Recaps

Shin Uchiha asked Hyuga Hiashi to support his bid for the Uchiha Clan leadership and proposed an engagement to Hinata Hyuga. Hiashi began considering the match, while Shin privately planned to win Hinata’s affection and keep her from developing feelings for Naruto.

• After three rounds of tea, Shin Uchiha told Hyuga Hiashi he wanted to form an alliance and stand by his side.
• Shin Uchiha asked Hyuga Hiashi to support him when the Uchiha Clan Leader stepped down.
• Shin Uchiha proposed becoming engaged to Hinata Hyuga, with a wedding after she came of age.
• Hyuga Hiashi weighed the alliance and the chance to spare Hinata the Caged Bird Seal, and decided to consult his wife before agreeing.
• Shin Uchiha privately revealed that he wanted to marry Hinata and planned to make her depend on him so she would not fall for Naruto.

Shin Uchiha visited Hyuga Hiashi to discuss a proposal, and Hiashi asked for time to consider it while suggesting his answer would be favorable. Hiashi introduced Shin to Hinata Hyuga after Shin watched her spar with Neji Hyuga.

• Hyuga Hiashi told Shin Uchiha he needed time to consider Shin's proposal and invited him to watch Hinata Hyuga's training.
• Shin Uchiha accompanied Hyuga Hiashi to the training grounds, where Hinata Hyuga sparred with Neji Hyuga.
• Hyuga Hiashi explained that Neji Hyuga was his nephew and that he looked after him because Hizashi Hyuga had died in Hiashi's place.
• Shin Uchiha noticed Neji Hyuga held back and avoided Hinata's vital points despite repeatedly knocking her down.
• Hyuga Hiashi introduced Shin Uchiha to Hinata Hyuga, and the two greeted each other.

Shin Uchiha visited Elder Uchiha Ling on Whirlpool Island to tell him he had arranged an engagement with Hyuga Hiashi’s daughter. The Elder questioned Shin’s motives but remained calm as he considered the news.

• Shin Uchiha left Hinata Hyuga after greeting her and decided to tell the Elder about their planned engagement.
• Shin Uchiha bought sake and snacks before using his dōjutsu to travel to the Uchiha Clan’s temporary camp on Whirlpool Island.
• Elder Uchiha Ling recognized that Shin Uchiha had brought the sake because he wanted something and asked him to explain.
• Shin Uchiha told the Elder he had arranged a marriage with the Hyuga Clan to gain access to the Byakugan.
• The Elder questioned Shin Uchiha about pursuing Hyuga Hiashi’s young daughter, and Shin denied being interested in her for that reason.

Shin Uchiha gained the Elder’s approval for pursuing a Hyuga alliance, though the Elder insisted he also take an Uchiha wife. Far away, Obito Uchiha woke from his coma and recognized Shin as a formidable opponent.

• The Elder supported Shin Uchiha’s plan to seek a Hyuga engagement and alliance, then urged him to find an Uchiha wife as well.
• Shin Uchiha agreed to let the Elder find him a match, then left and planned to request a mission to bring Tsunade back to the village.
• Black Zetsu connected Obito Uchiha to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which helped him recover from the mental injuries caused by Shin’s Tsukuyomi.
• Obito Uchiha woke, removed the tube from his back, and said he had underestimated Shin’s strength.
• Black Zetsu reassured Obito Uchiha that he had lost because he had carelessly fallen into Shin’s trap.

After Shin Uchiha defeated him, Obito Uchiha considered how to grow stronger and accepted Black Zetsu's advice to reclaim his Sharingan from Kakashi. He planned to replace Kakashi's eye with another Three-Tomoe Sharingan while Kakashi was away on a mission.

• Obito Uchiha told Black Zetsu that Shin Uchiha had overwhelmed him with powerful Mangekyō abilities, including space and genjutsu techniques.
• White Zetsu suggested pulling Shin into the Kamui Dimension, but Obito explained that the attempt would leave him vulnerable and might not trap Shin.
• Black Zetsu reminded Obito that retrieving his other Sharingan could complete his Mangekyō pair and strengthen his Susanoo and Kamui.
• Obito agreed to reclaim his eye from Kakashi and instructed Black Zetsu to choose a copying-type Three-Tomoe Sharingan as its replacement.
• Obito told White Zetsu to watch Konoha's gates for Kakashi's next mission, then sighed Kakashi's name after the others left.

