Chapter Summaries

Shin Uchiha returned to his private space and put Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye at ease by treating them as family and sharing dinner with them. After learning about their families, he accepted their help with a bath and sent the bashful girls to their own room for the night.

• Shin Uchiha returned to his private space and found Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye had cleaned the living room and prepared dinner.
• Shin Uchiha invited the two girls to sit and eat with him, then told them not to wait for him before having meals in the future.
• Shin Uchiha asked about their families and learned that Uchiha Izumi lived with her mother while Uchiha Ye had been raised by her grandmother after her parents died in war.
• Shin Uchiha finished dinner, let the two maids assist him with a hot bath, and sent them back to their bedroom before retiring for the night.

Shin Uchiha reunited with Tsunade in his space and explained why he had stayed away while she pursued her succession as Hokage. He introduced Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye as Tsunade’s attendants, and Tsunade began welcoming them into her household.

• While dining with Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye, Shin Uchiha sensed the space mark on Tsunade activate and teleported to her room.
• Tsunade embraced and kissed Shin Uchiha, then complained that he had neglected her and their baby.
• Shin Uchiha explained that their closeness could endanger Tsunade’s path to becoming Hokage, and reassured her that the position would help their child.
• Shin Uchiha brought Tsunade downstairs and introduced her to Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye as their mistress.
• After Shin Uchiha confirmed that he had the two maids under control with Kotoamatsukami, Tsunade welcomed them and began building a rapport with them.

Shin Uchiha spent time with Tsunade, then accompanied Mikoto and Sasuke to Sasuke’s Ninja Academy entrance ceremony, where he met the other young clan heirs and their families. The chapter left Shin reassuring Hyuga Hiashi that Tsunade’s return would not interfere with the Uchiha Clan’s planned relocation.

• Tsunade entered Shin Uchiha’s space, shared a meal with him, and spent the night with him at his villa.
• Shin Uchiha agreed to attend Sasuke Uchiha’s first day at the Ninja Academy after Sasuke asked him to come.
• Shin Uchiha visited Mikoto before joining her and Sasuke at the Academy entrance ceremony, where he spotted several members of the Konoha Nine.
• Hinata Hyuga greeted Shin Uchiha nervously, and he chatted with Hyuga Hiashi while their families socialized nearby.
• Hyuga Hiashi warned Shin Uchiha about Tsunade’s return and the Uchiha Clan’s relocation, and Shin explained that he had brought Tsunade back and reached an understanding with her.

Shin Uchiha and Mikoto brought Sasuke to his first day at the Ninja Academy, where they met Naruto and Karin starting school as well. After Mikoto grew upset over Shin saying he was unmarried and had no children, he apologized and took her to a secluded part of his island.

• Hiashi and Hinata said goodbye to Shin before leaving to greet the Third Hokage.
• Naruto, Karin, and Kōrei met Shin, and Naruto learned that Sasuke was his student and promised to look after him.
• Mikoto and Shin gave Sasuke their final reminders and watched him enter the Academy alongside Naruto.
• Shin noticed Tsunade standing beside the Third Hokage and suspected that the Hokage was preparing to hand over his position.
• Mikoto twisted Shin's waist and walked away, then told him she was angry because he had denied having a child while she was pregnant.
• Shin apologized to Mikoto and took her to a remote part of his island, away from the villa.

After spending time alone with Mikoto in his dimension, Shin Uchiha went to Root, where Danzo told him Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi had returned. Shin ordered them to leave Root and follow him, then saw Nonō for the first time.

• Shin Uchiha comforted Mikoto in his dimension and built her a villa before she returned to the original world.
• After leaving the Uchiha District, Shin Uchiha met Root operatives who summoned him to Danzo.
• Danzo told Shin Uchiha that the Wandering Miko and Kabuto Yakushi had returned, and Shin ordered both to leave Root and follow him.
• Shin Uchiha used Wood Release to make a chair in Danzo's chamber, startling Danzo, who stayed silent.
• A Root operative brought Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi to the chamber, and Shin Uchiha looked over Nonō for the first time.

Shin Uchiha took Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi from Danzo and received two detailed scrolls containing the first two parts of the Lightning Release Armor. He left Root's base with his new subordinates and the scrolls, while the final part of the technique remained unwritten and orally guarded by the Raikage's lineage.

