Recaps

Shin Uchiha visited the ramen shop with Yugito, where Naruto teased him about having another beautiful woman by his side. Ayame acted cool toward Shin but secretly added extra toppings to his ramen, leaving Yugito suspicious of their relationship.

• Naruto recognized Shin Uchiha as his and Sasuke's mentor, then remarked on Yugito; Iruka hit Naruto, and Yugito introduced herself as one of Shin's women.
• Shin ordered two extra-large bowls of tonkotsu ramen, and Ayame's smile faded when she saw Yugito beside him.
• Yugito asked about Shin's fiancée, and Shin said he would introduce her in a few years because she was too young.
• Ayame served Shin and Yugito their ramen, barely acknowledged Shin, and stepped on his foot as she left.
• Yugito found only two fried eggs in her bowl while Shin's was full of extra toppings, and Shin explained that Ayame used to secretly add food to his ramen when he was poor.
• Teuchi questioned Ayame about giving away so many toppings, and Ayame snapped that she would do as she pleased.

Shin told Yugito how Naruto became the Nine-Tails jinchūriki and comforted her about the hardships they shared. Later, he visited Tsunade at the Hokage Office, where they argued over her workload and children before he revealed that Orochimaru had improved a forbidden jutsu that could let her see the First and Second Hokage.

• Ayame muttered that Shin had promised to marry her when she was little, then returned to kneading dough.
• Shin told Yugito that Naruto was the Fourth Hokage’s son and explained how the Nine-Tails had been sealed inside him during the attack on Konoha.
• Yugito felt sorry for Naruto, then said she was glad Shin would never distance himself from her; Shin took her back to his space and soothed her to sleep.
• Shin went to the Hokage Office and urged Tsunade to let the Third Hokage and Shikaku handle more work because she was pregnant.
• Tsunade scolded Shin for getting her pregnant again, and Shin defended having more children as a way to help the Senju Clan flourish.
• Shin told Tsunade that Orochimaru had improved a forbidden jutsu that could let her see the First and Second Hokage, and Tsunade joked about the Second Hokage thanking him for her children with the Uchiha Clan Leader.

Shin Uchiha and Tsunade discussed Orochimaru, the Child of Destiny, and the dangers facing Konoha before Shin brought Tsunade and Shizune back to their home in his space. Tsunade reunited with Yota and Kana, and Yota told Shizune he helped care for his sister.

• Shin worried that Tobirama Senju would resent him and suggested avoiding summoning him, while Tsunade promised to put in a good word for him.
• Tsunade said Orochimaru should be spared because he had once been her teammate, and criticized Jiraiya for neglecting Konoha in pursuit of the Child of Destiny.
• Shin revealed that Naruto Uzumaki was the Child of Destiny and reassured Tsunade that he would protect her family and Konoha.
• Shin used his dōjutsu to take Tsunade and Shizune back to his villa inside his space, where Yota and Kana ran to greet their mother.
• Yota affectionately greeted Shizune, who asked whether he had behaved and helped care for Kana, and Yota said he looked after his little sister when Izumi and Ye were busy.

Tsunade confronted Shin about neglecting Uchiha Izumi and Ye while pursuing Yugito, and urged him to accept the two women chosen to carry on his bloodline. Shin took Izumi and Ye to a villa and embraced them, while both secretly wished they could be alone with him.

• Yota and Kana cuddled with their mother before going upstairs to bed.
• Tsunade told Izumi that Shin had been seen holding hands with Yugito and encouraged her to take the initiative.
• Izumi became tearful, and Shin realized that she and Ye had long hoped he would make them his women.
• Tsunade explained to Shizune that Izumi and Ye were under pressure to fulfill their duty to bear Shin's child, while she struggled with her own feelings.
• Shin teleported Izumi and Ye to a villa, embraced them, and the two women silently wished the other were not there.

Shin Uchiha accepted Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye as his concubines, then considered the coming conflict and how to protect his family. With Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's emergence only a few years away, he wondered whether Orochimaru would still attack Konoha and planned Sasuke's future training.

• Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye told Shin they wanted to become his concubines, and Shin agreed to take care of them.
• Uchiha Ye said Uchiha Izumi was older, and Shin accepted the arrangement the two women preferred.
• After spending the night with Izumi, Shin reflected on Kabuto Yakushi's lost contact and his last report about Orochimaru's planned Konoha Crush and ambush of Sunagakure's Kazekage.
• Shin decided he would bring Mikoto and the child into his space once Sasuke graduated, and considered leaving Sasuke's training to Orochimaru or Uchiha Itachi.

Shin Uchiha spent the morning with his family before returning to the Hokage Office with Tsunade and Shizune. He asked how Naruto and Sasuke would be assigned after Ninja Academy graduation, and Tsunade said choosing a teacher for them would be difficult.

• Shin Uchiha returned to the Villa with Uchiha Izumi and Ye, where Kurenai teased them before leading them to help make breakfast.
• Shin watched Kōyō Uchiha teach Ryōta Uchiha swordsmanship and then spent time with Tsunade and their children.
• Shin considered the threats posed by Black Zetsu, Madara Uchiha, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and the Ōtsutsuki Clan as he thought about protecting his family.
• Uchiha Izumi called everyone to breakfast, and Shin wondered whether the Villa would need to be expanded when Mikoto moved in with her children.
• Shin asked Tsunade how she planned to assign the graduating Ninja Academy students, especially Naruto and Sasuke, and suggested Kakashi as their teacher.
• Tsunade said Naruto and Sasuke were too strong to make choosing a teacher easy, particularly if they were placed on the same team.

Shin Uchiha and Tsunade finalized Kakashi’s team assignments, placing Karin Uzumaki with Naruto and Sasuke and choosing Kakashi to lead them with Anbu support. Tsunade then offered Shin a team of tracking specialists to train.

• Tsunade worried that Obito Uchiha would threaten Kakashi and argued that Naruto and Sasuke needed a safer team leader.
• Shin Uchiha told Tsunade that eliminating Obito too soon would bring out the greater enemy and trigger the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Tsunade and Shin settled on Kakashi leading Naruto and Sasuke, with an Anbu squad assigned to support him.
• Shin suggested replacing Sakura Haruno with Karin Uzumaki, and Tsunade changed the roster.
• Tsunade offered Shin a team consisting of Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame, whose abilities made them tracking specialists.

Shin Uchiha learned why Hinata had chosen to work as an ordinary Genin and heard Tsunade’s plans for her team. Tsunade then told him that Asuma Sarutobi had returned to Konoha, though he no longer had his former status.

• Tsunade explained that Hinata had refused her clan’s plans for her and asked to take missions so she could grow strong enough to stand beside Shin.
• Tsunade said she had assigned Hinata to a team led by Kurenai, whose mission record suggested her hidden strength was far beyond Special Jōnin level.
• Shin felt guilty as Tsunade speculated that someone had been secretly training Kurenai.
• Tsunade told Shin that Asuma Sarutobi had returned to Konoha after working for the daimyo, but had lost the status he once enjoyed.

Tsunade asked Shin Uchiha to lead the new Ino-Shika-Cho team after Asuma Sarutobi returned and sought the assignment. Shin accepted after Tsunade used a letter from Mei Terumi to pressure him, leaving him to review the team’s documents while Tsunade secretly hoped to keep him in Konoha.

• Tsunade told Shin Uchiha that Asuma Sarutobi had returned and wanted to instruct the new Ino-Shika-Cho team, but she refused to give him the Hokage-supporting families’ children.
• Tsunade suspected dissatisfied members of the Sarutobi clan were behind Asuma’s request, and Shin offered to deal with them.
• Tsunade asked Shin to lead the Ino-Shika-Cho team until the chunin ninja exams, but Shin initially refused.
• Tsunade confronted Shin about visiting Mei Terumi in Kirigakure and showed him Mei’s letter asking about him.
• Shin accepted the assignment, and Tsunade denied that she wanted him to stay in Konoha for her sake.

Shin told Tsunade that the Uchiha Clan would send two teams to Konoha's chunin exams and arranged for forehead protectors bearing the Sharingan emblem. He explained that Itachi would become an Uchiha Missing-nin to help Mikoto escape, push Sasuke to awaken his Sharingan, and draw Obito out by joining the Akatsuki.

