Recaps

Shisui Uchiha realized he had transmigrated into Shisui’s body and received Wood Release through a check-in system. After agreeing to deliver Hiruzen Sarutobi’s letter to Uchiha Fugaku, he planned to use the visit to Uchiha Itachi’s room to turn Itachi against the Will of Fire.

• Shisui Uchiha recognized that he had transmigrated into Shisui’s body while Hiruzen Sarutobi lectured him about the Will of Fire.
• Shisui Uchiha used the system’s check-in and received the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, Wood Dragon Technique, and Four Pillar Prison Technique.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Shisui Uchiha to deliver a letter to Uchiha Fugaku that night, and Shisui agreed while hiding his reluctance.
• The system designated Uchiha Itachi’s room as Shisui Uchiha’s next check-in location.
• Shisui Uchiha tested his new vitality and Wood Release, then vowed to oppose Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō.

Shisui Uchiha delivered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s commendation to Uchiha Fugaku while deciding to remove him as clan head and redirect Uchiha Itachi’s loyalties. After checking in at Itachi’s room and gaining Wood Release abilities, Shisui sparred with the young boy as usual.

• Uchiha Fugaku reflected on Shisui Uchiha’s allegiance to Hiruzen Sarutobi and his own regrets as clan head.
• Shisui Uchiha gave Fugaku Hiruzen’s public commendation and decided to replace him as clan head.
• Shisui Uchiha left Fugaku and headed to visit Uchiha Itachi, intending to change the boy’s beliefs.
• Shisui Uchiha checked in at Itachi’s room and received Wood Release Proficiency and the Wood Clone Technique.
• Shisui Uchiha interrupted Itachi’s thoughts about the will of fire, then sparred with him as Itachi launched a shuriken and prepared Fire Release.

Shisui Uchiha convinced Uchiha Itachi that the First Hokage’s Will of Fire, rather than the current leadership’s version, could guide the Uchiha. After returning to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s residence to maintain his cover, Shisui prepared to pursue his next alliance with Orochimaru.

• Uchiha Itachi asked Shisui Uchiha what path the Uchiha should take after their losses and the Third Hokage’s failure to acknowledge their sacrifices.
• Shisui Uchiha argued that the true Will of Fire was the First Hokage’s ideal, rooted in the cooperation between the Uchiha and Senju clans.
• Uchiha Itachi accepted Shisui Uchiha’s guidance and vowed to become stronger to protect their family and clan.
• Shisui Uchiha left a Wood Clone near Uchiha Fugaku’s residence, returned to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s home, and reported back before sleeping near the residence after patrol.
• A dark figure evaded Root ninja outside Orochimaru’s residence and announced that Orochimaru would be his first ally.

Shisui Uchiha visited Orochimaru and used his exceptionally pure Wood Release to recruit him into a plan against Shimura Danzō. Orochimaru agreed to cooperate for now, and Shisui left with a Kusanagi Sword.

• Shisui Uchiha appeared in Orochimaru's laboratory and cut apart the snakes Orochimaru sent to attack him.
• Shisui Uchiha offered Orochimaru unconscious Root ninja as test subjects and demonstrated his Wood Release.
• Orochimaru tested Shisui Uchiha's blood, became excited by its Wood Release chakra, and asked what he needed.
• Shisui Uchiha introduced himself as Senju Ye and asked Orochimaru to betray Shimura Danzō and ideally kill him when an opportunity arose.
• Orochimaru agreed to cooperate provisionally, gave Shisui Uchiha a Kusanagi Sword, and watched him leave.

Shisui Uchiha received the Man and Sword as One forbidden technique at a check-in location outside Konoha and used it to kill three Root ninja sent after him. Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the killings through a crystal ball and was pleased by Shisui's growing strength.

• Shisui Uchiha dismissed his patrol and vanished to evade ninja secretly tailing him.
• Shisui Uchiha checked in at a forest outside Konoha and obtained the forbidden technique Man and Sword as One.
• Three Root ninja approached Shisui Uchiha, and he killed their leader with Uchiha Style: Flash Cutter.
• Shisui Uchiha used Man and Sword as One with Uchiha Style: Flash Cutter to cut down the other two Root ninja.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Shisui Uchiha's fight through a crystal ball and welcomed his increased power.

