Chapter Summaries

Shin'yu and his companions questioned Kaguya Qiong about Oikawa Genzo, but Qiong revealed that Gengetsu Hozuki had killed him and then turned the meeting into an ambush. The Kaguya Clan attacked while Minazuki Sora held back, and Kakuzu blocked Qiong's opening strike with an earthen wall.

• Minazuki Sora hosted Shin'yu and his companions, then helped them reach the Kaguya Clan's territory to meet Kaguya Qiong.
• Shin'yu asked Qiong about Oikawa Genzo, and Qiong said Gengetsu Hozuki had killed Genzo years earlier.
• Qiong guessed that Shin'yu and his companions were samurai from the Land of Iron and mocked Minazuki Sora for bringing them to pressure the clan.
• Qiong summoned Kaguya Clan elites, who drew bone blades with their Dead Bone Pulse, while Minazuki Sora grew tense and did not intervene.
• Qiong launched Ten Finger Drilling Bullets at the group, and Kakuzu raised an earthen wall that blocked the attack.

Madara, Shin'yu, and Uchiha Hikari began traveling together as the new Uchiha Clan, and Madara trained Shin'yu in the Land of Waterfall. Hikari settled into life with her new companions and became curious about Susanoo.

• Uchiha Hikari followed Madara and Shin'yu to a restaurant, where Shin'yu stopped the assistant from driving her away and Madara invited her to travel with them.
• Hikari ate with Madara and Shin'yu, then agreed to join them; Madara told Shin'yu to buy her clothes and pay the bill.
• Madara declared that the three of them were the new Uchiha Clan and said they would travel across the world.
• Two days later, Madara and Shin'yu sparred with their Susanoo in the Land of Waterfall, while Madara praised Shin'yu's speed.
• Hikari bathed beneath a waterfall, listened to their training, and wondered if she could use Susanoo herself.

Shin'yu, Kakuzu, and Uchiha Hikari crushed Kaguya Qiong and the Kaguya clansmen who attacked them. After claiming the Oikawa Family’s swordsmithing book, Shin'yu arranged for the Kaguya elders and children and the Iron Cutting Merchant Association to be spared, then left for Takeo Castle.

• Kakuzu trapped the charging Kaguya clansmen with Earth Release, and Shin'yu ordered him to kill them as the battle began.
• Uchiha Hikari, Kakuzu, and Shin'yu cut down the attackers while Kaguya Qiong challenged Shin'yu directly.
• Shin'yu defeated Kaguya Qiong in a brief exchange and beheaded her, while Kakuzu and Hikari finished off the remaining enemies.
• Shin'yu found the Oikawa Family’s ancestral Hundred Hands Style Swordsmithing Rare Book on Kaguya Qiong’s corpse.
• Shin'yu told Minazuki Sora to spare the Kaguya elders and children and let the Iron Cutting Merchant Association continue operating.
• Minazuki Sora hosted a banquet, and Shin'yu and his companions departed for Takeo Castle in the Land of Iron.

Shin'yu trained Uchiha Hikari in basic ninja skills while privately worrying about the dangers behind Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan. Madara returned from examining the world and said that judging its state of peace would take a long time.

• Shin'yu demonstrated Shuriken Technique and tried to teach Hikari, who demanded more direct instruction and said she feared becoming a burden if she could not grow stronger.
• Shin'yu recalled the dangers surrounding the Eye of the Moon Plan but kept his knowledge from Hikari and resolved to grow stronger while staying close to Madara.
• Hikari practiced Chakra control by walking on a tree trunk while Shin'yu read a scroll about the Spiritualization Technique and considered training in it.
• Madara arrived, and Hikari complained that Shin'yu could not explain his methods while Shin'yu defended her progress.
• Shin'yu asked whether Madara had learned anything on his trip, and Madara said he had visited an old friend and that examining people's lives would be a long process.

