Chapter Summaries

Shin Uchiha discovered that his new system could help his Sharingan copy and learn Mangekyō Dōjutsu. With the Uchiha massacre approaching, he decided to seek Shisui Uchiha and persuade him to let him learn Kotoamatsukami so he could change the clan’s fate.

• Shin Uchiha worried that he lacked the talent to survive the coming Uchiha massacre despite having awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• The Sharingan Upgrade System activated and revealed that Shin could copy Dōjutsu and study them to advance his Sharingan.
• Shin considered the Mangekyō abilities available to him and judged Shisui Uchiha’s Kotoamatsukami his best immediate option.
• Shin decided to find Shisui Uchiha and persuade him to let Shin copy and learn Kotoamatsukami.
• Shin resolved to change Shisui Uchiha’s, Uchiha Itachi’s, and the Uchiha Clan’s fates as his Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun faster.

Shin Uchiha told Shisui Uchiha that his visions showed Shisui’s death and the Uchiha clan’s later destruction, warning him that the threat could come from inside Konoha. Shisui suspected the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzō might target him for his Kotoamatsukami, then asked Shin what else he had seen.

• Shin Uchiha found Shisui Uchiha by the river and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting Shisui to realize Shin knew he had awakened his own Mangekyō.
• Shin claimed his Mangekyō let him glimpse the future and told Shisui that he would die, followed by the Uchiha clan’s destruction.
• Shin described seeing Shisui with both eyes gouged out, Shimura Danzō holding them, and the Third Hokage and Anbu nearby.
• Shisui reasoned that the Third Hokage might reveal his Kotoamatsukami to Shimura Danzō, who could arrange a sneak attack to steal his eyes.
• Shisui asked Shin what else he had seen.

Shin Uchiha told Shisui Uchiha that the Uchiha Clan would be massacred and urged him to stay wary of the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzō. After they revealed their Mangekyō Sharingan abilities to each other, Shin said he knew how they could ease tensions between the clan and the village.

• Shin Uchiha told Shisui Uchiha that the Uchiha Clan would be wiped out, leaving only Itachi and Sasuke alive, and said he did not trust the clan leader.
• Shisui Uchiha believed Shin and agreed to be cautious around the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzō, and to keep his Mangekyō Sharingan secret.
• Shin Uchiha revealed that his left eye could see random fragments of the future and claimed his right eye could copy some Kekkei Genkai ninjutsu.
• Shisui Uchiha revealed that both his Mangekyō Sharingan eyes had Kotoamatsukami, which could permanently alter a person's thoughts and will but had a cooldown of at least ten years.
• Shin Uchiha said he knew what they should do to ease tensions between the Uchiha Clan and the village.

Shin explained that Shisui had chosen the wrong targets for Kotoamatsukami and said at least three people’s views had to change to prevent the Uchiha Clan’s destruction. Shin revealed that his Copying Eye could copy Mangekyō abilities, and copied Shisui’s Dōjutsu, awakening his own Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Shisui said he wanted to use Kotoamatsukami on Shimura Danzō and the Uchiha clan leader to ease tensions.
• Shin told Shisui that the Third Hokage and the clan’s head elder were the real targets, but changing only their views would alert Danzō, so at least three people had to be influenced at once.
• Shin revealed that his Copying Eye could copy Mangekyō Sharingan Dōjutsu, and Shisui agreed to let him copy Kotoamatsukami.
• Shisui activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Shin met his gaze with his own Sharingan.
• After exhausting much of his chakra and mental energy, Shin awakened a Mangekyō Sharingan matching Shisui’s.

Shin Uchiha awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and copied Shisui Uchiha’s Kotoamatsukami, greatly increasing his power. He and Shisui planned to use the technique to ease the village’s hostility toward the Uchiha and to rein in the clan’s hardliners.

• Shin Uchiha received system notifications confirming that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and copied Kotoamatsukami, though the technique needed time to become available.
• Shin Uchiha assessed his increased chakra and genjutsu strength, while Shisui Uchiha urged him to adjust to his new power.
• Shin Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha agreed to use Kotoamatsukami on the Third Hokage and Danzo without changing their behavior too noticeably.
• Shisui Uchiha assigned Shin Uchiha to use Kotoamatsukami on Uchiha Ling, the hardline Elder, while Shisui planned to approach the village leaders.