Shin Uchiha began tutoring Sasuke Uchiha in Mikoto's courtyard to build his foundation before he started school. He explained the core ninja disciplines and the Uchiha Sharingan, while leaving the Mangekyo unmentioned.

• Shin Uchiha visited Mikoto's house to give Sasuke extra lessons before school began.
• Shin taught Sasuke in the courtyard while Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Izumi, and Uchiha Ye watched.
• Shin explained that taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu were essential, and that mastering one could make a ninja exceptionally strong.
• Shin demonstrated his three-tomoe Sharingan and described its awakening, development, and combat abilities.
• Shin pointed out that Uchiha Izumi also had a three-tomoe Sharingan, then continued explaining its advantages to Sasuke.

Shin Uchiha taught Sasuke Uchiha the foundations of taijutsu and tested his chakra natures, finding fire and lightning. He told Sasuke that his lightning nature qualified him to begin learning a difficult, top-tier secret technique, but warned that training would be painful and require perseverance.

• Shin Uchiha explained the Uchiha Clan's fearsome reputation and urged Sasuke Uchiha to train hard and aim beyond Konoha.
• Shin Uchiha assessed Sasuke's taijutsu, sparred with him, and advised him to focus on basic physical training rather than flashy moves.
• Shin Uchiha used chakra paper to confirm that Sasuke had fire and lightning chakra natures.
• Shin Uchiha advised Sasuke to practice ninjutsu moderately and postpone serious genjutsu training until he awakened his Sharingan.
• Shin Uchiha told Sasuke that his lightning nature met the basic requirements for a difficult secret technique and warned him that mastering it would be painful.

Sasuke Uchiha chose to learn Shin Uchiha’s painful Lightning Release Armor technique, and Shin used his genjutsu to train him without risking physical injury. After a month of intense practice, Sasuke’s lightning chakra control had improved significantly.

• Sasuke asked whether Shin’s secret technique could help him surpass Itachi, and Shin said mastery would make him at least a Kage-level ninja.
• Sasuke chose to learn the technique, and Shin brought their spiritual bodies into a genjutsu training space with Illusion-Momentary Space-Time.
• Shin explained Lightning Release Armor and began teaching Sasuke its first stage inside the illusion realm.
• Shin repeatedly shocked Sasuke with lightning chakra and a metal rod whenever his control faltered.
• Over the month of training, Sasuke’s mistakes became less frequent and his chakra control improved.

Sasuke Uchiha mastered the first stage of Lightning Release Armor during an intensive month of training with Shin Uchiha in an illusion. Back in Mikoto's courtyard, Sasuke began testing the technique in the real world as Mikoto watched anxiously.

• Sasuke Uchiha completed ten consecutive Lightning Release Armor attempts without error, convincing Shin Uchiha that he had mastered the technique.
• Shin Uchiha ended the illusion early and explained that Sasuke's progress made further training there unnecessary.
• Back in Mikoto's courtyard, Shin Uchiha urged Sasuke to test his training while he watched over him.
• Sasuke Uchiha sat down and began channeling Lightning Release Chakra through his body, and Uchiha Mikoto worried that a mistake could injure him.

Sasuke Uchiha successfully practiced Shin Uchiha’s Lightning Release Armor in the real world while Shin stood by to protect him. Shin reassured the anxious Uchiha Mikoto and hinted that he had used his abilities to help Sasuke, leaving Mikoto relieved but still curious.

• Uchiha Mikoto worried that Sasuke Uchiha might be hurt as he attempted Lightning Release Armor, while Shin Uchiha stood ready to intervene.
• Sasuke Uchiha focused his chakra and covered his body in crackling electricity, successfully activating the technique.
• Shin Uchiha told Uchiha Mikoto that Sasuke was safe and had succeeded in learning the secret technique.
• Uchiha Mikoto realized Shin had helped Sasuke through an ability she did not understand and calmed down.
• Uchiha Izumi brought Uchiha Mikoto a stool while she and Uchiha Ye waited beside her.

