Chapter Summaries

Shinji corrected Karin’s training, checked on the people who had joined the village, and found Yagura trying to rebuild Kusagakure through village policies. He told Yagura not to push Mui aside or rule like a dictator, while joking that only Shinji himself could rule by personal decree.

• Shinji warned Karin that falling short in battle could get her killed, then encouraged her to train harder to protect herself and her mother.
• Shisui told Shinji that Utakata was struggling, Suigetsu kept seeking Karin out, Haku trained with Zabuza, and Kimimaro wanted to find Shinji.
• Shisui reported that Yagura had pushed Mui out of power and was issuing policies as the village’s sixth seat, Gongfu.
• Shinji visited Yagura in the village office and advised him to strengthen the village before trying to grow its population.
• Yagura offered to take a different job, but Shinji refused and warned him not to rule Kusagakure as a dictator.

Shinji approved Nara Rokuyuki’s plan to establish Root in Reed Hideout, then brought Kimimaro and Haku to Hiruko for blood tests. After learning Orochimaru had paused his Wood Release research despite woodland appearing in Otogakure, Shinji went to investigate, while Hiruko opened a hidden iron door that terrified the children.

• Nara Rokuyuki explained that he had taken control of three Bounty Stations to use as intelligence outposts, and Shinji approved his Root proposal.
• Ryūsetsu objected to Root because she feared it would become like Shimura Danzō’s organization, and Nara Rokuyuki told her Shinji would keep his promise about her childhood friend.
• Shinji visited Kimimaro and encouraged him to build an ordinary life with his friends, then received a message delivered by a snake and decided to take Kimimaro and Haku with him.
• At Hiruko’s Laboratory, Hiruko drew blood from Kimimaro and Haku, and told Shinji that Orochimaru had paused Wood Release research even though woodland had appeared in Otogakure.
• Shinji left to investigate Otogakure, and Hiruko opened a hidden iron door, frightening Haku and prompting Kimimaro to sprout bone spikes.

Orochimaru summoned Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju with Impure World Reincarnation to surprise Shinji Uchiha. The brothers recognized Shinji’s resemblance to Uchiha Izuna, and Tobirama turned his attention to questioning Orochimaru.

• Orochimaru summoned Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju from two coffins while Shinji watched.
• Hashirama and Tobirama reunited, and Tobirama explained that war had continued after Hashirama’s death.
• Tobirama noticed Shinji and unleashed a hostile aura, while Hashirama hurried over to inspect him.
• Hashirama and Tobirama remarked that Shinji resembled Uchiha Izuna, prompting Shinji to question their eyesight.
• Tobirama identified Orochimaru as a Missing-nin and ordered him to answer questions, and Orochimaru agreed.

Hashirama and Tobirama learned how the Shinobi World had changed since their deaths and that Shinji Uchiha had led Konoha into a new war. Tobirama recognized Shinji’s Mangekyō Sharingan as a threat and prepared to act against him.

• Hashirama asked Shinji where he had gotten his Gunbai, and Shinji teased him by asking about Kakuzu.
• Tobirama demanded information from Orochimaru and learned that Hiruzen was still Hokage and that the Shinobi World was in a fourth war.
• Orochimaru told Tobirama that the Land of Whirlpools had been destroyed and that Shinji had declared war on four great villages.
• Tobirama accused Shinji of stripping Hiruzen of authority and dragging Konoha into war, prompting Hashirama to question Shinji.
• Shinji revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Tobirama considered eliminating him while Shinji watched with a smile.

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju discovered Shinji’s immense strength and unusual Chakra, then questioned him about the Gunbai and Konoha’s current state. When Orochimaru tried to take control, Tobirama released the Impure World Reincarnation, but Hashirama remained unaffected, leaving Orochimaru terrified.

• Hashirama Senju sensed Shinji’s vast strength and Chakra reserves, including traces of the Nine-Tails and Three-Tails, and warned Tobirama Senju that Shinji had hidden power.
• Hashirama Senju asked Shinji how he had obtained Madara Uchiha’s Gunbai, and Shinji said he got it from an Uchiha who claimed to be Madara and had transplanted Hashirama’s cells.
• Shinji told Hashirama Senju that he had removed Monkey from the Hokage Position and declared war on the four great hidden villages after they provoked Konoha.
• Hashirama Senju asked about the village, and Shinji said Konoha and its clans had a bright future before asking Orochimaru what he was waiting for.
• Tobirama Senju used Impure World Reincarnation: Release, but Hashirama Senju was unaffected, and Orochimaru realized he was finished.

