Chapter Summaries

Shihui Aburame attended the Ninja Academy’s opening ceremony, then learned that the Anti-Konoha Alliance had begun advancing toward the Land of Fire on four fronts. He convened Konoha’s Jonin and assigned forces to meet the invasion, with Konoha preparing to fight beyond its borders.

• Shihui Aburame had the three snake princesses change into maid dresses before Konan escorted him to the Ninja Academy opening ceremony.
• Shihui Aburame spoke at the ceremony, where Hanabi Hyuga told Amaru that she expected Hinata Hyuga to marry him, and Konan reflected on the hope she found in Konoha.
• Konan gave Shihui Aburame intelligence that Kumogakure, Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and an army of smaller villages were approaching on four routes, so he ordered a meeting with Konoha’s Jonin.
• Shihui Aburame told the Jonin that the alliance had deployed its forces and planned to fight them outside the Land of Fire.
• Shihui Aburame assigned himself to face Kumogakure, chose Tsunade to lead against Iwagakure, and accepted Jiraiya’s offer to handle Kirigakure.

Shihui Aburame assigned Konoha’s forces to the three war fronts and prepared to lead the campaign against Kumogakure, while Tsunade and Jiraiya departed for their fronts. After spending time with Tsunade before her departure, Shihui carried her home, where he kissed Shizune and was kicked away by Tsunade.

• Shihui Aburame assigned Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, and Team 7 to the Iwagakure front, gave Tsunade the Uchiha Clan and two special units, and sent Jiraiya with Shikaku Nara and forces suited to fighting Kirigakure.
• Shihui Aburame told Konan that she and Nagato would accompany him, then continued handling Konoha’s documents and received Quintuplet Gu as an achievement reward.
• Tsunade reported that Kakashi Hatake’s advance force had headed toward Iwagakure, then spent time with Shihui Aburame before preparing to leave.
• Konan informed Shihui Aburame that the troops had assembled and that Jiraiya had already left for Kirigakure; Shihui ordered the other troops to depart first.
• Shihui Aburame carried Tsunade to the Senju residence, kissed her at the door, and then kissed Shizune before Tsunade kicked him away.

Shihui Aburame left Shizune in Konoha with the Blood Curtain Heavenly Flower Gu and led Konoha’s forces toward Kumogakure. After Kumogakure attacked Otogakure to draw him away, Shihui rushed there alone and confronted Yugito Nii and Dodai, who began a mysterious plan.

• Shihui Aburame gave Shizune the Blood Curtain Heavenly Flower Gu to protect Konoha while he went to war.
• Shihui joined Mitaraishi Anko’s force, uncovered Kumogakure scouts, and learned that Otogakure would host Konoha’s troops.
• Kabuto Yakushi reported that Kumogakure had attacked and occupied Otogakure, so Shihui went there alone while Konan and Nagato stayed with the main force.
• Shihui defeated two Kumogakure ninja and faced Yugito Nii and Dodai among nearly a thousand enemy ninja.
• Yugito Nii’s attack was repelled by Shihui’s punch, and Dodai ordered the plan to begin as a cannon-equipped machine appeared in a flash of light.

Shihui Aburame defeated Kumogakure’s forces, captured Yugito Nii and Samui, and then reached Konoha’s main camp, where Nagato and Konan were battling the Fourth Raikage and Killer B. As Killer B began a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, Shihui remained invisible nearby while Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu watched for an opening.

• Yugito Nii and Dodai fired the Chakra Cannon at Shihui Aburame, but he survived and repelled Kumogakure’s attacks.
• Samui led the arriving Kumogakure force against Shihui, who killed many of the ninja and shattered the Chakra Cannon’s enhanced blast.
• Shihui defeated Yugito Nii in her Complete Tailed Beast Transformation and ordered the Three Great Snake Princesses to guard her and Samui.
• Shihui flew to Konoha’s main camp, turned invisible, and observed Nagato and Konan holding off the Fourth Raikage and Killer B.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu discussed attacking Nagato, then watched Killer B begin a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.

Nagato, the Fourth Raikage, and Killer B fought until Obito Uchiha attempted to capture Nagato, but Shihui Aburame intervened and forced Obito to survive with Izanagi. Shihui revealed himself and fought Obito and the Fourth Raikage; as the chapter ended, Killer B fully transformed into the Eight-Tails to face him.

