meeting, offered to find him Flying Thunder God notes when Shinji showed him his marked kunai.
• Sasuke slipped away from his watchers and wandered through Konoha’s New Year celebrations.
• Sasuke saw villagers curse and drive away a filthy blond boy, and his good mood disappeared.

Sasuke rescued Naruto from villagers who were bullying him, and the two boys escaped to a clearing by a stream. After learning about Naruto’s lonely life and meeting him through Shinji Uchiha, Sasuke asked if Naruto wanted to be friends.

• Sasuke tried to protect Naruto from the villagers, but his Great Fireball Technique failed twice.
• Sasuke revealed his Uchiha identity, then headbutted a villager and ran away with Naruto.
• At a clearing beside a stream, Sasuke and Naruto introduced themselves and argued over Sasuke’s rescue.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Shinji Uchiha was kind to him, and Sasuke claimed Shinji was his brother.
• Naruto said he had no family or friends and that villagers called him a Fox Demon.
• Sasuke asked Naruto if he wanted to be his friend, leaving Naruto shocked.

Naruto celebrated Sasuke agreeing to be his friend, while Gekko Hayate and the Konoha gatekeepers discussed his old feelings for a woman who had loved Shinji Uchiha. Mei Terumi arrived as the leader of Kirigakure’s delegation, uneasy about the mission and determined to keep her bloodthirsty companions in line, and Hayate began escorting them into Konoha.

• Naruto excitedly announced that Sasuke had become his friend, embarrassing Sasuke until he tried to take back the offer.
• Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki teased Gekko Hayate about a childhood friend who had loved an older student.
• Hayate revealed that the student was Shinji Uchiha, and the gatekeepers lamented that the woman had not chosen Hayate.
• Mei Terumi led nine Kirigakure ninja toward Konoha and warned them to let her handle the visit.
• Mei worried that the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, was under Genjutsu and suspected the delegation’s visit would go badly.
• Gekko Hayate introduced himself as the Third Hokage’s representative and began escorting Mei and the envoys into Konoha.

Mei Terumi’s diplomatic visit to Konoha turned into a staged attack by rogue Mist Ninja seeking to provoke a war between the villages. As Konoha’s defenders responded, the attackers revealed a conspiracy involving Zabuza, Kisame Hoshigaki, and the Fourth Hokage.

• Gekko Hayate escorted Mei Terumi toward the Envoy Reception Hall instead of taking her directly to the Third Hokage.
• Naruto Uzumaki collided with a Mist Ninja while fleeing Sasuke Uchiha, and the Mist Ninja threatened Naruto before turning on Sasuke.
• Gekko Hayate intervened as four other Mist Ninja trapped Mei Terumi inside a Four Violet Flames Formation and the attackers began creating chaos in Konoha.
• The Mist Ninja fought Gekko Hayate and three ANBU, while civilians fled the street in panic.
• Mei Terumi learned that the attackers wanted to provoke war by killing Konoha villagers and claimed Zabuza would kill the Fourth Hokage with the Kubikiribōchō.
• The Mist Ninja accused Kisame Hoshigaki of killing Suikazan on Zabuza’s orders, leaving Mei Terumi trapped behind the purple flames.

Obito and Zetsu discussed using Kirigakure dissidents to deepen distrust between Konoha and the Uchiha, while Obito reaffirmed his plan to destroy the Uchiha Clan. In Konoha, Jiraiya stopped one attacker, and Gekko Hayate protected Naruto and Sasuke as the assault continued.

• Obito told Zetsu that the Kirigakure dissidents were meant to widen divisions and that he wanted Mei Terumi dead, while he remained wary of the Uchiha Clan.
• Jiraiya rescued a villager, then used Earth Release to stop a Kirigakure Ninja whose Water Release had wrecked nearby buildings.
• Gekko Hayate continued fighting Kirigakure Ninja while shielding Naruto and Sasuke, who hid behind a roadside stall.
• Hayate noticed Shuriken aimed at his back and at the children, then defeated his opponent with the Dance of the Crescent Moon.
• Hayate used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of Naruto and Sasuke and guard them from the incoming Shuriken.

