Recaps

Kurenai Yuhi returned to spend time with Shin Uchiha and asked to have more children with him, and he agreed. Shin took her to the Hokage Office, where Tsunade teased them before he transported everyone home.

• Kurenai Yuhi told Shin Uchiha she wanted to spend time with him and give him more children.
• Shin Uchiha agreed to Kurenai Yuhi’s request after discussing her strength and the demands of pregnancy.
• Shin Uchiha carried Kurenai Yuhi to the Hokage Office, where Tsunade teased them about their relationship.
• Shin Uchiha activated the women’s space marks and transported everyone home.

At Naka Shrine, Shin Uchiha confronted Uchiha Itachi about his years of hostility toward him and asked what reasons Itachi had suspected. Itachi accepted that Shin could kill him and began explaining his theories, leaving the cause of Shin’s treatment unresolved.

• Shin Uchiha waited at Naka Shrine beside the empty spot where the Uchiha stone tablet had stood, after hiding the tablet in his personal space.
• Uchiha Itachi arrived and reported that he had silenced a Kumogakure squad and diverted evidence of their fight toward the Land of Earth.
• Shin Uchiha remarked that the turmoil in Iwagakure and Kumogakure followed the loss of their forbidden techniques book and Jinchūriki, and Itachi understood the implication but stayed silent.
• Shin Uchiha asked whether Itachi had noticed his hostility, and Itachi tensed before deciding not to resist.
• Uchiha Itachi said Shin had repeatedly sent him on dangerous missions and asked why, offering to take his own life once he learned the reason.
• Shin Uchiha invited Itachi to explain his suspicions, and Itachi began by saying he thought Shin feared him as a threat because he was the former Clan Leader’s eldest son.

Uchiha Itachi explained why he had suspected Shin Uchiha’s hostility and accepted what he thought was an imminent execution. Shin denied wanting to kill him and showed him an illusion of a future in which Itachi slaughtered his family and clan for a peace that never came, leaving Itachi shaken and questioning whether he had truly done those things.

• Uchiha Itachi described and dismissed several possible reasons for Shin Uchiha’s hostility, including rivalry over clan leadership and Shin’s relationship with his mother.
• Uchiha Itachi knelt and told Shin that he would not resist if Shin intended to kill him, asking him to conceal the truth from Mikoto and Sasuke.
• Shin Uchiha told Uchiha Itachi that he did not intend to kill him and had only been venting his dissatisfaction.
• Shin Uchiha activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and drew Uchiha Itachi into an illusion to show him the truth.
• Uchiha Itachi emerged from the illusion horrified by a future in which he killed his parents and slaughtered the clan, then asked Shin if he had really done those things.

Shin Uchiha explained to Uchiha Itachi that his visions of the Uchiha Clan’s dark future had been changed and gave him a mission concerning Sasuke. He showed Itachi an ancient stone tablet whose remaining inscription required the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to read, then revealed that its account of how the Mangekyō evolved had been altered.

• Uchiha Itachi asked Shin Uchiha about the future fragments he had seen, and Shin confirmed they came from his Mangekyō Sharingan ability, Space-Time Rift.
• Shin Uchiha explained that he had kept Itachi’s actions in those visions secret and that the Uchiha Clan had left Konoha to avoid its predicted fate.
• Shin Uchiha told Itachi he had an important mission, and Itachi guessed it concerned Sasuke’s future.
• Shin Uchiha produced an ancient Uchiha stone tablet, and Itachi strained his Mangekyō Sharingan to read its inscription until Shin stopped him.
• Shin Uchiha said the tablet’s remaining text had been altered and that its method for evolving the Mangekyō Sharingan was a shortcut.
• Shin Uchiha began to explain that only two Uchiha had independently awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and said he had already told Shisui the method.

Shin Uchiha explained that Itachi could evolve his Mangekyō Sharingan by greatly increasing his mental strength and eye power, then discussed Sasuke’s possible role as the Child of Destiny. He assigned Itachi to stage Mikoto’s death before Sasuke and infiltrate the Akatsuki, promising to use a stand-in and restore Itachi’s reputation afterward.

