Chapter Summaries

Shinichi defeated Orochimaru, debated their opposing beliefs, and let him leave with a way to make contact. After Orochimaru departed, Mei Terumi woke, argued with Shinichi, and he slapped her, leaving her furious and ashamed.

• Shinichi stopped his lightning attack after badly injuring Orochimaru, then discussed Konoha's hidden darkness and his plan to control its leadership without becoming Hokage.
• Shinichi rejected Orochimaru's willingness to sacrifice lives for knowledge, and Orochimaru accepted that their beliefs made them incompatible.
• Shinichi revealed he knew about Living Corpse Reincarnation but spared Orochimaru and accepted a saliva-covered scroll that could summon him.
• Orochimaru left, and Shinichi told Mei Terumi that he had driven him off while protecting her.
• Mei Terumi blamed Shinichi for her capture, so he slapped her and asserted that he was in charge.

Shinichi entered Kirigakure in disguise after releasing Mei Terumi, then beat Zabuza Momochi and proposed that they assassinate the Fourth Mizukage. Zabuza was left stunned by the offer.

• Shinichi released Mei Terumi near Kirigakure, and she fled after threatening to capture and punish him someday.
• Shinichi transformed his appearance, bypassed Kirigakure's guards with Kamui, and spent several days exploring the village.
• Shinichi bumped into Zabuza Momochi, laughed at his appearance, and provoked him into a fight.
• Shinichi easily defeated Zabuza after dodging his attacks and Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Shinichi suggested that he and Zabuza kill the Fourth Mizukage, leaving Zabuza shocked.

Shinichi forced Zabuza Momochi to help assassinate the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, and followed him into Yagura’s residence. After Yagura exposed the plot and transformed into Isobu the Three-Tails, Shinichi let him complete his transformation and mocked his turtle-like appearance.

• Shinichi threatened Zabuza Momochi into joining him in an attempt to kill the Fourth Mizukage.
• Zabuza infiltrated Karatachi Yagura’s residence and attacked an empty bed, only to discover Yagura had used a Substitution Technique.
• Yagura confronted Zabuza, who accused him of endangering Kirigakure, and began using the Three-Tails’ chakra.
• Shinichi emerged through space-time ninjutsu, startling Yagura and Zabuza as Yagura began transforming further.
• Yagura completed his Tailed Beast Transformation while Shinichi stood by, then Shinichi insulted him by calling him a turtle.

Shinichi freed Yagura from Obito’s Genjutsu and took control of Isobu, drawing Obito to Kirigakure. After revealing his identity, Shinichi shocked Obito by recognizing him as Obito Uchiha and claiming they had met before.

• Shinichi awakened his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, took control of Isobu, and broke Obito’s Genjutsu on Yagura.
• Obito learned that his Genjutsu had been broken and used Kamui to travel to Kirigakure.
• Yagura remembered the harm he had caused Kirigakure, while Shinichi warned Zabuza Momochi to leave before the person responsible arrived.
• Obito appeared, and Shinichi revealed himself as Hatake Shinichi after Zabuza Momochi fled.
• Shinichi told Obito he had come to meet him and identified him by name, leaving Obito stunned.

Shinichi confronted Obito at the Fourth Mizukage’s residence, forced him to flee with Yagura, and secretly traced the Kamui Dimension. Afterward, he told Zabuza that Yagura would eventually die and suggested the Terumi Clan for Kirigakure’s next leader, changing the village’s future and earning system points.

• Obito attacked Shinichi with Wood Release, but Shinichi used Kamui to pass through the branches and shocked Obito by wielding a different Mangekyō Sharingan with the same ability.
• Obito escaped with Yagura because he needed the Three-Tails, while Shinichi used Kamui to identify the coordinates of Obito’s dimension and planned to spy on him with Shadow Clones.
• Shinichi met Zabuza nearby and told him that Yagura was not dead but would not be seen again.
• Zabuza thanked Shinichi for helping him and Kirigakure, and Shinichi advised him to keep quiet and consider the Terumi Clan as candidates for the next Mizukage.
• The system awarded Shinichi 100 points for changing Zabuza Momochi’s fate and 200 points for changing Mei Terumi’s fate.

After losing to Shinichi, Obito decided to postpone his plans against Konoha while Shinichi investigated the creature that had injured Pakkun’s Ninja Dogs. Shinichi found an arrogant adult Hellhound in a secluded valley and confronted it, setting up a fight.