Shin'yu reclaimed the Hundred Hands Style swordsmithing arts and collected the Forging Blades Workshop's increased profits, while Kakuzu studied the Merchant Association's business. He continued secretly observing Uchiha Nen, who had kept the Spiritualization Technique scroll to himself, and decided to watch him longer.

• Shin'yu gave Niwa Maya the Hundred Hands Style Swordsmithing Rare Book and reclaimed the swordsmithing arts for the Forging Blades Workshop.
• Shin'yu collected 360 million ryo from the Merchant Association and learned that cross-border trade had doubled its profits.
• Kakuzu studied the Merchant Association's market operations with Niwa Maya, while Light stayed close to Shin'yu.
• Shin'yu received a report that Uchiha Nen had not revealed the Spiritualization Technique scroll to the Hidden Leaf Village or other children.
• Shin'yu judged Uchiha Nen interesting and continued monitoring him through the Cat House's Ninja Cats.

Five years later, Shin'yu and Uchiha Hikari hunted for the Nine-Tails in the Land of Lightning and learned that Gold and Silver might know its location. Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara attacked Hidden Leaf forces and revealed the Eye of the Moon Plan, leaving Shin'yu and Hikari to pursue Gold and Silver in his name.

• Shin'yu and Uchiha Hikari defeated a group of Cloud Ninja and interrogated a survivor about the Nine-Tails.
• The captive told Shin'yu that Gold and Silver might know where the Nine-Tails was, and Shin'yu and Hikari chose to seek them out despite the risk of provoking Hidden Cloud.
• Uchiha Madara used Uchiha Reflection to scatter Hidden Leaf ninja and decided that Hashirama would be forced to confront him.
• Madara explained that he planned to awaken the Rinnegan, gather the Nine Tailed Beasts, revive the Ten-Tails, and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi to impose his version of peace.
• Madara intended Shin'yu and Hikari to gather the Nine Tailed Beasts for him while he prepared for his final battle with Hashirama.

Shin'yu used the Spiritualization Technique to search a Cloud Ninja's mind and learned how to lure Kinkaku and Ginkaku out of Hidden Cloud Village. Disguised as Omoi, he convinced the brothers that the Nine-Tails had returned, and they set off to capture it.

• Shin'yu entered the Cloud Ninja's Mental World, searched his memories, and learned that Kinkaku would rage if Ginkaku were harmed.
• Shin'yu and Uchiha Hikari agreed that he would ambush Ginkaku while Hikari used her ocular technique to control Kinkaku.
• Shin'yu possessed the Cloud Ninja Omoi and entered the Gold and Silver Brothers' residence, claiming he had urgent news.
• Shin'yu told Ginkaku and Kinkaku that the Nine-Tails had attacked his mission team and killed the others, and that the First Raikage had refused to commit resources to revenge.
• Ginkaku urged Kinkaku to pursue the Nine-Tails, and Kinkaku agreed to capture it alive before ordering Omoi to lead the way.

On his first day at the Ninja Academy, Uchiha Nen rejected the welcoming ceremony’s warmth and decided his friends were enough. After Akimichi Asahi and two classmates cornered him, Nen defeated them with taijutsu and Wind Release, then left Asahi with a warning and a chance to avoid further conflict.

• Uchiha Nen attended the enrollment ceremony and decided he did not need to fit in as long as he had Tong Ren and Orochimaru.
• Akimichi Asahi confronted Nen after bumping into him, then arranged for two classmates to corner him after school.
• Nen dodged Asahi’s punches and warned the boys that he would not tolerate being humiliated.
• When all three attacked, Nen threw one with taijutsu, tripped Nara, and used Wind Release: Breakthrough to send Asahi into a wall.
• Nen held a Shuriken to Asahi’s face and demanded they leave each other alone, and Asahi agreed.
• Uchiha Kirito and Orochimaru praised Nen’s taijutsu and Wind Style as a Cow Cat watched from the eaves.