• Killer B and the Fourth Raikage attacked Nagato together, but Nagato countered them with Shinra Tensei and absorbed Killer B's chakra.
• The Fourth Raikage and Killer B used Double Lariat against Nagato, who repelled them but was injured by Killer B's punch.
• Obito Uchiha tried to pull Nagato into Kamui, but Shihui Aburame's Heavenly Waterfall Light River struck Obito and forced him to use Izanagi to survive.
• Shihui Aburame confronted Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu, while Konan warned that Obito's intangibility lasted no more than five minutes.
• The Fourth Raikage attacked Shihui Aburame, but Shihui transformed into the Six Arm Heavenly Zombie King and overpowered him.
• Killer B transformed into the full Eight-Tails as the Fourth Raikage told him the fight was now up to him.

Shihui Aburame overwhelmed the allied forces of Kumogakure and Konoha’s enemies, killed Obito Uchiha, and forced Mabui to surrender. With the Fourth Raikage and Killer B unconscious and the Eye of the Moon Plan ruined, the chapter ended with Kumogakure submitting to Shihui.

• Darui, C, Konan, and Nagato fought as Killer B transformed into Eight-Tails Gyuki and attacked Shihui Aburame alongside the Fourth Raikage and Obito Uchiha.
• Shihui Aburame defeated Eight-Tails Gyuki and the Fourth Raikage, survived the Tailed Beast Bombs, and unleashed a fivefold amplified punch that devastated the battlefield and knocked Killer B unconscious.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu mistook Shihui Aburame’s coughing blood for a real injury, so Obito attacked him; Shihui trapped Obito in Battle Space Gu, revealed his identity, and killed him.
• Black Zetsu fled underground after Obito’s death, recognizing that the Eye of the Moon Plan had failed.
• Shihui Aburame confronted Mabui and offered to spare her if Kumogakure submitted; after learning Yugito, Samui, and the others were alive, Mabui knelt before him.

After Shihui Aburame defeated Kumogakure, Mabui surrendered and he arranged for the village’s survivors to join Konoha under restrictive terms. He appointed Mabui and Samui as his secretaries, while Kumogakure’s fate and the defeated shinobi’s recovery remained in his hands.

• Mabui surrendered Kumogakure after learning Samui and Yugito Nii were alive, and Shihui Aburame healed Nagato and the wounded, including the Fourth Raikage.
• Shihui Aburame gained four Gu rewards for defeating Yugito Nii, the Fourth Raikage, Killer B and Gyuki, and Obito Uchiha.
• Shihui Aburame used Katsuyu to treat the battlefield casualties, then traveled with Mabui to Otogakure, where she reunited with Samui and found Yugito Nii unconscious.
• Mabui and Samui searched the battlefield for surviving Kumogakure ninja, and Shihui Aburame used the Earth Tunnel Gu to transport the wounded to camp.
• Shihui Aburame gave Mabui terms that preserved Kumogakure under Konoha’s authority and made the remaining Kumogakure ninja part of Konoha.
• Shihui Aburame ordered Mabui and Samui to serve as the Hokage’s secretaries when they returned to Konoha.

Shihui Aburame spent the night with the three Snake Princesses, then prepared to return to Konoha with Konan and the others. The story shifted to the day before, when Tsunade’s force launched a nighttime surprise attack on Iwagakure, and Ōnoki encountered an unexpected Wood Release technique.

• Shihui Aburame spent the night with Ichikishimahime, Tagitsuhime, and Tagorihime, while Konan discovered the scene outside his tent the next morning.
• Shihui Aburame led the group toward Konoha, and Konan and Samui questioned his intentions toward Mabui and the other women.
• Tsunade learned from Uchiha Mikoto that Iwagakure had deployed eight thousand ninjas and assigned the first strike to Sasuke Uchiha’s Summoning Unit.
• Tsunade left Karin to deal with Iwagakure’s Jinchūriki during the planned nighttime attack.
• Ōnoki’s forces were caught in a snake assault led by Tsunade, and Garaga, Manda, Aoda, and the three-headed snake broke through the camp barrier.
• Ōnoki assigned Roshi, Han, Kitsuchi, and Kurotsuchi to fight the giant snakes, then encountered plants and trees attacking him with what appeared to be Wood Release.