Sasuke Uchiha successfully learned Lightning Release Armor under Shin Uchiha’s guidance, and Shin left Mikoto’s home intending to address Tsunade’s role in Konoha. At the Hokage Building, Shin encountered Umino Iruka as Iruka finished speaking with the Third Hokage.

• Sasuke Uchiha’s lightning armor faded after half an hour, and he opened his eyes, exhausted but delighted with his progress.
• Uchiha Mikoto steadied Sasuke, and Shin Uchiha reassured her that Sasuke only needed rest.
• Sasuke thanked Shin for teaching him Lightning Release Armor, and Shin encouraged him to grow stronger and help him in the future.
• Shin left Mikoto’s home and headed to the Hokage Building, planning to deal with Tsunade and her responsibilities to Konoha and the Senju Clan.
• Shin entered the Hokage Office without hindrance while Umino Iruka was finishing a conversation with the Third Hokage.
• Iruka exchanged a polite smile and nod with Shin before leaving the office.

Shin Uchiha told the Third Hokage to retire and proposed bringing Tsunade back to become Hokage instead. He said he needed Tsunade’s medical expertise to supervise his attempt to train directly in the third stage of Lightning Release Armor, and the Third Hokage remained concerned about the danger.

• The Third Hokage explained that he had assigned Iruka to teach Naruto Uzumaki at the Academy and asked Iruka to look after him.
• Shin Uchiha told the Third Hokage it was time for him to retire, and the Third Hokage assumed Shin wanted to become Hokage and outlined a plan for the Uchiha Clan to gain support.
• Shin Uchiha clarified that he wanted Tsunade to take over as Hokage, but the Third Hokage explained that she had refused his recall letters and driven Jiraiya away.
• Shin Uchiha said he would persuade Tsunade to return, prompting the Third Hokage to question his motives and warn him not to hurt her.
• Shin Uchiha explained that he needed Tsunade’s medical skills while he trained in the third stage of Lightning Release Armor, and he refused the Third Hokage’s warning against risking the training.

Shin Uchiha obtained a recall letter from Hiruzen Sarutobi so he could bring Tsunade back and promised to cure her hemophobia. Before leaving, he went to the Hyuga Clan to discuss his engagement to Hinata, where Hyuga Hiashi welcomed him with his wife and daughter.

• Hiruzen told Shin that Jiraiya had been searching for the Child of Destiny and suspected Shin might be the one, but Shin denied it.
• Shin insisted that Hiruzen write Tsunade a recall letter and said he would cure her hemophobia before asking for her help.
• Hiruzen gave Shin the sealed letter, and Shin said he would leave alone the day after tomorrow.
• Shin planned to settle his engagement to Hinata before departing and went to visit Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hyuga Hiashi arrived with his wife and Hinata, who blushed when she saw Shin, and Hiashi smiled as Shin bowed to him.

Shin Uchiha arranged a betrothal with Hinata Hyuga and then prepared to bring Tsunade back to Konoha. He hoped to obtain Tsunade’s Senju bloodline, while planning to use Kotoamatsukami if she refused to return.

• Hyuga Hiashi and his wife welcomed Shin Uchiha and agreed to betroth Hinata Hyuga to him.
• Shin Uchiha and Hyuga Hiashi exchanged ninja tools, signed a marriage contract, and finalized the betrothal.
• Shin Uchiha left the Hyuga residence and prepared to carry out Hiruzen Sarutobi’s order to bring Tsunade back to Konoha.
• Shin Uchiha changed into his Anbu uniform and considered using Kotoamatsukami if Tsunade refused to return.
• Shin Uchiha planned to acquire Tsunade’s Senju bloodline to strengthen himself.

Shin Uchiha traveled to Tanzaku Town to find Tsunade, taking his time and exploring the town before meeting her by chance in the street. Tsunade recognized that the young man watching her was a ninja, though Shin did not notice her suspicion.

• Shin Uchiha left Konoha and traveled for three days, resting in his space and occasionally returning to Konoha for dinner.
• Shin Uchiha arrived in Tanzaku Town without wearing his Anbu uniform, mask, forehead protector, or Uchiha crest.
• Shin Uchiha wandered around town and encountered Tsunade, Shizune, and the little pig while eating a squid snack.
• Shin Uchiha watched Tsunade as she walked past, while Tsunade recognized him as a ninja despite his plain clothes.

