Chapter Summaries

Shin Uchiha used Dust Release chakra to open the sealed chamber in the Tsuchikage Building, took its scroll, and escaped before Ōnoki arrived. After Ōnoki found the chamber empty and attacked the wall in fury, Shin watched the battle and set another change in motion.

• Shin Uchiha used the Dust Release chakra he had acquired to bypass the seal’s self-destruct mechanism and retrieve the earthen-yellow scroll.
• Shin Uchiha erased the seal and escaped to his space just before the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki entered the chamber.
• Ōnoki found the chamber and wall bare, then fired Dust Release at the wall in anger.
• Shin Uchiha returned to the rocky summit and watched as Iwagakure’s Shinobi defeated the last Lightning Release Armor clone and hurried toward the Tsuchikage Building.
• Shin Uchiha formed a hand seal, causing another unexpected change to sweep across the battlefield.

After completing his mission in Kumogakure, Shin Uchiha took the hidden Tsuchikage Scroll back to his space and summoned Tsunade, but their reunion delayed examining it until noon. Tsunade decided the scroll was too important for them to handle alone and proposed taking it to the Third Hokage in Konoha.

• Shin Uchiha incinerated the invaders’ bodies, left Kumogakure, and brought the Tsuchikage Scroll into his space without opening it.
• Shin Uchiha summoned Tsunade, then carried her to the bedroom and forgot about the scroll until nearly noon.
• Shin Uchiha and Tsunade emerged from the space in front of Shizune, who saw Tsunade’s disheveled appearance and quietly left.
• Tsunade returned in a changed outfit and claimed she and Shin Uchiha had been studying, while Shizune played along and the three examined the scroll.
• After Shin Uchiha explained where the scroll came from, Tsunade recognized its importance and suggested taking it to the Third Hokage in Konoha.

Tsunade agreed to return to Konoha and take over as Hokage, and Shin Uchiha brought her and Shizune openly through the village gate. In the Hokage’s office, Tsunade confronted the Third Hokage about being controlled by Shin, while insisting her situation was different.

• Tsunade agreed with Shin Uchiha that she should return to Konoha, and she prepared to leave with Shizune.
• Shin Uchiha used Takamagahara to bring Tsunade and Shizune near Konoha’s main gate, where Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane welcomed Tsunade back.
• Tsunade’s party went to the Hokage Building, where the Third Hokage said he was relieved she had returned.
• Tsunade accused the Third Hokage of enabling Danzo and said she would not have returned without Shin Uchiha.
• The Third Hokage dismissed everyone, raised a Barrier, and recognized that Shin Uchiha’s dōjutsu had controlled Tsunade as well.
• Tsunade admitted she was under Shin Uchiha’s control but told the Third Hokage that she was not like him.

Tsunade told the Third Hokage that Shin Uchiha did not control how she governed Konoha, and revealed that she and Shin planned to revive the Senju Clan through their future children. After Shin handed over the Tsuchikage Scroll for Konoha to study, he and Tsunade went out to explore the village.

• Tsunade warned the Third Hokage not to provoke her or risk her going after Danzo, and explained that Shin was not interfering with her rule of Konoha.
• Tsunade revealed that she and Shin were together and planned to have children who would inherit the position of Hokage and revive the Senju Clan.
• Shin Uchiha gave the Tsuchikage Scroll to the Third Hokage, who organized Konoha's sealing experts to study it in secret.
• Shin left with Tsunade while Shizune went to supervise the cleaning of Tsunade's house.
• Tsunade used her Transformation Technique to look like her teenage self as she and Shin explored the village, browsed, and ate.

While enjoying a disguised tour of Konoha with Tsunade, Shin Uchiha was confronted by Mitaraishi Anko, who thought he was cheating on her friend Uzuki Yugao. Anko learned she could not overpower Shin, but remained suspicious as he and Tsunade left.

• Tsunade and Shin Uchiha toured Konoha, sharing food and acting like a couple.
• Mitaraishi Anko spotted them at the three-color dango shop and followed them into an alley.
• Anko accused Shin of betraying Uzuki Yugao, but Shin told her Yugao knew about the situation.
• When Anko tried to seize Shin, he caught her wrist and flung her down the alley.
• Tsunade urged Anko to stop and get the facts from Yugao, and Anko put away her kunai.
• Shin led Tsunade away while Anko warned her not to trust him.