Shinji fought Tobirama Senju after Orochimaru released the Impure World Reincarnation, then challenged Hashirama Senju. Their battle began with a powerful collision, leaving Tobirama watching from a hill as Shinji and Hashirama continued fighting.

• Orochimaru released the Impure World Reincarnation, but Shinji asked Hashirama and Tobirama to remain long enough for him to fight them.
• Shinji attacked Tobirama and matched his Flying Thunder God techniques and Water Release, eventually knocking him back with Uchiha Reflection.
• Tobirama conceded defeat, explaining that he saw no reason to continue fighting while dead and with the Uchiha still alive.
• Shinji challenged Hashirama, and the two began a fierce battle that forced Orochimaru and Kabuto to retreat.
• Tobirama watched from a hill as Shinji and Hashirama exchanged powerful blows, and Shinji brought his hands together to continue the fight.

Shinji battled Hashirama Senju, matching his techniques with devastating Fire and Storm Release attacks. After Shinji’s lightning strike swept across the wilderness, Hashirama survived behind Rashomon gates and summoned a towering Wooden Human as the fight continued.

• Shinji unleashed Majestic Destroyer Flame, and Hashirama answered with Great Waterfall Dragon Blast, filling the wilderness with steam.
• Shinji and Hashirama used Forest World Emergence and Divine Spear, and Shinji’s purple blade split the advancing forest and cut a chasm through the ground.
• Hashirama narrowly dodged Shinji’s rising Divine Spear, while Tobirama escaped as the blade leveled the hillock where he stood.
• Shinji brought down Futsunomitama: Lightning Descent, destroying Tobirama’s Reanimated Body and forcing Orochimaru underground as Hiruko shielded Haku and Kimimaro.
• Hashirama blocked the lightning with Fivefold Rashomon, then summoned a massive Wooden Human and prepared to continue fighting Shinji.

Shinji battled Hashirama Senju’s Sage-powered Wooden Human with Susanoo and its divine weapons, but Hashirama ended the fight before either revealed every technique. Afterward, Shinji asked Hashirama how he compared to Madara Uchiha at the same age.

• Shinji challenged Hashirama to show his full strength, and Hashirama enlarged the Wooden Human with Sage Mode.
• Shinji used the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, Futsunomitama, and Heavenly Jeweled Spear to cut down Wood Dragons and pierce the Wooden Human.
• Tobirama Senju and Orochimaru watched the battle, and Orochimaru explained that he wanted to prove he could help Shinji grow stronger and earn his respect.
• Hashirama trapped Susanoo with the Wood Release: Hotei Technique, and Shinji decided not to force Hashirama to reveal his ultimate techniques.
• Hashirama and Shinji ended the fight, and Shinji asked how he compared to Madara Uchiha at the same age.

After defeating Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, Shinji received rewards that included Asura Chakra and asked Hashirama to remain among the living so he could challenge him again. Shinji revealed that Madara Uchiha might still be alive and had taken Hashirama’s power, leaving Tobirama to realize the implications of his actions at the Valley of the End.

• Shinji examined his completed quest rewards, including Asura Chakra, and decided not to confront Madara Uchiha yet.
• Shinji asked Hashirama Senju about his Senjutsu, and Hashirama explained that he had adapted the teachings of Sage Katsuyu in Shikkotsu Forest.
• Hashirama declared that he would return to the Pure Land and warned Tobirama against careless use of Impure World Reincarnation.
• Shinji asked Hashirama to stay in the Land of the Living so he could challenge him again, then revealed that Madara might still be plotting in the Shinobi World.
• Shinji described the Naka Shrine tablet’s prophecy and suggested Madara had taken Hashirama’s power to obtain the Creation of All Things.
• Shinji asked whether Tobirama had gone to the Valley of the End to recover Madara’s body, and Tobirama realized the danger of that possibility.

Shinji brought Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to the Reed Hideout, where their old-fashioned armor and faces drew attention from the village's masked shinobi. After the group dispersed, Shinji asked Shisui to arrange rooms for the two former Hokage before leaving again.

• Tobirama Senju suspected Madara Uchiha had survived through a delayed Izanagi, and Hashirama Senju agreed to remain among the living to investigate.
• Shinji took Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to his village, while Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi discussed the power they had witnessed and prepared a surprise for Shinji.
• Shinji gave the former Hokage robes and masks to help them blend in, but their arrival in uniform prompted a crowd of masked villagers to surround the training ground.
• Tobirama Senju recognized Shisui Uchiha and Karatachi Yagura as important members of Shinji's organization, and Shinji dismissed the gathered villagers as no threat.
• Tobirama Senju noticed Utakata and identified him as the Six-Tails, then Utakata vanished after seeing the village was safe.
• Shinji asked Shisui to arrange rooms for Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, then said he had to leave again.

