Arc 2The Uchiha’s Departure

After Shisui’s apparent death and return, Shin secured permission for the Uchiha Clan to relocate from Konoha and prepared Whirlpool Island as their refuge. The first relocation contingent departed with Fugaku, while Shin remained responsible for the clan members still in the village.

  • Shin Uchiha captured Kojiro Shimamura by copying his Lightning Release Armor and imprisoned him in the Uchiha Clan’s secret prison.
  • Shisui Uchiha rejected Danzo’s offer to join Root, fought his attackers, and collapsed from Torune’s poison after escaping toward Konoha.
  • Shin and the Uchiha confronted Danzo, but Shisui succumbed to his injuries after exposing Danzo’s attack to the Third Hokage.
  • Shin demanded that the Uchiha relinquish their Konoha Security Bureau duties and move some members out of the village, and the Third Hokage approved the plan.
  • Shin revealed to Itachi that Shisui had survived, then took Shisui and Itachi to Whirlpool Island and told them about the relocation agreement.
  • Shin read and removed the Naka Shrine’s stone tablet, then agreed to train Sasuke as the clan prepared to move.
  • Shin trained in Lightning Release Armor while Fugaku and the Elder organized the relocation, and Fugaku led more than a hundred Uchiha ninja to Whirlpool Island with Shin’s space-time dōjutsu.
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Ch. 26Space Mark

Shin Uchiha brought Uchiha Mikoto to the island inside Takamagahara and explained his spatial Dōjutsu. He left her with a space mark she could use to escape danger, and she kissed him in gratitude.

  • Shin Uchiha used Takamagahara to bring Uchiha Mikoto to its island, where she marveled at the realistic surroundings and questioned him about the space.
  • Shin Uchiha held Mikoto as they admired the island and explained how Takamagahara let him travel and bring others with him.
  • Shin Uchiha carefully placed a space mark between Mikoto's eyebrows and told her she could activate it with chakra to reach safety.
  • Mikoto, moved by Shin's concern for her, leaned in and kissed him.

Ch. 27Leaving the village

After sharing an intimate night with Uchiha Mikoto, Shin Uchiha left Konoha to pursue a mission and investigate the former Land of Whirlpools. He accepted a contract to hunt down the Missing-nin Kojiro Shimamura.

  • Uchiha Mikoto told Shin she wanted to have his child, and Shin agreed before taking her home with Takamagahara.
  • Shin and Mikoto spent the night together, and Shin planned to store furniture, food, and drinks in his dimension.
  • The next morning, Shin left Mikoto’s house and went to Konoha’s mission assignment office instead of returning to his own home.
  • With Uchiha Itachi still away, Shin postponed the plan to fake Shisui’s death and decided to investigate the former Land of Whirlpools while marking his route.
  • Shin accepted a mission to kill Kojiro Shimamura, a Konoha Missing-nin who had defected after killing a student and drawing suspicion.

Ch. 28Transcription Seal

Shin Uchiha prepared Shisui Uchiha for the plan and left Konoha on a mission that took him toward the Land of Whirlpools. Along the way, he began secretly buying supplies for the Uchiha Clan’s move and storing them on the island in his space.

  • Shin Uchiha visited Shisui Uchiha, told him he would be away for about half a month, and confirmed that the clan’s plan would proceed as scheduled.
  • Shin Uchiha revealed that he had sealed Izanagi in Shisui Uchiha’s Sharingan as a contingency, and reassured Shisui that his own eyes were unharmed.
  • Shin Uchiha registered his departure from Konoha and set out on a mission toward the Land of Whirlpools.
  • Shin Uchiha used Shadow Clones and the Transformation Technique to buy supplies for the Uchiha Clan in several cities, then stored them on the island in his space.

Ch. 29Kojiro Shimamura's accusations

Shin Uchiha built a house inside his Takamagahara space, then tracked the Missing-nin Kojiro Shimamura to a coastal fishing village. When Shin's shadow clone pursued him into the woods, Kojiro broke down and blamed his flight on a former student who had supposedly provoked him.