Shinji Uchiha arrived in time to save Sasuke from the Kirigakure Ninja, but Naruto’s injuries caused the Nine-Tails’ Chakra to emerge. Shinji refused to let Hiruzen reinforce Naruto’s seal, and as the transformation grew more dangerous, Jiraiya summoned the toad sages and confronted him.

• Gekko Hayate fell after the Kirigakure Ninja struck him, and Naruto was knocked unconscious while trying to protect Sasuke.
• Shinji Uchiha severed the Kirigakure Ninja’s arm and captured him, while Shisui wounded the man’s other wrist.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi found Naruto beneath the rubble as dark-red Nine-Tails Chakra began leaking from him.
• Shinji stopped Hiruzen from reinforcing Naruto’s seal and urged the Nine-Tails to reveal its full power.
• Naruto transformed into a huge red fox with two tails, and Jiraiya summoned Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima before challenging Shinji.

Shinji Uchiha arranged for Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Uchiha Fugaku, and Shisui to seal off the street with the Four Red Yang Formation so he could face the rampaging Nine-Tails. As the beast reached four tails, Tsunade learned that a huge battle had erupted in Konoha and recognized the barrier.

• Shinji ordered the Konoha forces to stand down and persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Fugaku, and Shisui to form the Four Red Yang Formation around him and Naruto.
• Shinji had Kei detain Mei Terumi, who was trying to escape, and send her to the Konoha Military Police Force for interrogation.
• Shinji provoked the Nine-Tails into releasing a third tail, then faced it after the shinobi evacuated the street and the four men raised the barrier.
• The Nine-Tails reached four tails and transformed Naruto into a dark-red fox while Shinji prepared to fight it inside the barrier.
• At a casino outside Konoha, Tsunade was gambling when Shizune arrived and reported the enormous crimson barrier and flames above the village.
• Tsunade recognized the Four Red Yang Formation and reacted in alarm.

Inside the Four Red Yang Formation, Shinji tested himself against Naruto’s Nine-Tails transformation and overwhelmed him with Shadow Clones and Rasenshuriken. As Naruto formed a Tailed Beast Bomb, Shinji calmly raised his hand to absorb its chakra, leaving the watching shinobi and Mei Terumi stunned.

• Naruto charged Shinji in his Nine-Tails transformation, but Shinji stopped him with one hand and threw him into the air.
• Shinji summoned hundreds of Shadow Clones and coordinated them to create nearly a hundred Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.
• The Rasenshuriken barrage struck the airborne Naruto, who responded by forming a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Shinji raised his palm and invited the Nine-Tails chakra, while Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Fugaku, and Shisui feared he would be killed.
• Mei Terumi questioned the Uchiha’s faith in Shinji, then grew furious when Ryuka and Uchiha Chiba teased her about her past with him.

Shinji Uchiha used his Perfect Susanoo to withstand and absorb the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bombs, shocking everyone watching. As the Nine-Tails’ power surged to five tails, Shinji decided to end the fight quickly before Naruto’s body was damaged.

• Mei Terumi, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Jiraiya watched in disbelief as Shinji raised a hand against the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb.
• The bomb overwhelmed Shinji’s spiraling Shuriken, but its explosion was drawn inward as the Four Red Yang Release Formation buckled around it.
• Shinji revealed a towering, dark-gold Perfect Susanoo and used it to absorb another Tailed Beast Bomb into his palm.
• Hiruzen, Jiraiya, Shisui, and Fugaku were stunned by Shinji’s power, while Jiraiya decided he had to return to Mount Myōboku.
• The Nine-Tails surged to five tails, and Shinji resolved to finish the fight before its power crippled Naruto.

Shinji trapped the Nine-Tails in the Heavenly Pillar Time realm and defeated it by cutting off five tails, completing his mission. He returned Naruto to the Four Red Yang Release Formation, where Hiruzen and the others still could not explain what had happened.