Shin Uchiha tracked down Tsunade in Tanzaku Town and delivered the Third Hokage’s request that she return to Konoha and succeed him. After identifying himself as an Uchiha clan leader with the Mangekyō Sharingan, he told Tsunade that the Uchiha Clan had broken away from Konoha and was preparing to move out.

• Shin Uchiha had a Shadow Clone follow Tsunade to learn where she was staying.
• Shin visited Tsunade late at night in his Anbu uniform and gave her the Third Hokage’s letter asking her to become Hokage.
• Tsunade rejected the request and tried to dismiss Shin, but he insisted that the Hokage had ordered her to return.
• Shin revealed that he was an Anbu Captain and Deputy Clan Leader of the Uchiha Clan, then activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Tsunade questioned why an Uchiha with the Mangekyō Sharingan served the Hokage, and Shin explained that the Uchiha Clan had broken away from Konoha and was preparing to move out.

Shin Uchiha told Tsunade why the Uchiha Clan had left Konoha and urged her to return and become Hokage. After Tsunade refused, Shin challenged her to a fight, and she led him out of Tanzaku Town to battle in an isolated place.

• Shin Uchiha explained that Shimura Danzō had killed Shisui Uchiha while trying to seize his Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting the Uchiha Clan to leave Konoha.
• Tsunade condemned Shimura Danzō and agreed that the Uchiha Clan had been right to leave the village.
• Shin Uchiha urged Tsunade to return to Konoha and take the Hokage position, but she refused.
• Shin Uchiha said the Third Hokage had ordered Tsunade to return and challenged her to prove who was stronger.
• Tsunade jumped out of the window and headed for the outskirts of Tanzaku Town, followed by Shizune, while Shin Uchiha went after her.

Shin Uchiha sparred with Tsunade, using Earth and Water Release to keep her at a distance before summoning Susanoo to stop her charge. The fight ended in a stalemate, so Tsunade challenged him to a drinking contest, and they headed for Tanzaku Town.

• Shin Uchiha followed Tsunade and Shizune to a deserted area and challenged Tsunade to a match.
• Shin Uchiha used Earth and Water Release techniques to reshape the terrain and keep Tsunade at bay, but she smashed through his earth wall and charged him.
• Shin Uchiha summoned Susanoo, and Tsunade stopped because she could not break through its defenses without using a technique that would cost her lifespan.
• Shin Uchiha dismissed Susanoo, and Tsunade proposed a drinking contest; he accepted and led the way to Tanzaku Town.
• Shizune asked about Susanoo, and Tsunade explained that it was a power used by Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, which Madara Uchiha had once used against her grandfather.

Shin Uchiha traveled with Tsunade and Shizune to a tavern in Tanzaku Town, where he tried to persuade Tsunade to return to Konoha. Tsunade drugged him during their drinking contest, but Shin used his Mangekyō Sharingan to take her into the Takamagahara Space.

• Shizune asked whether Katsuyu could match Madara Uchiha's Susanoo, and Tsunade explained that Katsuyu was a support summon rather than a destructive fighter.
• Shin Uchiha led Tsunade and Shizune to a tavern and joined Tsunade in a sake-drinking contest.
• By midnight, Shin Uchiha admitted defeat, and Tsunade revealed that she had drugged him to stop him from completing his mission.
• Shin Uchiha found himself weak, with little chakra left, while Tsunade told him the drug dosage would prevent his escape.
• Shin Uchiha activated Takamagahara and took Tsunade into the Takamagahara Space before she could finish questioning him.

Shin Uchiha trapped Tsunade in his world after she drugged him, then used Kotoamatsukami to take control of her will. The chapter ended with him ordering her to come closer.

• Shin Uchiha used Takamagahara to bring Tsunade from Tanzaku Town to an island in his world.
• Tsunade realized the stars were wrong and that she was no longer in her original world, then failed to summon anything.
• Shin Uchiha purged the drugs, activated Lightning Release Armor, and prepared to fight Tsunade.
• Shin Uchiha used Kotoamatsukami to rewrite Tsunade's will and make him her highest priority.
• Shin Uchiha ordered Tsunade to come to him.

Shin Uchiha explained to Tsunade that his Kotoamatsukami had placed her, the Third Hokage, and Danzo under his control, while the Uchiha Clan prepared to leave Konoha. He revealed that he wanted Tsunade for himself, and she rebuked him for being young enough to be her son.