  • Shin Uchiha hired a construction crew to build a wooden house inside his space and sent them home after using genjutsu to blur their memories.
  • Shisui Uchiha carefully revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan during difficult missions, while Uchiha Fugaku failed to stop rumors from spreading to Danzo.
  • Shin Uchiha reached the coast and identified Kojiro Shimamura, disguised as a fisherman, by his hands and skin.
  • Shin's shadow clone watched Kojiro flee into the woods and followed him with its Three-Tomoe Sharingan activated.
  • Kojiro Shimamura dropped his disguise and accused his former student of provoking him, asking why Konoha would not let him live.

Ch. 30Trap

Shin Uchiha confronted Kojiro Shimamura over killing his student, but Kojiro argued that clan privilege had left civilian-born Shinobi like him with no fair way to respond. Kojiro’s trap destroyed Shin’s Shadow Clone, and Shin suspected Kojiro had another reason for killing his student after noticing his use of Lightning Release.

  • Shin Uchiha told Kojiro Shimamura that killing his student had been an extreme response, while Kojiro explained how clan privilege had blocked his progress and limited his options.
  • Shin Uchiha reflected on the power of Konoha’s clans and his reasons for wanting the Uchiha Clan to leave the village, but continued his mission to bring Kojiro back.
  • Kojiro Shimamura vanished into a trap of steel wires and Explosive Tags, which detonated and destroyed Shin Uchiha’s Shadow Clone.
  • Shin Uchiha sent another Shadow Clone into the woods, and Kojiro Shimamura mocked him for not approaching in person.
  • Shin Uchiha asked Kojiro Shimamura whether his Lightning Release indicated that he had lied about why he killed his student.

Ch. 31Lightning Release Armor

Shin Uchiha uncovered that Kojiro Shimamura had killed his student to steal a Lightning Release secret technique and had learned the first stage of Kumogakure's Lightning Release Armor. Kojiro attacked Shin at enhanced speed, and Shin used his Sharingan to barely withstand him.

  • Shin Uchiha deduced that Kojiro Shimamura had used Lightning Release chakra transformation to speed up the Explosive Tags and had killed his student to conceal his training.
  • Kojiro tore off his disguise and activated the first stage of Lightning Release Armor, surprising Shin with his access to Kumogakure's secret technique.
  • Kojiro said he had stolen the technique from his student and blamed Konoha for stifling his talent.
  • Kojiro threw two Kunai and charged Shin, who dodged and blocked with help from his Sharingan despite being outmatched in speed.

Ch. 32Whirlpool Island

Shin Uchiha copied Kojiro Shimamura’s Lightning Release Armor with his Mangekyō Sharingan and captured him alive. After arranging for Kojiro to be imprisoned, Shin continued toward the Land of Whirlpools and learned why the island was largely abandoned.

  • Shin Uchiha’s Shadow Clone vanished after Kojiro Shimamura slashed its throat, and Kojiro taunted the real Shin.
  • Shin revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and used its Copying Eye to learn Lightning Release Armor from Kojiro.
  • Shin overwhelmed Kojiro with the copied technique, captured him, and decided to imprison him rather than kill or recruit him.
  • Shin returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound through Takamagahara and asked Uchiha Fugaku to lock Kojiro in the clan’s secret prison.
  • Shin boarded a cargo ship heading along the coast and learned that hidden currents, whirlpools, and the island’s deadly history kept ships away from the Land of Whirlpools.

Ch. 33All sides made their move

Shin Uchiha reached Whirlpool Island as Danzo learned that Shisui Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and began considering a move against the Uchiha Clan. Hiruzen ordered Kakashi to investigate Root and protect Shisui, while Shisui warned Fugaku, who sent Mikoto to contact Shin; the chapter ended with Shin embracing her in Takamagahara Space.