• Obito reflected on Shinichi’s strength, considered retrieving his other Mangekyō Sharingan from Konoha, then decided to put his plans against Konoha on hold.
• Pakkun found Shinichi and reported that the Ninja Dog clan had not yet completed its search around Kirigakure.
• Pakkun told Shinichi that a creature had injured several Ninja Dogs, and Shinichi agreed to deal with it.
• Pakkun led Shinichi to a hot, secluded valley where they found a huge, sleeping Hellhound.
• Shinichi confronted the Hellhound, which admitted attacking the Ninja Dogs and insisted that Hellhounds were superior to them.

Shinichi defeated the hellhound Tenja with a shadow clone and made it his obedient summon. After signing the summoning contract, he learned that Pakkun’s search had found Haku in a nearby village.

• Shinichi bet that the hellhound would apologize to the ninja dogs and become his summon if he lost, and the hellhound accepted the challenge.
• Shinichi sent a shadow clone to fight the hellhound, which trapped it with Water Release and battered it with lightning techniques until it surrendered.
• Shinichi dismissed the shadow clone, and the defeated hellhound agreed to serve him as Tenja and signed a summoning contract.
• A ninja dog told Pakkun that Haku was in a village about half a day away, and Shinichi resolved to give the child a warmer life.

Shinichi found the despairing Haku in the Land of Water, took him into the Hatake Clan as family, and gained Haku’s Ice Release Kekkei Genkai. In Kirigakure, Zabuza agreed to support Mei Terumi as Fifth Mizukage after Shinichi’s intervention, leaving him bewildered by Mei’s angry reaction to the man he thought she knew as a lover.

• Shinichi found Haku in a garbage-filled alley and invited him to join the Hatake Clan, restoring hope to the boy.
• Shinichi carried Haku away and told him to call him big brother; the system rewarded Shinichi with the Shattered Ice Sorrow trait and Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.
• Ao told Mei Terumi that she was a likely candidate to become Fifth Mizukage, and Zabuza arrived to offer his support on the condition that she restore Kirigakure.
• Mei accepted Zabuza’s condition and asked why he had changed his attitude, prompting Zabuza to reveal Shinichi’s role.
• Mei cursed Shinichi for leaving her to clean up his mess, and Zabuza wondered whether he had become a pawn in their lovers’ game.

Shinichi brought Haku to Konoha, registered him, and introduced him to the Hatake household. After Haku shyly offered to become a girl to please Shinichi, Shinichi panicked and resolved to stop him from entertaining the idea.

• The Third Hokage praised Haku's potential, then learned that the pretty child was a boy and asked Shinichi about Danzo's donation to the Konoha Orphanage.
• Shinichi implied that he had advised Danzo to donate and build good karma, while the Third Hokage urged him not to take their feud too far.
• Shinichi introduced Haku to Kakashi, Karin, and Naruto, who all mistook him for a girl until Haku corrected them.
• Naruto demanded proof of Haku's gender and was beaten by Karin, while Haku quickly settled into the household and learned chores.
• Haku shyly offered to become a girl if Shinichi preferred it, and Shinichi fell off his chair in alarm.

After returning to Konoha, Shinichi learned that the Uchiha were integrating into the village and then secretly arranged to meet Orochimaru with Shisui. The pair left Konoha for the location Orochimaru sent, while Shinichi’s Shadow Clone stayed behind to conceal their departure.

• Karin questioned Shinichi about his improved looks, and he fled home to avoid explaining them.
• Shinichi visited Fugaku, who reported that the Uchiha were gradually integrating into Konoha and that Shisui had helped settle conflicts in the Military Police Force.
• Fugaku asked when Shinichi planned to make his move, but Shinichi said he was waiting for more of the audience to arrive and kept their identities secret.
• Shinichi summoned Shisui and revealed that they were going to meet Orochimaru.
• Shinichi activated Orochimaru’s scroll, and its summoned snakes spelled out a location less than half a day from Konoha.
• Shinichi left a Shadow Clone behind to avoid raising suspicion, then secretly departed Konoha with Shisui using Kamui.

Shinichi arranged for Shisui to use Kotoamatsukami on Orochimaru, turning him into a loyal ally and gaining a sample of his cells. The system awarded Shinichi a gold-grade talent that made forbidden jutsu and Kekkei Genkai far more effective, and he decided to seek out Granny Chiyo to learn One's Own Life Reincarnation.