• Shin Uchiha said the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan required mental strength and eye power several times greater than when the Mangekyō awakened, and Itachi dismissed that method as unrealistic for himself.
• Shin Uchiha identified himself and Indra as the two people who had achieved that growth, then told Itachi the Stone Tablet method was workable despite its drawbacks.
• Shin Uchiha said Sasuke might be the Child of Destiny and argued that Sasuke needed to experience loss and betrayal to grow stronger.
• Itachi agreed to carry out Shin Uchiha’s mission after Shin promised to protect the clan and restore his good name.
• Shin Uchiha ordered Itachi to stage Mikoto’s death in front of Sasuke, become a rogue ninja, and infiltrate the Akatsuki to monitor Pain and the person behind the organization.
• Shin Uchiha reassured Itachi that he would use a White Zetsu Clone as Mikoto’s stand-in.

Shin assigned Itachi a mission to put Sasuke through hardship while helping Mikoto fake her death and escape, then turned his attention to reviving Yahiko. Konan agreed to retrieve a piece of Yahiko’s remains, but worried that the resurrection might cost Shin too much.

• Shin told Itachi to spend a few days saying goodbye to Mikoto and assured him that she and Shisui knew the truth about his mission.
• Shin sent a Wood Clone to handle routine missions with the Ino-Shika-Cho youngsters while he spent time with Tsunade, Shizune, and Kurenai Yuhi.
• Shin met Konan at the wooden building and told her that everything was ready to revive Yahiko except for a piece of his remains to use as a summoning medium.
• Konan agreed to retrieve some of Yahiko’s flesh and blood from his remains, which Nagato had turned into Deva Path Pain.
• Konan asked whether reviving Yahiko would cost Shin too much, and Shin activated his Sharingan as he prepared to reassure her.

Shin Uchiha revealed that he could control his Rinnegan and explained why Nagato’s permanently active eyes resembled Kakashi’s transplanted Sharingan. Konan feared that Nagato’s Rinnegan had been part of a conspiracy, and the chapter ended with her asking Shin what remained real.

• Shin Uchiha revealed his Rinnegan to Konan, who worried that using Outer Path-Rinne Rebirth would cost him his life and confessed that he was important to her.
• Shin showed Konan that he could deactivate his Rinnegan, unlike Nagato, whose eyes remained active.
• Shin compared Nagato’s Rinnegan to Kakashi’s transplanted Sharingan and explained that both men could use their eyes but could not deactivate them.
• Shin told Konan that Nagato was likely an Uzumaki orphan and that no Uzumaki had a known eye-related bloodline, leaving her convinced that a conspiracy lay behind Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Shin comforted Konan as she panicked, and she asked him what was real if their suffering and Yahiko’s death had been part of a lie.

Shin comforted Konan and promised to investigate Nagato’s failing health and bring Yahiko back. Konan worried about the price of using Rinne Rebirth, but Shin reassured her that his system had reduced the cost, and they acknowledged their feelings for each other.

• Shin held Konan as she calmed down and promised to uncover who was behind the schemes and bring Yahiko back.
• Shin suspected Nagato was growing weaker because his Rinnegan drained his body, and he planned to find a way to seal it.
• Konan asked Shin to delay reviving Yahiko until he could do so without a price, or to let her bear the cost instead.
• Shin checked the system and saw that using Rinne Rebirth would seal the technique for ten years rather than kill him.
• Shin reassured Konan, kissed her forehead, and told her he could not bear to make her sad; Konan shyly accepted his affection.

Shin asked Konan to arrange for Itachi to join the Akatsuki and partner with Kisame so they could investigate the mastermind. After sharing an intimate moment, Shin trained Konan in supportive and survival techniques and left her with a life-saving Izanagi seal, warning her to prioritize survival.

• Shin asked Konan to recruit Itachi into the Akatsuki and pair him with Kisame, whose background might connect him to the mastermind.
• Konan agreed to arrange the partnership and kept her suspicions about Obito Uchiha and Kisame to herself.
• Shin and Konan kissed before Konan stopped them, saying the building was not safe.
• Shin brought Konan into an illusion realm and taught her supportive and survival ninjutsu.
• Shin sealed Izanagi in Konan's eyes and told her to activate his space mark if she sensed danger.