Tsunade led Konoha’s assault on Iwagakure, using Wood Release and Shihui Aburame’s Gu to overpower Ōnoki while Sasuke Uchiha turned the Four-Tails against the Five-Tails. The hidden Konoha forces then overwhelmed the camp, and Kurotsuchi surrendered to save Iwagakure’s remaining ninja.

• Tsunade ambushed Ōnoki and revealed her Wood Release, Giant Spirit Transformation, and flight as she fought him across the battlefield.
• Naruto Uzumaki held off Kurotsuchi and Kitsuchi while Sasuke Uchiha and Karin restrained the Four-Tails, allowing Sasuke to control it and turn it against the Five-Tails.
• The tailed beasts’ clash devastated Iwagakure’s forces, while Tsunade prevented Ōnoki from intervening.
• Tsunade signaled the hidden three thousand Konoha ninja, including fifty cursed-seal-enhanced fighters, to attack Iwagakure’s camp.
• Tsunade defeated and bound Ōnoki, then Kurotsuchi surrendered after Tsunade warned that the tailed beasts could kill every Iwagakure ninja.

Shihui Aburame received three Immortal Gu rewards as Konoha’s allied forces won against Kumogakure and Iwagakure, then reunited with Tsunade and discussed the defeated villages’ future. He departed for the Kirigakure front, where Jiraiya prepared a counterattack against a two-thousand-strong landing force.

• Shihui Aburame received Connect Luck Gu, Sea Oath Gu, and Raging Whale Strength Gu after achievements tied to the battles against the major villages.
• Shihui Aburame left Konan, Samui, and Mabui with orders to lead the Kumogakure forces to Konoha, then flew to the Iwagakure front.
• Shihui Aburame found Tsunade’s victorious force and spoke with her about the defeated villages, her reward, and his plans for the next Hokage.
• Shihui Aburame departed for Kirigakure, while Tsunade led her forces back toward Konoha.
• Shino Aburame reported that Kirigakure had assembled a two-thousand-strong advance force at sea, and Jiraiya assigned the Aburame Unit to attack its camp from the rear.

Konoha used the Konoha Fortress and the Aburame Unit to attack Kirigakure from the air and rear, defeating Mei Terumi’s forces and the Six-Tails. Shihui Aburame arrived as Kirigakure’s defeat became clear, leaving the Shinobi World united under Konoha.

• Shibi Aburame persuaded Shikaku Nara and Jiraiya to use the Konoha Fortress for an aerial attack on Kirigakure’s forces.
• The Konoha Fortress ambushed Mei Terumi’s fleet, and Hinata Hyuga froze Mei Terumi’s corrosive attack while Jiraiya engaged her and Zabuza Momochi.
• Shino Aburame and the Aburame Unit attacked Kirigakure’s camp, and Shino Aburame, Aburame Torune, Gamabunta, and Gamahiro defeated the Six-Tails Saiken and forced the remaining ninja to surrender.
• Jiraiya stopped the battered Mei Terumi and Zabuza Momochi as they reached the devastated camp, then Shihui Aburame arrived from the battle against Kumogakure.

Shihui Aburame defeated the Anti-Konoha Alliance, forced Kirigakure to submit, and returned to a hero’s welcome in Konoha. As he prepared a conference to bring every shinobi village under Konoha’s rule, Mount Myōboku grew wary of the Aburame Clan’s new Sage Mode.

• Shihui Aburame confirmed that Kumogakure and Iwagakure had been defeated, then ordered Shikaku Nara to clear the battlefield and told Mei Terumi that Kirigakure had to submit.
• Mei Terumi accepted the terms limiting Kirigakure to fifty ninja, while Shihui Aburame received rewards including Disconnect Luck, Cleanse Soul, and Enslave Beast Gu.
• Sage Fukasaku learned that the Aburame Clan’s Kikaichū had developed Sage Mode and warned the Great Toad Sage that they might be the fourth great sage land in the prophecy.
• Shihui Aburame comforted Hinata Hyuga aboard the Konoha Fortress, then returned to cheering villagers and ordered Mei Terumi to keep Kirigakure’s ninja from causing trouble.
• Shihui Aburame told Shizune to summon every shinobi village to a Konoha Conference in one month, while ninja hawks carried news of the alliance’s defeat across the Shinobi World.