• Danzo assigned Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi to serve Shin Uchiha, ending their ties to Root.
• Yakushi Nonō presented Shin Uchiha with two scrolls containing the first two parts of the Lightning Release Armor, explaining that the Raikage's lineage passed down the third part orally.
• Shin Uchiha examined and copied the scrolls, finding that they contained valuable training insights from a disciple of the Third Raikage.
• Shin Uchiha left Root's base with Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi after Danzo dismissed them.

Shin Uchiha offered Yakushi Nonō freedom or a place as his subordinate, and she chose to stay so she could protect Kabuto Yakushi. As Shin prepared to arrange Kabuto’s future, he sensed something was wrong with him and examined him with his eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Shin Uchiha brought Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi away from the Root Base and offered Nonō freedom or work as his subordinate, with support for the orphanage and medical training.
• Yakushi Nonō asked to give her opportunity to Kabuto Yakushi, but Shin Uchiha refused and said he would make separate arrangements for him.
• Yakushi Nonō chose to become Shin Uchiha’s subordinate so she could protect Kabuto Yakushi if he received missions.
• Shin Uchiha decided to send Yakushi Nonō to improve her Medical Ninjutsu under Tsunade.
• Shin Uchiha called Kabuto Yakushi over to discuss his future, sensed something was wrong, and examined him with his eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Shin Uchiha freed Kabuto Yakushi's sealed memories and offered him a choice between an ordinary life and a mission that could give him strength. Kabuto chose the mission after confirming he could return to the orphanage and assist Yakushi Nonō afterward.

• Shin Uchiha detected Sasori's memory-sealing technique in Kabuto Yakushi's mind and destroyed it, causing Kabuto pain as his memories returned.
• Yakushi Nonō used Medical Ninjutsu to soothe Kabuto while Shin waited for him to recover.
• Kabuto explained that he had only pretended to cooperate with Sasori and worried that his actions might harm Yakushi Nonō.
• Shin offered Kabuto the choice of living as an ordinary Konoha ninja or completing a mission to gain strength.
• Kabuto asked whether he could return to the orphanage and assist Yakushi Nonō after the mission, and Shin promised he could.

Shin Uchiha assigned Kabuto Yakushi to infiltrate Orochimaru’s circle and obtain improved versions of Impure World Reincarnation and Soul Reincarnation. Later, he offered Tsunade Lightning Release Armor, but after she declined it, he asked whether she wanted to learn Senjutsu.

• Kabuto Yakushi bowed to Shin Uchiha and accepted a mission to work alongside Orochimaru, help refine two techniques, and report their development.
• Shin Uchiha explained that he wanted Orochimaru’s improved techniques and planned to send Kabuto to him through Danzo after three days.
• Shin Uchiha sent Kabuto Yakushi and Yakushi Nonō away for three days, planning to use Kotoamatsukami on Nonō before sending her to Tsunade during her pregnancy.
• Shin Uchiha visited Tsunade in the Hokage Office and offered her two scrolls detailing Lightning Release Armor.
• Tsunade rejected the technique, explaining that its missing third stage and poor fit with her Ninjutsu made it unappealing.
• Shin Uchiha asked Tsunade whether she wanted to learn Senjutsu.

Shin Uchiha proposed that Tsunade learn Shikkotsu Forest's Senjutsu by mastering Lightning Release Armor, and explained that his Mangekyō Sharingan could copy the Raikage's technique. He began training in its second stage with Tsunade's help, gained an initial grasp of it, and then returned with her to the villa for dinner.

• Shin Uchiha suggested Tsunade master Lightning Release Armor so its defenses would let her withstand Katsuyu's acid and train in Shikkotsu Forest's Senjutsu.
• Tsunade worried that the Raikage Lineage would never reveal Lightning Release Armor, but Shin Uchiha said he could copy it by forcing a Raikage to use it.
• Tsunade agreed to help Shin Uchiha train in the second stage of Lightning Release Armor, and he used Takamagahara to take her to his space.
• Shin Uchiha asked Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye to prepare extra dinner, then built a wooden pavilion where he trained with Tsunade's medical support.
• Shin Uchiha gained an initial grasp of the second stage after half a day, then took Tsunade back to the villa to share dinner with Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye.

Shin Uchiha brought Yakushi Nonō to Tsunade and used Kotoamatsukami to make her loyal before asking Tsunade to train her and help her care for Tsunade during her pregnancy. Tsunade then discussed Shin’s Lightning Release Armor training and relayed the Third Hokage’s request to inspect the Tsuchikage Scroll.

