Recaps

Shihui Aburame told Tsunade that the insect product he gave her had extended her lifespan by sixty-six years, and she promised to protect him until she died. He then visited Hinata Hyuga, gave her the Snow Woman Gu to help her prepare for the resumed Chunin Exams, and unlocked the Immobilization Gu.

• Shihui Aburame revealed that the insect product had extended Tsunade's lifespan by sixty-six years, and Tsunade promised to protect him until she died.
• Shihui Aburame unlocked the Bamboo Gentleman, a Gu worm that detected lies, and bought snacks before visiting the Hyuga Clan.
• Hinata Hyuga lost her sparring match with Neji Hyuga after becoming distracted by Shihui Aburame, who brought her okonomiyaki and told her the Chunin Exams would resume in a month.
• When Hinata Hyuga worried that she was not strong enough for the next round, Shihui Aburame gave her the Snow Woman Gu and transformed her into a snow woman.
• Hinata Hyuga tested her ice body and Byakugan, and Shihui Aburame told her to spend the next month adapting to her new form.
• Shihui Aburame unlocked the Immobilization Gu after giving Hinata the Snow Woman Gu.

Shihui Aburame reflected on Hinata Hyuga’s new Snow Woman Gu and spoke with Tsunade and Shizune before the Chunin Ninja Exams finals began. The draw set the opening matches, and after Hinata defeated Yome and Sasuke Uchiha beat Kurama Yakumo, Karin was matched against Ino Yamanaka.

• Shihui Aburame considered how the Snow Woman Gu had strengthened Hinata Hyuga, then Tsunade offered to rig the finals draw for him, but he refused.
• Shizune returned exhausted from a mission, and Shihui Aburame made her ramen before the finals began the following month.
• At the exam venue, Gaara gave a long speech about love and peace, and the contestants gathered for the on-site draw.
• Hinata Hyuga drew Yome and defeated the Sunagakure sensory ninja in less than three minutes.
• Aburame Torune forfeited his match against Shihui Aburame, while Sasuke Uchiha defeated Kurama Yakumo after their Genjutsu contest with a sword strike.
• Genma Shiranui drew Karin against Ino Yamanaka, making Shihui Aburame suspect someone had manipulated the matchups.

Ino Yamanaka defeated Karin in the Chunin Exams, and Rock Lee and Shira fought an intense taijutsu battle that ended with Shira surrendering. Rock Lee withdrew because his body could not continue after using the Eight Gates Released Formation, leaving six contestants to advance.

• Ino Yamanaka used Ido to overcome Karin's chakra-fueled resistance and win their match, then the two promised to fight again.
• Neji Hyuga defeated Sen in a brief match, and Genma Shiranui announced that Shira would face Rock Lee while the remaining contestant received a bye.
• Rock Lee and Shira exchanged powerful taijutsu attacks, then opened the Eight Gates Released Formation and Seven Heavens Breathing Method respectively.
• After Rock Lee used the fifth gate and Shira reached the third activation of his technique, Shira surrendered and both fighters collapsed from exhaustion.
• Shizune told Tsunade that Rock Lee could not fight again, and Genma Shiranui announced that Hinata Hyuga, Shihui Aburame, Sasuke Uchiha, Ino Yamanaka, Neji Hyuga, and Shino Aburame advanced.

Ino Yamanaka lost to Sasuke Uchiha, then Hinata Hyuga used the Snow Woman Gu in her match against Neji Hyuga and won. The victory earned Shihui Aburame the Every Tree and Bush a Soldier Gu.

• Sasuke Uchiha defeated Ino Yamanaka after countering her Mind Body Switch Technique with his Sharingan.
• Shihui Aburame encouraged Hinata Hyuga before her match with Neji Hyuga, and she entered the arena determined to prove herself.
• Neji Hyuga overwhelmed Hinata Hyuga with Gentle Fist, but she transformed into a snow woman using the Snow Woman Gu.
• Hinata Hyuga's ice attacks and defenses stalemated Neji Hyuga's Rotation until his chakra ran out and he surrendered.
• Genma Shiranui declared Hinata Hyuga the winner, and Shihui Aburame received the Every Tree and Bush a Soldier Gu.

