Chapter Summaries

The Hidden Leaf approved a decapitation plan and sent Hyuga Harukaze to attack the Hidden Cloud Village, while Uzumaki Mito set out to eliminate Ginkaku on the Eastern Front. Mito appeared to kill him, but the body vanished as a Shadow Clone, leaving her unsure where his real body was.

• After weeks of debate and a petition from villagers, Tobirama approved the Decapitation Plan and dispatched Hyuga Harukaze to attack the Hidden Cloud Village.
• Uzumaki Mito disguised herself and led a scouting squad to track down Ginkaku while a Shadow Clone fought the Second Raikage.
• A Hyuga scout found Ginkaku alone inside the blockade, and Mito struck him with her Adamantine Chains and insect claw.
• Ginkaku's headless body vanished in white smoke, revealing that Mito had destroyed only a Shadow Clone.
• Mito realized Ginkaku's true body was still at large and wondered where he was.

Uzumaki Changming used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to kill Minazuki Sora, sacrificing his own soul in the process. With Uchiha Nen killing the last Sand Ninja, all the attackers were dead, and Uzumaki Kongming was left to lead the clan.

• Minazuki Sora pleaded with Shin'yu to let him leave and promised the Hidden Mist Village would not attack the Uzumaki Clan again.
• Shin'yu told Minazuki Sora that his apology would not earn forgiveness, and Uzumaki Changming bound him with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Uzumaki Changming summoned Shinigami's Phantom and used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to devour Minazuki Sora's soul.
• Uzumaki Changming entrusted the Uzumaki Clan to Uzumaki Kongming before his own soul was taken by the Death God.
• Uzumaki Kongming caught Changming's falling body as Uchiha Nen killed the last Sand Ninja, leaving no attackers alive.

Hyuga Harukaze and Hyuga Aoyama fought Ginkaku at Extreme Lightning Gorge, but after they defeated his partial Tailed Beast form, Ginkaku transformed into the full Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. Harukaze was left facing the colossal enemy beside Aoyama’s body.

• Ginkaku attacked Harukaze and Aoyama, who chose to stand and fight rather than retreat.
• Harukaze saved Aoyama from Ginkaku’s sword, and the two brothers joined forces against him.
• Ginkaku’s Partial Tailed Beast Transformation burned the brothers during their Gentle Fist assault, and he fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that they deflected with Revolving Heaven.
• Aoyama restrained Ginkaku at the cost of his life, allowing Harukaze to strike his pressure points with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and bring him down.
• Harukaze mourned Aoyama, but Ginkaku rose again and transformed into the full Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.

Uzumaki Mito’s forces destroyed the Hidden Cloud Assault Unit, and she killed the Second Raikage to secure victory on the Eastern Front. On the Northern Front, Uchiha Kagami subdued the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, then sent Wood Clones to eliminate the concealed Cloud Ninja.

• Uzumaki Mito used her Tailed Beast Balls and Scale Powder Concealment Technique to break the Hidden Cloud Assault Unit’s stronghold and pursue the Second Raikage.
• The Second Raikage ordered his surviving guards to retreat and stayed behind to fight Mito.
• Mito defeated and killed the Second Raikage with her Sealing Technique and Tailed Beast Power, winning the Eastern Front at heavy cost.
• Uchiha Kagami used Wood Release and his Mangekyo Sharingan to bind the Eight-Tails and trap the Two-Tails in a genjutsu.
• Kagami created more than a dozen Wood Clones and ordered them to kill the Cloud Ninja hiding in the forest.

After the Uzumaki Clan buried its dead, Kongming cautiously spoke with Shin'yu, who revealed that he had saved the clan partly to seek help suppressing the Karma implanted in his body and soul. Kongming said the only technique he knew that might separate it was the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, which required the caster's life as a sacrifice.

• Kongming organized the Uzumaki Clan's recovery after the funeral and acknowledged that Shin'yu had defeated the invading shinobi and saved the survivors.
• Kongming approached Shin'yu with deference, and Shin'yu urged him to speak as casually as before.
• Shin'yu showed Kongming the Karma mark and explained that it contained another being's body, soul, and memories, which could eventually resurrect through him.
• Kongming said the Uzumaki Clan knew no ordinary sealing technique that could isolate the Karma without also sealing Shin'yu.
• Kongming identified the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, the forbidden technique the clan head had used, as a possible way to separate the Karma.

Kagami defeated Kinkaku and the Hidden Leaf Village retook the Kikyo Mountain front, ending the war there. Ginkaku invaded the village and took Tobirama hostage, but Kagami arrived and revealed a pair of blood-soaked horns that unsettled him.

