Recaps

Shin Uchiha revealed that Nagato was not the Child of Prophecy and helped Jiraiya recognize Naruto Uzumaki as his own grandson and new student. Shin left Jiraiya and Naruto together, hinting that Naruto was the Child of Prophecy.

• Jiraiya asked Shin Uchiha to identify the Child of Prophecy, and Shin said Nagato was not the one because he had not awakened his Rinnegan himself.
• Shin prompted Jiraiya to recognize Naruto Uzumaki, whom Jiraiya had named, and Jiraiya confirmed Naruto's identity.
• Shin told Naruto that Jiraiya was Minato Namikaze's teacher, and Naruto realized Jiraiya was his grandfather.
• Jiraiya introduced himself to Naruto and agreed to train him, then gave him a scroll to sign like his father had.
• Shin left after hinting that Jiraiya had already found the Child of Prophecy, and Jiraiya concluded that Naruto was the one.

Shin Uchiha visited Tsunade at the Senju Clan's old residence and found her and Mei Terumi playfully competing over who would have more of his children. He fled their teasing, while Tsunade and Mei revealed they had coordinated the act and discussed their lives with Shin.

• Shin Uchiha arrived at the old residence and learned from Shizune that Tsunade had taken time off to rest and keep Mei Terumi company.
• Tsunade told Mei Terumi that she was expecting their third child, and Mei declared she planned to have several more children with Shin.
• Tsunade and Mei exchanged pointed remarks about childbirth and Shin's medical skills until Shin fled without drinking his tea.
• After Shin left, Tsunade and Mei laughed and admitted they had teamed up to tease him about gathering more women in his space.
• Tsunade warned Shizune not to tell Shin what they had said, and Shizune assured her she understood how much Tsunade cared for him.

Shin Uchiha discovered that Hinata had deliberately held back against Neji to spare him more trouble in the Hyuga Branch Family, and Hinata kissed Shin before fleeing back to Konoha. Shin then invited Yugito to accompany him to Kumogakure, and she eagerly agreed.

• Shin Uchiha found Hinata training in a grove and praised her Gentle Fist, then questioned whether she had fought Neji at full strength.
• Hinata explained that she had held back because Neji's Branch Family status made his situation difficult, and Shin reassured her that he understood.
• Hinata asked Shin to come closer, kissed his cheek, and ran toward Konoha.
• Shin waited until Hinata safely entered Konoha, then went to his spatial realm and found Yugito relaxing on the villa roof.
• Shin invited Yugito to travel with him to Kumogakure, and she eagerly accepted.

Shin Uchiha met a weakened Uchiha clansman in the Valley of Clouds and Lightning, explained Itachi’s staged defection, and prepared to enter with Yugito. A Kumogakure voice stopped them at the valley entrance.

• Shin Uchiha and Yugito traveled to the Valley of Clouds and Lightning to meet a mysterious man.
• The man asked Shin about Itachi’s betrayal, and Shin explained that Itachi had pretended to defect to infiltrate an organization and push Sasuke to grow stronger.
• The man said he could no longer help with Shin’s coming battle and left, looking forlorn.
• Shin told Yugito that the man had wanted to save his clansmen but lacked the strength to do so.
• Yugito chose to accompany Shin into the valley despite knowing that Killer B was training there and that doing so would sever her ties with Kumogakure.
• A voice warned Shin and Yugito to stop because the valley was a restricted area of Kumogakure.

Shin Uchiha and Yugito encountered Samui while trying to enter the Valley of Clouds and Lightning, where Killer B was training. Shin used Kotoamatsukami to make Samui loyal to him, learned Killer B was inside, and flew into the valley alone.

• Yugito greeted Samui, who refused to let her enter the valley because the Raikage had revoked her privileges and Killer B was training there.
• Yugito recommended that Shin take Samui into his service, while Samui suspected they intended to target Killer B and reached for a signal flare.
• Shin used Kotoamatsukami to change Samui's loyalty, and she bowed to him as her new lord.
• Samui told Shin that Killer B had entered the valley a month earlier to practice the Tailed Beast Bomb and was likely still there.
• Shin told Yugito and Samui to wait outside, then flew into the Valley of Clouds and Lightning alone.

