Chapter Summaries

Shinichi explained why he wanted Tsunade to become Hokage and refused Hashirama and Tobirama’s request to revive Dan Katō, while promising to revive Senju Nawaki. Tobirama acknowledged his past prejudice against the Uchiha Clan, and Shinichi said he might revive Tobirama but left Hashirama waiting.

• Hashirama asked why Shinichi wanted Tsunade to become Hokage instead of Minato or Shinichi himself, and Shinichi said Minato wanted to focus on his family while Tsunade was better suited to the role.
• Shinichi reassured Hashirama that Jiraiya could support Tsunade and said Konoha needed her abilities for the dangers ahead.
• Tobirama asked Shinichi to revive Dan Katō and Senju Nawaki, but Shinichi agreed to revive Nawaki eventually and refused to revive Dan because he wanted Jiraiya to have a chance with Tsunade.
• Hashirama objected that Shinichi was treating Tsunade unfairly, but Tobirama stopped him and admitted Shinichi had been right to criticize his prejudice against the Uchiha Clan.
• Shinichi said he might revive Tobirama when he was in a good mood, while telling Hashirama that his own revival depended on his behavior.

Shinichi reflected on Tsunade’s punishment of the Konoha F4 and respected Hatake Sakumo’s choice to remain dead. Tsunade then forced Shinichi to accept roles as Hokage Advisor and Ninja Academy Principal, leaving him searching for someone to handle the work.

• Tsunade confiscated the Konoha F4’s clan assets and returned much of them to Konoha’s other clans, while Shinichi accepted her decision.
• Shinichi told Kakashi that Hatake Sakumo had refused to return to the living, and that he had respected their father’s choice.
• Tsunade confronted Shinichi at home and ordered him to become Hokage Advisor alongside Jiraiya and Minato.
• Shinichi agreed to serve as Hokage Advisor only for major incidents, and Tsunade also appointed him Ninja Academy Principal.
• Tsunade refused to let Shinichi assign Kakashi as principal and suggested that Haku could take over once Shinichi had trained him.

Shinichi avoided taking responsibility for the Ninja Academy by appointing Yugao acting principal and assigning Haku to help her. Under Tsunade’s leadership, Konoha continued to recover, the Uchiha’s ties with the village improved, and Tobirama accepted Shinichi’s views.

• Tsunade told Shinichi that Karin would become her Medical Ninjutsu apprentice, frustrating his plan to put Karin to work at the hospital.
• Shinichi brought Haku to the Ninja Academy and made Yugao vice principal and acting principal, giving her and Haku responsibility for its work.
• Shinichi claimed his new role as Hokage Advisor would keep him busy and left Yugao and Haku to run the academy.
• Tsunade governed Konoha without opposition from Danzo and Koharu, and the Uchiha gradually gained acceptance and better relations with villagers.
• Tobirama witnessed Konoha’s changes and came to accept Shinichi’s views, while he and Hashirama remained in their Impure World Reincarnation bodies.

More than a year after Konoha entered a golden age, Shinichi and Yakushi Nonō had become a couple, and Nonō urged him to stop avoiding Uzuki Yugao’s feelings. Shinichi agreed to pursue Yugao, leaving Nonō supportive of him taking another wife.

• Konoha prospered under Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Minato, while the Night Organization and ANBU protected the village and the next generation grew up safely.
• Shinichi admitted that he had left the Ninja Academy’s work to Uzuki Yugao and Haku so he could spend time with Nonō.
• Nonō told Shinichi that Yugao liked him, had rejected Gekko Hayate, and was waiting for someone she loved.
• Shinichi realized Nonō genuinely supported him being with Yugao and decided to stop running away from her feelings.
• Nonō reassured Shinichi that she loved him and considered him the most outstanding man in the world.

Tsunade assigned Shinichi to lead Team 7, which would include Naruto and Sasuke. Shinichi chose Sakura Haruno as the third member and left Minato alarmed with a joke about Naruto and Sasuke being boyfriends.

• Tsunade summoned Shinichi and insisted he take on a task as Konoha's advisor.
• Shinichi reluctantly agreed to become a team leader after Tsunade and Jiraiya refused to negotiate.
• Jiraiya told Shinichi he would lead Team 7 with his disciples Naruto and Sasuke.
• Shinichi chose Sakura Haruno as the team's third member and said he wanted to pair her with Sasuke.
• Shinichi teased Minato that Sasuke might have become Naruto's partner, leaving Minato worried about Naruto's future.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were assigned to Team 7 and waited for their team leader, while Naruto and Sasuke praised their teacher Shinichi. Shinichi arrived, foiled Naruto's prank with Kamui, and revealed that he was Team 7's leader.