• Shin Uchiha took Yakushi Nonō to Tsunade’s home after delivering Kabuto Yakushi to Danzo.
• Tsunade recognized Nonō and learned from Shin that Danzo had nearly ruined her.
• Shin used Kotoamatsukami on Nonō and told Tsunade he wanted her to train Nonō and have her nearby during the pregnancy.
• Tsunade teased Shin about Nonō, then asked about his Lightning Release Armor training; Shin said he had mastered it but needed six more months to temper his body.
• Tsunade told Shin that the Third Hokage wanted them to inspect the Tsuchikage Scroll soon.

Shin Uchiha left Tsunade after agreeing to focus on Senjutsu, then visited the Hokage Building to inspect the Tsuchikage Scroll. He copied its contents and learned that the stolen secrets could give Konoha a long-term advantage over Iwagakure.

• Tsunade told Shin Uchiha to train in Senjutsu because Jiraiya could become a threat, and Shizune realized Tsunade was pregnant.
• Tsunade asked Shin Uchiha to leave Nonō with her for medical training, and Shin Uchiha departed to examine the Tsuchikage Scroll.
• Shin Uchiha met Kakashi at the Hokage Building, where the Third Hokage gave him the scroll.
• The Third Hokage explained that the scroll contained Iwagakure's advanced Earth Release techniques, Mu's secret techniques, and records of Dust Release, though its method of combining the three attributes was missing.
• Shin Uchiha copied the entire scroll with his Sharingan, and the Third Hokage said its contents could let Konoha suppress Iwagakure for at least ten years.

Shin Uchiha learned that Mu’s Trace-Free Invisibility Technique could not be taught, then heard the Third Hokage warn him that Jiraiya might return in two months and react badly to his relationship with Tsunade. Shin left with Jiraiya’s first volume of Icha Icha Paradise, which he took from the Third Hokage to read later.

• Shin Uchiha asked to learn Mu’s Trace-Free Invisibility Technique, but the Third Hokage explained that it depended on Mu’s unique constitution and bandages.
• The Third Hokage warned Shin that Jiraiya planned to return in about two months and might confront him over Tsunade.
• The Third Hokage explained how Jiraiya had been reverse-summoned to Mount Myōboku, later left Konoha, and continued sending intelligence from his travels.
• Shin asked to see the writing Jiraiya had sent, and the Third Hokage reluctantly handed him Icha Icha Paradise, Volume One.
• Shin put the book in his Ninja Tool Pouch, leaving the Third Hokage distressed by how casually he handled it.

Shin Uchiha told the Elder that Danzo had provoked the Rinnegan wielder who attacked Konoha, easing the Elder’s worries about Tsunade becoming Hokage. The Elder briefly considered helping Konoha, then decided the Uchiha Clan would stay out of the village’s troubles.

• Shin Uchiha left the Hokage Office with Jiraiya’s autographed copy of Icha Icha Paradise and headed toward Mikoto’s house.
• A messenger summoned Shin Uchiha to the Elder’s house, where the Elder asked about his activities and Tsunade’s return.
• Shin Uchiha reassured the Elder that Tsunade did not seem hostile toward the Uchiha Clan and said Konoha had another urgent problem to deal with.
• Shin Uchiha revealed that Danzo had provoked the man with the Rinnegan by plotting to kill one of his companions.
• The Elder condemned Danzo and asked whether the Uchiha Clan should help Konoha, but after seeing Shin Uchiha’s reaction, he said they would stay out of it.

Shin Uchiha revealed that he had sent Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi to investigate the Rinnegan user's organization, then prepared the Uchiha Clan's move to Whirlpool Island. After three days of transporting the clansmen and their supplies, only a dozen or so families remained in Konoha because their children were still attending the Ninja Academy.

• Shin Uchiha told the Elder that Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi were probing the Rinnegan user's organization and gave the Elder a space mark linked to the Kamui Dimension.
• The Elder told Shin Uchiha that the Uchiha District on Whirlpool Island was ready, and Shin agreed to move the clan and its supplies there in batches.
• The Elder showed Shin Uchiha the clan's heritage records and three warehouses of supplies, then worried about the strain Shin's dōjutsu might cause him.
• Shin Uchiha spent three days transporting the Uchiha clansmen and supplies to Whirlpool Island while Uchiha Fugaku organized their settlement.
• After the relocation, only about a dozen Uchiha families remained in Konoha because their children were still attending the Ninja Academy.