Shin Uchiha and Tsunade spent the day together in Konoha before returning to Tsunade’s lavish home. That night, Tsunade told Shin she had detected signs that she was pregnant, and he gently touched her abdomen as he realized they were expecting a child.

• Tsunade took Shin Uchiha’s arm and continued shopping while Mitaraishi Anko watched them and left to warn Uzuki Yugao about him.
• Shin Uchiha accompanied Tsunade around Konoha, and they had dinner and drinks together.
• Shin Uchiha saw Tsunade’s spacious family estate, where Shizune had arranged for people to clean the house.
• After Shizune left, Tsunade and Shin Uchiha spent the night together.
• Tsunade told Shin Uchiha she thought she was pregnant, and explained that her medical knowledge had helped her recognize the early signs.
• Shin Uchiha accepted that Tsunade was carrying his child and gently touched her abdomen.

Tsunade summoned Katsuyu and arranged for Shin Uchiha to sign the Shikkotsu Forest contract so he could learn its Sage Mode. After Katsuyu explained the painful training and its risks, Tsunade assured her that Shin’s regenerative constitution would protect him, and the chapter ended with the couple embracing.

• Shin Uchiha apologized for being rough with Tsunade after learning she was pregnant, and she healed his face and told him they would have to wait until after the baby was born.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu and asked her for the contract scroll so Shin could sign with the slug clan.
• Shin Uchiha signed the Shikkotsu Forest contract and added his palm print to the scroll.
• Katsuyu explained that training for Sage Mode required enduring corrosive mucus while carefully absorbing natural energy, and that the trainee needed strong regenerative abilities.
• Tsunade told Katsuyu that Shin had the same constitution as Hashirama Senju, reassuring her that he could withstand the mucus.
• After Katsuyu left, Shin Uchiha thanked Tsunade, and she embraced him and encouraged him to pursue his dream.

Shin Uchiha reflected on the challenge of transforming his body to match his evolving Sharingan, then left Tsunade’s house early and visited Ichiraku Ramen. There, he comforted Ayame after she feared he no longer wanted her, and the chapter ended with him discovering she had secretly added extra food to his bowl.

• Shin Uchiha considered how difficult it would be to make his body strong enough to sustain his eyes and remembered how Tsunade had helped him survive integrating a sage body.
• Shin Uchiha left Tsunade’s house early to avoid the visitors expected before she took over as Hokage, then went to Ichiraku Ramen.
• Ayame tearfully asked Shin Uchiha whether he no longer wanted her because he had been seen with a purple-haired girl.
• Shin Uchiha reassured Ayame that he still wanted her, and she smiled before running off in embarrassment when she noticed the shop’s customers watching.
• Shin Uchiha stirred his ramen and found that Ayame had secretly added plenty of fried eggs and sausages.

Shin Uchiha visited Elder Uchiha Ling after returning to the village, only to discover that the Elder had arranged for him to be with Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye. The chapter ended as Shin made one last attempt to question the two girls.

• Shin Uchiha finished breakfast, said goodbye to Ayame, and went to check in with Elder Uchiha Ling.
• The Elder asked Shin whether he was close to any Uchiha girls, and Shin tried to evade the question.
• The Elder revealed that two girls had agreed to be with Shin and called them into the room.
• Shin recognized the girls as Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye, the maids at Mikoto's house, and learned the Elder had arranged for them to spend time with him.
• The Elder explained that Mikoto knew about his plan and had helped the girls get to know Shin.
• Shin looked between the girls and the Elder, then made one last desperate attempt to ask the girls something.

Shin Uchiha agreed to take Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye with him after they willingly entrusted their futures to him. He headed to Mikoto's house to confront her about helping the Elder arrange it, but Mikoto explained she wanted the girls to care for him while she was occupied with Sasuke and her pregnancy.

• Shin Uchiha confirmed that Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye wanted to go with him, and they said they trusted him and accepted the arrangement.
• The Elder suggested the girls stay on Shin Uchiha's Spatial Island, and Shin agreed to take them in.
• Shin Uchiha told Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye to pack, say goodbye to their families, and meet him at Mikoto's house.
• Shin Uchiha left the Elder and went to Mikoto's house, where he used his Sharingan to check that her two maids were ordinary people.
• Shin Uchiha questioned Mikoto about helping the Elder set him up, and she said the girls would care for him while she looked after Sasuke and her pregnancy.