• Shinji used the Heavenly Jeweled Spear to draw himself and the Nine-Tails into the Heavenly Pillar Time realm, where he claimed control over the space.
• Shinji threatened the Nine-Tails and demanded five tails, then cut them off with Flowing Flame and absorbed them.
• The Nine-Tails lost control of Naruto's body, and Shinji received 500 Gold Coins for completing the challenge mission.
• Shinji checked on the sleeping little Nine-Tails in the Sealing Space, then decided Sasuke needed someone to toughen him up.
• Hiruzen asked Shisui what technique Shinji had used, but no one could explain it before Shinji reappeared holding the sleeping Naruto.

After Shinji challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi over Konoha’s response to Kirigakure, he used the Flying Thunder God to pursue Obito Uchiha on Kage Rock. Shinji marked Obito but lost an arm to Kamui, and the two faced off as Obito weighed whether to attack.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed Naruto’s seal was intact, while Shinji dismissed questions about whether Konoha should go to war.
• Shinji told Hiruzen that the other villages would decide whether war began and vanished using the Flying Thunder God.
• Obito Uchiha hesitated to leave Kage Rock after witnessing Shinji’s strength and seeing Kakashi head toward Konoha Hospital.
• Shinji appeared before Obito and placed a Flying Thunder God mark on him, but Obito used Kamui to sever Shinji’s left arm.
• Obito and Zetsu attacked Shinji with Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs, while Shinji considered capturing Zetsu and offered to let Obito leave.
• Obito watched Shinji warily and weighed whether to gamble on attacking him to remove the Flying Thunder God mark.

Shinji Uchiha fought Obito Uchiha on Kage Rock, wounded him with Flowing Flame, and trapped him in the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique. Obito used Kamui to evade an unseen barrage as the battle continued.

• Obito Uchiha declared himself Madara and attacked Shinji Uchiha with a Great Fireball Technique, but Shinji's Shadow Clone and Flying Thunder God Kunai kept him at bay.
• Obito Uchiha blocked Shinji's Tachi with his Gunbai and drove him toward the cliff, then the two fought at high speed with weapons and techniques.
• Shinji Uchiha activated his Sharingan, exploited Obito Uchiha's forward momentum, and cut a wound across his abdomen.
• Shinji Uchiha cast the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, plunging Obito Uchiha into darkness, then taunted him over using Hashirama Senju's technique.
• Obito Uchiha heard weapons landing around him, ducked, and activated Kamui.

Shinji Uchiha fought Obito Uchiha and Zetsu near Kage Rock, using explosive tags, fire techniques, and Flying Thunder God to pressure Obito. As Konoha ninja approached, Obito and Zetsu struck Shinji with Wood Release, apparently tearing him apart.

• Obito Uchiha realized Shinji Uchiha understood how his Dōjutsu worked and called on Zetsu for help.
• Zetsu attacked Shinji with a Wood Release technique, but Shinji escaped, concealed the battlefield with dust and mist, and nearly stabbed Obito.
• Obito launched Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance, while Shinji countered with fire techniques and destroyed Zetsu’s Wood Snake.
• Shinji used a fire dragon and Flying Thunder God Kunai to attack Obito, then feigned horror and stumbled as Konoha ninja approached.
• Obito unleashed Wood Release: Hellish Rampage, and Zetsu followed with Cutting Sprigs, shredding Shinji with wooden spikes.

Shinji Uchiha survived Obito Uchiha’s attack by using Izanagi, then struck back and escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique. He returned to Konoha with one eye blinded and hinted that he had uncovered important information for the village.

• Obito Uchiha and Zetsu fled Kage Rock, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi Hatake, Shisui, and Fugaku to find Shinji’s bloodstained Uchiha crest.
• Shinji Uchiha ambushed Obito Uchiha in the Land of Rain, severed his arm, and revealed that he had used Izanagi to survive.
• Shinji taunted Obito, took back the Uchiha Gunbai, and vanished with the Flying Thunder God Technique after completing two missions.
• Obito Uchiha decided he could not defeat Shinji alone and ordered Zetsu to move the plan forward by seeking Nagato and Akatsuki’s power.
• Shinji returned to Konoha, explained that Izanagi had blinded one eye, and told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had uncovered important information for the village.