Shisui Uchiha confronted Shimura Danzō after defeating three Root ninja and refused Danzō’s offer to join Root. After Danzō attacked him, Shisui subdued him with genjutsu and left, while Danzō secretly planned to steal his eyes.

• Shisui Uchiha searched the three Root ninja and claimed they were spies from other villages when Shimura Danzō confronted him.
• Shimura Danzō praised Shisui and offered him the second-in-command position in Root, but Shisui refused and declared his loyalty to the Third Hokage.
• Shimura Danzō attacked Shisui with Wind Release: Vacuum Wave, and Shisui destroyed the attack with Uchiha Style: Gale Sword.
• Shisui appeared behind Shimura Danzō and placed him under ordinary genjutsu before leaving to report on his patrol.
• Shimura Danzō revealed that he had not truly been defeated and resolved to kill Shisui and take his eyes in their next fight.

After Minato Namikaze became the Fourth Hokage, Shimura Danzō turned back to Orochimaru’s research and grew alarmed when Minato summoned Shisui Uchiha. Minato tested Shisui with a sudden attack, then invited him to work at his side.

• Shimura Danzō raged over Minato Namikaze’s selection as Fourth Hokage while Orochimaru accepted the defeat with a cold chuckle.
• A Root ninja reported that Minato had summoned Shisui Uchiha, prompting Shimura Danzō to urge Orochimaru to hasten his experiments with Hashirama Senju’s cells.
• Shisui Uchiha went to the Hokage’s office wary that Minato Namikaze might expose his identity or outmatch him.
• Minato attacked Shisui with shuriken and throwing darts, and Shisui used his Sharingan and Kusanagi Sword to deflect them.
• Minato praised Shisui’s strength and asked him to work at his side.

Minato Namikaze tested Shisui Uchiha’s strength with a fast-paced fight that escalated into ninjutsu. The clash ended with Shisui revealing Susanoo, leaving Minato facing the Uchiha’s powerful ability.

• Shisui Uchiha told Minato Namikaze that he would obey the Hokage’s orders as an Anbu member.
• Minato Namikaze tested Shisui’s speed with a kunai and Flying Thunder God Technique, then challenged him to fight outside.
• Minato Namikaze and Shisui Uchiha battled at high speed while Konoha’s villagers watched and Hiruzen Sarutobi observed.
• Shisui Uchiha launched a Great Fireball Technique, and Minato Namikaze countered with Flying Thunder God Technique and a chakra attack.
• Shisui Uchiha’s Sharingan reached three tomoe, and he revealed Susanoo after Minato’s strike created a huge crater.

Shisui Uchiha fought Minato Namikaze while concealing his full strength, and Minato pressed him to reveal it. As Shimura Danzō plotted to take Shisui’s Sharingan, Minato launched a signature attack that forced Shisui to strengthen his Susanoo.

• Shisui Uchiha emerged from the crater in an incomplete Susanoo and told Minato Namikaze that he was not an enemy.
• Minato ordered Shisui to fight with his full strength, then attacked him again with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Shimura Danzō urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to seize control of Shisui and his Mangekyō Sharingan, but Hiruzen warned him not to lay a hand on Shisui.
• Minato targeted cracks in Shisui’s Susanoo with marked kunai and attacked from behind.
• Minato used Spiraling Flash Super Round Dance Howl Style Three, and Shisui reinforced his Susanoo with flesh, channels, and Tengu Armor.

Shisui Uchiha unleashed a massive Susanoo attack against Minato Namikaze during their test, forcing Minato to counter with a dazzling burst of speed. Their attacks collided in an explosion that shook Konoha.

• Minato Namikaze marveled that Shisui Uchiha had blocked his attacks, unaware Shisui's knowledge of the Flying Thunder God Mark helped him avoid being tagged.
• Shisui Uchiha warned Minato Namikaze that he would go all out and summoned his Susanoo in Crow Tengu Armor.
• Shisui Uchiha charged a green Spiral Sword with vast amounts of chakra as Minato Namikaze prepared another attack.
• Minato Namikaze moved through yellow lightning streaks, but Shisui Uchiha pinpointed his real location and thrust the Spiral Sword at him.
• Minato Namikaze flashed directly into the sword's path, and their attacks collided in a deafening explosion across Konoha.