  • Shin Uchiha left the merchant ship and ran across the water toward Whirlpool Island.
  • A Root ninja reported that Shisui Uchiha's Sharingan had evolved into the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Danzo considered eradicating the Uchiha Clan.
  • Hiruzen ordered Kakashi Hatake to investigate Root and covertly protect Shisui Uchiha.
  • Shisui sensed a squad following him, suspected Danzo's Root, and reported the threat to Uchiha Fugaku.
  • Fugaku asked Uchiha Mikoto to notify Shin, and Mikoto used Shin's space mark to enter Takamagahara Space.
  • Shin appeared behind Mikoto, embraced her, and asked whether she had missed him.

Ch. 34Shisui's crisis

Shin Uchiha returned to the Uchiha District and agreed with Uchiha Fugaku and the Elder to follow their plan concerning Danzo and Shisui. When Root abducted Shisui under a forged order from the Third Hokage, Shin rushed to Danzo's base with Fugaku and Uchiha clan members.

  • Uchiha Mikoto told Shin that Danzo was targeting Shisui, who was staying inside the Uchiha District for safety.
  • Shin carried Mikoto to his house, then returned with her to the Clan Leader's House.
  • Shin met Uchiha Fugaku and the Elder, and told them to have Shisui continue accepting missions until Danzo made his move.
  • Root operatives intercepted Shisui after a mission and took him away using a forged order from the Third Hokage.
  • Shin, Uchiha Fugaku, and a group of Uchiha clan members hurried to the Root Base, while Shisui let the disguised Root operatives take him as planned.

Ch. 35The encirclement

Shisui Uchiha went to Root's base and offered to serve Shimura Danzō, hoping to ease tensions between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha. When Shisui refused the Cursed Seal, Danzō ordered Root to attack him, and Shisui sensed a trap as he tried to escape.

  • Shisui Uchiha met Shimura Danzō at Root's base and claimed he wanted to serve him to help reconcile the Uchiha Clan and the village.
  • Danzō agreed to take Shisui into Root but ordered him to receive the Cursed Seal.
  • Shisui refused the seal, warning that the Uchiha Clan would cast him out if he accepted it.
  • Shisui revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and declared that his strength would let him surpass Orochimaru.
  • Danzō ordered Root members to attack Shisui as he moved toward the exit.
  • Shisui used Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique to break through the encirclement, then sensed that something was wrong as he tried to flee.

Ch. 36Skeletal Susanoo

Surrounded by Shimura Danzō’s Root operatives and weakened by Torune Aburame’s poison, Shisui Uchiha awakened Susanoo to protect himself. As Danzō ordered his men to stop Shisui from forming Susanoo’s skeletal arms, Shisui remained close to death from the spreading venom.

  • Shisui Uchiha refused Shimura Danzō’s offer to accept Root’s Cursed Seal, declaring that he would rather die than submit.
  • Shimura Danzō ordered the Root operatives to kill Shisui, who resolved to keep his promise to Shin Uchiha and leave him an intact corpse.
  • Shisui drove his Mangekyō Sharingan to its limit, unleashing a green skeletal Susanoo that swept away the attackers.
  • Shimura Danzō recognized Susanoo and watched in fascination while Shisui struggled with severe eye pain and Torune Aburame’s spreading poison.
  • Shisui formed skeletal arms and hands around himself, prompting Shimura Danzō to shout for his men to stop him.

Ch. 37Shisui's parting words

Shisui Uchiha escaped Shimura Danzō’s Root Base but collapsed near Konoha as the poison reached his heart and his Susanoo failed. Shin Uchiha found him, and Shisui gave his final advice to Uchiha Itachi while Shin knew a contingency might bring Shisui back to life.

  • Shisui Uchiha used his skeletal Susanoo to escape the cave and fled toward Konoha as Root pursued him.
  • The poison spread through Shisui Uchiha’s body, and his exhausted Susanoo dissipated when the poison reached his heart.
  • Shin Uchiha found the immobile Shisui Uchiha and discovered the poison had killed his cells, beyond the Mystical Palm Technique’s ability to heal.
  • Shisui Uchiha told Shin Uchiha he had kept their promise and urged him to lead the Uchiha clansmen away from annihilation.
  • Shisui Uchiha advised Uchiha Itachi to care for himself, seek Shin Uchiha’s advice, and look after his little brother.