• Kagami impaled Kinkaku with Wood Style, captured him, and led the Hidden Leaf forces to overrun the Cloud Ninja position six hours later.
• Ginkaku attacked the Hidden Leaf Village and fought his way into the Hokage Building, where he trapped the village’s High-Ups.
• Ginkaku claimed he had killed Hyuga Harukaze and the other Byakugan users, then killed the Shimura Clan Elder and the Yamanaka Clan Elder.
• Tobirama prepared to sacrifice himself to teleport Ginkaku away, but Ginkaku seized him and held a sword to his throat.
• Kagami entered the meeting room and tossed a pair of blood-soaked horns onto the floor, telling Ginkaku that he would not kill Tobirama.

Uzumaki Kongming agreed to investigate whether the Dead Demon Consuming Seal could remove Shin'yu's Karma, and Qiong Naixiang introduced her young daughter, Kushina, to him. The Uzumaki elders welcomed Shin'yu and Nian's requests, then began sharing the clan's orally transmitted Sealing Technique knowledge.

• Uzumaki Kongming offered to use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal himself if it could solve Shin'yu's problem, then proposed consulting the Uzumaki elders.
• Uzumaki Qiong Naixiang thanked Shin'yu for saving the clan and introduced her daughter, Kushina, who reached for and removed Shin'yu's Sunglasses.
• Shin'yu called over Nian, who took Kushina, while Hidden Whirlpool Village began rebuilding its emergency facilities with Uchiha Nen's help.
• Uzumaki Kongming gathered the elders, who agreed to research the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and let Shin'yu examine the clan's Sealing Technique.
• The elders explained that the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique was passed down by word of mouth, and that some techniques had been lost over generations.

Ginkaku and Kagami reached a standoff over Tobirama, Kinkaku, the Tailed Beasts, and the threat of the Nine-Tails, so Tobirama proposed peace talks. After the Hidden Leaf and Hidden Cloud villages signed a treaty, Tobirama named Kagami the Third Hokage, just before an ominous voice told Tobirama his time was up.

• Kagami threatened Ginkaku with Kinkaku’s life and the Two Tailed Beasts, while Ginkaku revealed that the Nine-Tails was sealed inside him and threatened the Hidden Leaf Village.
• Tobirama, troubled by the Nine-Tails’ appearance, proposed peace talks to prevent both villages from being destroyed.
• In July of Year 14, Kagami led the Hidden Leaf delegation to the Hidden Cloud Village, where Ginkaku agreed to release Tobirama and withdraw his forces in exchange for Kinkaku and the Tailed Beasts.
• Hiruzen and Danzo secured the Two-Tails for the Hidden Leaf Village for thirty years, and Kagami released Kinkaku and lifted his control over the Eight-Tails as both sides finalized the treaty.
• On the journey home, Tobirama asked whether comrades or the village mattered more, and Kagami argued that they were inseparable before Tobirama appointed him the Third Hokage.
• An emotionless voice told Tobirama that, having settled his affairs, he could be on his way.

Shin'yu learned how the Dead Demon Consuming Seal worked and considered using it to separate Karma from himself without losing its power. After demonstrating his ability to reverse reality, he outlined three challenges the Uzumaki Clan needed to solve before the sealing plan could proceed.

• The Uzumaki Clan elders explained how the Dead Demon Consuming Seal used the Death God to grasp and swallow its targets, and how the Death God Short Sword could precisely divide what it sealed.
• Shin'yu asked whether the short sword could separate him from Karma, and Uzumaki Kongming volunteered to conduct the experiment.
• Shin'yu assured the elders that his ocular jutsu could reverse the cost of the technique and restored a shattered mirror to prove his power.
• Shin'yu identified the plan's three challenges: separating Karma from himself, resealing its power inside his body, and ensuring the Uzumaki sealing technique prevented any of it from leaking out.

Uzumaki Kongming used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to examine the Karma within Shin'yu and discovered it was merging with his body, soul, and Chakra. Shin'yu proved he could briefly reverse the Karma’s growth and restore Kongming’s sacrificed life force, leaving them ready to attempt separating and sealing it.

• Uzumaki Kongming summoned the Death God and used its vision to inspect Shin'yu’s body, soul, and Chakra.
• Uzumaki Kongming found the Karma rooted throughout Shin'yu and warned that using its power would hasten its growth until it took him over.
• Uzumaki Kongming explained that cutting the Karma while it remained fused with Shin'yu risked badly damaging his body and soul.
• Shin'yu used his Mangekyo Pattern to return the Karma briefly to its original state, allowing Uzumaki Kongming to confirm he could cut it away.
• Shin'yu activated Ame no Tokotachi, restoring Uzumaki Kongming’s life force and ending the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

Uchiha Shin'yu attacked Tobirama and the others, forcing Kagami to choose between protecting his comrades and saving his teacher. Kagami rescued the others but returned to find Tobirama dead, then faced growing condemnation from the Hidden Leaf Village and ostracism of the Uchiha Clan.

