Recaps

Shin Uchiha defeated Obito, then strengthened his ties with Mikoto and helped Naruto and the Uzumaki family. After copying and fusing their bloodlines, Shin gained new abilities and visited Hyuga Hiashi.

• Shin Uchiha failed to persuade Tsunade to return, spent time with Uzuki Yugao, and gave her a space mark to protect her.
• Shin warned Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi about Akatsuki and Pain, gave Itachi a life-saving technique, and sent them away from the village.
• Obito Uchiha entered Konoha to test Shin, but Shin trapped and tortured him in Genjutsu Space before White Zetsu helped him escape.
• Shin kept Obito’s attack from the Uchiha clan, protected Mikoto and Sasuke, and chose to let Obito live so Madara could be revived.
• Shin visited Kōrei Uzumaki, Karin, and Naruto, reassured Naruto about his parents and the Nine-Tails, and reinforced Naruto’s seal.
• Shin spoke with Kurama about Naruto and their shared history, then copied Naruto’s genetic sequences and examined Kōrei and Karin.
• Shin became Kōrei’s lover, copied her and Karin’s Uzumaki bloodlines, and fused three Uzumaki bloodlines in Takamagahara Space.
• Shin emerged from the fusion with greatly increased chakra and vitality and new Uzumaki abilities, then visited Hyuga Hiashi.

Shin Uchiha secured Hinata Hyuga’s betrothal, trained Sasuke Uchiha, and traveled to bring Tsunade back to Konoha. After revealing his powers and coercing Tsunade with Kotoamatsukami, he left her considering his proposal and began studying Medical Ninjutsu under her guidance.

• Shin Uchiha arranged an alliance and betrothal with Hyuga Hiashi for Hinata Hyuga, then won Elder Uchiha Ling’s support for the plan.
• Shin Uchiha trained Sasuke Uchiha in Lightning Release Armor, and Sasuke successfully activated the technique after a month of practice.
• Shin Uchiha told Hiruzen Sarutobi he would bring Tsunade back, then finalized Hinata Hyuga’s betrothal before departing Konoha.
• Shin Uchiha found Tsunade in Tanzaku Town and challenged her after she refused Hiruzen’s request, but she drugged him during their drinking contest.
• Shin Uchiha brought Tsunade to Takamagahara Space and used Kotoamatsukami to control her, then revealed his ambitions and showed her visions of future threats.
• Shin Uchiha marked Tsunade with his space-time technique and returned her near Tanzaku Town, where she promised to consider his proposal.
• Shin Uchiha asked Tsunade to teach him Medical Ninjutsu, and she agreed to give him lessons for two hours each night.

Shin Uchiha gained Hashirama Senju’s sage body, raided Iwagakure for a sealed scroll, and deepened his relationships with Tsunade and others in Konoha. The stretch ended with Shin confronting Ido after it possessed Kurenai Yuhi.

• Tsunade helped Shin Uchiha integrate her bloodline, awakening a sage body that gave him immense chakra, rapid healing, and the ability to use Wood Release.
• Shin Uchiha received the fifth-stage Susanoo, Heaven and Earth, and learned that he needed Indra’s and Asura’s chakra to evolve his Sharingan into the Rinnegan.
• Shin Uchiha copied chakra from Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki, then used clones to attack Iwagakure while he stole a sealed scroll from the Tsuchikage Building.
• Tsunade returned to Konoha with Shin Uchiha and Shizune, confronted the Third Hokage, and revealed her relationship with Shin and her plans for their future family.
• Mitaraishi Anko confronted Shin Uchiha over his relationship with Uzuki Yugao, while Tsunade later told Shin she was pregnant and helped him sign the Shikkotsu Forest contract.
• Shin Uchiha accepted Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye as caretakers on his Spatial Island, then visited Uzuki Yugao and met Kurenai Yuhi.
• Kurenai Yuhi asked Shin Uchiha to help her student Kurama Yakumo, and they entered Yakumo’s residence to confront the monster called Ido.
• Shin Uchiha secretly took control of Ido’s illusion and brought Kurenai Yuhi back to reality, but Ido possessed her, forcing Shin to activate Tsukuyomi.

Shin subdued Ido, strengthened Kurenai’s genjutsu, and became entangled in the lives of Tsunade, Mikoto, Nonō, and Kabuto. He relocated most of the Uchiha Clan to Whirlpool Island, became its clan leader, and ended the stretch by beginning senjutsu training with the Slug Sage.

• Shin Uchiha weakened Ido in Tsukuyomi, helped Kurenai Yuhi absorb its spiritual legacy, and trained her to become a Kage-level genjutsu expert.
• Shin Uchiha returned to his private space, reconnected with Tsunade and Mikoto, attended Sasuke’s Ninja Academy entrance ceremony, and comforted Mikoto after she confronted him about their child.
• Shin Uchiha freed Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi from Root, restored Kabuto’s memories, and arranged for Nonō to train under Tsunade while Kabuto undertook a mission with Orochimaru.
• Shin Uchiha studied the Tsuchikage Scroll, learned that Jiraiya might return to confront him over Tsunade, and told the Uchiha Elder that Danzo had provoked the man with the Rinnegan.
• Shin Uchiha transported more than ninety percent of the Uchiha Clan and its supplies to Whirlpool Island, where Uchiha Fugaku declared the clan independent and nominated Shin as clan leader.
• Shin Uchiha accepted leadership, received the clan seal and ancestral treasures, and replaced Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan with Three-Tomoe Sharingan at Fugaku’s request.
• Shin Uchiha promised Fugaku he would save his Mangekyō Sharingan for Sasuke and look after Mikoto, then visited Mikoto before setting out for Shikkotsu Forest.
• Shin Uchiha met the Slug Sage in Shikkotsu Forest and accepted her guidance in learning senjutsu.