Ch. 38Shisui's death

Shin Uchiha and the Uchiha Clan confronted Shimura Danzō after Shisui revealed that Danzō had attacked him for his Mangekyō Sharingan. Shisui died from his injuries, and Shin attacked Danzō as he tried to leave.

  • Shimura Danzō arrived with Root and ordered them to take Shisui Uchiha, but Shin Uchiha and the other Uchiha blocked them.
  • Danzō claimed Shisui was a traitor, while Shin argued that Danzō had no authority to arrest him.
  • Uchiha Fugaku, clan representatives, the Third Hokage, and Anbu arrived, and a medical ninja treated Shisui.
  • Shisui told the Third Hokage and Fugaku that Danzō had attacked him for his Mangekyō Sharingan and had a Sharingan beneath his bandages.
  • Danzō refused to explain himself and left, while Shisui succumbed to his injuries.
  • Shin Uchiha shouted at Danzō for killing Shisui and attacked him.

Ch. 39Defecting from the Village

After Shin Uchiha used Susanoo against Danzo, the Third Hokage apologized to the Uchiha Clan and offered to punish Danzo and compensate them. Shin used the moment to announce the Uchiha Clan would leave Konoha, and the Third Hokage asked if they intended to defect.

  • Shin Uchiha's Susanoo struck Danzo and his men, but Danzo reappeared unharmed and fled.
  • Shin Uchiha refrained from pursuing Danzo and faced the Third Hokage as the Uchiha Clan gathered behind him.
  • The Third Hokage bowed to the Uchiha, apologized over Shisui Uchiha's death, and promised to remove Danzo from his positions and hold a funeral for Shisui.
  • The Third Hokage offered compensation and asked whether the Uchiha wanted anything else.
  • Shin Uchiha said the Uchiha Clan would relinquish its duties in the Konoha Security Bureau and move out of Konoha.
  • The Third Hokage asked whether the Uchiha Clan intended to defect from the village.

Ch. 40Leaving Konoha

Shin Uchiha persuaded the Third Hokage to approve moving some Uchiha out of Konoha while keeping the clan’s children and missions tied to the village. The Third Hokage then offered Shin an Anbu Captain position, and Shin pretended to accept despite wanting to leave Konoha.

  • Shin Uchiha assured the Third Hokage that the Uchiha were not betraying Konoha and explained that Shisui Uchiha’s death had prompted some clan members to relocate.
  • Shin Uchiha promised that Uchiha children would still attend the Ninja Academy and that the clan would not take missions outside Konoha.
  • The Third Hokage approved the Uchiha Clan’s proposal to move some members away from the village.
  • The Third Hokage offered Shin Uchiha the position of Anbu Captain, reporting directly to him.
  • Shin Uchiha hid his reluctance and claimed he had always dreamed of joining the Anbu and serving Konoha.

Ch. 41Uchiha Itachi's Fury

Shin Uchiha helped the Uchiha Clan settle matters with the Third Hokage, then kept Shisui Uchiha’s survival secret while the clan staged his funeral. The chapter ended with Shin provoking Uchiha Itachi by pretending he intended to take Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting Itachi to threaten him with a kunai.

  • Shin Uchiha agreed to join the Anbu, and the Third Hokage left to deal with the fallout from Shimura Danzō’s actions.
  • Uchiha Fugaku and Shin Uchiha saw the clan leaders off, then arranged Shisui Uchiha’s staged funeral without revealing that he had survived.
  • Uchiha Itachi carried Shisui’s body home and volunteered to keep vigil in the mourning hall.
  • Shin Uchiha ate at Ichiraku Ramen, brought food to Shisui’s home, and found Uchiha Itachi keeping watch.
  • Shin Uchiha uncovered Shisui’s body and pretended he would take his Mangekyō Sharingan, so Uchiha Itachi drew a kunai and warned him not to touch it.

Ch. 42Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō

Shin Uchiha pressured Uchiha Itachi into awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan, then told him that Shisui Uchiha was not dead. Itachi doubted him, but Shisui’s corpse vanished and Shisui appeared alive beside them.