Shisui Uchiha began his risky operation to influence the Third Hokage, while Shin Uchiha received a system upgrade to his Kotoamatsukami and set out to find Elder Uchiha Ling. Shisui reached Hiruzen Sarutobi and claimed that something had happened to his Sharingan, prompting the Hokage to dismiss the nearby Anbu.

• Shisui Uchiha left to approach the Third Hokage, while Shin Uchiha decided to find Elder Uchiha Ling and ease tensions between the clan and the village.
• The system announced that Shin Uchiha had assimilated Kotoamatsukami, reducing its recovery period to six months and limiting the Mangekyō Sharingan's side effects.
• Shisui Uchiha arrived at the Hokage Building and requested an audience with the Third Hokage, claiming he had important intelligence.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi received Shisui and privately considered the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan and Shisui's potential Mangekyō.
• Shisui told Hiruzen that something had happened to his Sharingan, and Hiruzen sent the nearby Anbu outside to keep the matter secret.

Shisui Uchiha used Kotoamatsukami to make the Third Hokage stop targeting the Uchiha Clan, then left to confront Shimura Danzō. He hoped dealing with Danzō would resolve the clan’s remaining problems, leaving the rest to Shin Uchiha.

• Shisui activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and used Kotoamatsukami to change the Third Hokage’s attitude toward the Uchiha Clan without his noticing.
• Shisui told the Third Hokage about his increased chakra, sharper perception, and improved genjutsu and ninjutsu while hiding his Mangekyō’s ocular techniques.
• The Third Hokage praised Shisui’s strength, urged him to uphold the Will of Fire, and told him to keep his Mangekyō awakening secret.
• After Shisui left, the Third Hokage decided to treat the Uchiha more favorably in a report about the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Shisui changed course on his way to the Uchiha Clan Compound and hurried to a secluded spot outside the village to deal with Shimura Danzō.

Shin Uchiha visited Grand Elder Uchiha Ling to warn him about the Uchiha Clan’s strained relationship with Konoha, but Ling defended the clan’s grievances. Shin revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Ling explained its significance, leaving Shin asking how powerful Madara Uchiha had been.

• Shin Uchiha visited Grand Elder Uchiha Ling and warned that the Uchiha Clan’s strained relations with Konoha could lead to trouble.
• Uchiha Ling recounted Konoha’s founding and complained that the Uchiha had been excluded from the Hokage position.
• Shin told Uchiha Ling that something had happened to his Sharingan, then revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Ling recognized the Mangekyō Sharingan, explained that it was an evolved form of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and said its wielder could grow to Peak Kage Level.
• Shin asked whether Madara Uchiha had also been at Peak Kage Level.

Shin Uchiha learned that awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan made him a contender for clan head, and Grand Elder Uchiha Ling pledged to support his rise. After leaving the grand elder, Shin went to meet Uchiha Fugaku and announced himself at the clan head’s residence.

• Grand Elder Uchiha Ling praised Madara Uchiha’s strength and encouraged Shin Uchiha to surpass him.
• Uchiha Ling pledged his support for Shin becoming clan head, explaining the Mangekyō Sharingan’s significance in Uchiha tradition.
• Uchiha Ling described the Mangekyō’s Dōjutsu and Susanoo, predicting Shin could eventually help the clan turn its fortunes around.
• Shin Uchiha left Uchiha Ling’s home and headed to the central residence to meet Uchiha Fugaku.
• Finding the residence dark, Shin Uchiha vaulted the gate and requested an urgent audience with Uchiha Fugaku.

Shin Uchiha used his Mangekyō Sharingan’s Kotoamatsukami to enslave Uchiha Fugaku and gain control over the Uchiha clan. Fugaku revealed he had prepared a contingency but said he had disabled it after the genjutsu made him loyal to Shin.

• Shin Uchiha visited Uchiha Fugaku late at night and claimed his Sharingan had changed, asking Fugaku to examine it.
• Shin revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and caught Fugaku off guard with Kotoamatsukami, rewriting Fugaku’s thoughts and will.
• Uchiha Mikoto entered after sensing a chakra fluctuation, but Fugaku told her everything was fine and sent her away.
• Shin confirmed that Fugaku was under his control, and Fugaku explained that he would obey Shin without hesitation.
• Fugaku admitted he had prepared a contingency to resist but reassured Shin that he had disabled it and would not act against Shin’s interests.