• Shin Uchiha summoned Tsunade, who reluctantly approached him while struggling with her loss of freedom.
• Tsunade recognized that Shin Uchiha had used his Mangekyō Sharingan's Kotoamatsukami, and he explained how the genjutsu controlled its targets.
• Tsunade asked whether Shin Uchiha had also controlled the Third Hokage, and he admitted that he had controlled both him and Danzo.
• Shin Uchiha told Tsunade that the Uchiha Clan planned to move outside Konoha and that he had kept the Hokage and Danzo's control secret from his clan.
• Tsunade questioned what Shin Uchiha wanted, and he said that he wanted her and wanted to become the Hokage's man.
• Tsunade blushed and snapped that Shin Uchiha was young enough to be her son.

Shin Uchiha told Tsunade that he wanted to become an immortal god and claimed his Sharingan let him glimpse fragments of the future. After showing her visions of disasters to come, he explained that Shisui Uchiha was alive and that he had driven the mysterious attacker away; Tsunade then turned to discussing Pain’s coming invasion of Konoha.

• Shin Uchiha told Tsunade he sought to become the world’s one and only god rather than Hokage.
• Shin Uchiha claimed his Sharingan’s Space-Time Rift showed him random fragments of the future and used an illusion to show Tsunade Shisui Uchiha’s death, the Uchiha Clan Massacre, and later threats to Konoha.
• Tsunade reacted angrily to Orochimaru’s use of Impure World Reincarnation and accepted that Shin Uchiha had glimpsed the future.
• Shin Uchiha told Tsunade that Shisui Uchiha was alive and that he had struck the mysterious attacker from the Uchiha Clan Massacre with a dōjutsu.
• Tsunade began discussing the Six Paths of Pain’s invasion of Konoha with Shin Uchiha.

Shin Uchiha warned Tsunade about the Rinnegan and powerful enemies to come, then asked her to help preserve the Senju bloodline. Tsunade began considering Shin as a potential partner, and the chapter ended with him offering to place a space mark on her.

• Tsunade asked Shin Uchiha about the Rinnegan, and he explained its powers and the cost of reviving the dead.
• Shin Uchiha described six paths level and warned Tsunade that six or seven future fighters could reach that power.
• Shin Uchiha asked Tsunade to cooperate in passing on the Senju Clan's special bloodline, and Tsunade reflected on her fear of losing loved ones and her growing attraction to him.
• Shin Uchiha ended their conversation and reminded Tsunade that Shizune was waiting for them.
• Shin Uchiha offered to place a space mark on Tsunade so she could contact him more easily, and Tsunade asked what it was.

Shin Uchiha placed a life-saving space mark on Tsunade and returned with her to Shizune in Tanzaku Town. After he left, Tsunade lay awake wrestling with his proposal and her unexpected feelings about him.

• Tsunade chose a spot on her chest for Shin Uchiha to place the space mark, and he marked her with his eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shin Uchiha used a nearby space mark to take Tsunade to a quiet spot near Tanzaku Town, and she hurried back to their lodgings.
• Shizune greeted Tsunade in relief, then raised a kunai when she saw Shin Uchiha before Tsunade explained that he had not come to harm them.
• Shin Uchiha left after asking Tsunade to consider his proposal, and Tsunade gave him a vague promise to think it over.
• Tsunade kept Shizune busy, then tossed and turned that night as she wondered whether to bear Shin Uchiha's children.

Shin Uchiha asked Tsunade to teach him Medical Ninjutsu, then followed her and Shizune through casinos for the day. After watching Tsunade lose everywhere, he sympathized with Shizune and exchanged an encouraging thumbs-up with her.

• Shin Uchiha woke up rested and ordered breakfast for Tsunade and Shizune.
• Shin Uchiha asked Tsunade to guide him in Medical Ninjutsu, and she agreed to teach him for two hours each night.
• Shin Uchiha followed Tsunade and Shizune through casinos, observing the gamblers while Tsunade lost every time.
• Tsunade left the final casino at sunset with a dozen IOUs and headed to a tavern.
• Shin Uchiha gave Shizune an encouraging thumbs-up, and she understood and returned it.