• Haku announced the team assignments, placing Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura together on Team 7.
• Naruto asked Haku whether he had arranged the team, and Haku said the Hokage and others had made the decision.
• After waiting for hours, Naruto set a chalkboard eraser above the classroom door as a prank, while Naruto and Sasuke talked about Shinichi.
• Shinichi entered the classroom and used Kamui to make the eraser vanish before it fell onto Naruto's head.
• Naruto asked whether Shinichi was really Team 7's leader, and Shinichi confirmed it, delighting Sasuke and intriguing Sakura.

Hatake Shinichi introduced himself as Team 7’s jonin instructor and set a test for the next morning, while Naruto told Sakura about Shinichi’s status and achievements. At the training ground, Shinichi revealed that Tsunade and Jiraiya had begged him to take the job, leaving Sakura stunned by how casually he spoke about Konoha’s leaders.

• Hatake Shinichi introduced himself to Team 7, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura shared their dreams and feelings.
• Naruto bluntly revealed Sakura’s crush on Sasuke, prompting her to chase him in anger.
• Hatake Shinichi assigned Team 7 a test for the next morning and used Kamui to leave the classroom.
• Naruto told Sakura about Shinichi’s achievements, including his role as a Hokage Advisor and Konoha hero.
• Hatake Shinichi arrived late at the training ground and said he had taken the instructor job because Tsunade and Jiraiya had begged him.
• Sakura reacted in disbelief when Shinichi casually insulted Tsunade and Jiraiya.

Shinichi tested Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura by challenging them to take Kakashi’s collector’s edition of Icha Icha Paradise from his shadow clone. The exhausted team failed to touch the book, but Sakura showed promise, and Shinichi resolved to help her.

• Shinichi set the test: the three youngsters had to snatch Kakashi’s book from his shadow clone, with their performance determining their scores.
• Naruto and Sasuke attacked the shadow clone with powerful ninjutsu while Sakura watched, unable to keep up.
• Shinichi encouraged Sakura to overcome her fear, and she joined the fight to support Naruto and Sasuke.
• Shinichi reconsidered his old resentment toward Sakura and decided to give her a proper helping hand.
• The three youngsters collapsed from exhaustion without touching the book, and Shinichi concluded that his shadow clone was simply too strong.

Shinichi tested Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, then arranged for Sasuke to give up his lunch so Sakura’s punishment would be canceled and the two would grow closer. Sakura realized Shinichi was matchmaking, but he ended the day by warning her that her training would become brutal so she could catch up with her teammates.

• Shinichi scored Naruto six points, Sasuke seven, and Sakura three after testing their skills.
• Shinichi pressured Sasuke to give up his lunch for Sakura, then canceled her punishment and treated all three to Ichiraku Ramen.
• Naruto guessed that Shinichi was trying to get Sasuke and Sakura together, and Shinichi pretended to suspect him of being a spy.
• After Naruto and Sasuke left, Sakura thanked Shinichi for helping her grow closer to Sasuke.
• Shinichi told Sakura she needed to become stronger and warned that her training would be terrifying starting the next day.

Shinichi assigned Team 7 an escort mission to the Land of Waves, sending a shadow clone to lead Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura while he stayed behind. After they departed, he teleported to the Ninja Academy, where Yugao greeted him with unexpected coolness.

• Shinichi accepted Tsunade's mission to escort Tazuna, despite intelligence suggesting it was too dangerous for genin.
• Shinichi told Team 7 that his shadow clone would accompany them and would not intervene unless their lives were in danger.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura left for the Land of Waves with Tazuna and Shinichi's shadow clone.
• Shinichi teleported to the Ninja Academy and found Yugao working in the principal's office.
• Yugao showed brief delight at seeing Shinichi before greeting him with mild indifference.

Shinichi confessed his love to Yugao, who accepted him after years of waiting. He then told Tsunade he planned to use an unprecedented Chunin Ninja Exam to lure Obito and Danzo into the open by gathering all five Kage and every Tailed Beast Jinchūriki.