• Shin'yu struck at Tobirama's group, and Kagami realized he had to choose whom to save.
• Kagami used Wood Style and the Flying Thunder God to evacuate Hiruzen and the others as Shin'yu stabbed Tobirama.
• Tobirama questioned Shin'yu's plan to target Kagami and died after Shin'yu declared his feud with the Senju Clan settled.
• Kagami returned with Tobirama's body and explained his choice, but the villagers blamed him for failing to save the Hokage.
• Danzo and others revived old accusations against Kagami, turning the village against him and ostracizing the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Hikari checked on the year-long Gene Fusion Experiment, which had made progress but still could not fuse Hashirama cells with her genes. Shin'yu returned from the Uzumaki Clan after his attempt to seal Karma hit a technical bottleneck, leaving the clan elders to develop a new sealing technique.

• Uchiha Hikari emerged from the Gene Sampling Room and asked Orochimaru and Hiruko about the experiment's progress; they said the fusion reactions had stabilized somewhat, but the first step remained incomplete.
• Orochimaru regretted that the experiment lacked the cloning technology his teacher had described.
• Shin'yu arrived with Nephew, and Hikari checked his palm for the Karma mark before learning that his plan had stalled.
• Shin'yu explained that Uzumaki Kongming and Uchiha Nen had successfully removed and rewound the Death God and its jutsu, but the Uzumaki elders lacked a seal that could target both body and spirit.
• Uzumaki Kongming and the elders promised to develop a Karma-specific sealing technique, while Shin'yu brought Nephew back rather than joining their research.

After a false accusation turned the Hidden Leaf Village against him, Kagami was rescued from execution by Shin'yu and faced his brother at a secluded cliff. Kagami gave Shin'yu his eyes and a scroll, then transformed into a giant tree, leaving Shin'yu to declare their grievances settled.

• Rumors accused Kagami of plotting with the Hidden Cloud Village and murdering Tobirama, and the villagers demanded his execution.
• Yuko rejected Kagami, revealed that she was pregnant with his child, and said her brother had been impeached because of him.
• As Kagami knelt at the execution ground, Shin'yu appeared in a bolt of lightning and took him away.
• At a cliff in the Land of Fire, Kagami asked Shin'yu whether he had caused the events, and Shin'yu said he had not started the war or participated in the plot.
• Shin'yu pierced Kagami's heart, and Kagami gave him a scroll, removed his eyes, and asked him to look after the child due to be born in a year.
• Kagami transformed into a towering tree amid a field of flowers, and Shin'yu took his eyes and left, saying their grievances were settled.

Uchiha Nen met Uchiha Madara at the Kannabi Bridge base and began serving at his side. While Nen was sent to tell Hikari not to serve carrots, Shin'yu and Madara discussed the Uzumaki Clan's help with suppressing the Karma and a recent attack involving Uzumaki Lie.

• Shin'yu and Hikari decided Nen could be trusted and brought him through the Teleportation Gate to meet Madara.
• Nen greeted Madara and offered him tea, completing the ceremony that placed him at Madara's side.
• Madara gave Nen his first mission: tell Hikari that they were not eating carrots.
• Shin'yu told Madara that the Uzumaki Clan had agreed to help suppress the Karma, though their cooperation had limits.
• Madara and Shin'yu discussed preparing for the Otsutsuki Clan and recalled how a tentacled monster had attacked Shamon and left Uzumaki Lie's head behind.

Shin'yu served Madara aged wine, stirring memories of his past with Hashirama and the losses that followed. Left alone with Nian, Madara had a chance to grow closer to him, while Shin'yu and Light shared wine by the waterfall and discussed having a child before embracing in the pool.

• Shin'yu brought out aged red wine from the Land of Whirlpools and poured it for Madara, Light, and Nian.
• Madara tasted the wine and remembered his friendship with Hashirama, their falling-out, and his lonely recovery.
• Shin'yu and Light left Madara with Nian so the two could spend time together.
• Shin'yu and Light drank wine beside the waterfall and talked about having a child.
• Shin'yu kissed Light, and the two embraced in the pool as the evening glow faded.

In Year 30, Madara trained Uchiha Nen in taijutsu, repeatedly exposing his predictable movements and teaching him to observe before acting. Nen left bruised and limping but insisted on continuing his training.

