Recaps

Madara Uchiha sealed the Eight-Tails and turned his attention to finding the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. After Obito Uchiha suggested Naruto might be training on Mount Myōboku, Madara asked whether anyone with a contract there could be tracked down.

• Madara Uchiha ordered White Zetsu to dispose of Killer B's corpse and noted that the Eight-Tails had been sealed in the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• White Zetsu told Madara that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had returned to Konoha with Jiraiya and had not appeared since.
• Obito Uchiha suggested that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki might be training on Mount Myōboku because he had signed a contract with it.
• Madara Uchiha considered the difficulty of reaching Mount Myōboku and asked who else had a contract with it and whether they could be tracked down.

Black Zetsu urged Madara Uchiha to pursue the Rinnegan and avoid confronting Shin Uchiha before his revival, while Madara grew eager to test Shin's strength. The chapter ended with Madara considering Black Zetsu's warning about Shin's sealing abilities.

• White Zetsu suggested capturing Jiraiya to learn the location of Mount Myōboku.
• Black Zetsu described Jiraiya as a powerful shinobi and said capturing him could bring them closer to the Nine-Tails and their plan.
• Black Zetsu urged Madara Uchiha to retrieve the Rinnegan first so he could be revived and become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Madara Uchiha considered going to Konoha to fight Shin Uchiha, whose name had repeatedly stirred his desire for battle.
• Black Zetsu objected and warned that Shin's sealing techniques could seal Madara, advising him to wait until his strength was restored.

Madara Uchiha set aside his urge to fight Shin Uchiha and agreed to continue the plan to capture Jiraiya and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. White Zetsu reported that Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha had awakened their Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting Madara to ask how many Uchiha possessed it.

• Madara Uchiha chose to follow the plan rather than fight Shin Uchiha, while Black Zetsu focused on capturing Jiraiya and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to advance his effort to free Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
• White Zetsu reported that one of his clones had encountered Shin Uchiha and been killed.
• Black Zetsu dismissed the loss, noting that Shin Uchiha's Wood Release countered White Zetsu's techniques, while Obito Uchiha stayed silent under Madara's gaze.
• White Zetsu revealed that his clone had seen Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha fighting with their Mangekyō Sharingan activated.
• Madara Uchiha asked how many members of the Uchiha Clan had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and White Zetsu named Shin Uchiha, Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke Uchiha, and Shisui Uchiha, while questioning whether Shin Uchiha's disciples had awakened it.

Madara Uchiha learned that Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha were both Mangekyō Sharingan users and might produce another pair of eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. He dismissed the threat and ordered White Zetsu to find Jiraiya so he could locate the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Madara Uchiha explained that the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan usually required one biological brother to sacrifice his eyes for the other.
• White Zetsu revealed that Obito Uchiha had ordered him to watch Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha because they might obtain eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Obito Uchiha told Madara Uchiha that both brothers had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and that their duel could grant the victor eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Madara Uchiha decided to leave the brothers alone, saying another pair of eternal Mangekyō Sharingan would only make his plans more troublesome.
• Madara Uchiha ordered White Zetsu to locate Jiraiya so he could find the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and advance their plan.

Madara Uchiha learned that Jiraiya was approaching Amegakure and set out to intercept him, while Shin Uchiha brought the dying Itachi to Konoha’s Medical Department. After arranging Itachi’s treatment and urging Sasuke to train in Sage Mode, Shin sensed an intruder and disappeared to investigate.

• White Zetsu found Jiraiya near Amegakure, and Madara Uchiha led Black and White Zetsu and the others out to confront him.
• Shin Uchiha told the Medical Ninjas that Itachi’s disease was incurable and that he had only a day or two left, then ordered them to use the No. 5 Potion to ease his pain.
• Shin Uchiha explained to Sasuke that prolonging Itachi’s life would mean more suffering, and Sasuke fell silent as his Mangekyō Sharingan appeared.
• Shin Uchiha urged Sasuke to train in Sage Mode at Shikkotsu Forest after seeing Itachi off, and Sasuke said he wanted Itachi’s Sharingan transplanted first.
• Shin Uchiha sensed an interesting intruder, told Sasuke to wait with Itachi, and vanished to investigate.

