Recaps

Shin mastered the Slug Sage’s Sage Mode while helping Tsunade secure power as Konoha’s Fifth Hokage. As Obito’s threat emerged and Hinata became Tsunade’s apprentice, Shin strengthened his ties with Yugao and Kurenai, leaving Kurenai newly joined to his private life.

• Kakashi fought the masked Obito Uchiha, awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and was rescued by Might Guy before Obito escaped.
• Shin identified the attacker as Obito and explained the connection between Obito’s and Kakashi’s paired Mangekyō abilities, then used a space mark to protect Shizune.
• Tsunade investigated Hinata’s neglected health, took her as an apprentice, and began caring for her.
• Shin used Kotoamatsukami on Yugao, who pledged to stay with him, and later copied Hinata’s Byakugan bloodline with Tsunade’s help.
• Shin completed his Sage Mode training in Shikkotsu Forest and unlocked Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
• Hiruzen stepped down as Hokage, and Tsunade took the position with Shin’s support while they secured control over Konoha’s factions.
• Shin met Kurenai on Food Street and told her that Yugao was pregnant, prompting Kurenai to confess her love and accept sharing him with his other women.
• Shin teleported with Kurenai to his home, showed her his Space-Time Ninjutsu, and became intimate with her.

Shin rescued Shisui and Itachi from Pain, recruited Konan with the promise of reviving Yahiko, and strengthened the Uchiha Clan while investigating threats to it. The stretch ended with Shin’s wood clones launching a coordinated attack on Kumogakure.

• Shin arrived in Amegakure to rescue Shisui and Itachi, then drove off Pain’s forces and offered Konan a way to revive Yahiko.
• Shin told Konan that Obito had deceived her and Nagato, secured her loyalty with Kotoamatsukami, and warned that Obito intended to use Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Shin brought the injured Itachi and Shisui to Tsunade for treatment, then explained Pain’s Rinnegan and assigned them to investigate Kirigakure.
• Shin arranged recovery for Itachi and Shisui on Whirlpool Island and worked with the Elder to establish a training plan for the Uchiha Clan.
• Shin trained Uchiha Jie and two Uchiha Shi, taught them new techniques, and gave each a space mark for communication and emergencies.
• Shin learned Fugaku had gathered intelligence in Kumogakure, sent him to the Land of Grass, and reviewed documents about the Hidden Cloud Village.
• Shin surveyed Kumogakure, placed five disguised wood clones around the village, and had them collapse mountain walls simultaneously.

Shin Uchiha abducted Yugito to protect her from Akatsuki, while expanding his household and strengthening the Uchiha clan. He brought Haku and Zabuza to Whirlpool Island and planned to confront Obito in Kirigakure.

• Shin attacked Kumogakure, copied the Raikage’s and Darui’s abilities, and abducted Yugito after sealing her away from Matatabi.
• Shin explained Akatsuki’s plan to Yugito and Matatabi, who identified the statue as the Ten-Tails’ Husk, then allowed Yugito to move freely in his space.
• Shin trained Izumi and the Uchiha clan, while Mikoto gave birth to a daughter and moved into his space with help from Tsunade and Nonō.
• Shin learned that Shisui and Itachi were pursuing a mission near Amegakure, then found Haku in the Land of Water and invited him to join the Uchiha.
• Shin confronted the injured Zabuza, overwhelmed him, and used Kotoamatsukami to make him a loyal subordinate before bringing him and Haku to Whirlpool Island.
• Shin settled Haku among the Uchiha and told the Elder he planned to go to Kirigakure to drive out Obito and assess Mei Terumi.

Shin Uchiha exposed Obito Uchiha’s control of Kirigakure, helped free the Fourth Mizukage, and supported Mei Terumi’s rise as Mizukage while establishing ties between Kirigakure and the Uchiha Clan. Back in Konoha, Shin prepared for the students’ graduation, discussed Mikoto joining him, and accepted Yugito as his woman.

• Shin Uchiha flew to Kirigakure with Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi, cleared the village’s mist, and told Genji he was investigating an enemy of the Uchiha Clan.
• Shin Uchiha exposed Obito Uchiha’s impersonation of the Fourth Mizukage, defeated the rampaging Three-Tails, and freed the Mizukage from Genjutsu.
• Shin Uchiha and Mei Terumi grew close, and Mei agreed to succeed the Fourth Mizukage and protect Kirigakure after his death.
• Mei Terumi became Mizukage, negotiated an alliance with the Uchiha Clan, and received Shin Uchiha’s space mark before he left Kirigakure.
• Shin Uchiha returned to Konoha, watched Naruto Uzumaki’s paint-covered chase with Iruka, and agreed that Naruto and Sasuke could graduate soon.
• Shin Uchiha visited Mikoto and agreed to wait until Sasuke graduated before moving her and their children into his dimension.
• Yugito confessed that she had fallen for Shin Uchiha, and he accepted her while promising to protect and cherish her.
• Shin Uchiha took Yugito to Konoha’s night market, where she recognized Ichiraku Ramen and met Iruka and Naruto Uzumaki.