Uchiha Nen spent two years keeping a low profile at the Ninja Academy while training with Tong Ren and Orochimaru. After learning about the top students Hatake Sakumo and Kato Dan, the three encountered Hiruko practicing alone and then caught Jiraiya peeping through a wall near the women's bathhouse.

• Nian kept his strength hidden and earned barely passing scores on his first-year theory exams.
• Uchiha Chiri warned Nian, Tong Ren, and Orochimaru to keep their connection to the mysterious man secret, while assuring them he would never harm them.
• Nian learned that Kato Dan led Orochimaru's class with Illusion Technique and Hatake Sakumo led Tong Ren's class with Taijutsu and swordsmanship.
• Nian, Tong Ren, and Orochimaru found Hiruko struggling to improve his Shuriken accuracy at their training ground and chose to leave him alone.
• The three headed for a bathhouse and spotted Jiraiya peering through a wall beside the women's open-air hot spring.

Shin'yu ambushed the Gold and Silver Brothers, killing Ginkaku and using Uchiha Hikari's Tsukuyomi to incapacitate Kinkaku. Ginkaku then revealed he had survived and attacked Shin'yu, who fought back with Susanoo.

• Shin'yu led Kinkaku and Ginkaku to the gorge where they expected to find the Nine-Tails.
• Shin'yu stabbed Ginkaku from behind, and Kinkaku tore apart Shin'yu's decoy body as smoke bombs filled the gorge.
• Kinkaku entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and charged through the smoke, but Uchiha Hikari trapped him with Tsukuyomi.
• Ginkaku emerged alive in a Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak and attacked Shin'yu with the Seven Star Sword.
• Shin'yu blocked Ginkaku's strike with Susanoo and hammered him into the stone wall, leaving Hikari amazed by his power.

Tong Ren, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Nian caught Jiraiya peeping at women bathing and forced him to admit his wrongdoing. Months later, Shin'yu returned to the Secret Base and challenged Orochimaru's belief that hard work alone could bring strength, then tempted the children with ways to defy fate.

• Tong Ren tried to leave Jiraiya alone, but Uchiha Nian reminded him that Zhi Li might be in the hot spring, prompting Tong Ren to attack Jiraiya.
• Uchiha Kirito tied Jiraiya to a tree, and Orochimaru explained that Jiraiya had been caught peeping before; after the others threatened him, Jiraiya apologized and promised to keep quiet.
• Months later, Nian, Orochimaru, and Tong Ren found Hiruko sitting alone at their Secret Base and invited him to train with them.
• Orochimaru encouraged Hiruko to gain strength through hard work, but a mysterious Shin'yu appeared and said that choosing the right direction mattered more.
• Shin'yu told the children that Hiruko's talent could take him only as far as Jonin, then named a Kekkei Genkai, the Undying Forbidden Technique, and Defying Heaven and Changing Fate as paths to greater strength.

Shin'yu and Uchiha Hikari fought Ginkaku, whose Six Paths Ninja Tools nearly sealed Shin'yu after extracting his Kotodama. Shin'yu reversed the effect with his eye technique and counterattacked, but Ginkaku survived Hikari's Amaterasu and turned his attention to her.

• Ginkaku used the Purifying Rope to extract Shin'yu's Kotodama, then severed it with the Seven Star Sword and recorded it in the Crimson Gourd.
• Shin'yu appeared to be drawn toward the gourd, but attacked Ginkaku with Autumn Dew on Leaves and struck him with a Rasengan.
• Shin'yu revealed that he had used Mahoraga and Ame no Tokotachi to undo the Purifying Rope's effect and restore his Kotodama.
• Uchiha Hikari hit Ginkaku with Amaterasu, but he shed his Tailed Beast Chakra to extinguish the flames.
• Ginkaku called Hikari the enemy he needed to eliminate first.

Shin'yu and Uchiha Hikari fought Ginkaku in the valley, with Shin'yu using the Eight Gates and Susanoo to gain the upper hand and turn Ginkaku's ninja tools against him. Just as Shin'yu moved to take the Crimson Gourd, Ginkaku unleashed a powerful new Tailed Beast Chakra form.