Shin prepared Itachi to carry out a secret mission that would make Sasuke believe his brother had killed their family, hoping the trauma would strengthen Sasuke's Sharingan. Itachi headed for the Uchiha compound while Shin concealed himself near Sasuke's home to watch what happened.

• Shin confirmed that Itachi was ready for the mission and promised that Mikoto, Yuta, and Kana were safely hidden.
• Itachi left for the courtyard where he had grown up, while Mikoto watched him go and worried about the pain the mission would cause him and Sasuke.
• Shin reassured Mikoto that Sasuke needed the trauma to strengthen his Sharingan, then sent her back to the hidden space when Kana woke up.
• Shin teleported to Sasuke's roof and concealed his presence as he waited for the brothers' confrontation.
• Sasuke hurried home, expecting his father and Itachi to celebrate his graduation and becoming a ninja.

Sasuke returned to his home and found his father dead and Itachi claiming to have killed him. Itachi also said he had killed their mother, and Sasuke found her body in the kitchen.

• Sasuke returned to the Uchiha District and found two maids unconscious inside his home.
• Sasuke entered the dining room and discovered his father’s corpse.
• Itachi appeared and told Sasuke that he had killed their father.
• Sasuke awakened his Sharingan and activated his Lightning Release Armor as he confronted Itachi.
• Itachi claimed he had killed their mother and that her body was in the kitchen.
• Sasuke found his mother’s body and gathered her into his arms.

Sasuke discovered his parents dead and confronted Itachi, whose explanation and genjutsu drove Sasuke into a furious attack. Itachi overwhelmed him and sent him crashing through a wall into the next room.

• Sasuke confirmed his mother was dead, laid her down, and awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Itachi claimed he had killed his parents to advance his Sharingan and said he planned to escape before the clan leader returned.
• Sasuke attacked Itachi with a kunai, but Itachi's body became a flock of crows as Sasuke realized he was trapped in a genjutsu.
• Sasuke used his Lightning Release Armor and Sharingan to break free of Itachi's genjutsu and charged at him again.
• Itachi evaded Sasuke's attack and struck his back, sending him through a wall into the next room.

Itachi defeated Sasuke with Susanoo and Tsukuyomi, claiming he wanted their parents’ Sharingan and pushing Sasuke to seek greater power. After Sasuke lost consciousness, Itachi told Shin Uchiha that his task was complete, and Shin promised to take Sasuke to Tsunade.

• Sasuke’s lightning attack failed against Itachi’s Susanoo, and Itachi slammed him into a wall.
• Itachi explained that he wanted his parents’ Sharingan and taunted Sasuke, who vowed to avenge them.
• Itachi used Tsukuyomi to make Sasuke relive their parents’ deaths until Sasuke lost consciousness.
• Itachi caught Sasuke and told Shin Uchiha that his task was complete.
• Shin Uchiha promised to take Sasuke to Tsunade and said he would suffer no lasting damage.

Shin Uchiha arranged for Itachi to infiltrate the Akatsuki and took the unconscious Sasuke to Tsunade for treatment. The chapter ended with Sasuke recovering in Konoha Hospital while the village believed Itachi had murdered his parents and nearly killed his brother.

• Shin Uchiha eased Itachi’s eye pain after Itachi overused his Mangekyō Sharingan against Sasuke.
• Shin instructed Itachi to join the Akatsuki, monitor its mastermind, and trust Konan, who was secretly on Shin’s side.
• Shin warned Itachi to stay vigilant, then teleported away with Sasuke while Itachi left the village separately.
• The next morning, Konoha and the Uchiha Clan announced that Itachi had killed his parents, injured Sasuke, and become an S-rank rogue ninja.
• Tsunade told Shin that Sasuke’s injuries were not serious and that he would likely wake after a week, even without treatment.

Sasuke woke after three days in a coma, while Shin comforted Mikoto and explained the larger plan behind Sasuke and Itachi’s ordeal. Naruto told Sasuke that Mikoto had been killed and Yuta and Kana were missing, leaving Sasuke to face the truth he had hoped was only a nightmare.