• Shin told Tsunade that the Uchiha Clan planned to send two teams to Konoha's chunin exams, and she welcomed their participation as allies.
• Shin chose the three-tomoe Sharingan as the clan emblem and ordered Shizune to register the design and rush production of a thousand forehead protectors.
• Shin explained that Itachi would become an Uchiha Missing-nin so Mikoto could fake her death and Sasuke could experience the shock needed to awaken his Sharingan; Tsunade accepted his reasoning.
• Shin said Itachi would join the Akatsuki to lure out Obito, whom Shin had been unable to locate after driving him and Black and White Zetsu from Whirlpool Island.

Shin Uchiha arranged Uchiha Itachi’s placement in the Akatsuki and accepted Tsunade’s assignment to lead the Ino-Shika-Cho team. On graduation day, Tsunade announced the new teams, including Kakashi’s Team Seven and Kurenai’s Team Eight.

• Shin chose not to stop Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu from escaping, then planned to send Uchiha Itachi to the Akatsuki.
• Tsunade agreed to Shin’s plans and assigned him to instruct the Ino-Shika-Cho team, while Asuma Sarutobi would lead Sakura Haruno, Bystander A, and Onlooker B.
• Naruto Uzumaki graduated after learning the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and some Wind Release techniques, though he had not mastered the Uzumaki Sealing Jutsu.
• Naruto stole Sasuke Uchiha’s first kiss in the classroom as the Jōnin watched through the Telescope Technique.
• Tsunade announced the assignments, naming Kojiro Shimamura as Team One’s leader, Kakashi Hatake as Team Seven’s leader, Kurenai Yuhi as Team Eight’s leader, and Asuma Sarutobi as Team Nine’s instructor.

Tsunade assigned the new teams, and Asuma challenged her decision about Team 10 until Kurenai Yuhi overwhelmed him with her mental power and Genjutsu. Tsunade revealed that Team 10’s leader had been in the office all along, and Shin Uchiha’s concealed presence became apparent just as someone rushed forward and knelt before him.

• Tsunade announced the team assignments, prompting Asuma to question why the Ino-Shika-Cho squad had not been assigned to him.
• Kurenai Yuhi unleashed her mental pressure and Genjutsu on Asuma, leaving him terrified and unable to resist.
• Tsunade said she had already chosen a better leader for Team 10 and hinted that the candidate was in the office.
• Shin Uchiha coughed, revealing himself after his ability to conceal his presence had kept everyone from noticing him.
• A dark figure rushed to Shin Uchiha, knelt before him, and gazed at him with fanatical devotion.

Shin Uchiha accepted Tsunade’s order to lead Team 10, despite joking that it made little sense for the Uchiha clan leader to teach the Ino-Shika-Cho children. After the other instructors left to meet their students, Shin embraced Tsunade in private, and she teased him for being careless about where they were.

• Kojiro Shimamura greeted Shin Uchiha and said he would rather serve under him, but Shin told him to follow Hokage Tsunade’s orders.
• Kakashi respectfully greeted Shin, who complained that Tsunade had assigned him to lead Team 10.
• Tsunade asked whether Shin or anyone else objected to the assignment, and Shin agreed while Asuma stayed silent.
• Tsunade told the instructors to teach their promising students well, and they left to meet their teams or observe them.
• After everyone else had gone, Shin pulled Tsunade into his arms, and she warned him to consider the possibility that someone might catch them.

Shin Uchiha reassured pregnant Tsunade before heading to meet the newly assigned Ino-Shika-Cho Genin team. In the classroom, Shikamaru realized Ino had pretended to want Sasuke’s team to encourage Sakura to become more independent.

• Tsunade warned Shin Uchiha to be cautious and asked him to retreat with her to the spatial realm if they faced danger they could not overcome.
• Shin Uchiha reassured Tsunade, then agreed to meet his students in person after she reminded him that Shikamaru might see through a Shadow Clone.
• Naruto Uzumaki complained about being assigned to the same team as Sasuke, and Iruka explained that Naruto’s poor academic ranking had led to the placement.
• Ino watched Sasuke and wished aloud that she could be on his team, while Choji offered her some of his potato chips.
• Shikamaru realized Ino was feigning interest in Sasuke to help Sakura become more independent, then sighed that women were a drag.