Shinji returned to the laboratory and learned that Orochimaru had treated Yuguri’s rapidly developing Kekkei Genkai Disease using cells from Shinji, the Uzumaki lineage, and Hashirama. Orochimaru explained the delicate balance behind the treatment, leaving Shinji impressed but wary of the risks he had taken.

• Hiruko detained Orochimaru with a squad of people carrying Explosion Release, but Shinji ordered them to stand down.
• Shinji sensed a bloodline in Yuguri and learned from Orochimaru that her Lightning and Water natures were merging into a Kekkei Genkai that would have killed her without treatment.
• Orochimaru explained that Uzumaki Lineage Cells from Shinji were unusually adaptable and could stabilize other Yang Release cells.
• Orochimaru revealed that he implanted Uzumaki Lineage Cells, Shinji’s Yang Release cells, and Hashirama Cells into Yuguri in carefully balanced proportions.
• Shinji realized Orochimaru had risked using Hashirama Cells on Yuguri, but acknowledged that the treatment appeared to have worked.

Orochimaru explained his cell-fusion research and proposed a full-body Hashirama Cell fusion for Shinji, whose Uzumaki constitution he believed made the procedure exceptionally safe. Shinji learned it could keep him asleep for three months to a year, so he paused to consider the cost of the time before undergoing it.

• Orochimaru revealed that Yūyuri’s Grade A Cell Fusion gave her Storm Release, Wood Release, enhanced sensory abilities, vitality, and stronger combat skills.
• Yūyuri challenged Shinji to a fight and proposed marrying him if she won, while Haku laughed and Yūyuri mistakenly believed he was a girl.
• Orochimaru described Grade S fusion for Uchiha and Uzumaki, then proposed a special full-body fusion for Shinji based on his Uzumaki constitution.
• Shinji agreed to begin the fusion, but Orochimaru said he first needed to examine him and warned that the procedure could take three months to a year.
• Shinji sat down to think about the time he would lose and checked his system panel.

Shinji discovered that Blaze Release came from Yin and Fire Release, learned that his body had grown dramatically stronger, and told Orochimaru how to obtain more Hashirama Cells. He arranged for Shisui to undergo S-rank cell integration and introduced Karin to Kurama Yakumo as his second disciple, while Kimimaro watched in silence.

• Shinji formed a golden-red flame and realized Blaze Release fused Yin Release and Fire Release, then questioned whether his abilities could let him awaken Wood Release.
• Orochimaru examined Shinji and found that his physical strength had made a qualitative leap, raising concerns about integrating Hashirama Cells throughout his body.
• Shinji told Orochimaru that the White Zetsu came from the Ten-Tails' husk and said he would find it, while ordering Orochimaru to prepare for the end of the war and future cell integrations.
• Shinji cut a piece of flesh from his arm to test his regeneration and told Orochimaru to use Hashirama Cell stock solution for his disciple's integration.
• Shinji named Uchiha Shisui as the candidate for S-rank integration, then Karin introduced herself to Kurama Yakumo as Shinji's second disciple while Kimimaro listened nearby.

Shinji welcomed Kimimaro as the youngest member of his group, then tested Shisui’s new strength in a sword fight. The battle escalated until Shisui summoned his green Susanoo to face Shinji’s sea of fire.

• Shinji asked Orochimaru to watch his subordinates more carefully after noticing Kabuto Yakushi was missing.
• Shinji introduced Kimimaro to Kurama Yakumo and Karin Uzumaki as their youngest fellow disciple, and they welcomed him as their little brother.
• Shinji took Shisui to the wilderness to test his enhanced abilities and gave him the Tachi Flowing Flame.
• Shinji and Shisui clashed with their swords, then traded Body Flicker techniques and fire attacks.
• Shisui summoned a green Susanoo to withstand Shinji’s Majestic Destroyer Flame.

Shinji sparred with Shisui, brought Yuguri back to Kirigakure, and urged Mei Terumi to claim the Mizukage position. The chapter ended with Mei saying she expected to become Mizukage within a few days.

• Shisui summoned his Complete-Body Susanoo to spar with Shinji, then dismissed it when his Ocular Power began draining.
• Shinji praised Shisui for stopping, revealed that the two resurrected men were Hashirama and Tobirama Senju, and gave him a scroll of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Shinji said he planned to visit the remaining villages, speak with Tailed Beast Jinchūriki, and help end the war.
• Shinji took Yuguri back to Kirigakure, where she reunited with Mei Terumi and revealed that she had recovered and awakened Storm Release.
• Shinji challenged Mei Terumi to become Mizukage before trying to stabilize the village, and Mei said she expected to take the position within a few days.