• Shinichi met Orochimaru in an abandoned mountain village and offered Shisui, who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, as a research subject.
• Shisui used Kotoamatsukami on Orochimaru, making him trust Shinichi and regard him as a loyal partner.
• Orochimaru gave Shinichi a vial of his cells and agreed to let Shisui stay with him for a few days.
• The system awarded Shinichi 400 points and the gold-grade Scientist Who Mocks the Reaper trait after he obtained Orochimaru's biological information.
• Shinichi spent 1,000 points to convert the trait, raising its bonuses and reducing the cost of life-and-death forbidden jutsu by 99%.
• Shinichi decided to visit Granny Chiyo in Sunagakure to learn One's Own Life Reincarnation.

Shinichi visited the Hyuga compound, told Hiashi he was working to remove Neji's Caged Bird Seal, and revealed plans to gather his students for group training. After gaining Hiashi's support and extracting Hyuga talents from Neji and Hinata, he helped Neji admit that he wanted to protect Hinata as her older brother, then left to visit his next destination.

• Shinichi arrived at the Hyuga compound and asked Hiashi about Neji and Hinata's training.
• Shinichi told Hiashi he was seeking a way to undo Neji's Caged Bird Seal and planned to teach his students together, while Hiashi warned him about the Third Hokage's reaction.
• Hiashi pledged the Hyuga Clan's support for Shinichi's plans.
• Shinichi extracted the Byakugan Princess talent from Hinata and the Gentle Fist Prodigy talent from Neji.
• Shinichi challenged Neji to speak honestly about his relationship with Hinata, and Neji said he wanted to protect her as his little sister.
• Shinichi promised Neji a surprise in a couple of days, then left for his next destination.

Shinichi visited the Konoha Orphanage to tell Yakushi Nonō that he had found a teacher for Kabuto, then accidentally embarrassed himself with a remark about seeing her after her bath. On his way home, he ran into Uzuki Yugao, who cleaned his stained clothes while hiding how smitten she was with him.

• Shinichi entered the Orphanage at night and startled Yakushi Nonō, who had just come out of the bath.
• Shinichi told Nonō he had found a suitable teacher for Kabuto, and Nonō supported the opportunity despite her reluctance to part with him.
• Nonō thanked Shinichi for helping the Orphanage and Kabuto, but Shinichi blurted out that what he had seen was ample compensation and hurried away.
• Shinichi collided with Uzuki Yugao on the street, scattering the food she was carrying and staining his clothes.
• Yugao invited Shinichi to her nearby home and cleaned his clothes before sending him off.
• After Shinichi left, Yugao rolled around on her bed, blushing and trying to conceal how strongly she was attracted to him.

Shinichi told Fugaku that he planned to gather several children for lessons, using the move to provoke Konoha’s leadership and draw the Sannin back. He then set out with Neji and Kabuto for Kabuto’s training, leaving Nonō to watch them depart unseen.

• Shinichi crashed Fugaku’s family breakfast, stole food from Fugaku and Sasuke, and explained to Itachi that teasing them helped them express their feelings.
• Shinichi told Fugaku he planned to teach his sons, two Hyuga children, and the children at his home together, and Fugaku realized he meant to lure the Sannin back to Konoha.
• Fugaku agreed that the Uchiha would support Shinichi, who hinted that other unexpected guests would also witness the coming spectacle.
• Neji arrived early at the Hatake home, and Shinichi left to collect Kabuto from the Konoha Orphanage.
• Kabuto explained that he had asked Nonō and the others not to see him off, while Shinichi noticed Nonō secretly watching and left her a reassuring gesture before departing with Kabuto.

Shinichi brought Kabuto and Neji to Orochimaru’s laboratory, where he arranged for Kabuto to become Orochimaru’s student and asked him to help remove Neji’s Caged Bird Seal. Shinichi removed the seal in under a minute while Neji was suspended between life and death, leaving Neji free of the curse.

• Shinichi brought Kabuto and Neji to Orochimaru’s secluded laboratory and introduced Kabuto as a promising future assistant.
• Orochimaru showed interest in Neji’s Byakugan, but Shinichi explained that Neji was his student and had come to have his Caged Bird Seal removed.
• Orochimaru examined the seal and proposed putting Neji into suspended animation so Shinichi could undo it while it was dormant.
• Orochimaru anesthetized Neji, and Shinichi used his Mangekyō Sharingan and Byakugan to study and unravel the seal’s formula.
• Shinichi completely removed Neji’s Caged Bird Seal in less than a minute, astonishing Orochimaru.