After Konoha’s victory in the Fourth Shinobi World War, the other villages accepted Shihui Aburame’s terms, while Hoshigakure alone rejected them. Shihui welcomed Tsunade home and spent the day with her, and Shizune arrived to find herself drawn into their intimate evening.

• Gaara and Sunagakure’s leaders reluctantly accepted Shihui Aburame’s demands, and the other major villages also submitted to Konoha.
• Shihui welcomed Tsunade back to Konoha, brought her to the old Senju residence, and stayed home with her.
• Shikaku Nara learned that Sunagakure had agreed to Konoha’s terms, while Hoshigakure had not replied; Anko then reported that Hoshigakure had rejected them.
• Konan assigned Mabui to gather information on Hoshigakure and Samui to compile the surrendered villages’ ninja rosters.
• Shizune returned to the Senju residence, found Tsunade and Shihui together, and followed Shihui to the kitchen to help Tsunade.

After the war, Shihui Aburame investigated Hoshigakure, helped Kakashi Hatake confirm that a recovered Mangekyō Sharingan belonged to Obito Uchiha, and visited the injured Fourth Raikage. At the victory banquet, Hanabi Hyuga and Hinata Hyuga planned to ask Shihui to lead their team on missions.

• Shihui Aburame and Shizune ate with Tsunade, then Shihui spent the night with Shizune.
• Mabui reported Hoshigakure to Shihui, who decided to visit after the Ninja Academy graduation and told her to summon Kakashi Hatake.
• Shihui gave Kakashi a recovered Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kakashi awakened Kamui after the transplant, confirming the eye belonged to Obito Uchiha.
• Shihui visited the hospitalized Fourth Raikage and warned Yugito Nii about the consequences if the Raikage caused trouble after waking.
• At the victory banquet, Hyuga Hiashi encouraged Hanabi Hyuga and Hinata Hyuga to ask Shihui to become their team leader, and they agreed to approach him.

After Konoha's victory banquet, Shihui Aburame responded to signs of surveillance and prepared for the coming Konoha Conference while assigning Sasuke Uchiha to take control of the other countries' daimyo. On graduation day, Shihui Aburame kissed Hinata Hyuga, who fainted, and Hanabi Hyuga saw them.

• At the victory banquet, Shibi Aburame told Shihui Aburame that the Aburame Clan might be under surveillance, and Shihui ordered him to find the watchers.
• Shihui Aburame agreed to lead Hanabi Hyuga's team, invited Hinata Hyuga on its first mission, and promised to attend their graduation day.
• Mabui told Shihui Aburame that envoys from four daimyo had come to ransom captured ninja, and he sent them away before instructing Sasuke Uchiha to target the daimyo's residences.
• After Sasuke Uchiha took control of the daimyo, Shihui Aburame received the Rank Six Immortal Gu Iron Wall achievement reward and reviewed preparations for the Konoha Conference.
• At the Ninja Academy on graduation day, Shihui Aburame kissed Hinata Hyuga, who fainted, while Hanabi Hyuga came outside and saw them.

Shihui Aburame formed Team 7 with Hanabi Hyuga, Fū, and Amaru, then announced plans to extract the Tailed Beasts while keeping their Jinchūriki alive. The chapter ended with Samui bringing him the Jinchūriki question and leaving after he showed her the extraction method and punished her for peeking into his office.

• Hinata Hyuga woke after fainting, and Hanabi Hyuga learned she had placed first in the Three Basic Techniques exam.
• Umino Iruka assigned Hanabi Hyuga, Fū, and Amaru to Team 7 under Shihui Aburame, who invited them to barbecue and set an S-rank mission for the next morning.
• Shihui Aburame kissed Hinata Hyuga at the Hyuga compound, and Hanabi Hyuga saw them before fleeing.
• Samui and Yugito Nii asked Shihui Aburame what would happen to the villages' Jinchūriki, and he said he would extract the Tailed Beasts without killing them.
• Shihui Aburame named Killer B as the first test subject, gave Samui a scroll describing the extraction method, and smacked her after she admitted peeking into his office.

Shihui Aburame took his students on a mission to Hoshigakure, where Hanabi Hyuga’s team discovered a trap tied to the village’s meteorite. Shihui rescued Hanabi and killed Akahoshi, then received a Gu that could accelerate his cultivation, while the meteorite’s whereabouts remained unresolved.