• Shin returned to his space and assured Mikoto that Tsunade had examined Sasuke and that he would recover.
• Shin explained the events behind Sasuke and Itachi’s mission, including the Sage of Six Paths, and promised that Sasuke would become extraordinarily powerful.
• Mikoto chose not to visit Sasuke because the world believed she was dead and she wanted him to endure the hardships ahead.
• After three days unconscious, Sasuke woke to find Naruto beside him and asked whether Naruto had seen his mother.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Mikoto had been killed, Yuta and Kana were missing, and the Uchiha District had been sealed off.

Sasuke learned that Itachi had taken Yuta and Kana and that Teacher Shin had gone after him, while Sasuke's grief over his family awakened his three-tomoe Sharingan. In the Land of Rain, Shin met with Yugito and Uchiha Ye before Konan brought an Akatsuki-clad rogue ninja to him.

• Sasuke's Sharingan evolved to three tomoe as he grieved for his family, but he felt no joy at the change.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Yuta and Kana were missing and that the Hokage suspected Itachi had taken them.
• Sasuke learned that Teacher Shin had visited him and then left to find Itachi, and he trusted Shin to bring Itachi back.
• Shin sat with Yugito and Uchiha Ye in the Land of Rain while Yugito enjoyed Ye's pastries.
• Konan arrived with an Akatsuki-clad rogue ninja and told Shin she had brought him.

Shin met Konan and Itachi in the Land of Rain, received a scroll containing a piece of Yahiko's body, and reassured Konan about Nagato. Later, Shin visited Sasuke in the hospital and told him that Itachi had escaped.

• Konan gave Shin a scroll containing a severed section of Yahiko's finger and explained that Nagato knew what Shin had told her but still refused to change course.
• Shin comforted Konan, and she left with Itachi to arrange his place in the Akatsuki.
• Yugito asked Shin whether Konan was one of his women, and Shin said he wanted to help ease her burden.
• Shin returned to his space and spent time with Mikoto and her two children before going to Konoha Hospital.
• Sasuke asked Shin what he had done to Itachi, and Shin told him he had neither captured nor executed him because Itachi had escaped.

Shin Uchiha reassured Sasuke that he could eventually face Itachi and promised to train him, then found Tsunade worried about whether her grandfather would approve of their relationship. Shin told her he would explain things after resurrecting her grandfathers, leaving their planned resurrection ahead.

• Shin told Sasuke that Itachi had escaped with help from a powerful organization's leader, but that the leader had agreed to let Sasuke challenge Itachi once he was strong enough.
• Shin promised to train Sasuke after finishing his current work, and advised him to keep learning Lightning Release from Kakashi in the meantime.
• Sasuke told Shin that he had already mastered Kakashi's Chidori, and Shin encouraged him to focus on Lightning Release while relying on the Uchiha Clan for Fire Release techniques.
• Shin went to the Hokage Office and found Tsunade lost in thought, while Shizune said she had been acting that way since morning.
• Tsunade asked Shin whether her second grandfather would be angry about their relationship, and Shin reassured her that he would explain after resurrecting her first and second grandfathers.

Shin Uchiha reassured Tsunade that they could postpone summoning Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju because she was afraid of hurting her Second Grandfather. Shin still wanted to meet Tobirama and copy his techniques, and planned to wait for Orochimaru to summon the First and Second Hokage when he attacked Konoha.

• Tsunade worried that Tobirama Senju would be hurt by learning that she had married Shin Uchiha, the leader of the clan he had opposed.
• Shin Uchiha told Tsunade they could postpone summoning Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, which relieved her.
• Shin considered Tobirama's influence on Konoha and the shinobi world, and wanted to meet him and copy the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Shin decided to wait for Orochimaru's coming attack on Konoha, when Orochimaru would use Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama and Tobirama.

Shin Uchiha prepared to resurrect Nawaki and Kushina Uzumaki while discussing the costs and risks with Tsunade. They agreed to plan carefully, as Shin feared the Sage of Six Paths might oppose the resurrection.

• Shin Uchiha told Tsunade that his resurrection dōjutsu had a cooldown of at least ten years, and she questioned why he had chosen Kushina Uzumaki.
• Shin explained that he wanted to help Naruto and learn Kushina’s Sealing Jutsu, and Tsunade reluctantly accepted his reasons.
• Shin asked Tsunade whether she wanted anyone else resurrected, and she said bringing back her brother Nawaki was enough because she did not want to risk Shin’s life.
• Shin took the Impure World Reincarnation materials from Shizune and discussed the operation’s timing, location, and aftermath with Tsunade.
• Shin considered the possibility that the Sage of Six Paths would oppose Rinne Rebirth because it severed the resurrected person’s connection to the Pure Land.