Shino Aburame showcased the Aburame Clan’s explosive kikaichū and helped secure Shihui Aburame’s place in the third round, while Hinata Hyuga defeated Neji Hyuga to advance. After Sasuke Uchiha beat Hinata, he faced Shihui, whose new golden defensive Gu left Sasuke’s opening sword assault unable to harm him.

• Shino Aburame attacked Shihui Aburame with explosive kikaichū, demonstrated the Aburame Clan’s secret techniques, and surrendered after making a spectacle of the clan’s strength.
• Shihui Aburame received the Golden Thread Robe Gu, and Genma Shiranui announced that Shihui Aburame, Sasuke Uchiha, and Hinata Hyuga had advanced.
• Hinata Hyuga told Shihui Aburame she would forfeit against him but would try to defeat Sasuke Uchiha, then lost to Sasuke after her chakra ran low.
• Sasuke Uchiha rested for ten minutes before challenging Shihui Aburame, whose golden defense withstood Sasuke’s lightning-fast sword attack and numbed Sasuke’s hand.

Shihui Aburame defeated Sasuke Uchiha in the Chunin Ninja Exams final after revealing his Giant Spirit Transformation and overcoming Sasuke’s strongest attacks. The exams ended with Shihui taking first place, and he gained the Nine Eyes Liquor Worm as a reward.

• Shihui Aburame enlarged himself with Giant Spirit Transformation, overwhelmed Sasuke Uchiha’s attacks, and endured Sasuke’s spiral Lightning Fire Sword.
• Sasuke Uchiha briefly grew stronger and used Hatake Sakumo’s swordsmanship, but Shihui immobilized him and stopped a punch just short of striking him.
• Sasuke Uchiha surrendered, and Genma Shiranui declared Shihui Aburame the winner.
• Tsunade congratulated Shihui and announced that the Chunin Ninja Exams had ended; Shihui then received the Nine Eyes Liquor Worm for completing an achievement.
• Ino Yamanaka and Karin gathered around Shihui while Hinata Hyuga watched from nearby, and Sakura Haruno checked on Sasuke, who calmly accepted his loss.
• Kakashi Hatake agreed to go for barbecue with Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi, while Might Guy suggested a teachers’ match.

Shihui Aburame asked Tsunade for the reward she had promised and secured three requests after she initially offered him the Hokage position instead. The next day, Shizune agreed to wear a maid outfit to keep him from telling Tsunade she had eavesdropped, and she appeared before him in one.

• At the barbecue restaurant, Shihui Aburame left with Karin and later returned to the old Senju residence to wait for Tsunade.
• Tsunade came home after drinking with Gaara and Baki, and Shihui asked for his reward; after bargaining, she agreed to grant him three requests.
• Tsunade questioned Shihui about his and Hinata's transformations, but he blamed mutated Kikaichū and refused to explain further.
• Shihui caught Shizune eavesdropping and asked her to wear a maid outfit; she agreed rather than risk Tsunade finding out.
• The next morning, Shihui served as Acting Hokage, then confronted Shizune when she followed him home and asked him to keep their bargain.
• Shizune changed into a maid outfit and appeared before Shihui at the old Senju residence.

Shihui Aburame teased Shizune during a maid-outfit lunch, then helped Sasuke Uchiha study the Sharingan and promised to help him awaken the Mangekyō. A week later, Shihui found a document about Shimura Danzō that caught his attention.

• Shizune grew flustered around Shihui while wearing a maid outfit, agreed to wear it for him again, and left using the Body Flicker Technique.
• Sasuke told Shihui he had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and asked to see information about the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shihui took Sasuke to the Hokage Building, where Uzuki Yugao let Shihui enter the secret scroll storage room but made Sasuke wait outside.
• Shihui showed Sasuke Tobirama Senju's research on the Uchiha, and Sasuke concluded that Uchiha Itachi had defected to provoke emotional growth in his Sharingan.
• Shihui told Sasuke that positive emotions could also awaken the Sharingan and promised he had a way to help him awaken the Mangekyō after more training.
• A week later, Shihui found a document about Shimura Danzō among the papers on his desk.