Samui worried that Shin Uchiha would face Killer B alone, but Yugito assured her that Shin was overwhelmingly powerful. In the Valley of Clouds and Lightning, Killer B’s attempt at a new Tailed Beast Bomb technique failed, and he spotted Shin approaching.

• Samui realized that her loyalty to Shin Uchiha had changed through his Mangekyō Sharingan, and she worried that Killer B could endanger him.
• Yugito reassured Samui that Shin was powerful enough to defeat even Madara Uchiha, and the two waited near the valley.
• Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails and tried to perform Rapid-fire Tailed Beast Bombs, but the chakra ball collapsed and produced only a weak explosion.
• Killer B returned to his human form, noticed Shin Uchiha at the valley entrance, and challenged him to fight.

Shin Uchiha overwhelmed Killer B with Shinra Tensei, then activated Lightning Release Armor and beat him senseless. The chapter ended with Killer B reduced to a punching bag despite the Eight-Tails’ warnings.

• Killer B opened the fight with his seven-sword style, but Shin Uchiha repelled him into a rock face with Shinra Tensei.
• Killer B charged again with tailed beast chakra and Lariat, but Shin Uchiha blasted him away with a stronger Shinra Tensei.
• The Eight-Tails recognized Shin Uchiha’s Rinnegan and urged Killer B to retreat, but Killer B charged again.
• Shin Uchiha activated Lightning Release Armor, which Killer B and the Eight-Tails recognized as the Raikage’s technique.
• Shin Uchiha used his speed and strength to batter Killer B back and forth while the Eight-Tails’ chakra protected him.

Shin Uchiha defeated Eight-Tails and Killer B after absorbing their Tailed Beast Bomb and extracting Eight-Tails' chakra. He carried the unconscious Killer B back to the valley entrance, where Yugito and Samui were waiting.

• Killer B yielded control to Eight-Tails, who transformed and teamed up with him to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb at Shin Uchiha.
• Shin Uchiha absorbed the Tailed Beast Bomb with the Preta Path and dismissed Eight-Tails' strength as underwhelming.
• Shin Uchiha attacked Eight-Tails and Killer B, knocked Killer B unconscious, and collected Eight-Tails' chakra.
• Shin Uchiha picked up Killer B and flew back to the valley entrance, where Yugito told the worried Samui that he had returned safely.

Shin Uchiha left the unconscious Killer B in the Valley of Clouds and Lightning, then took Yugito and Samui on a tour of Kumogakure. As they were preparing to leave, Mabui confronted Samui, who claimed Shin and Yugito were wealthy merchants.

• Shin Uchiha explained that he had taken the Eight-Tails' chakra and left Killer B behind, and Samui assured him the remote valley was safe.
• Shin Uchiha invited Yugito to visit Kumogakure, and Samui offered to guide them through the village.
• Shin Uchiha, Yugito, and Samui entered Kumogakure, where Yugito visited her former home and Samui packed her belongings.
• Mabui caught up with Samui and questioned why she had left Killer B in the valley and who Shin Uchiha and Yugito were.
• Samui told Mabui that Shin Uchiha and Yugito were wealthy merchants who had come to submit a mission request.

Samui led Shin Uchiha and Yugito out of Kumogakure, but Mabui followed and confronted them. Shin Uchiha discovered that Mabui had alerted the Raikage, then incapacitated her and escaped with Samui and Yugito just before the Raikage arrived.

• Mabui told Samui to report to the Raikage's Office after seeing the visitors off, and Samui led Shin Uchiha and his companion toward Kumogakure's outskirts.
• Shin Uchiha sensed someone following them, and Yugito revealed herself before Mabui emerged from hiding and accused Samui and Yugito of betraying Kumogakure.
• Shin Uchiha demonstrated his Space-Time Ninjutsu and deduced that Mabui had used a similar technique to send a message to the Raikage.
• Shin Uchiha sensed the Raikage approaching with Lightning Release Armor and put Mabui under a genjutsu, leaving her unconscious.
• Shin Uchiha took Mabui to Samui and Yugito, said goodbye to the approaching Raikage, and vanished with them.

Shin Uchiha left the Land of Clouds after abducting Mabui, while the Raikage mobilized the village to search for her. Shin then visited Naruto and Jiraiya, where Jiraiya explained how the Three Great Sage Lands could teach Sage Mode.