  • Shin Uchiha used his Mangekyō Sharingan to pressure Uchiha Itachi, causing Itachi’s three-tomoe Sharingan to awaken into a Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Shin Uchiha admitted he had mostly been teasing Itachi and said Shisui Uchiha was not dead.
  • Uchiha Itachi examined Shisui Uchiha’s remains with his Mangekyō Sharingan but found no chakra and remained convinced Shisui had died.
  • Shin Uchiha sensed a fluctuation, and Shisui Uchiha’s corpse disappeared as a living Shisui appeared beside it.
  • Uchiha Itachi followed Shin Uchiha’s gaze and froze at Shisui’s sudden return.

Ch. 43Arrangements

Shin Uchiha reunited with the resurrected Shisui Uchiha and explained how the plan to move the Uchiha Clan away from Konoha had gone. He told Shisui and Uchiha Itachi to prepare to leave for Whirlpool Island before dawn, while keeping his dōjutsu’s space mark secret.

  • Shin Uchiha hugged Shisui Uchiha after seeing that he had returned to life, and Shisui embraced the emotional Uchiha Itachi.
  • Shin told Shisui that the Third Hokage had agreed to let the Uchiha Clan move, that the clan’s children would remain in Konoha to attend school, and that Shimura Danzō had escaped using Izanagi.
  • Shin revealed that Itachi had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after Shisui’s apparent death, and Shisui thanked Itachi and apologized for making him worry.
  • Shin brought Shisui and Itachi takeout from Ichiraku Ramen and told them to pack so he could take them to Whirlpool Island before dawn.
  • Shin explained his dōjutsu, Takamagahara, but chose not to give either Shisui or Itachi a space mark.

Ch. 44Scouting Whirlpool Island

Shin Uchiha sent Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi to Whirlpool Island to scout ahead of the clan’s relocation, warning Itachi to limit his Mangekyō Sharingan use. After returning to his space, Shin used a mark to bring the sleeping Uchiha Mikoto there.

  • Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi ate ramen with Shin Uchiha, then packed Shisui’s belongings for the trip.
  • Uchiha Itachi confirmed he wanted to accompany Shisui to Whirlpool Island, and Shin warned him not to overuse his Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Shin transported Shisui and Itachi to Whirlpool Island and gave them supplies for the next few days.
  • Shin returned to his space, rested after using his dōjutsu, and activated the mark on Uchiha Mikoto.
  • Uchiha Mikoto appeared asleep on the tatami in front of Shin.

Ch. 45An ingenious use for the space mark

Shin Uchiha summoned Uchiha Mikoto into Takamagahara Space to spend time with her and told her that Shisui Uchiha was alive and had gone on a mission with Itachi. Mikoto revealed that she was in her fertile days, and after they were together, she returned home at dawn to prepare breakfast for her family.

  • Shin Uchiha used the space mark to summon Uchiha Mikoto into Takamagahara Space.
  • Mikoto worried that Itachi might notice her secret, and Shin reassured her before explaining that the space made them safe from discovery.
  • Shin told Mikoto that he had rescued Shisui and sent him on a mission with Itachi.
  • Mikoto told Shin that she was in her fertile days and that conceiving was more likely if they tried soon.
  • Shin and Mikoto were intimate until dawn, then Mikoto left to prepare breakfast for her children.

Ch. 46How to evolve the Mangekyō Sharingan

Shin Uchiha visited the Naka Shrine to read the stone tablet and planned to remove it before the Uchiha Clan relocated, preventing its altered teachings from misleading future Mangekyō Sharingan users. After examining its account of Sharingan evolution, he concluded that the tablet’s method for awakening the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan was a shortcut and that a proper evolution should grant a new dōjutsu.

  • Shin Uchiha decided to take the Naka Shrine’s stone tablet and replace it with a fake when the clan asked for it.
  • Shin Uchiha went to the unguarded Naka Shrine and read the tablet with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Shin Uchiha read the tablet’s account of the Shinobi World, the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and the evolution of the Sharingan.
  • Shin Uchiha reasoned that Indra had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan without receiving a relative’s eyes, so transplantation was not the only path to evolution.
  • Shin Uchiha suspected that the tablet’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan method was a shortcut and that proper evolution should grant a new dōjutsu.