• Madara criticized Nen's taijutsu and effortlessly deflected his attacks, using Nen's clumsy change of move to show him how his openings were exposed.
• Madara knocked Nen down with a series of taijutsu techniques and warned him that unnecessary movements and obvious intent could get him killed.
• Nen questioned whether Madara could predict his moves because he had taught the techniques to Nen's Grand Uncle, but Madara explained that Nen needed to adapt his techniques to battle.
• Madara used killing intent to pressure Nen into preparing Wood Style, then stopped him and struck him down, telling him to observe before acting.
• Shin'yu and Light watched from the cliff as Shin'yu recalled how Madara had nearly beaten him to death during training.
• Nen emerged from the woods bruised and limping, then called for another round.

Shin'yu, Orochimaru, and Hiruko successfully combined Hashirama Senju's Gene Liquid with Kimaera Solution, and the resulting crimson-gold mixture resonated with Shin'yu's Wood Style Chakra. Shin'yu considered whether Hashirama's power came from the God Tree and left the experiment awaiting confirmation.

• Three years after Madara began training Uchiha Nen, Orochimaru and Hiruko tested Kimaera Solution with Gene Liquid in their Land of Iron laboratory.
• Orochimaru added Hashirama Senju's Gene Liquid, which merged smoothly with the mixture and turned it crimson gold.
• Shin'yu felt the solution resonate with his body and stir his Wood Style Chakra, while Uchiha Hikari watched anxiously.
• Orochimaru cautioned Shin'yu that they needed to wait before declaring the experiment successful.
• Shin'yu recalled the Otsutsuki's God Tree and Kaguya's history, then wondered whether Hashirama's power was an inheritance from the God Tree after it fused with the planet.

After six years of research, Shin'yu, Hikari, Orochimaru, and Hiruko successfully developed the Kimaera Solution, and Hikari underwent the final injection. Hikari emerged from the transformation alive and stronger, confirming that the experiment had worked.

• Orochimaru and Hiruko confirmed that the Kimaera Solution remained stable after ten minutes, marking the success of their research.
• Hikari thanked Orochimaru and Hiruko, but they bowed to Shin'yu and Hikari and credited Shin'yu for recognizing their potential and supporting their work.
• Orochimaru explained that the solution still needed to fuse with a blood sample before the final injection, and Shin'yu warned them not to be overconfident.
• Three weeks later, Hikari received the Kimaera Reagent and then injected herself with the Gene Liquid while Shin'yu held her and Orochimaru and Hiruko watched.
• Hikari's body transformed as the Gene Liquid altered her cells, and she opened her eyes with a new aura before confirming the experiment had worked.

Orochimaru mastered the Rasengan under Shin'yu's guidance, and the Uzumaki Clan tested its new Infinite Sealing technique to remove the Karma mark branded by Otsutsuki Urashiki. The seal halted the mark's thawing and left Shin'yu with a crimson, waterdrop-shaped spirit mark.

• Orochimaru formed the Rasengan in three days, and Shin'yu said he would teach him Autumn Dew on Leaves after he mastered it.
• Uzumaki Kongming arrived with the Elders and introduced their new sealing technique, Infinite Sealing, developed to target both physical and mental levels.
• The Eight Elders formed a Magic Array while Uzumaki Kongming summoned the Shinigami's Phantom with the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
• Shin'yu activated Power of Rewind to return to the moment Otsutsuki Urashiki branded him, and the Shinigami's Phantom cut through the strange aura.
• Uchiha Nen used Ame no Tokotachi to make the Death God Phantom vanish, then the Eight Elders completed Infinite Sealing.
• Shin'yu's Karma mark disappeared, while the sealed data packet stopped thawing and a crimson spirit mark appeared on his forehead.

Shin'yu had the Uzumaki Clan seal his Karma mark for twenty years, preventing it from activating but also blocking him from using its power. During a celebratory dinner, Kushina mentioned her missing comrade Uzumaki Haruna, and Kongming revealed that two ninja squads had disappeared on missions.

• Uchiha Hikari recognized the seal on Shin'yu's forehead as a time-and-space lock similar to the technique that had once sealed her.
• An Uzumaki Elder told Shin'yu the seal would keep Karma dormant for twenty years and could be released with fresh blood, though he could not use Karma while it remained sealed.
• Shin'yu thanked the Elders, and the Uzumaki Clan welcomed him and Light with a celebratory feast in Whirlpool Tide Village.
• Kushina greeted Shin'yu and Light, shared candy with Light, and invited them to stay for dinner.
• Kushina said she wished Uzumaki Haruna were there, and Kongming explained that Haruna was among the members of two ninja squads that had gone missing.