Shin Uchiha learned how Uchiha Fugaku had nearly used Izanagi to escape his control and discovered the powers of Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan. Shin copied both of Fugaku’s ocular techniques and their Sharingan traits, bringing his own eyes closer to evolving.

• Uchiha Fugaku explained that he had prepared Izanagi to revive himself, but canceled it because it would work against Shin Uchiha’s control.
• Uchiha Fugaku revealed that his left Mangekyō used Illusion—Momentary Space-Time to trap an enemy in an illusion for a month, while his right Mangekyō used Izanagi once a month without causing blindness.
• Shin Uchiha told Uchiha Fugaku to activate his Mangekyō and not resist so Shin could copy its powers.
• Shin Uchiha used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to copy Illusion-Instant Space-Time and Izanagi, along with Fugaku’s Sharingan potential and traits.

Uchiha Mikoto stabbed Shin Uchiha to free Uchiha Fugaku, but Fugaku used Izanagi to undo Shin’s death and knock Mikoto unconscious. Shin then agreed to use Kotoamatsukami on Mikoto to keep his control over Fugaku secret.

• Uchiha Mikoto stabbed Shin Uchiha from behind, believing his death would free Uchiha Fugaku.
• Shin Uchiha tried to use Izanagi, but the system had not finished teaching him the technique before he began to die.
• Uchiha Fugaku used Izanagi to change events, restoring Shin Uchiha and knocking Uchiha Mikoto unconscious.
• Uchiha Fugaku explained that Mikoto’s attack would not have freed him because Shin had already altered his consciousness.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked Shin Uchiha to use Kotoamatsukami on Mikoto to prevent word of his control from spreading, and Shin approached her.

Shin Uchiha used Kotoamatsukami to control Uchiha Mikoto and told Uchiha Fugaku that his eyes had shown him the Uchiha Clan’s future destruction. He argued that the clan could not thrive under Konoha’s current leadership and offered two paths forward: leave Konoha or wait until he could control its leaders.

• Shin Uchiha awakened Uchiha Mikoto and used Kotoamatsukami to make her obey him.
• Mikoto apologized to Shin, and he forgave her before asking about Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke.
• Mikoto said Itachi was away on a mission and Sasuke was asleep, easing Shin’s immediate worries.
• Shin told Uchiha Fugaku that his eyes could see fragments of the future and described Shisui Uchiha’s death and the Uchiha Clan’s annihilation.
• Shin argued that the Second Hokage’s students would continue to isolate the Uchiha and proposed leaving Konoha or eventually controlling its leadership.

Shin Uchiha gained and strengthened new Mangekyō abilities, then arranged for the Uchiha Clan to prepare quietly for a possible departure from Konoha. After staying the night at Uchiha Fugaku’s home, he was startled by Uchiha Mikoto bringing him food.

• The system confirmed Shin Uchiha had assimilated Illusion—Momentary Space-Time and Izanagi, improved his Mangekyō, and predicted his unique Dōjutsu would develop in eight hours.
• Shin Uchiha discovered Izanagi could now be used once every three days and Illusion—Momentary Space-Time had no cooldown, then assessed his Mangekyō’s growing power.
• Shin Uchiha told Uchiha Fugaku to calm the clan, secretly move some clansmen to a small village guarded by Shisui Uchiha, and wait while Shin grew stronger.
• After reaching an understanding with Uchiha Fugaku, Shin Uchiha accepted the couple’s offer to stay the night and reflected on how close he had come to dying.
• Uchiha Mikoto came to Shin Uchiha’s room with snacks, and he opened the door after recognizing her voice.

Shin Uchiha accepted Uchiha Mikoto’s apology and spent the night with her. The next morning, he met Shisui Uchiha and reported that he had persuaded the Elder not to inflame tensions with Konoha for several years.

• Uchiha Mikoto brought Shin food and sake, apologized for nearly killing him, and explained that she believed he was sacrificing himself to save the Uchiha Clan.
• After Shin became drunk, Mikoto said she wanted to pledge her loyalty and apologize, and Shin pulled her into his arms.
• Shin woke beside Mikoto the next morning, and they spent more time together before he left Uchiha Fugaku’s house.
• Shin met the exhausted Shisui at the river and initially claimed he had not used Kotoamatsukami on the Elder.
• Shin revealed that he had persuaded the Elder to stop stirring up hostility toward Konoha for the next few years, then explained why the Elder had agreed.