Shisui Uchiha demonstrated his Susanoo and Spiral Sword while fighting Minato Namikaze, then refused Minato’s offer to lead the Anbu. A new check-in location appeared, prompting Shisui to plan to ask Orochimaru where Teacher Chen lived.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Anbu to evacuate villagers and explain that Minato Namikaze was testing Shisui Uchiha for special missions.
• Shisui Uchiha used his restored ocular power to activate the Spiral Sword again, but Minato Namikaze stopped the fight before he could continue testing it.
• Minato Namikaze offered Shisui Uchiha command of the Anbu, but Shisui declined because he preferred carrying out missions to leading others.
• Minato Namikaze left to reassure the villagers, and Shisui Uchiha received a one-month check-in task at Teacher Chen’s residence.

Shisui Uchiha visited Orochimaru to provide Wood Release material in exchange for an experiment on whether Wood Release cells could restore Sharingan power, then followed a map to the supposed grave of Konoha Dragon God Teacher Chen. An elderly man guarding the site attacked Shisui and denied that Teacher Chen was there.

• Shisui Uchiha fended off Orochimaru's usual traps and offered him Wood Release material in exchange for testing its effect on Uchiha Sharingan.
• Orochimaru explained that Danzo had increased security while pursuing Hashirama Cells after his bid to become Fourth Hokage failed.
• Shisui asked Orochimaru where he could find Konoha Dragon God Teacher Chen, and Orochimaru gave him a map to a grave.
• Shisui followed the map to a secluded courtyard, where an elderly man appeared and asked why he had come.
• The elderly man kicked at Shisui's face, telling him that Teacher Chen was not there and ordering him to leave.

Shisui Uchiha, disguised as Senju Ye, challenged Teacher Chen and tested the Konoha Dragon God’s taijutsu. Teacher Chen unleashed his signature Konoha Dragon God, while Shisui began forming hand seals to answer him.

• Shisui caught Teacher Chen’s opening kick and evaded his Leaf Great Whirlwind with a small movement.
• Teacher Chen attacked again, but Shisui used Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall to shield himself.
• Shisui told Teacher Chen he would reveal his identity if he could provide a good enough fight.
• Teacher Chen unleashed his chakra and created a destructive hurricane, then shaped it into a dragon’s head with the Konoha Dragon God.
• Shisui formed hand seals as Teacher Chen’s Konoha Dragon God crashed down toward him.

Shisui Uchiha defeated Master Chen and revealed that he was Senju Ye, a student of Hashirama Senju, then challenged Master Chen to stop blaming himself for his student's death. The chapter ended with Master Chen considering Shisui's invitation to come out of retirement and help change the village.

• Shisui Uchiha used Wood Release to restrain Master Chen's wind dragon and contained their explosive clash with the Four Pillar Prison Technique.
• Shisui Uchiha subdued Master Chen and protected the gravestone, prompting Master Chen to demand how he knew about his past.
• Shisui Uchiha revealed that he was Senju Ye, a student of Hashirama Senju, and explained that he knew about Master Chen's dead student.
• Master Chen wept and blamed himself for teaching his student taijutsu and sending him into battle, while Shisui Uchiha argued that taijutsu was powerful and his student's death was not Master Chen's fault.
• Shisui Uchiha invited Master Chen to come out of retirement and help pull the village out of darkness, and Master Chen looked at him with a strange light in his eyes.

Shisui Uchiha gave Master Chen time to consider his request, but Might Guy’s arrival reignited Master Chen’s passion for taijutsu. Master Chen invited Might Guy to train with him weekly and resolved to carry on his student’s legacy.

• Master Chen told Shisui Uchiha he needed time to think, and Shisui Uchiha agreed to return later.
• Might Guy charged over, thrilled to have encountered the legendary Konoha Dragon God, and greeted Master Chen excitedly.
• Might Guy declared his devotion to taijutsu and began training on the spot, prompting Master Chen to praise his potential.
• Master Chen invited Might Guy to come train with him once a week, and Might Guy eagerly agreed.
• Master Chen’s enthusiasm for taijutsu returned, and he vowed to live on and pass its beauty to others.

After completing a check-in at Teacher Chen's home, Shisui Uchiha convinced Teacher Chen to come out of retirement and decided to bring Uchiha Itachi to learn Taijutsu. He left Itachi eager to improve his physical constitution, with a new teacher soon to arrive.