Shihui Aburame persuaded Tsunade to investigate using Hashirama cells to restore lost limbs, and she began researching them alongside the Cursed Seal. After a quiet two and a half years, the new year brought Shihui Aburame close to his eighteenth birthday.

• Shihui Aburame showed Tsunade Shimura Danzō's records of human experiments with Hashirama cells and proposed using the cells to restore injured ninja's limbs.
• Tsunade agreed to conduct the research herself, while Shihui Aburame learned that the Anbu had captured Tanuki Shigaraki and his wife and arranged for Tsunade to examine Nue.
• Shihui Aburame teased Shizune at the Hokage's office, and she later privately told him she had bought a maid dress with white stockings.
• Shihui Aburame met Hanabi Hyuga, who asked whether he liked her sister; he said he did, and Hanabi warned him not to like her too.
• The Shinobi World remained peaceful for two and a half years as Tsunade researched Hashirama cells and the Cursed Seal, while Orochimaru sought a way to reclaim his soul from the Reaper.
• With the new year, Shihui Aburame approached his eighteenth birthday.

Shihui Aburame celebrated the New Year with Tsunade and Shizune as Tsunade prepared to retire and pass the Hokage position to him. Tsunade planned to test the clans’ support for Shihui at a birthday banquet, while Hinata Hyuga and Ino Yamanaka gathered friends to shop for his birthday gift.

• Shihui Aburame greeted the New Year with Shizune and Tsunade, who told him she intended to retire as Hokage and expected him to take her place.
• Shihui Aburame reviewed four achievements and the Gu rewards he had earned, including the Heavenly Essence Treasure Imperial Lotus from Tsunade’s prosthetic-limb research.
• Tsunade proposed a large birthday banquet to sound out the ninja clans and Jonin about Shihui becoming Hokage, and Shihui left the arrangements to her.
• Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga spotted Shihui at Hokage Rock, and Hanabi teased Hinata about her feelings for him.
• Ino Yamanaka invited Hinata to join the birthday gift hunt, where they met Sakura Haruno, Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, Karin, Sasuke Uchiha, and others.

Shihui Aburame helped Tsunade prepare a grand birthday banquet, discussed revenge against Kusagakure and the Box of Ultimate Bliss with Chihori, and spent time with Karin. On his birthday, he unlocked an achievement that rewarded him with a Thousand-Year Lifespan Gu.

• Tsunade took Shihui Aburame and Shizune to a casino, where Shihui limited her to one million ryo and teased Shizune while Tsunade gambled it away.
• Tsunade planned a grand birthday banquet for Shihui and had the old Senju residence decorated for the celebration.
• Shihui visited Karin and Chihori, asked whether Chihori wanted revenge against Kusagakure, and told her he planned to obtain the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
• Shihui styled Karin's hair into twintails, then left after chatting with her.
• On his birthday, Shihui unlocked the achievement "I'm an adult now, and I feel great" and received a Rank Four Thousand-Year Lifespan Gu.

At Shihui Aburame’s eighteenth birthday celebration, Tsunade raised the question of who should succeed her as Hokage. The chapter ended with her choosing Shihui, shocking the assembled clan leaders.

• Shizune brought Shihui a birthday present before dawn, and he kissed her before she hurried back to her room.
• Shihui spent the day with friends who brought him a birthday cake, then welcomed their families to an evening banquet with Shizune.
• Tsunade seated Shihui beside her at the main table and toasted his birthday in front of Konoha’s clan leaders.
• Tsunade told the guests she was ready to give the younger generation a chance and asked for their thoughts on the next Hokage.
• Tsunade chose Shihui to become Hokage, surprising Hyuga Hiashi, Asuma Sarutobi, and the other guests.

At Tsunade’s birthday banquet, Konoha’s clan leaders agreed that Shihui Aburame would succeed her as Hokage, and Tsunade began showing him unusual affection as she prepared him for the role. The chapter ended with Naruto Uzumaki telling Jiraiya that Shiki was about to become the Sixth Hokage.