Shinji left Mei Terumi after she had finished handling her work, and Kakashi’s team fought Iwagakure scouts near Kannabi Bridge before discovering that Itachi and Kisame were nearby. Elsewhere, Tobirama urged Hashirama to return to Konoha, leaving Hashirama tempted to see the village and little Tsuna.

• Shinji asked Mei Terumi if she needed help, then vanished; Mei smashed her desk and cursed him.
• Kakashi, Uzuki Yugao, Uchiha Yehuo, and Mitaraishi Anko defeated an Iwagakure scouting team near Kannabi Bridge.
• Kakashi explained that the bridge was a strategic supply route for the Land of Earth, while Yehuo concealed a thought about what their team could do.
• After Kakashi’s team withdrew, Zetsu told Itachi and Kisame that their leader was losing patience.
• Tobirama Senju urged Hashirama Senju to investigate Konoha and visit little Tsuna, and Hashirama hesitated.

Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi rested their exhausted forces near the Land of Hot Water border while Yugito Nii was summoned to hear that Konoha had made a suspicious retreat. Dodai and the Fourth Raikage suspected the fighting with Kirigakure might already have ended, leaving Konoha free to launch another move.

• Uchiha Fugaku ordered his troops to rest before crossing into the Land of Lightning, while Hyuga Hiashi said Shinji would handle the next stage of their plan.
• Yugito Nii relaxed in a hot spring until Dodai summoned her to report Konoha's movement to the Fourth Raikage.
• Dodai told the Fourth Raikage that Konoha had withdrawn nearly a hundred li, despite Tsunade, Akimichi Choza, and their forces fighting effectively.
• Yugito Nii and Dodai considered whether Konoha's withdrawal was a strategic deception, and Dodai noted that its Hyuga forces were assigned to the Kirigakure front.
• The Fourth Raikage realized that the war with Kirigakure might have ended long ago.

The Fourth Raikage and Dodai considered Konoha’s possible plans and chose Yugito as bait to reveal its objective. At the Konoha camp, Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Tsunade about her retreat and urged her to win the war through her own command and abilities.

• The Fourth Raikage threatened to kill Uchiha Fugaku, while Dodai warned that Konoha might be hiding reinforcements or infiltrating the Land of Lightning.
• Dodai proposed using a valuable target to expose Konoha’s strategy, and Yugito volunteered to challenge its forces as the Two-Tails’ Jinchūriki.
• The Fourth Raikage considered going himself or sending Killer B, but Dodai argued that Killer B had to remain as the village’s last defense.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi entered Tsunade’s tent, and Tsunade sent Shizune away before speaking with him.
• Hiruzen questioned Tsunade’s sudden retreat and asked whether Shinji Uchiha had devised it, but Tsunade refused to explain her decision.
• Hiruzen told Tsunade she had to win decisively through her own command and abilities as a ninja.

Tsunade confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi about his fixation on the Hokage title, but rushed to meet the Two-Tails when its Jinchūriki attacked the Konoha camp. As Hiruzen and Tsunade prepared to face the Tailed Beast Bomb, Shinji appeared and made it vanish, leaving both sides stunned.

• Tsunade questioned Hiruzen Sarutobi’s actions and left with Konoha’s ninja after Asuma Sarutobi reported that the Two-Tails' Jinchūriki was advancing.
• Yugito transformed into the Two-Tails and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at the Konoha camp while A and Dodai watched from the woods.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu and prepared to shield the ninja, but Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared before her and took his stand against the incoming attack.
• Shinji arrived beside Shizune and used a Flying Thunder God Kunai to appear in front of Tsunade.
• Shinji made the Tailed Beast Bomb vanish before the stunned ninja of both sides.

Shinji Uchiha’s attack on the Kamui Dimension wounded Obito Uchiha, while Shinji’s arrival on the front lines left Konoha’s allies relieved and Kumogakure wary. The Two-Tails, Matatabi, suddenly rampaged toward Kumogakure’s forces, and Shinji recognized what its behavior confirmed.

• A violent explosion inside the Kamui Dimension forced Obito Uchiha out and made him realize Shinji Uchiha had planted a Flying Thunder God mark there, so he vowed to kill Shinji.
• Shizune clung to Tsunade and begged her not to risk herself again, while Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Shinji and despaired at his ability to appear anywhere.
• Shinji stood at the front of Konoha’s forces as Samui, Darui, and Dodai recognized him and worried about his threat to Kumogakure.
• The Two-Tails, Matatabi, roared and charged through the forest toward Kumogakure’s main force.
• Shinji stopped Tsunade from intervening and concluded that Matatabi’s sudden rampage confirmed what he had suspected.