Kurenai Yuhi led Hinata, Kiba, and Shino as Team 8, while Shin Uchiha met them and learned Hinata would be her student. Shin then entered the classroom to collect Team 10, leaving Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin disappointed that he would not be their team leader.

• Kurenai Yuhi led Hinata, Kiba, and Shino out of the classroom as Team 8.
• Shin Uchiha met Kurenai and greeted Hinata, then joked that they should swap students so he could teach her.
• Hinata said Shin was her fiancé and explained that it would be inappropriate for him to be her teacher.
• Shin entered the classroom and told Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin that he had been assigned Team 10 instead.
• Shin called Shikamaru and the other Team 10 students to follow him.

Shin Uchiha reassured Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin that he would give them extra lessons, then began teaching Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji. Kakashi met his new students and tried to assert his authority, but Naruto challenged him by comparing him to Shin.

• Shin Uchiha promised Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin extra lessons if they were unhappy with their teacher.
• Shin Uchiha took Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji to a rooftop and had them introduce themselves.
• Naruto set a chalkboard eraser above the classroom door, and Kakashi caught it when he arrived.
• Kakashi called his students annoying, and Naruto complained that late teachers were annoying too.
• Kakashi released his killing intent to assert his authority, but Naruto stood his ground and asked if Kakashi was stronger than Shin Uchiha.

Kakashi reassured his students that Shin Uchiha was far beyond anyone in Konoha, then explained that they still had to pass a graduation test. Shin told Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru their test was only a formality, and Shikamaru explained why their upbringing made them likely to meet the requirements.

• Kakashi recalled Shin Uchiha's strength and the Uchiha Clan's departure from Konoha, then admitted no one in Konoha could stand against Shin.
• Kakashi told Naruto and the others they had to pass another test to graduate, making them anxious about returning to the Academy.
• Shin told Ino and Choji that their test was a formality and asked Shikamaru to explain his reasoning.
• Shikamaru explained that Team Leaders tested teamwork and other qualities, but the Ino-Shika-Cho trio's shared upbringing and training had already prepared them.

Shin Uchiha dismissed his students after Shikamaru impressed him, then hurried to Tsunade when she activated their space mark. In the Hokage Office, he discovered that Kabuto Yakushi had returned alive from his mission near Orochimaru.

• Shin Uchiha told Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji to meet him at Training Ground 52 the next morning for a test.
• Shikamaru rushed home to discuss the day with his father, while Ino and Choji headed home together.
• Tsunade stimulated her space mark, prompting Shin Uchiha to leave his students and teleport to the Hokage Office.
• Tsunade showed Shin Uchiha that Kabuto Yakushi had returned to report after a long period without contact.
• Shin Uchiha greeted Kabuto warmly and admitted he had feared Orochimaru had killed him.

Kabuto Yakushi reported that Orochimaru had perfected Impure World Reincarnation and gave Shin Uchiha a scroll documenting the technique. After Shin offered Kabuto a choice about his future, Kabuto asked about Yakushi Nonō, and Shin's evasive answer made Kabuto suspect he was hiding something.

• Kabuto Yakushi explained that Orochimaru had cut off outside contact while conducting a critical experiment.
• Tsunade revealed that Orochimaru had perfected Impure World Reincarnation, planned to summon her grandfathers, and intended to cause trouble during the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Shin Uchiha calmed Tsunade and asked Kabuto whether he had mastered Impure World Reincarnation.
• Kabuto gave Shin a scroll containing the forbidden technique and its full instructions.
• Shin offered Kabuto the choice to keep spying or become an ordinary person, and Kabuto asked how Yakushi Nonō was doing.
• Shin said Nonō worked as his family doctor and visited the orphanage, but Kabuto sensed that Shin was hiding something.

Kabuto Yakushi feared that something had happened to his adoptive mother, Nonō, but Shin Uchiha revealed that she was pregnant with his child and had been resting in secret. After Kabuto reunited with Nonō and confirmed she was safe, he explained that he had to return to Orochimaru’s service after reporting his intelligence to Shin.