• Shinichi apologized to Yugao for neglecting her and confessed that he wanted to spend his life with her alongside Nonō.
• Yugao wept, embraced Shinichi, and accepted his proposal while scolding him for making her wait so long.
• Shinichi visited Tsunade and asked about Konoha's upcoming joint Chunin Ninja Exams with Sunagakure.
• Shinichi explained that he wanted the exams to draw out Obito and Danzo, who had remained hidden despite Hashirama and Tobirama searching for them.
• Shinichi proposed inviting all five Kage and gathering every Tailed Beast Jinchūriki at the exams to tempt Obito into revealing himself.

Shinichi told Tsunade to unite the Five Great Shinobi Villages against the Akatsuki, threatening to kill their Kage if they refused. He also agreed to truly revive Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju before the coming battle.

• Tsunade objected that the other villages would never agree to gather their Kage and Tailed Beast Jinchūriki in Konoha.
• Shinichi proposed secretly inviting the four Kage to form Allied Shinobi Forces against the Akatsuki, then threatening war and assassination if they refused.
• Shinichi explained that Obito and Danzo remained threats and insisted he would kill any Kage who opposed him until the villages agreed.
• Tsunade accepted Shinichi's plan, recognizing that his strength and resolve left her little power to sway him.
• Shinichi said he would bring Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju back to life, and Tsunade agreed to notify them.
• Tsunade reflected that Jiraiya had grown closer to her, and that her life had taken a different path from the one she might have had otherwise.

After Team 7 returned from the Land of Waves, Shinichi set them goals for the upcoming Chunin Exams, then revived Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to obtain their living biological information. Their talent traits gave him Wood Release and the ability to fuse lower-grade traits, leaving him eager to collect more.

• Team 7 returned to Konoha after defeating the assassins targeting Tazuna, and Shinichi praised Sakura Haruno's support work alongside Naruto and Sasuke's fighting.
• Shinichi challenged Naruto and Sasuke to place in the Chunin Exams' top three and Sakura to reach the top ten, warning them they would face harsher training if they failed.
• Shinichi used the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju in living bodies, then collected their hair and blood.
• Shinichi extracted the brothers' biological information and gained Hashirama Senju's God of Shinobi trait and Tobirama Senju's Synthesis Genius trait.
• Shinichi learned that Synthesis Genius let him fuse any traits below Gold grade into heavenly power, and he resolved to collect traits from even insignificant genin.

Shinichi converted his accumulated Talent Traits into heavenly power, evolving beyond the human level while retaining his ninjutsu and dōjutsu with vastly greater strength. After learning that Iwagakure and Kumogakure rejected Tsunade’s plan, he decided to visit the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning himself.

• Shinichi spent 5,000 points converting and fusing his Talent Traits, gaining heavenly power and undergoing a transformation that replaced his chakra.
• Shinichi tested his Mangekyō Sharingan, Rinnegan, and Shadow Clone Technique, finding that he could still use them with far greater power.
• Karin noticed that Shinichi’s presence seemed more ethereal and handsome, though his appearance remained much the same.
• Shinichi appeared in Tsunade’s office without a detectable spatial disturbance and asked about the four great ninja villages’ positions on her plan.
• Tsunade told Shinichi that Sunagakure and Kirigakure had agreed after hearing his name, but Iwagakure and Kumogakure remained opposed.
• Shinichi decided to visit the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning to deal with their resistance himself.

Shinichi arrived in Kumogakure, sent shadow clones to collect shinobi hair for talent traits, and summoned an enormous Susanoo to confront the Fourth Raikage. As the Raikage recognized him, Shinichi's clones continued harvesting biological information unnoticed.

• Shinichi teleported to Kumogakure and created hundreds of shadow clones to collect the hair of its shinobi.
• Shinichi summoned his full-power Crow Tengu Susanoo and sent it towering over the village.
• The Fourth Raikage and Kumogakure's shinobi rushed out after seeing Susanoo appear.
• Shinichi taunted the Fourth Raikage, who recognized him as Hatake Shinichi and recalled their humiliating battle.
• While Kumogakure's shinobi focused on Shinichi, his shadow clones secretly collected their hair and generated talent traits.

Hatake Shinichi confronted the Fourth Raikage and demanded Kumogakure cooperate with his plan, then overwhelmed the village’s strongest fighters when they refused. He left Kumogakure surrounded by a vast forest with a meteor poised above it, while its people despaired at their imminent destruction.