Orochimaru and Guren entered the Uzumaki Clan’s Mask Hall to find the Shinigami Mask, but Shin Uchiha appeared and took it before Orochimaru could. Shin confronted Orochimaru about his role in releasing Madara and ended by daring him to try to reclaim the mask.

• Orochimaru met Guren at the abandoned Mask Hall and learned she had passed Konoha information about Madara Uchiha through a Jōnin.
• Orochimaru and Guren entered the hall, where Orochimaru identified the Shinigami Mask among the masks on the wall.
• Shin Uchiha appeared in the hall, and Orochimaru sensed the danger he posed.
• Orochimaru claimed he wanted to return to Konoha and explained that he had failed to stop Madara Uchiha.
• Shin took the Shinigami Mask and accused Orochimaru of coming to Konoha for it.
• Shin challenged Orochimaru to try to snatch the mask from him.

Shin Uchiha met with Orochimaru and offered him the Shinigami Mask after declining Guren as a gift. He then asked Orochimaru to pledge allegiance to him, leaving Orochimaru to consider the offer.

• Guren stepped forward to defend Orochimaru, but Shin Uchiha immobilized her with a glance.
• Orochimaru offered Guren to Shin as a greeting gift, but Shin refused because he had no interest in Crystal Release.
• Shin tossed the Shinigami Mask to Orochimaru, who realized it was connected to the souls of four Hokage.
• Shin told Orochimaru he valued his talents more than the Hokage and asked him to pledge allegiance.

Shin Uchiha tried to recruit Orochimaru, who refused because he coveted the Uchiha Clan's kekkei genkai. Shin revealed his interest in researching the Ōtsutsuki Clan, prompting Orochimaru to remember that the Sage of Six Paths bore that surname.

• Orochimaru declined Shin Uchiha's offer, explaining that Shin had nothing he wanted and that he coveted the Uchiha Clan's kekkei genkai.
• Shin asked about Orochimaru's progress on Living Corpse Reincarnation and said he was interested only in the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Shin told Orochimaru that Kabuto Yakushi had nearly stayed with him before Madara Uchiha appeared.
• Shin said he had hoped to join forces with Orochimaru to research the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Shin explained that the Ōtsutsuki surname appeared in Uchiha and Senju histories, and Orochimaru remembered that the Sage of Six Paths had borne it.

Shin Uchiha tried to recruit Orochimaru to investigate the Ōtsutsuki Clan and explained that they came from beyond the Shinobi World. After hearing the account of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and the Sage of Six Paths, Orochimaru understood how the Shinobi World and Ninshu began.

• Shin Uchiha told Orochimaru that he wanted to join forces to uncover the Ōtsutsuki Clan's secrets.
• Orochimaru doubted that the Ōtsutsuki Clan existed and argued that its members would not have survived for a thousand years.
• Shin Uchiha claimed that even ordinary Ōtsutsuki lived for several thousand years, shocking Orochimaru.
• Shin Uchiha explained that the Ōtsutsuki came from beyond their world and recounted Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and the Sage of Six Paths.
• Orochimaru realized how the Shinobi World and Ninshu came to be.

Shin Uchiha told Orochimaru that Jiraiya had trained disciples in the Land of Rain, including one who possessed the Rinnegan and called himself a god. The revelation left Orochimaru furious at Jiraiya for never telling him about the disciple.