• Kabuto noticed Shin’s unease and feared that Nonō was in danger, so Tsunade urged Shin to tell him the truth.
• Shin told Kabuto that Nonō was pregnant with his child, and Kabuto slowly accepted the news after Shin promised to care for her.
• Shin went to fetch Nonō while Tsunade welcomed Kabuto, and Shizune prepared tea and snacks for him.
• Shin brought Nonō to Kabuto, who greeted her with relief, and Nonō checked that he was unharmed.
• Kabuto told Nonō that he had earned Orochimaru’s trust, had returned as part of an infiltration mission, and needed to go back after reporting his intelligence to Shin.

Kabuto Yakushi chose to continue working undercover with Orochimaru to pursue answers and obtain his reincarnation technique. Shin Uchiha gave him a space mark for emergencies, and Kabuto departed after reassuring Nonō and receiving her warnings.

• Nonō silently appealed to Shin Uchiha to offer Kabuto Yakushi a safe position at the Orphanage.
• Kabuto Yakushi declined and said he would keep working with Orochimaru, where he had made progress toward obtaining the reincarnation technique.
• Shin Uchiha accepted Kabuto's choice, placed a space mark on him as an escape measure, and warned him to be cautious around Orochimaru.
• Kabuto Yakushi thanked Shin Uchiha, reported what he knew about Orochimaru, and reassured Nonō before leaving.
• Nonō worried that Kabuto might be in danger, and Shin Uchiha told her he trusted Kabuto and would protect her.

Tsunade persuaded the pregnant Nonō to move back in with Shin and the others so she could be cared for before and after the birth. Nonō agreed, while Tsunade continued managing Shin’s household and reflected on her uneasy relationship with Mei Terumi.

• Tsunade reminded Nonō that she had warned her about Shin, then urged her to stop feeling embarrassed and return to the household.
• Nonō agreed to move back, admitting that she needed help during her pregnancy and after the baby arrived.
• Tsunade reassured Nonō and told her to move back that day, while Shin left to give them space.
• Shizune observed Tsunade’s soft-hearted efforts to organize Shin’s women and children.
• Tsunade thought about Mei Terumi, the Mizukage in Kirigakure, whom she considered beyond her influence and viewed with suspicion.

Kurenai Yuhi kept Hinata behind after Team 8’s meeting to get to know Shin’s fiancée, and the two grew closer as they spoke. Kurenai revealed she was a Kage-level ninja, leaving Hinata stunned.

• Kurenai Yuhi kept Hinata behind after dismissing Team 8 and told her she wanted to meet Shin’s fiancée.
• Kurenai explained that she was a close friend of Shin, and Hinata bashfully asked to call her big sister Kurenai in private.
• Hinata said she respected Kurenai and believed Tsunade and Shin would only assign her a capable teacher.
• Kurenai released some of her spiritual power and formally introduced herself as a Kage-level ninja.
• Hinata’s pupils contracted in surprise when Kurenai revealed her strength.

Shin visited Hinata after her graduation and heard her resolve to grow stronger so she could support him. He kissed her forehead, leaving her flustered and unable to respond.

• Kurenai Yuhi sensed Shin's arrival, teased him about checking on his fiancée, and left Hinata with him.
• Shin congratulated Hinata on graduating, and she blushed at his comment that she had grown up.
• Kurenai Yuhi warned Shin not to bully Hinata before leaving to report to Tsunade.
• Shin asked Hinata whether she truly meant what she had told Tsunade, and Hinata vowed to become stronger and help him.
• Hinata invited Shin to stop treating her like a child, and he kissed her forehead.
• Hinata froze in embarrassment, then stammered when Shin asked what was wrong.

Shin Uchiha gave Hinata a space mark and encouraged her to pursue the path of a Shinobi while prioritizing her safety. After Hinata left, Shin called a woman hiding in the woods to come out.

• Shin Uchiha teased Hinata about her graduation gift, then gave her a space mark and explained how it worked.
• Shin warned Hinata to use the mark to escape danger rather than risk being captured and endangering others.
• Hinata worried that she was unsuited to being a Shinobi, but Shin reassured her that she was exceptionally gifted and promised to support her.
• Shin coaxed Hinata for a while, then let her leave without taking her for a stroll.
• After Hinata had gone, Shin called to someone hiding in the woods, and a beautiful woman with black hair and red eyes emerged.