• The Raikage arrived at the place where Mabui had disappeared, found only a kunai, and put Kumogakure and the Land of Clouds on alert.
• Kumogakure's people found Killer B and brought him back, while Shin Uchiha had already left the Land of Clouds with Samui and the others.
• Shin Uchiha returned to Naruto's home and learned from Karin that Naruto was training with Jiraiya to prepare for the tournament against Sasuke.
• Shin Uchiha sensed Naruto and Jiraiya, then teleported to their location as Naruto struggled to earn Gamabunta's approval.
• Jiraiya told Shin Uchiha that Mount Myōboku, Shikkotsu Forest, and Ryūchi Cave each taught their own form of Sage Mode.

Shin Uchiha showed Jiraiya that he had mastered Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode and explained that he had brought Naruto to learn Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode. Jiraiya confronted Shin about the Uchiha Clan's suspected role in the Nine-Tails Attack, but Naruto interrupted before Shin answered.

• Jiraiya claimed Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode was easier to learn than the Sage Modes of Shikkotsu Forest and Ryūchi Cave.
• Shin activated Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode, astonishing Jiraiya with his complete mastery.
• Shin said he had brought Naruto to Jiraiya because Mount Myōboku suited Naruto and matched his father Minato Namikaze's summoning contract.
• Shin revealed that he had taught Naruto the Rasengan, a simplified Flying Thunder God Technique, and the Uzumaki Clan's sealing jutsu.
• Jiraiya asked Shin what he knew about the Uchiha Clan's suspected involvement in the Nine-Tails Attack, but Naruto shouted that Gamabunta had acknowledged him before Shin replied.

Shin Uchiha brought Naruto to the Valley of the End to ask Kurama for his chakra, explaining that he needed tailed-beast chakra for a plan. He began questioning Kurama about the source of the tailed beasts’ unusual abilities.

• Shin Uchiha told Jiraiya that he had uncovered the identity of a man who had betrayed the Uchiha Clan, then congratulated Naruto on earning Gamabunta’s acknowledgment.
• Shin Uchiha told Naruto he wanted to speak with Kurama, and Naruto agreed to help him obtain the Nine-Tails’ chakra.
• Shin Uchiha took Naruto to the Valley of the End and confirmed that he needed tailed-beast chakra to accomplish something and gain benefits.
• Shin Uchiha entered Naruto’s mental space, where Kurama questioned why he wanted chakra tainted by negative emotions and corrosive energy.
• Shin Uchiha asked Kurama where the tailed beasts’ power, ability to become energy, return from death, and gather resentment came from.

Shin Uchiha suspected the Tailed Beasts held the key to reaching Six Paths Level and persuaded the Nine-Tails to give him chakra. After absorbing it, Shin felt an overwhelming surge of energy within his body.

• Shin Uchiha told the Nine-Tails that he believed Tailed Beast chakra could help him reach Six Paths Level.
• The Nine-Tails feared Shin planned to extract him, but agreed to give him chakra after Shin promised to care for Naruto.
• The Nine-Tails transferred half his chakra to Shin, then withdrew to sleep and recover.
• Shin showed Naruto the chakra sphere and encouraged him to get along with the Nine-Tails, and Naruto eagerly agreed.
• Shin absorbed the chakra with the Preta Path's Devouring skill, then felt a powerful surge of energy within his body.

Shin Uchiha used the chakra of all Nine Tailed Beasts to begin evolving his Rinnegan and body, creating a world seed that needed natural energy to mature. After sensing a mysterious presence in Takamagahara, he learned it was the true dwelling place of the gods.

• Shin Uchiha left Naruto on Hokage Rock and returned to Takamagahara Space to examine the Nine Tailed Beasts' chakra.
• The system explained that the chakra could form a world seed, which would mature over three years and evolve Shin Uchiha's Rinnegan and sage body.
• Shin Uchiha approved the upgrade, and the system combined the chakra with natural energy to create a golden world seed that fused with his consciousness.
• A powerful, holy energy fluctuation appeared above Takamagahara, and Shin Uchiha searched the sky for its source.
• A golden speck conveyed information to Shin Uchiha, who realized Takamagahara was the true dwelling place of the gods.

Shin Uchiha realized the significance of his Takamagahara dōjutsu and visited Tsunade, where he learned Sunagakure was plotting to betray Konoha again. He planned to help Pakura take revenge during the coming Konoha Crush, then traveled to Shikkotsu Forest to continue his training.