• Orochimaru questioned whether Shin Uchiha intended to release Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and claimed her for himself.
• Shin Uchiha said Kaguya was too powerful to be Orochimaru’s test subject and that he would not give her to him.
• Shin Uchiha asked Orochimaru what he knew about Jiraiya’s search for the Child of Prophecy.
• Orochimaru dismissed Jiraiya’s efforts, though he had secretly kept informed about Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Shin Uchiha revealed that Jiraiya had trained disciples in the Land of Rain, including one with the Rinnegan who called himself a god.
• Orochimaru angrily cursed Jiraiya for keeping the disciple’s identity from him.

Shin Uchiha explained to Orochimaru that his Mangekyō Sharingan let him see fragments of the future and that Jiraiya’s search for the Child of Prophecy was genuine. He warned Orochimaru that members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan would descend upon their world in the future.

• Orochimaru learned that Deva Path Pain had been Jiraiya’s student and mocked the idea that Pain could save the world.
• Shin told Orochimaru that the Child of Prophecy existed, that he had found and was nurturing him, and that he had corrected Pain’s path.
• Shin revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and said it let him see fragments of the future, explaining how he had guided the Uchiha Clan and found the Child of Prophecy.
• Orochimaru realized Shin’s future sight explained his successes and reacted with intense fascination.
• Shin teased Orochimaru about how many people carried his Cursed Seal of Heaven, then warned him that new members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan would come to their world.

Shin Uchiha described the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s power to Orochimaru, who worried he would be too weak to approach them. Shin revealed his Rinnegan and left Orochimaru shaken, then contained its pressure to avoid alarming Konoha’s sensor ninja.

• Shin Uchiha told Orochimaru that the Ōtsutsuki Clan surpassed the Uchiha Clan in power and longevity.
• Orochimaru worried that his strength would not let him approach or capture members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Shin Uchiha transformed his Mangekyō Sharingan into the Rinnegan and briefly overwhelmed Orochimaru with its pressure.
• Shin Uchiha restrained his power so he would not frighten Konoha’s sensor ninja.

Shin Uchiha revealed that he had reached the Six Paths level and recruited Orochimaru by promising him the chance to study captured Ōtsutsuki. After Orochimaru pledged himself to Shin, Shin asked him to return to Madara Uchiha and deliver a few things.

• Orochimaru asked whether Shin Uchiha had reached the Sage of Six Paths' level, and Shin said he had attained the Six Paths level three years earlier.
• Shin told Orochimaru that ordinary Ōtsutsuki would be no match for him and promised Orochimaru the chance to study them after they were captured.
• Orochimaru accepted Shin's offer and pledged to serve him.
• Orochimaru asked what Shin wanted him to do, and Shin said he might need him to return to Madara Uchiha with a few things.
• Orochimaru wondered whether Shin expected him to walk back into Madara's grasp after his difficult escape.

Shin Uchiha gave Orochimaru a spatial mark that could bring him back instantly and help him learn Space-Time Ninjutsu. He then revealed that Orochimaru’s task was to deliver Madara Uchiha the thing Madara needed most urgently.

• Orochimaru hesitated to approach Madara Uchiha, fearing the danger of Shin Uchiha’s assignment.
• Shin Uchiha placed an improved spatial mark between Orochimaru’s eyebrows so he could escape Madara and sense spatial power.
• Orochimaru thanked Shin Uchiha after learning that the mark could help him study Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Orochimaru asked what he was supposed to deliver to Madara Uchiha, and Shin said it was what Madara needed most urgently.

Shin Uchiha gave Orochimaru a scroll containing the final piece needed to help Madara Uchiha reach the six paths level and assigned Orochimaru to deliver it. He assured Orochimaru that a space mark would let him escape Madara, then told him to wait before using the Shinigami Mask.

• Shin Uchiha told Orochimaru that Madara Uchiha was gathering tailed beast chakra to reach the six paths level.
• Shin Uchiha handed Orochimaru a scroll containing the final piece of the puzzle and asked him to deliver it to Madara Uchiha.
• Shin Uchiha explained that Orochimaru was the ideal messenger because Madara would suspect him if he delivered the scroll himself.
• Shin Uchiha assured Orochimaru that the space mark would let him escape if Madara attacked, and Orochimaru agreed to obey his orders.
• Shin Uchiha warned Orochimaru not to use the Shinigami Mask until he gave further instructions.