• Shikaku Nara, Uchiha Mikoto, and Hyuga Hiashi supported Shihui Aburame’s succession, and Tsunade arranged a Jonin meeting to announce it after New Year’s week.
• Karin told Ino Yamanaka and the others that Shiki would become Hokage, prompting varied reactions from the young guests.
• After the banquet, Tsunade pretended to sleep while Shihui Aburame kissed her cheek, then later embraced him and promised his birthday present would be waiting at the Hokage’s office.
• The next morning, Tsunade dressed Shihui Aburame in a ceremonial robe, kissed his forehead, and wished him success as Hokage.
• At an izakaya in the Land of Hot Water, Naruto Uzumaki interrupted Jiraiya and told him that Shiki was about to become the Sixth Hokage.

Shihui Aburame won the Jonin vote to become Konoha’s Sixth Hokage, and Tsunade prepared to retire after the village vote and his inauguration. Afterward, Shihui received a Rank Five Enslavement Gu and considered using it on an enemy shinobi.

• Jiraiya returned to Konoha, reunited with Tsunade and Naruto Uzumaki, and said he planned to leave after Shihui’s succession ceremony.
• Tsunade called a Jonin meeting and proposed Shihui Aburame as the Sixth Hokage, surprising the assembled Jonin.
• Jiraiya and several clan heads supported Shihui, and the Jonin vote passed with more than four-fifths in favor.
• Tsunade announced that the village would vote that afternoon and that Shihui’s inauguration would take place the next morning.
• Shibi Aburame received congratulations from clan leaders, while Hyuga Hiashi planned to discuss Hinata Hyuga and Shihui’s future with him.
• Shihui unlocked the “I am the Hokage” achievement, received a Rank Five Enslavement Gu, and considered using it on someone from an enemy village.

Shihui Aburame kept Shizune as his secretary, gave her a new uniform, and spent the day teasing and kissing her while reviewing Hokage business. He then asked about Hozuki Castle and began planning changes to the Hokage’s staff, leaving Shizune to fetch a map.

• Shihui Aburame paid Tsunade thirty million ryo to keep Shizune working as his secretary, and Tsunade left happily.
• Shihui Aburame ordered Shizune to wear a secretary uniform, then reviewed reports on Cursed Seal research and ate lunch with her.
• Shizune gave Shihui Aburame a lap pillow and massage, and he later kissed her before returning to work.
• Shihui Aburame asked Shizune about Hozuki Castle and requested a map, which she went to retrieve.
• Shihui Aburame considered abolishing the Hokage Guard Platoon and replacing it with a department of Hokage assistants overseen by the secretary.

Shihui Aburame secured approval as the Sixth Hokage and was inaugurated, while Tsunade continued losing her money and teasingly accepting his attention. After the ceremony, Shihui assigned Sasuke Uchiha and Karin a mission to Kusagakure, leaving the new Hokage preparing to head out with them.

• Hanabi Hyuga learned Shihui Aburame would become Hokage, while Hyuga Hiashi urged her to prepare to take on the clan's responsibilities.
• Shizune told Shihui Aburame that the villagers' vote had passed, and he went home to find Tsunade had lost her money at the casino.
• Shihui Aburame and Tsunade exchanged teasing remarks and hand-holding before Tsunade told him to be careful around Shizune.
• Shihui Aburame received the Hokage's hat from Maruichi Kyū at the inauguration ceremony and officially became the Sixth Hokage.
• After the ceremony, Shihui Aburame sent for Sasuke Uchiha and Karin and assigned them a mission to Kusagakure the next day.

Shihui Aburame led Sasuke Uchiha, Karin, and Chihori on an unofficial mission to seize the Box of Ultimate Bliss and help Sasuke awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan. They infiltrated Hozuki Castle and attacked Mui, drawing the guards’ attention.

• Shihui Aburame told Shizune the mission was unofficial, asked her to keep it from Tsunade, and proposed replacing the Hokage Guard Platoon with Hokage assistants.
• Shihui Aburame met Sasuke Uchiha, Karin, and Chihori at Training Ground 1 and explained that the Box of Ultimate Bliss might help Sasuke awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shihui Aburame used the Golden Haze Gu to take the group to the Land of Grass, then listed Mui and Kusagakure’s senior figures Saru, Hitsuji, Uma, and Ushi as their targets.
• The group reached Hozuki Castle, where Shihui Aburame restrained four guards with plants and Sasuke Uchiha used his Sharingan to locate Mui.
• Shihui Aburame broke through Mui’s Fire Release: Heavenly Prison and struck him down, prompting nearby guards to surround the group.