After the Uchiha Clan settled on Whirlpool Island, Uchiha Fugaku announced that Shin Uchiha would replace him as Clan Leader. Shin accepted the position and vowed to lead the clan to greater glory.

• More than ninety percent of the Uchiha Clan relocated to Whirlpool Island, and the clan gathered at the Great Shrine to celebrate their departure from Konoha.
• Uchiha Fugaku declared that the Uchiha Clan was independent and would now stand as Konoha’s equal partner.
• Uchiha Fugaku praised Shin Uchiha’s role in protecting and relocating the clan, then proposed making him Clan Leader while Fugaku became Second Elder.
• Shin Uchiha accepted the position before the cheering clan members and vowed to lead the Uchiha Clan to greater glory.
• Shin Uchiha manifested his Susanoo, prompting the clan members to cheer even louder.

Shin Uchiha accepted leadership of the Uchiha Clan and received three ancestral treasures that could become weapons for his Susanoo. After discussing his duties with Uchiha Fugaku and Elder Uchiha Ling, he was stopped by Fugaku, who had another favor to ask.

• Shin Uchiha questioned why Uchiha Fugaku and Elder Uchiha Ling had nominated him as clan leader without consulting him, and they explained that they trusted his strength and leadership.
• Uchiha Fugaku handed Shin Uchiha the clan leader's seal and three ancestral jade ornaments: the Eight-Foot Jewel, the Totsuka Blade, and the Yata Mirror.
• Elder Uchiha Ling explained that even Madara Uchiha had never received the treasures, and Shin Uchiha promised Uchiha Fugaku he would not let him down.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Elder Uchiha Ling explained Shin Uchiha's duties, emphasizing that he should protect the clan and serve as someone its members could rely on.
• After leaving Elder Uchiha Ling's house, Uchiha Fugaku called Shin Uchiha back and asked him for another favor.

Uchiha Fugaku asked Shin Uchiha to replace his Mangekyō Sharingan with his dead friend’s Three-Tomoe eyes, then gave Shin a scroll containing the removed eyes for the clan’s reserves. Fugaku explained that he believed his future failure to resist the Uchiha Clan’s destruction meant Uchiha Itachi would be the one confronting him.

• Uchiha Fugaku led Shin Uchiha to his home and revealed a scroll containing two Three-Tomoe Sharingan and two jars of clear liquid.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked Shin Uchiha to replace his eyes, explaining that he was retiring from the clan leader’s responsibilities and no longer needed his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shin Uchiha used Medical Ninjutsu to replace Fugaku’s eyes, and Fugaku adapted to the new Sharingan immediately.
• Uchiha Fugaku sealed his removed Mangekyō Sharingan in the scroll and handed it to Shin for the Uchiha Clan’s reserves.
• Uchiha Fugaku recalled Shin’s account of the clan’s future and concluded that Uchiha Itachi would be the person he failed to resist.

Shin Uchiha reassured Uchiha Fugaku about Itachi and promised to guide Sasuke and care for Mikoto. Fugaku planned to leave in three days for Kumogakure, then travel, while Shin reunited with Mikoto and heard about her pregnancy and Sasuke.

• Uchiha Fugaku concluded that Itachi had turned against the clan and asked Shin not to give him the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shin promised to save Fugaku's eyes for Sasuke and guide the boy, and Fugaku asked him to care for Mikoto as well.
• Fugaku said he would leave for the Land of Lightning in three days, then visit the Uchiha's old home and travel the world.
• Shin went to Mikoto's villa, embraced her, and asked how she and the baby were doing.
• Mikoto told Shin that the baby was active, Sasuke had topped his class again, and Tsunade had checked on her and the baby.

Shin Uchiha told Mikoto that he had become the Uchiha clan leader, then traveled to Shikkotsu Forest to begin learning senjutsu from the Slug Sage. He met Katsuyu’s enormous main body and prepared to receive her guidance.

• Shin Uchiha told Mikoto that Fugaku and the Elder had helped elect him clan leader, and Mikoto congratulated him.
• Shin took Mikoto home, then went to his Konoha house and used the Reverse Summoning Technique to reach Shikkotsu Forest.
• Shin sensed the abundant natural energy in the forest as slugs gathered to greet him.
• Katsuyu welcomed Shin and guided him to the forest’s center, where her main body awaited him.
• Shin greeted the Slug Sage and accepted her guidance in learning senjutsu.