• Ginkaku abandoned his attack on Hikari to fight Shin'yu, who caught the Seven Star Sword with Susanoo and countered with a Chakra Blade.
• Shin'yu opened the Eight Gates through the Fourth Gate of Injury and severely wounded Ginkaku in a fast-moving battle.
• Ginkaku struck Shin'yu with his horn, but Shin'yu used Mahoraga's adaptation to turn the Purifying Rope against him and drain his Kotodama.
• Shin'yu pierced Ginkaku with a Chakra Blade and used the Seven Star Sword to cut off his ear and Kotodama before reaching for the Crimson Gourd.
• Ginkaku erupted with Tailed Beast Chakra and transformed into a figure covered in skeletal armor.

Shin'yu explained to Hiruko, Orochimaru, Nian, and Tong Ren that people could gain power by taking others' hearts, bodies, or superior genes, then offered Hiruko a trial involving a mysterious Laboratory in the Hidden Leaf Village. The chapter ended with Hiruko silently considering the trial while Orochimaru realized Shin'yu had a larger purpose.

• Shin'yu described taking others' hearts, bodies, and superior genes as ways to gain power, leaving Tong Ren frightened when Orochimaru and Hiruko eyed his Kekkei Genkai.
• Shin'yu told Hiruko that research on acquiring superior genes existed in a mysterious Laboratory and challenged him to find its treasure and bring it to Shin'yu.
• Shin'yu warned Hiruko that taking the treasure would make his friends, family, and the Hidden Leaf Village treat him as an enemy and rogue ninja.
• Shin'yu promised to shelter and groom Hiruko if he obtained the treasure, explaining that he wanted the children's potential for future help.
• Orochimaru suspected Shin'yu had planned the trial for his own purposes, then noticed Hiruko's evasive gaze as Hiruko considered it.

Shin'yu fought Ginkaku in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, using Amaterasu, the Fifth Gate of Limit, and a deceptive Phantom Body Flicker Technique to overwhelm him. After Ginkaku pierced Shin'yu's heart and destroyed his Susanoo, Shin'yu restored himself to full condition and declared that he was invincible.

• Ginkaku absorbed the Purifying Rope, Seven Star Sword, and Kotodama, then entered a powerful Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
• Uchiha Hikari's Amaterasu missed Ginkaku and struck Shin'yu, who used the Fifth Gate of Limit and Phantom Body Flicker Technique to attack him with multiple apparent clones.
• Shin'yu manifested sixteen Susanoo skeletons covered in Black Flames, forcing Ginkaku to evade their attacks while secretly enduring the technique's severe strain.
• Ginkaku tracked down Shin'yu's true body underground and pierced his heart with a bone claw, dispelling the Susanoo figures.
• Shin'yu used Ame no Tokotachi to restore himself to full condition, then told the stunned Ginkaku, "I am Invincible."

Shin'yu explained the brutal path to power, revealed his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and offered Nian the truth about his father as a reward for joining the treasure hunt. After Shin'yu vanished and began the test, Tong Ren saw Orochimaru, Hiruko, and Nian looking at the mission with fervent determination.

• Shin'yu told Orochimaru and Hiruko that they could pursue a hidden treasure by leaving the Hidden Leaf Village, while Nian challenged Tong Ren not to obstruct their choices.
• Shin'yu revealed he was an Uchiha whose Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan came from fusing another person's eyes with his own, and warned Tong Ren that awakening his eyes would bring suffering.
• Shin'yu privately asked Nian why he wanted power, and Nian explained that he hoped to clear his deceased father's name, which he had been taught was disgraced by desertion.
• Shin'yu identified Nian's father as Uchiha Kagami and offered to reveal more if Nian helped Orochimaru or Hiruko find the laboratory's treasure.
• Shin'yu ended the private conversation, announced that the test had begun, and vanished; Tong Ren noticed three pairs of eager eyes fixed on the mission.