Orochimaru agreed not to release Hashirama Senju and declined Shin Uchiha’s suggestion to meet Tsunade and Nawaki. Before leaving to deliver the final piece of the puzzle against Madara Uchiha, he gave Shin a scroll of his personal ninjutsu to pass on to Nawaki.

• Orochimaru touched the Shinigami Mask but agreed to respect Shin Uchiha’s wish not to release Hashirama Senju.
• Shin Uchiha suggested that Orochimaru visit Tsunade and Nawaki in Konoha.
• Orochimaru declined to meet them, citing his role in killing the Third Hokage and his reluctance to face Jiraiya.
• Orochimaru gave Shin a scroll of his personal ninjutsu to pass to his former disciple Nawaki.
• Orochimaru and Guren vanished after he said he needed to deliver the final piece of the puzzle against Madara Uchiha.

Shin Uchiha stored a wall of masks as a surprise for Kushina, then brought Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan to Tsunade in the Hokage Office. He explained that he wanted Madara to recover the eyes and was leaving them with Tsunade to lower Madara's guard.

• Shin Uchiha stored the mask-covered wall in his space to take back for Kushina.
• Shin Uchiha went to the Hokage Office instead of returning to Konoha Hospital, believing Itachi wanted to spend his final moments with Sasuke.
• Shin Uchiha gave Tsunade a bottle containing Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan.
• Tsunade warned Shin Uchiha that Madara or his companions could steal the eyes from the Hokage Office.
• Shin Uchiha said he wanted Madara to retrieve the Rinnegan and had left them with Tsunade to lower Madara's guard.

Tsunade secured the Rinnegan and arranged for the Sarutobi and Shimura clans to guard the Hokage Building while its valuables were moved. She then agreed with Shin Uchiha that Danzo would soon be handed over to the revived yellow-haired Akatsuki leader, leaving Shin uneasy about Tsunade’s suggestive gaze.

• Tsunade handed the Rinnegan to Shizune and ordered her to lock it in the Secret Chamber under the tightest security.
• Shin Uchiha advised Shizune to move the Secret Chamber’s valuables and leave replicas behind, and Shizune agreed.
• Tsunade assigned the Sarutobi and Shimura clans to guard the Hokage Building during the upcoming Anbu rotation.
• Tsunade asked Shin Uchiha to kill Danzo, but Shin said he would hand him to the revived yellow-haired Akatsuki leader, who held Danzo partly responsible for his death.
• Tsunade accepted Shin’s explanation, though her gaze left him feeling uneasy.

Madara Uchiha sensed his sealed Rinnegan in Konoha but chose to continue hunting Jiraiya, leaving Black Zetsu and the others to retrieve it. Black Zetsu warned that they were too weak to take the Rinnegan from Shin Uchiha without Madara.

• Madara Uchiha sensed his Rinnegan in Konoha and changed his plans.
• Madara Uchiha said he would keep pursuing Jiraiya and ordered the others to retrieve the Rinnegan.
• Obito Uchiha and White Zetsu doubted they could infiltrate Konoha and defeat Shin Uchiha.
• Black Zetsu told Madara Uchiha that retrieving the Rinnegan without him would be difficult.

Madara Uchiha sent Obito Uchiha, Black Zetsu, White Zetsu, and his Wood Clone to Konoha to steal the Rinnegan while Shin Uchiha was away rescuing Jiraiya. In the Hokage Office, Shin Uchiha left Tsunade and Shizune after teasing them, as Madara waited for a confrontation.