Shin Uchiha comforted pregnant Uchiha Mikoto and took Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye to his personal space, where he explained his abilities and gave them work. He then went to visit Uzuki Yugao, who was home worrying that he had forgotten her for another girl.

• Shin Uchiha embraced Uchiha Mikoto, and she told him she had chosen to be with him and wanted him to visit her and their child.
• Uchiha Mikoto introduced Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye as Shin Uchiha's new caretakers, and he took them to his personal space after leaving her home.
• Shin Uchiha showed Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye his island and villa, explained his dōjutsu, and assigned them to keep the villa in order.
• Shin Uchiha set out to visit Uzuki Yugao after suspecting Mitaraishi Anko had told her about his time with another girl.
• Uzuki Yugao gazed from her window, hurt and anxious because Shin Uchiha had returned without visiting her and had been seen with another girl.

Shin Uchiha reunited with Uzuki Yugao and took her to lunch, where they met her friend Kurenai Yuhi. After Yugao introduced them, Shin and Kurenai exchanged glances, leaving Kurenai blushing.

• Shin Uchiha visited Uzuki Yugao, and she happily linked arms with him and accepted his invitation to lunch.
• Shin took Yugao to an Akimichi Clan Yakiniku Restaurant, where they ate and chatted.
• Kurenai Yuhi arrived, and Yugao called her over and introduced her to Shin as her boyfriend.
• Kurenai reacted with surprise when she heard Shin's name, then accepted Yugao's invitation to join their meal.
• Shin watched Kurenai as they ate, and when their eyes met, he smiled and nodded; Kurenai blushed and looked away.

After spending the day with Uzuki Yugao, Shin Uchiha was approached by Kurenai Yuhi, who asked for help with her student Kurama Yakumo’s dangerous kekkei genkai and uncontrolled second personality. Shin understood the nature of Yakumo’s condition and became interested in investigating it.

• Kurenai Yuhi left after barbecuing with Shin Uchiha and the others, while Uzuki Yugao spent the afternoon showing Shin around Konoha.
• Uzuki Yugao ended their date to begin her night shift, then kissed Shin Uchiha goodbye before he escorted her home.
• Shin Uchiha sensed Kurenai Yuhi waiting in an alley and asked why she had sought him out.
• Kurenai Yuhi explained that her student Kurama Yakumo’s uncontrolled second personality had become a monster and killed Yakumo’s parents.
• Shin Uchiha described the Kurama Clan’s powerful mental energy and its risk of causing split personalities, then considered helping Kurenai Yuhi and examining Yakumo’s kekkei genkai.

Shin Uchiha agreed to help Kurenai Yuhi confront the monster inside Kurama Yakumo and accompanied her to Yakumo’s secluded residence. When the monster’s mental energy trapped them, Kurenai was pulled into its illusion realm, and Shin entered willingly.

• Shin Uchiha agreed to help Kurenai Yuhi deal with the monster inside Kurama Yakumo that evening.
• Shin Uchiha and Kurenai Yuhi ate together before heading to Yakumo’s secluded residence.
• A hidden figure watched them leave the restaurant and angrily accused them of being involved.
• Shin Uchiha entered the residence first, reassuring Kurenai Yuhi as they approached the room with abnormal mental energy.
• The monster’s mental energy formed a barrier and pulled Kurenai Yuhi into its illusion realm, while Shin Uchiha willingly followed.

Shin Uchiha entered Kurama Yakumo’s illusion, subdued Ido’s control of it, and rescued Kurenai Yuhi. But when they reached Kurama Yakumo, Ido possessed Kurenai Yuhi, prompting Shin to use Tsukuyomi.

• Shin Uchiha entered Ido’s illusion and secretly took control of it with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Ido fled the illusion, and Shin woke Kurenai Yuhi and brought her back to reality.
• Kurenai Yuhi entered Kurama Yakumo’s room and found her trembling beneath the covers.
• Kurama Yakumo revealed Ido’s black eyes and sent a mass of black light into Kurenai Yuhi, possessing her body.
• Shin Uchiha faced the possessed Kurenai Yuhi and activated Tsukuyomi.