• Shihui Aburame left Konoha with Hinata Hyuga, Hanabi Hyuga, Amaru, and Fū, and they camped overnight in the Land of Wind.
• Shihui shared a private meal with Hinata, kissed her, and promised to arrange her application to become a Jonin after the Konoha Conference.
• Upon reaching the Land of Bears, Shihui sent Hanabi, Amaru, and Fū to find Hoshigakure’s meteorite while he followed them covertly.
• Hanabi’s team infiltrated Hoshigakure, questioned Hokuto, and realized the training room was a trap set for Natsuhi.
• Akahoshi attacked Hanabi’s team with the Mysterious Peacock Method, but Shihui caught Hanabi and destroyed Akahoshi with Heavenly Waterfall Light River.
• Shihui received Three Watches Gu as an achievement reward, giving him a way to accelerate his cultivation at the cost of using his lifespan faster.

Shihui Aburame finished Team 7’s mission in Hoshigakure, installed Natsuhi as Hoshikage, and returned to Konoha, where he learned Mount Myōboku was monitoring the Aburame Clan. He spent the evening with Tsunade and Shizune, while the threat from Mount Myōboku remained unresolved.

• Shihui Aburame defeated Natsuhi’s chakra tiger, brought her out of hiding, and secured her agreement to become Hoshikage under Konoha’s conditions.
• Natsuhi reunited with Sumaru, exposed Akahoshi’s crimes, and agreed to attend the Konoha Conference; Shihui Aburame then received the King of Ninja achievement and Qi Grand Lion Strength Gu.
• On the airship back to Konoha, Shihui Aburame reassured Hanabi Hyuga and promised to train Team 7 for the next half month.
• Samui gave Shihui Aburame a massage, and he read a message from Shibi Aburame reporting that Mount Myōboku’s frogs were watching the Aburame Clan.
• Shihui Aburame told Shibi Aburame to remove the monitoring frogs and warn Mount Myōboku, then went home and spent the evening with Tsunade and Shizune.

Shihui Aburame granted Hinata Hyuga the rank of Jonin and appointed her captain of the Hokage Guard Platoon before presiding over the Konoha Conference. He announced plans for nine cities and ninja armies across the Shinobi World, and the meeting ended with new policies and assurances for the other villages.

• Shihui Aburame accepted Hinata Hyuga’s Jonin application, appointed her captain of the Hokage Guard Platoon, and told her to train with him each morning.
• Shihui Aburame promised Samui and Mabui time to return to Kumogakure, then joined them at the Konoha Conference.
• Konan announced plans for nine cities powered by the Tailed Beasts and nine five-thousand-ninja armies, naming Hinata Hyuga and eight others as commanders.
• Shihui Aburame approved Shizune’s proposal for shinobi survivor benefits and added retirement benefits.
• Shihui Aburame confirmed that Kirigakure could keep its village and that Samui and Mabui could return to Kumogakure when their duties allowed.
• Shihui Aburame adjourned the conference after answering questions about the new arrangements for the Shinobi World.

After the Konoha Conference, Shihui Aburame oversaw the extraction and assignment of the Tailed Beasts as the nine cities began preparations. With the beasts and ninja armies dispatched to their regions, he left Konoha’s affairs to his subordinates and began secluded cultivation, while Black Zetsu planned to approach Sasuke Uchiha.

• Shihui Aburame ordered the Sealing Squad to begin extracting the Tailed Beasts with Killer B first, and agreed that Eight-Tails Gyuki would power the future City of Lightning.
• The Sealing Squad extracted Gyuki and Two-Tails Matatabi outside Konoha Forest; Killer B survived, and Shihui Aburame assigned the beasts to cities across the Shinobi World.
• Shihui Aburame arranged for the remaining Tailed Beasts to be extracted, ordered Naruto Uzumaki to visit Turtle Island, and rewarded Samui with a massage.
• Black Zetsu decided to contact Sasuke Uchiha, whom it suspected was Indra’s reincarnation, once he left the village.
• The Tailed Beasts and eight ninja armies departed for their assigned regions, and Shihui Aburame activated the Three Watches Gu and began cultivating in seclusion.