Shinichi taught Orochimaru forbidden techniques, gave him White Zetsu for experiments, and encouraged him to build up his forces after leaving the Akatsuki. Shinichi planned to recruit Kakuzu to manage their finances and strengthen his own network beyond Konoha.

• Shinichi asked Orochimaru to teach him the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, then mastered both and shared ideas that advanced Orochimaru’s research.
• Shinichi pulled more than a dozen sealed White Zetsu from his Kamui Dimension and gave them to Orochimaru as research subjects.
• Orochimaru warned Shinichi that the Akatsuki was dangerous and said he had left the organization sooner because Shinichi had arrived.
• Shinichi suggested recruiting Kakuzu to manage their finances, and Orochimaru left the decision to him.
• Shinichi told Orochimaru to focus on experiments and train Kabuto, while he planned to approach Kakuzu himself and build power outside Konoha.

Shinichi returned Neji to the Hyuga Clan after removing his Caged Bird Seal, then gathered his students for training and used Tsukuyomi to force Itachi to experience an imagined Uchiha massacre. Itachi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan but collapsed, and Shinichi turned his attention to Sasuke as his next test subject.

• Shinichi brought the freed Neji to Hiashi and Hizashi, who thanked him and discussed making Neji the Hyuga Clan's successor.
• The next day, Shinichi assembled his students at the Hatake Clan training ground and assigned shadow clones to train most of them individually.
• Shinichi took Itachi aside and trapped him in a Tsukuyomi illusion of killing Shisui, his parents, Sasuke, and the Uchiha Clan.
• After enduring hundreds of repetitions of the illusion, Itachi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and passed out.
• Shinichi reflected on how to make the illusion more convincing and decided Sasuke would be his next test subject.

After Itachi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, Shinichi warned him against sacrificing himself for Sasuke and planned to have Fugaku give Itachi his eyes instead. Danzo then alerted the Third Hokage that Shinichi had taken Fugaku’s sons as students, leaving the Hokage uneasy about Shinichi’s growing ties with the Uchiha.

• Itachi woke after Shinichi’s staged ordeal and learned that using the Mangekyō Sharingan too much could make him blind.
• Shinichi forbade Itachi from sacrificing himself to give Sasuke his eyes and said he planned for Fugaku to give his eyes to Itachi instead.
• Shinichi urged Itachi to build a peaceful world for Sasuke rather than impose his own idea of love, and Itachi reconsidered how much he should interfere in his brother’s life.
• The system awarded Shinichi 300 points for changing Itachi’s fate.
• Danzo told the Third Hokage that Shinichi had taken both of Fugaku’s sons as students, making the Hokage suspect Shinichi’s relationship with Fugaku had changed.

Shinichi teased Naruto and Sasuke during training before Kakashi delivered the Third Hokage’s summons. Shinichi found the Third Hokage spying through a crystal ball and caught him insisting he was a respectable man.

• Naruto proudly showed off his ten Shadow Clones, but Shinichi criticized his training and Naruto soon argued with Sasuke.
• Shinichi encouraged Naruto and Sasuke to fight for a chance to learn a powerful Ninjutsu, upsetting his other students.
• Kakashi arrived with the news that the Third Hokage had summoned Shinichi, and Shinichi left the Hatake Clan compound using Kamui.
• Shinichi entered the Third Hokage’s office and caught him watching through a crystal ball.
• The Third Hokage put away the crystal ball and claimed that he was a respectable man.

Shinichi confronted the Third Hokage over his questions about teaching Fugaku’s sons and warned him not to interfere. The Third Hokage decided to summon Jiraiya, while Shinichi told Fugaku that the Hokage would avoid moving against them until he had a way to counter Shinichi.

• Shinichi denied being close to Fugaku and threatened the Third Hokage against meddling in his affairs.
• The Third Hokage sent an ANBU member to find Jiraiya, hoping to gather enough strength to oppose Shinichi.
• Shinichi told Fugaku about the confrontation and predicted that the Third Hokage would try to bring Jiraiya back.
• Fugaku agreed with Shinichi’s assessment and joked that Shinichi should take his eyes for Itachi.