• Shisui Uchiha completed his check-in at Teacher Chen's home and received Wood Release Proficiency and Wood Release: Four-Pillar House Technique.
• Teacher Chen agreed to come out of retirement, train children in Taijutsu, and visit the Uchiha Clan to assess Uchiha Itachi.
• Shisui Uchiha returned to Itachi's residence and told him his physical constitution needed improvement through Taijutsu.
• Shisui Uchiha encouraged Itachi by saying he could surpass him, and Itachi eagerly agreed to train.
• Shisui Uchiha told Itachi an excellent Taijutsu teacher would soon arrive and prepared to take him out.

Hiruzen Sarutobi went to meet Teacher Chen after he appeared near the Uchiha Clan, where Chen tested Shisui Uchiha and then challenged Hiruzen to a fight. Their battle began with both old friends launching powerful attacks at each other.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi volunteered to meet Teacher Chen after an Anbu member reported his appearance near the Uchiha Clan.
• Shisui Uchiha brought Uchiha Itachi to Teacher Chen, who attacked Shisui to demonstrate his strength.
• Shisui Uchiha dodged Teacher Chen’s kick and countered with the Great Fireball Technique, which Chen kicked apart.
• Teacher Chen sensed Hiruzen Sarutobi, shattered an Earth-Style Wall, and challenged him to exchange moves.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi answered Teacher Chen’s wind dragon with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, and the two attacks collided.

Teacher Chen fought Hiruzen Sarutobi, accepted Uchiha Itachi as his Taijutsu disciple, and became the subject of Hiruzen’s covert surveillance. Shimura Danzō learned of the encounter, killed a Root member, and ordered his forces to test Hiruzen Sarutobi’s remaining strength.

• Teacher Chen and Hiruzen Sarutobi emerged from their clash unharmed enough to smile, while Shisui Uchiha explained that he had brought Uchiha Itachi to find a Taijutsu teacher.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi encouraged Itachi to study Taijutsu, and Teacher Chen accepted him as a disciple.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Shisui Uchiha a scroll ordering him to monitor Teacher Chen and report suspicious contacts.
• Shisui Uchiha read the order and privately resented Hiruzen Sarutobi’s duplicity, though he was glad Itachi had become Teacher Chen’s disciple.
• Shimura Danzō killed a Root member for failing to complete missions and ordered other Root ninja to test Hiruzen Sarutobi’s strength.

Teacher Chen demonstrated his taijutsu by defeating ten Root assassins who attacked during Itachi's training. After Shisui confronted two more Root observers, Uchiha Fugaku emerged from the compound and killed the last assassin with genjutsu.

• Shisui Uchiha arrived as Root assassins attacked, and Teacher Chen stopped Shisui from intervening so Itachi could watch his taijutsu.
• Teacher Chen defeated the hidden Root assassins with Konoha Great Whirlwind and Konoha Dragon God, impressing Itachi.
• Shisui Uchiha and Itachi returned to the Uchiha Clan compound, while Shisui had Anbu take the assassins' bodies to Minato Namikaze.
• Two Root observers discussed their mission in a tree, and Shisui killed one before the other tried to escape using genjutsu.
• Uchiha Fugaku came from the compound and killed the remaining Root assassin with genjutsu, prompting Shisui to regard him warily.

Shisui Uchiha confronted Uchiha Fugaku and defeated his attacks with Wood Release, then condemned Fugaku for hiding his Mangekyō Sharingan and failing to lead the Uchiha Clan. After Shisui left, Fugaku vowed to protect Itachi, while Shisui secretly watched and planned to replace Fugaku as clan head during the Nine-Tails' Rampage.

• Uchiha Fugaku questioned Shisui Uchiha about his identity and why he had helped Itachi.
• Shisui insulted Fugaku as a coward, and Fugaku attacked him with the Great Fire Dragon Technique.
• Shisui blocked Fugaku's fire with Wood Release and stopped his follow-up attack with the Four Pillar Prison Technique.
• Fugaku realized Shisui was at least as strong as him and backed down rather than reveal his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shisui told Fugaku that the Uchiha Clan would be reborn and warned him to give up his position if he could not make the right choice.
• Fugaku vowed to protect Itachi as Shisui secretly watched and considered replacing him as clan head during the Nine-Tails' Rampage.

Shisui Uchiha received a border mission from Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Shimura Danzō, then learned the system's new check-in location was Akatsuki headquarters in Amegakure. After preparing to protect Uchiha Itachi, he left Konoha for Amegakure.