Shin brought Tsunade and his trusted companions to a deserted island to attempt a resurrection, while Tsunade asked him for White Zetsu specimens for her medical research. The chapter ended with Shin preparing to begin the unprecedented ritual as everyone watched nervously.

• Shin brought Tsunade and the others to a deserted island where four bound White Zetsu waited on a platform.
• Tsunade asked Shin for White Zetsu so she could advance her Medical Ninjutsu, and Shin agreed to give her some from the hundreds in his Kamui Dimension.
• Tsunade realized Shin had hesitated because he was distracted, pinched his waist in retaliation, and told him to get on with the work.
• Shin stepped onto the platform to begin bringing the dead back to life while his trusted companions watched, aware of the historic event about to unfold.

Shin Uchiha used Impure World Reincarnation to summon four dead people, then performed Rinne Rebirth to restore their lives. As the four began breathing, a silent barrier-like energy enveloped the island.

• Shin Uchiha summoned four souls into White Zetsu sacrifices with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tsunade recognized Nawaki and told Shin to bring him back to life without asking his wishes.
• Shin used Rinne Rebirth on the four figures, and the system reduced the jutsu’s cost by taking some of his life force.
• The mist cleared to reveal that all four had regained healthy bodies and were breathing.
• A silent, barrier-like energy enveloped the island.

Shin Uchiha met the Sage of Six Paths in a mental space after the Sage sensed his use of Rinne Rebirth. The Sage warned Shin against reviving the dead lightly, but told him to handle those he had already brought back as he saw fit.

• A hidden energy surrounded the island, and Shin Uchiha pretended to notice it before making contact with the presence behind it.
• Shin Uchiha entered a vast empty space and recognized the man with horns and a Rinnegan as the Sage of Six Paths, his Uchiha ancestor.
• Shin Uchiha explained that he knew the Sage's identity from clan records and the Stone Tablet, and said his strength had convinced him no impostor could have brought him there.
• The Sage of Six Paths said he had appeared because Shin had used Rinne Rebirth and warned him that reviving powerful people could violate the world's laws and bring severe backlash.
• Shin Uchiha asked what to do about the people he had already revived, and the Sage told him to make whatever arrangements he saw fit.

The Sage of Six Paths explained why he wanted Shin Uchiha to avoid using Rinne Rebirth carelessly, then gave him vitality and knowledge of Yin-Yang Release. Shin left the Sage’s space with newfound understanding and a debt of gratitude.

• The Sage of Six Paths told Shin Uchiha that Rinne Rebirth could hinder his growth and urged him to save it for when it was truly needed.
• Shin Uchiha assured the Sage that he understood his concern and would not use Rinne Rebirth lightly again.
• The Sage of Six Paths replenished Shin Uchiha’s vitality and passed on extensive knowledge of Yin-Yang Release.
• The Sage of Six Paths sent Shin Uchiha back to the island platform, where Shin felt the vitality in his body and realized the encounter had been real.

Shin Uchiha returned from meeting the Sage of Six Paths with new vitality and knowledge, then watched as Nawaki, Kushina Uzumaki, Pakura of Scorch Release, and Yahiko were resurrected. Tsunade reunited with Nawaki, while Shin and Tsunade kept the truth about his resurrection secret.

• Shin Uchiha learned that the Sage of Six Paths had forgiven him for resurrecting the dead and had given him knowledge and power.
• Kushina Uzumaki, Pakura of Scorch Release, Yahiko, and Senju Nawaki awakened after their resurrection.
• Shin Uchiha used Genjutsu on Kushina Uzumaki, Pakura of Scorch Release, and Yahiko, then sent them into his space.
• Tsunade embraced Nawaki and wept, and Nawaki remembered his fatal injury before comforting his sister.
• Tsunade told Nawaki that the war was over, Konoha had won, and he had been receiving treatment at a secluded place.