Shin'yu and Uchiha Hikari fought Ginkaku as he attacked them with the Basho Fan's elemental powers. With Susanoo melting under Amaterasu and Ginkaku's barrage, Shin'yu neared his limit until Hikari gave him Tailed Beast Chakra.

• Ginkaku used the Basho Fan to unleash lightning, fire, and wind against Shin'yu, who countered with his second-stage Susanoo and Yasaka Magatama.
• Uchiha Hikari used Amaterasu to turn Ginkaku's flames into black fire, but Ginkaku drove the inferno toward her with the Basho Fan.
• Shin'yu shielded Hikari with Susanoo, which began to melt as Ginkaku continued his elemental assault.
• Shin'yu and Hikari discussed the destructive nature of Susanoo while both struggled to endure the fight.
• Hikari placed her hand on Shin'yu's shoulder and poured Tailed Beast Chakra into him, surrounding him with a translucent chakra cloak.

Uchiha Kirito was ordered by the new clan head to investigate Hell Valley alone, where the Blood Pond Clan had been exiled and monitored by the Uchiha. Uchiha Chiri confronted the clan head over the dangerous assignment, exposing a struggle for authority rooted in the clan’s violent leadership selection.

• The new Uchiha clan head ordered Kirito to investigate Hell Valley after the Uchiha guards stationed there disappeared, despite Kirito having only just graduated as a genin.
• Kirito, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Nian concluded that the order was likely the clan head’s attempt to establish authority and that Kirito had been caught in the crossfire.
• Uchiha Chiri learned of the mission and took Kirito to demand that the clan head withdraw the order, warning that it could get him killed.
• The clan head refused, insisting that shinobi had to obey orders, and mocked Chiri for supposedly submitting to the village.
• The account explained that the clan had gone leaderless for nine years before choosing its head through lethal duels, which repeatedly cost it promising young talents.

Uchiha Chiri resigned as Military Police Force Captain to accompany her brother Tong Ren on a mission to Hell Valley, where the new Uchiha clan head hoped to sideline her. The Third Hokage sent Jiraiya and Tsunade to join the team, signaling that he would not allow the clan conflict to turn into violence outside the village, and the group set off for Hell Valley.

• The newly appointed Uchiha clan head refused to withdraw the Hell Valley mission order, so Chiri resigned as captain and agreed to accompany Tong Ren.
• Orochimaru and Uchiha Nen insisted on joining Chiri and Tong Ren, and Chiri submitted their mission application to the Hokage for approval.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade arrived at the village entrance with orders from Sarutobi to assist the team and gain combat experience.
• Chiri recognized the Hokage's decision as a warning to the Uchiha clan and introduced herself to Jiraiya and Tsunade as the Military Police Force Captain.
• Chiri led the assembled team out of the village toward Hell Valley.

Shin'yu and Uchiha Hikari defeated Kinkaku and Ginkaku, then fled to the Cat House and set out for the Land of Rice Fields to pursue the Nine-Tails. On the road, Shin'yu explained how he had adapted to Amaterasu and asked Hikari to burn him so he could study it further.

• Shin'yu used his Third Stage Susanoo and Divine Weapon-no-Tsurugi to restrain Ginkaku, then burned him unconscious with Amaterasu after Hikari's Eight Thousand Spears imprinted him.
• Shin'yu revealed that he had adapted to Amaterasu, and he and Hikari learned from Kinkaku that the Nine-Tails had last appeared in the Land of Rice Fields.
• Shin'yu had Hikari imprint Ginkaku with Eight Thousand Spears, left a message blaming Uchiha of the Hidden Leaf Village, and escaped with her using the Reverse Summoning Technique.
• At the Cat House, Shin'yu paid Tetsusuke to relay the Nine-Tails' location to Lord Madara, and he and Hikari headed for the Land of Rice Fields.
• Shin'yu explained that Amaterasu could be shaped by combining chakra nature transformations, then asked Hikari to use it on him while he activated Mahoraga for another experiment.