• Shisui Uchiha was summoned to the Hokage Office by an Anbu messenger and found Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Shimura Danzō waiting.
• Minato Namikaze assigned Shisui Uchiha to investigate unusual chakra fluctuations near Amegakure, and Hiruzen Sarutobi briefed him on the border situation.
• Shisui Uchiha's system announced Akatsuki headquarters in Amegakure as a new check-in location with a one-month time limit.
• Shisui Uchiha accepted the mission, collected the scroll, and ignored Shimura Danzō's remarks and scrutiny of his Sharingan.
• Shisui Uchiha arranged for shadow and Wood Clones to protect Uchiha Itachi, then left Konoha that evening for Amegakure.

Shisui Uchiha entered Amegakure under his bounty hunter alias, Forsaken, and met Konan, who agreed to test his strength before bringing him to Nagato. Their fight began outside the village, where Shisui revealed Wood Release against Konan’s paper techniques.

• Nagato sensed Forsaken entering Amegakure and told Konan to test him and offer provisional membership if he proved strong enough.
• Konan confronted Shisui at the village gates, where he demanded to meet Amegakure’s leader and provoked her with brazen remarks.
• Konan agreed to fight Shisui outside the village, while the villagers protested his disrespect toward their Angel.
• Konan attacked with Paper Rain and paper spears, but Shisui dodged behind her and cut through her paper body with his Kusanagi Sword.
• Shisui clapped his hands and used Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique against Konan.

Shisui Uchiha used Wood Release to overpower Konan and insisted she become his partner before she agreed to take him to Akatsuki’s leader. At Akatsuki’s headquarters, Shisui provoked Deva Path Pain into a fight, which began with Pain using Shinra Tensei and Shisui answering with the Wood Golem Technique.

• Shisui Uchiha summoned a spiked Wood Dragon and overwhelmed Konan, startling her and Nagato with his Wood Release.
• Shisui pulled Konan into his arms and demanded that she become his partner, but she escaped by scattering into paper.
• Animal Path Pain arrived and spoke with Konan, who then agreed to take Shisui to meet Akatsuki’s leader.
• At Akatsuki’s headquarters, Shisui received the Wood Human Technique as a check-in reward and casually put his arm around Deva Path Pain.
• Deva Path Pain told Shisui he would need to defeat him to lead Akatsuki, and Shisui attacked before Pain finished speaking.
• Pain repelled Shisui’s sword with Shinra Tensei as Shisui began forming the Wood Golem Technique.

Shisui Uchiha challenged Nagato's Pain bodies to prove himself as Konan's partner and overwhelmed them with Wood Release techniques. Nagato's fighters fell behind, and Konan expected him to get serious.

• Deva Path Pain attacked Shisui Uchiha, who blocked the blast and declared that Konan was the partner he had chosen.
• Deva Path Pain agreed to let Shisui Uchiha join the organization if he survived a fight against four Pain bodies, and Shisui led them outside.
• Human Path Pain told Konan to watch Shisui Uchiha, assess his loyalty, and kill him if she found him suspicious.
• Shisui Uchiha summoned four wood golems and four Wood Dragons, forcing the Pain bodies onto the defensive.
• Shisui Uchiha punched Deva Path Pain into a crater and targeted Asura Path Pain while Konan watched the fight turn against Nagato's team.
• Human Path Pain praised Shisui Uchiha's strength and combat instincts, while Konan prepared to intervene as Nagato got serious.

Shisui Uchiha kept challenging Deva Path Pain after joining the Akatsuki, wearing down Nagato while growing closer to Konan. As Shisui settled into Akatsuki life and awaited the Nine-Tails' Rampage, a strange Mangekyō Sharingan appeared in Konoha.

• Deva Path Pain used Chibaku Tensei against Shisui Uchiha, and Konan protected him from the falling debris, discovering that he was still giving her a thumbs-up.
• Over the next month, Shisui Uchiha repeatedly fought Deva Path Pain and handled Akatsuki missions, while Nagato's health worsened from their battles.
• Konan fed Shisui Uchiha fruit after a fight, and he told her that the Akatsuki's purpose suited him because he could fight and then enjoy peace with her.
• Nagato began spending more time away from the Akatsuki to avoid Shisui Uchiha, who continued his patrols and waited for the Nine-Tails' Rampage.
• A strange Mangekyō Sharingan appeared in Konoha.