Shihui Aburame, Sasuke Uchiha, Karin, and Chihori defeated Mui’s jailers and went to Kusagakure, where Chihori began taking revenge on those who had harmed her. Shihui Aburame lured Kusagakure’s senior officials away from the village and ambushed them with Chihori and Karin, leaving the four officials restrained and the other ninja dead.

• Sasuke Uchiha and Karin defeated the jailers while Shihui Aburame used the Sharingan to make Mui reveal the Box of Ultimate Bliss’s location and opening formula.
• Shihui Aburame, Chihori, and Karin traveled to Kusagakure, where Shihui Aburame seized the leader and Chihori killed him.
• Shihui Aburame disguised himself as Kusagakure’s leader and lured Saru, Hitsuji, Uma, and Ushi and the other ninja out of the village.
• Chihori and Karin attacked the Kusagakure ninja while Shihui Aburame used the Immobilization Gu to turn the battle against them.
• Shihui Aburame restrained Saru, Hitsuji, Uma, and Ushi, while Chihori and Karin killed the remaining Kusagakure ninja.

Shihui Aburame captured Kusagakure’s leaders, took the Box of Ultimate Bliss to Konoha, and arranged for Mui to help control Kusagakure. The next day, he visited Hinata Hyuga at Training Ground 7 and began showing her how to use the Gu he had given her.

• Shihui Aburame captured Saru, Hitsuji, Uma, and Ushi, then took them and Chihori back to Hozuki Castle, where Chihori avenged her family by killing the four leaders.
• Shihui Aburame stored the Box of Ultimate Bliss with Azure Sky Gu and returned to Konoha with Sasuke Uchiha, Mui, and Ryūzetsu.
• Shihui Aburame told Uzuki Yugao to bring Kusagakure under control and had Anbu take Mui and Ryūzetsu into custody, then went home and massaged Tsunade’s feet.
• The next day, Shihui Aburame learned that Team 8 was preparing to search for a Bikōchū and went to Training Ground 7 to see Hinata Hyuga.
• Shihui Aburame gave Hinata Hyuga two Gu to use with her Snow Woman Gu and led her to the center of the training ground to demonstrate them.

Shihui Aburame trained Hinata Hyuga in new Gu techniques, then joined Team 8 at the Valley of the End to open the Box of Ultimate Bliss. Sasuke Uchiha used it to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan, but emerged consumed by power and threatening Shihui.

• Shihui Aburame taught Hinata Hyuga to create an ice blade and use the Spinning Heel Gu with Rotation, then demonstrated their combined Ice Blade Storm technique.
• Shihui Aburame promised Kiba Inuzuka he would teach him a suitable jutsu and said he would accompany Team 8 on the Bikōchū mission; Uzuki Yugao reported that Kusagakure was under control.
• Three days later, Shihui Aburame brought Kakashi Hatake, Sasuke Uchiha, Mui, Ryūzetsu, and the Sealing Squad to the Valley of the End to open the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
• Kakashi Hatake poured Dragon Vein chakra into the box, and Sasuke Uchiha made a wish to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan before Mui could make his own.
• The box poured black smoke into Sasuke Uchiha's eyes, awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan and filling him with killing intent as he vowed to use Shihui Aburame's blood to exalt the Uchiha clan.

Sasuke Uchiha was possessed by Satori after wishing for power, and Shihui Aburame fought him while discovering the effects of Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan. The battle ended with Satori forced out of Sasuke, who was left unconscious with both ocular abilities revealed.

• Shihui Aburame explained that Satori possessed whoever made a wish on the Box of Ultimate Bliss, then fought Sasuke Uchiha to drive the monster out.
• Sasuke Uchiha’s first Mangekyō ability let his attacks ignore defenses, but Shihui Aburame endured them and healed quickly.
• Sasuke Uchiha used his second ability to send the Lightning Fire Sword through a spatial rift and redirect Kirin to strike Shihui Aburame.
• Shihui Aburame survived the Kirin, crushed Sasuke Uchiha, and used Ghost Cry Gu to weaken Satori’s hold over him.
• Satori emerged from Sasuke Uchiha as a winged monster, while Sasuke collapsed unconscious and Kakashi Hatake carried him away.