• Shin Uchiha recognized that Takamagahara was named after the dwelling place of the gods and appeared beside Tsunade and Pakura.
• Tsunade explained that Sunagakure had betrayed Konoha and summoned Pakura so she could take revenge on the people who had sold her out.
• Tsunade asked about Shin Uchiha absorbing natural energy, and he reassured her before saying he would spend more time training in Shikkotsu Forest.
• Shin Uchiha told Pakura that Sunagakure would join Orochimaru in the Konoha Crush within a month and promised to accompany her to take revenge.
• Shin Uchiha considered making Pakura the Fifth Kazekage after removing Sunagakure's current leaders' influence, then traveled to Shikkotsu Forest.

Shin Uchiha returned to Shikkotsu Forest to cultivate the World Seed in its abundant natural energy. Outside Konoha, Orochimaru met Tobi and Black Zetsu, who revealed they knew about his planned Konoha Crush and asked to join it.

• Shin Uchiha visited the Slug Sage and asked to train in Shikkotsu Forest, where natural energy could speed the World Seed’s growth.
• The Slug Sage welcomed Shin Uchiha and told him he could absorb as much natural energy as he needed.
• Orochimaru waited outside Konoha for White Zetsu, and Tobi appeared, phasing through Orochimaru’s attacking snake.
• Tobi introduced himself to Orochimaru as a new Akatsuki member, and Black Zetsu emerged from a tree.
• Black Zetsu questioned Orochimaru about his plans, and Tobi revealed that Orochimaru intended to carry out the Konoha Crush with Sunagakure and Otogakure.
• Black Zetsu asked to join the operation, and Orochimaru agreed while asking whether the idea came from him or the Akatsuki Leader.

Orochimaru outlined his Konoha operation to Black Zetsu and Obito Uchiha, while Black Zetsu arranged to keep Orochimaru under surveillance. After more than half a month of training, Shin Uchiha answered the Elder’s summons and arrived at his courtyard, where he found a woman standing behind the Elder.

• Orochimaru told Black Zetsu that Pain would not take part in the operation and explained his plan before returning to Konoha.
• Obito Uchiha dismissed Black Zetsu’s concerns and said he would reclaim his Sharingan during the operation, then vanished using his space-time ability.
• Black Zetsu instructed White Zetsu to send clones to watch Orochimaru in case he betrayed them.
• Shin Uchiha spent more than half a month in Shikkotsu Forest helping his world seed absorb natural energy.
• Shin Uchiha sensed the Elder’s summons and teleported to the Elder’s Courtyard, where he saw a lovely figure standing behind the Elder.

Shin Uchiha agreed to let Umai serve him after the Elder pressed him to take her in, though she would join him only after the Chunin Ninja Exams. Back in his spatial realm, he found Tsunade had settled Samui and Mabui beside Yugito, then spent the night alone after Tsunade sent him away.

• The Elder asked Shin Uchiha to let Umai serve him, and Umai said she and her family had no objections.
• The Elder urged Shin Uchiha to produce a pure-blood Uchiha heir, and Shin promised results within two years.
• Shin Uchiha agreed Umai could serve him after she finished Konoha's Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Shin Uchiha took Umai back to Konoha, settled her with her teammates, and returned to his spatial realm.
• Shin Uchiha discovered Tsunade had arranged for Samui and Mabui to stay beside Yugito.
• Tsunade sent Shin Uchiha out of her room, so he returned to his own alone.

Shin Uchiha watched the Chunin Exams from above while the Daimyo of the Land of Fire tested Konoha’s attitude and secretly considered an alliance against it. Naruto Uzumaki defeated Neji Hyuga, while Orochimaru’s planned attack remained poised to unfold.

• Samui told Shin Uchiha she had come willingly to share his bed, and Mabui resented that Samui had gotten there first.
• At the Chunin Exams, Orochimaru questioned why the Third Hokage was attending instead of Tsunade, and Hiruzen said Tsunade was physically unable to come.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Fire complained to Asuma about Tsunade’s absence while privately assessing Konoha and considering striking against it with other nations.
• Shin Uchiha watched the event with Tsunade and Shizune, reassured Tsunade that he would help the Third Hokage if Orochimaru threatened him, and summoned Kushina to watch Naruto.
• Naruto Uzumaki defeated Neji Hyuga, then told him they were friends, leaving Neji quietly pleased despite his protest.