• Madara Uchiha explained that Shin Uchiha could use his space-time mark to reach Jiraiya, and planned to exploit that opening to take the Rinnegan from Konoha.
• Madara Uchiha sent his Wood Clone with Obito Uchiha, Black Zetsu, and White Zetsu to retrieve the Rinnegan intact.
• Madara Uchiha stayed behind and anticipated a final battle with Shin Uchiha, wondering whether he would capture Jiraiya first or Shin would arrive ahead of him.
• Shizune told Shin Uchiha that she had put the Rinnegan away, and he teased her while Tsunade urged him to help with her paperwork.
• Shin Uchiha claimed he had something else to do and darted out the window, leaving Tsunade and Shizune behind.

Tsunade prepared for the old fossil to come after the Rinnegan and planned to minimize Konoha’s losses while carrying out Shin’s plan. She decided to spare Konohamaru from the purge but keep him under close surveillance.

• Tsunade told Shizune to help finish handling documents before the old fossil came to seize the Rinnegan Shin had left behind.
• Tsunade ordered the Sarutobi and Shimura Clans, who still had strength and refused to cooperate, transferred to guard the Hokage Building.
• Shizune asked Tsunade what they should do with Konohamaru Sarutobi, noting his talent and his close ties to Naruto.
• Shizune explained that Konohamaru was the only descendant left of the Third Hokage after his eldest son and daughter-in-law died and Asuma was killed.
• Tsunade decided to spare Konohamaru from the purge because she would not let the Third Hokage’s bloodline die out, but ordered him kept under close surveillance.
• Tsunade told Shizune to pack away the important items in the Hokage Office.

Jiraiya infiltrated Amegakure to gather information and learned that Hanzō had been dead for years, killed by someone who called himself a god. He decided to investigate the enormous building and summoned Gorō again.

• Jiraiya used Gorō and the Toad Concealment Technique to enter Amegakure, then sent Gorō back to Mount Myōboku.
• Jiraiya disguised himself as a villager and went to a tavern to learn about Amegakure.
• Jiraiya tortured two Amegakure shinobi for information and learned that Hanzō had been killed by a self-proclaimed god.
• Jiraiya decided to enter the enormous building and summoned Gorō again.

Jiraiya searched Amegakure’s empty central building for intelligence but found no useful clues. He sensed a powerful hostile figure approaching from the sky and fled, leaving his shadow clone behind.

• Jiraiya found Amegakure’s enormous central building deserted and its traces carefully cleaned up.
• Jiraiya decided to leave and wondered how Naruto was progressing with Sage Mode training.
• Jiraiya sensed intense malice and spotted a flying figure surrounded by mist approaching him.
• Jiraiya created a shadow clone and used the smoke to flee as the newcomer called him an interesting little mouse.

Madara Uchiha chased Jiraiya through the alleys and nearly killed him with Storm Release-Light Fang. After Jiraiya asked who he was, Madara Uchiha identified him as Jiraiya of Konoha.

• Madara Uchiha detected Jiraiya and accelerated toward him as Jiraiya fled using the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
• Jiraiya wondered which faction had kept the unknown enemy hidden and resolved to report him to the village.
• Jiraiya sensed danger and dodged Madara Uchiha's Storm Release-Light Fang, which sliced through the spot he had occupied.
• Jiraiya put distance between himself and Madara Uchiha, noticed his unusual appearance, and asked why he was trying to kill him.
• Madara Uchiha asked whether Jiraiya was Jiraiya of Konoha.

Madara Uchiha confronted Jiraiya, mistook his Sage title for an empty boast, and used the Deva Path to pull him close. Jiraiya defended himself with Needle Jizo, but Madara strengthened the pull and began absorbing his chakra.

• Madara Uchiha asked Jiraiya whether he was the Toad Sage, and Jiraiya realized the visitor had come for him.
• Jiraiya suspected Orochimaru had summoned Madara through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Madara Uchiha dismissed Jiraiya's Sage title and demanded that he hand over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Madara Uchiha used Deva Path-Banshō Ten'in to pull Jiraiya toward him.
• Jiraiya used Needle Jizo to shield himself, but Madara increased the force and began Preta Path-Chakra Absorption.