Shihui Aburame defeated Satori at the Valley of the End, helped seal it inside Sasuke Uchiha, and received new Gu rewards. After arranging for Mui and the others to return to Konoha, Shihui went home with Karin and Chihori, where Tsunade confronted him about carrying Karin.

• Shihui Aburame overpowered Satori, and Karin and Chihori bound it with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Shihui ordered the Sealing Squad to seal Satori inside Sasuke, then received the Flame Pupil Gu and Earth Overlord Gu as achievement rewards.
• Shihui healed Sasuke and asked Kakashi to take him back to the Uchiha Clan, while Mui admitted that he had doomed Muku.
• Shihui told Uzuki Yugao to take Mui and Ryūzetsu to Konoha and support Mui as Kusagakure's leader if he recovered.
• Shihui returned to Konoha with Karin and Chihori, then carried Karin home and teased her over three-color dango.
• Tsunade questioned Shihui about carrying Karin, and he changed the subject by offering her nectar wine and cooking lunch.

Shihui Aburame shared lunch with Tsunade, who kissed him before he received a new Gu, while Sasuke Uchiha woke with the Mangekyō Sharingan after Satori’s possession. Shihui appointed Mitaraishi Anko as a Hokage assistant and prepared for a mission to the Land of Rivers, where he planned to pursue Raiga Kurosuki.

• Tsunade watched Shihui Aburame cook, questioned his closeness with Karin, and kissed him after he teased her about proving she was not drunk.
• Shihui Aburame received the Wind Overlord Gu, and Tsunade later kicked him out of her house.
• Sasuke Uchiha woke in Konoha Hospital, learned Kakashi Hatake had sealed Satori inside him, and discovered he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan with the Ayakashi and Yomotsu techniques.
• Shihui Aburame received the Bluebird Ice Coffin Gu after Sasuke Uchiha’s wild laughter triggered an achievement, then reviewed Team 10’s report praising Ino Yamanaka.
• Shihui Aburame chose Mitaraishi Anko as a Hokage assistant, and she accepted the appointment after Shizune informed her.
• Shihui Aburame planned to travel with Hinata Hyuga and others to find the Bikōchū, with a possible stop at Raiga Kurosuki’s Katabami Gold Mine.

Shihui Aburame teased Tsunade and kissed her, then made advances toward Shizune after she returned home. Meanwhile, Uzuki Yugao delivered orders dissolving the Hokage Guard Platoon and naming assistants, and Tsunade decided to join Shihui on a mission with Team 8.

• Shihui Aburame teased Tsunade about what happened at noon and kissed her before she fled to her room.
• Uzuki Yugao delivered the Hokage Guard Platoon changes to Kakashi Hatake, Yamato, and Asuma Sarutobi, who learned he would lose his post and planned to ask Tsunade about it.
• Shino Aburame and Hinata Hyuga fought to a draw using Sage Mode and Hinata’s snow-woman form.
• Shihui Aburame welcomed Shizune home, kissed her, and tried to touch her before she escaped to the kitchen.
• Tsunade declined wine at dinner, then agreed to join Shihui on an S-rank mission after Shizune mentioned his planned mission with Team 8.

Shihui Aburame punished Shizune for questioning his orders, and their increasingly intimate relationship left her flustered the next morning. He then joined Team 8 and Tsunade for an S-rank mission targeting Raiga Kurosuki and the Katabami Gold Mine, leaving Konoha with the team.

• Shihui Aburame told Shizune to prepare Team 8 and an Anbu squad for a mission, then teased and kissed her as punishment for questioning him.
• Shizune wore a maid dress to wake Shihui Aburame and hesitantly promised to think about his request before rushing away.
• Tsunade told Shihui Aburame that she had refused Asuma Sarutobi's request for the Hokage's assistant position and supported his decisions as Hokage.
• Shihui Aburame and Tsunade met Team 8 at Konoha's gates, where Tsunade took over as team leader because Yamato was assigned elsewhere.
• Shihui Aburame revealed that the mission concerned Raiga Kurosuki and the Katabami Gold Mine, and Tsunade led the team out on the S-rank mission.