Shin told Shisui that he had taken control of Uchiha Fugaku and proposed a plan that required Shisui to pretend to die. Shisui agreed to cooperate as Shin began explaining how exposing his Mangekyō Sharingan could draw out Danzo.

• Shisui told Shin that he had subtly improved the Third Hokage’s attitude toward the Uchiha, but had failed to find Danzo at the Root Base.
• Shin reassured Shisui that the Third Hokage could restrain Danzo and said they should wait before seeking Danzo again.
• Shin revealed that he had used Kotoamatsukami to control Uchiha Fugaku, leaving Shisui conflicted because Fugaku was Itachi’s father.
• Shin told Shisui to go die, then explained that he needed Shisui’s cooperation to help the Uchiha take the initiative.
• Shin suggested making Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan more widely known, and Shisui said Danzo would likely try to kill him and take his eyes.

Shin Uchiha and Shisui agreed that Shisui would fake his death to help the Uchiha Clan escape surveillance and awaken Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan. After Shisui left to rest, Shin went to Ichiraku Ramen alone for breakfast.

• Shin told Shisui that his apparent death would let the Uchiha demand a new district and awaken Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shisui agreed to the plan and entrusted Shin with protecting his body and keeping his Sharingan, including his unused left-eye Kotoamatsukami.
• Shin told Shisui to rest while he arranged for news of Shisui’s Mangekyō to reach Danzo, then invited him to Ichiraku Ramen.
• Shisui declined and returned home, leaving Shin to head to Ichiraku alone.
• Shin ordered extra-large deluxe tonkotsu and miso ramen from Teuchi, and Ayame brought his meal.

Shin Uchiha enjoyed a meal at Ichiraku Ramen, where Ayame secretly gave him extra toppings, then noticed Naruto Uzumaki waiting outside. Wary of drawing the Third Hokage and Danzo’s attention, Shin left Naruto a stack of ramen coupons as he walked away.

• Shin Uchiha teased Teuchi about marrying Ayame, and Teuchi warned him that the Uchiha Clan would oppose an outsider marriage.
• Ayame secretly added extra toppings to Shin’s second bowl, and he thanked her discreetly before finishing the meal.
• Shin spotted a dirty, timid Naruto Uzumaki peeking into Ichiraku Ramen and considered the hostility and loneliness the boy faced.
• Concerned that approaching Naruto could provoke the Third Hokage and Danzo, Shin passed him without speaking and dropped a stack of coupons beside him.

Shin Uchiha gave Naruto Uzumaki coupons for Ichiraku Ramen while hiding his concern for the boy, then returned home as his Mangekyō Sharingan awakened. The system confirmed the awakening and warned Shin not to copy or learn more Mangekyō Dōjutsu until his Sharingan evolved into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Naruto picked up the Ichiraku Ramen coupons Shin Uchiha had deliberately dropped and ran after him to return them.
• Shin told Naruto he did not need the coupons because he would be away on a mission, and Naruto kept them after Shin left.
• Naruto counted twenty coupons for large bowls of ramen and used one to order a bowl from Teuchi.
• At home, Shin felt his Eye Power surge as his Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun faster and his eyes grew hot and swollen.
• Shin's Mangekyō Sharingan awakened with a new pattern, and the system warned him not to learn or copy further Mangekyō Dōjutsu before reaching the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Shin Uchiha examined the two Mangekyō Dōjutsu he had awakened, learning that Copying Eye could replicate a wide range of kekkei genkai, secret techniques, and ninjutsu. He also discovered that Takamagahara let him travel to a hidden island dimension and instantly reach places marked with his Sharingan.

• Shin Uchiha deactivated his Mangekyō Sharingan and examined the new Dōjutsu he had awakened through his intense desire.
• Shin Uchiha learned that Copying Eye could see through appearances and copy most kekkei genkai, secret techniques, and ninjutsu, but could copy only six additional kekkei genkai.
• Shin Uchiha considered how Copying Eye could let him learn powerful techniques such as Flying Thunder God and the Nara and Yamanaka clan techniques.
• Shin Uchiha examined Takamagahara and discovered that it connected to an island dimension with water and plants but no animals.
• Shin Uchiha learned that Takamagahara could not make him intangible, but it could place invisible Space Marks that let him travel instantly to their locations.