Ch. 47Sasuke Uchiha, the disciple

Shin Uchiha removed the Stone Tablet from Naka Shrine and accepted Uchiha Fugaku’s request to become Sasuke’s teacher and help look after his family during the Uchiha Clan’s relocation. After Sasuke’s apprenticeship ceremony, Shin and Fugaku met with Uchiha Ling to plan the first group moving to the new district.

  • Shin Uchiha used Susanoo to remove the Stone Tablet from Naka Shrine and stored it on the Spatial Island.
  • At breakfast, Uchiha Fugaku asked Shin Uchiha to teach Sasuke and watch over Sasuke and Uchiha Mikoto while the clan relocated, and Shin agreed.
  • Uchiha Fugaku arranged Sasuke’s apprenticeship ceremony, and Shin Uchiha gave his new disciple a finely crafted tachi.
  • Shin Uchiha decided to wait until Sasuke started school before beginning his training.
  • Shin Uchiha and Uchiha Fugaku met with Uchiha Ling to plan the clan’s relocation and arrange reinforcements for the first team surveying the new district.

Ch. 48Training the Lightning Release Armor

Shin Uchiha helped Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Ling plan the Uchiha Clan's relocation before leaving to train his body for the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. He chose to strengthen himself through painful Lightning Release Armor training rather than copy Yamato's Wood Release, and ended the chapter enduring electrical currents on a rock above the island.

  • Shin Uchiha, Uchiha Fugaku, and Uchiha Ling discussed the relocation groups and drafted the roster for the first group.
  • Shin Uchiha left the meeting and decided to focus on building his body's toughness through training rather than copying Yamato's Wood Release.
  • Shin Uchiha went to a flat rock at the island's highest point to train with Lightning Release Armor.
  • Shin Uchiha recalled how Kojiro Shimamura had stolen the Lightning Release Armor technique after killing a student who had taken it from his family.
  • Shin Uchiha circulated lightning release chakra through his body, enduring pain while carefully directing the electrical currents.

Ch. 49Shin Uchiha's combat strength

Shin Uchiha trained with Lightning Release Armor until his body neared its limit, then ate at Ichiraku and reflected on his growing physique and freedom from clan duties. He remained confident in his combat strength while keeping his Mangekyō Sharingan and other abilities secret as the Uchiha prepared to leave Konoha.

  • Shin Uchiha stopped his two-hour Lightning Release Armor training when he felt deep bodily pain and confirmed his combat strength had not diminished.
  • Shin Uchiha ate several extra-large bowls of ramen at Ichiraku, where Ayame secretly added fried eggs and sausages to his bowl.
  • Shin Uchiha noticed that his body had grown more muscular and might be entering a second growth spurt.
  • Shin Uchiha avoided clan responsibilities by sending Shadow Clones to help the Elder and Uchiha Fugaku prepare the Uchiha's move to Whirlpool Island.
  • Shin Uchiha judged that few opponents could threaten him, but decided to keep his trump cards and the full capabilities of his dōjutsu concealed.

Ch. 50Mass spatial transfer

Shin Uchiha prepared to help the Uchiha Clan relocate from Konoha to Whirlpool Island. After Uchiha Fugaku led the first contingent of elites to the Naka Shrine, Shin transferred the entire group into Takamagahara Space.

  • Shin Uchiha trained in Lightning Release Armor, studied the Elder's books, and spent his free time exploring Konoha.
  • The Elder and Uchiha Fugaku assembled more than a hundred elite Uchiha ninja for the first relocation contingent.
  • Uchiha Fugaku chose to lead the mission himself and entrusted the clan members remaining behind to Shin Uchiha.
  • Shin Uchiha activated Dōjutsu-Takamagahara and transported Uchiha Fugaku and the other ninja to the island inside Takamagahara Space.
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