The Chunin Exams continued with several competitors displaying their abilities before Sasuke fought Gaara. As Kabuto began the Konoha Crush, Orochimaru revealed himself to the Third Hokage and took him hostage.

• Yuki Haku, Chōjūrō, and Uchiha Mai defeated their opponents, with Mai using her Three-Tomoe Sharingan and Great Dragon Fire Technique.
• Shin Uchiha and Uchiha Mikoto watched Sasuke face Gaara, and Shin proposed giving Sasuke more teachers.
• Sasuke charged Gaara with lightning and pierced his shoulder with the Lightning Blade.
• Shin sensed Kabuto's message and prepared the subordinates stationed around Konoha to act.
• Kabuto cast the Temple of Nirvana Technique, while Sunagakure and Otogakure shinobi attacked locations throughout the village.
• Orochimaru took the Third Hokage to a rooftop, revealed his identity, and faced his former teacher.

Orochimaru confronted the Third Hokage after his Konoha Crush plan was exposed, then began using Impure World Reincarnation to summon the dead. Shin Uchiha stopped the Third Hokage from striking the third coffin because he wanted to see who was inside it.

• The Third Hokage revealed that Tsunade and Shin Uchiha had uncovered Orochimaru's plan and summoned Enma to fight him.
• Orochimaru summoned a coffin marked with “one” and then a second coffin using Impure World Reincarnation.
• As Orochimaru began summoning a third coffin, the Third Hokage tried to smash it with Enma, transformed into a staff.
• Shin Uchiha secretly made the Third Hokage slip, causing his strike to miss the third coffin.
• Shin Uchiha told Uchiha Mikoto that he wanted to see who was inside the third coffin.

Orochimaru summoned Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and the Fourth Kazekage Rasa to fight the Third Hokage. Tobirama recognized that Orochimaru had improved the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, but Orochimaru revealed he had prepared specifically to control him.

• Shin Uchiha secretly diverted the Third Hokage's attack, allowing Orochimaru's third coffin to emerge.
• Orochimaru summoned Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, while the Third Hokage condemned the forbidden technique as a desecration of the dead.
• Hashirama recognized the Third Hokage as Little Monkey, and Tobirama identified the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and praised Orochimaru's improvements.
• Tobirama learned Orochimaru had betrayed Konoha and tried to resist, but Orochimaru's hand seal made his body difficult to control.
• Orochimaru revealed Tobirama had less than a tenth of his former strength and claimed his research had focused on controlling him.

Orochimaru used cursed seals to take control of the First and Second Hokage and the Fourth Kazekage, then sent them against the Third Hokage. The Third Hokage launched a powerful combined attack inside the Crimson Flame Formation, while Kakashi and Guy could only trust him from outside.

• The Fourth Kazekage accused Orochimaru of killing him to use Sunagakure as cannon fodder, but Orochimaru sealed his mind and took control of him.
• Tobirama Senju recognized that Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation gave him control over the revived, weakened shinobi.
• Orochimaru sealed Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, then ordered the three controlled shinobi to attack the Third Hokage.
• The Third Hokage created four Shadow Clones and unleashed the Five Releases-Great Combo Technique, which the First, Second, and Fourth Kazekage barely blocked together.
• Kakashi told Guy that the Crimson Flame Formation prevented anyone from entering, and urged him to handle the troublemakers while trusting the Third Hokage.

Shin Uchiha summoned Tsunade to watch the Third Hokage confront Orochimaru and the reincarnated First and Second Hokage. The Third Hokage unleashed the Reaper Death Seal and charged his enemies with three shadow clones.

• Shin Uchiha summoned Tsunade and told her Orochimaru had used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu on the First and the Second.
• Tsunade recognized her grandfathers and, remembering Shin Uchiha's plan, chose not to intervene.
• The Third Hokage and Orochimaru exchanged words as the Third Hokage struggled against Orochimaru, the First, the Second, and the Fourth Kazekage.
• The Third Hokage used the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and then cast the Reaper Death Seal.
• Shin Uchiha saw the Grim Reaper with his Rinnegan, while Tsunade recognized the sealing jutsu and grieved over the Third Hokage's choice.
• The Third Hokage created three shadow clones and charged at Orochimaru and the reincarnated Hokage.