Shin Uchiha used Tsukuyomi to pull Ido and Kurenai Yuhi into his illusion space, where he restrained the monster and comforted Kurenai. He explained that Ido threatened to overwhelm Kurama Yakumo’s original personality, leaving Kurenai anxious about how to save her student.

• Shin Uchiha activated Tsukuyomi and brought Ido and Kurenai Yuhi into his illusion space.
• Shin bound Ido to a cross and had his spiritual clones stab the monster, then changed the space into a warm sunset scene for Kurenai.
• Shin explained that Ido had possessed Kurenai to escape its host and use her as leverage, but his dōjutsu had removed that advantage.
• Kurenai thanked Shin and blamed herself for being unable to help, and Shin reassured her that Yakumo’s unusual kekkei genkai and emotional turmoil had created the monster personality.
• Shin warned Kurenai that Ido might eventually devour Kurama Yakumo’s original personality, and Kurenai anxiously asked what they should do.

Shin Uchiha explained the risks and benefits of three ways to deal with Ido's spiritual energy. Kurenai Yuhi chose to absorb it herself, and Shin prepared to help her.

• Shin Uchiha explained that returning Ido's spiritual energy to Kurama Yakumo could worsen her health or cause another monster to form.
• Shin Uchiha offered to weaken Ido so Kurenai Yuhi could absorb its spiritual energy and potentially reach Kage Level in genjutsu.
• Kurenai Yuhi asked why Shin Uchiha would not absorb the energy himself, and he explained that it would benefit her more and could risk his future growth.
• Kurenai Yuhi decided to accept Shin Uchiha's offer, reasoning that the energy could endanger Kurama Yakumo if it returned to her.

Shin Uchiha tortured the monster inside Tsukuyomi while talking with Kurenai Yuhi about his future in Konoha. As he prepared to end the illusion, Kurenai kissed him, and Shin returned her affection.

• Shin Uchiha repeatedly stabbed the monster bound to a cross with flying ninja blades, weakening it as Kurenai Yuhi watched.
• Kurenai Yuhi learned Shin Uchiha was an Anbu captain and asked whether he would leave Konoha with the Uchiha Clan.
• Shin Uchiha said he would probably stay in Konoha because people he cared about were there, leaving Kurenai Yuhi both happy and saddened.
• Shin Uchiha confirmed the monster was near collapse and warned Kurenai Yuhi that they would return to their bodies when he dispelled the illusion.
• Kurenai Yuhi suddenly embraced Shin Uchiha and kissed him, and he eventually took the initiative and kissed her back.

Shin Uchiha and Kurenai Yuhi shared a passionate kiss in Tsukuyomi Space and agreed to keep their feelings from Uzuki Yugao for now. After Kurenai inherited Ido’s spiritual legacy and reached Kage Level, Shin used a new dōjutsu just as they were about to part.

• Shin Uchiha asked Kurenai Yuhi to be his girlfriend, but she refused to betray her best friend Uzuki Yugao and suggested they keep their relationship secret for now.
• Shin Uchiha released Tsukuyomi, returning Ido to Kurenai Yuhi’s body and ending the illusion realm.
• Shin Uchiha checked on Kurama Yakumo, found her physically weak but recovering, and removed the disturbing paintings from her bedroom.
• Kurenai Yuhi absorbed Ido’s spiritual legacy, raising her spiritual power to Kage Level, and Shin Uchiha told her that Kurama Yakumo would recover.
• Shin Uchiha and Kurenai Yuhi entrusted Kurama Yakumo to her clan and left the mansion hand in hand.
• Near the forest’s edge, Shin Uchiha pulled Kurenai Yuhi into his arms and activated his dōjutsu, Illusion-Momentary Space-Time.

Shin Uchiha used his Dōjutsu to give Kurenai Yuhi a month of intensive training in an instant, helping her reach Kage-level strength and deepening their relationship. After they parted, Shin returned to his space, where two young maidservants awaited him.

• Shin Uchiha brought Kurenai Yuhi into his illusion space and explained that a month inside would pass in an instant outside.
• Shin trained Kurenai with Kage-level Genjutsu and insights, and she became a Kage-level expert by the end of the month.
• Shin and Kurenai emerged from the illusion, shared a passionate kiss, and reluctantly parted ways.
• Shin used Takamagahara to return to his space, where two young maidservants were waiting for him.