• Hatake Shinichi told the Fourth Raikage that he could destroy Kumogakure alone and urged him to cooperate with the plan.
• The Fourth Raikage activated his Lightning Release Armor and attacked, but Shinichi used Banshō Ten'in and Shinra Tensei to grievously injure him.
• Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails, but Shinichi struck the beast with Tsukuyomi and knocked it unconscious.
• Shinichi used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to surround Kumogakure with a vast forest.
• Shinichi summoned a meteor with Tengai Shinsei and held it over Kumogakure, plunging the village into despair.

Hatake Shinichi attacked Kumogakure to force the village to reconsider its refusal, then gave it three days to answer. After the Fourth Raikage recovered, he vowed to refuse, while Darui challenged his authority over the village’s survival.

• Hatake Shinichi spared Kumogakure, warned Darui to treat the unconscious Fourth Raikage, and gave the village three days to reconsider.
• Hatake Shinichi returned to Konoha and told Tsunade that he had badly injured the Fourth Raikage; he planned to wait for Iwagakure to hear what happened before deciding whether to visit.
• Tsunade agreed to give Iwagakure more time, unaware that Hatake Shinichi had sent Shadow Clones to gather biological information in Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure.
• The Fourth Raikage woke after Kumogakure’s officials treated him and learned that Hatake Shinichi had given the village three days to respond.
• The Fourth Raikage declared that Kumogakure would refuse Hatake Shinichi’s demand, despite officials’ fears that the village could be destroyed.
• Darui confronted the Fourth Raikage and argued that Kumogakure’s people deserved a say in whether the village risked destruction; the Fourth Raikage accused him of challenging his authority.

Kumogakure and Iwagakure agreed to take part in the Chunin Ninja Exams, while Obito and Danzo prepared to exploit the gathering to capture the tailed beast jinchūriki. Shinichi readied Konoha and selected Naruto and Sasuke to compete as an unexpected group approached the village.

• Darui warned the Fourth Raikage that Shinichi's threat was real, and the Raikage agreed to back down while secretly plotting against Shinichi.
• Tsunade received Kumogakure's agreement, and Ōnoki then agreed on Iwagakure's behalf, allowing the joint exams to proceed.
• Obito and Danzo discussed using the exams to capture the tailed beast jinchūriki, with Danzo saying the Fourth Raikage wanted Shinichi's corpse.
• Shinichi sent shadow clones to steal shinobi hair and extract talent traits, while Kakashi's ANBU and Shisui's Night Organization increased Konoha's patrols.
• Shinichi signed Naruto and Sasuke up for the exams but told Sakura to wait until the next ones.
• A woman wearing a Hokage's Haori traveled toward Konoha with a group that included a man carrying the Kubikiribōchō.

Shinichi promised Nonō and Yugao he would marry them after the Chunin Ninja Exams and moved them to Orochimaru’s secret base for safety. After Kirigakure’s delegation arrived, Orochimaru kept a report hinting that the Fifth Mizukage had feelings for Shinichi to himself.

• Nonō confronted Shinichi about leaving her and Yugao without an official commitment, and he promised them a grand wedding after the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Shinichi reassured Nonō and Yugao that he could protect them, then took them by Flying Thunder God to Orochimaru’s secret base.
• Itachi informed Shinichi that Kirigakure’s delegation had arrived in Konoha and was being received by the Hokage and others.
• Orochimaru teased Shinichi about having a third girlfriend, while Shinichi dismissed the idea as a joke.
• Orochimaru kept a report suggesting that the Fifth Mizukage yearned for Shinichi, and Kabuto Yakushi found his decision to withhold it baffling.

Mei Terumi arrived in Konoha and insisted on meeting advisor Shinichi, whose past with her made him desperate to escape. Tsunade stopped him, and Mei invited herself to his home while Zabuza Momochi silenced the Kirigakure delegation’s objections.

• Mei Terumi asked Tsunade why Shinichi was absent, and Tsunade sensed that they had history together.
• Tsunade ordered Minato to find Shinichi, so Minato used a Flying Thunder God Kunai to summon him from Orochimaru's Secret Hideout.
• Shinichi appeared in the Hokage Building, recognized Mei Terumi, and tried to leave, but Tsunade held him back.
• Mei Terumi asked Shinichi whether he disliked seeing her, and he nervously claimed he wanted to change into more formal clothes.
• Mei Terumi invited herself to Shinichi's home, and Shinichi agreed while the Kirigakure delegation protested.
• Zabuza Momochi ordered the delegation to stop interrupting Mei Terumi, privately enjoying Shinichi's predicament.