Chapter Summaries

Kagami fought Orochimaru and Uchiha Nen, revealing his own Susanoo and Wood Style as he struggled against their attacks. When he finally saw Nen’s face, Kagami wondered if the young Uchiha was his brother’s child.

• Nian used his Mature Form Susanoo and Golden Lightning Hammer to attack Kagami, who restrained the giant with Wood Style vines.
• Kagami summoned his own Susanoo and knocked Nian’s giant away with an uppercut.
• Orochimaru ambushed Kagami with Sage Mode and a Wind Style Rasengan, but Kagami absorbed the attack and countered his assault.
• Nian struck Kagami’s Susanoo with the Golden Lightning Hammer and descended toward him.
• Kagami recognized a resemblance between Nian and his brother and wondered whether Nian was his brother’s child.

Kagami recognized Nian as his brother’s child, but Nian mistook Kagami for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and attacked him. After Kagami absorbed Nian’s attacks, Nian and Orochimaru coordinated a Wood Style trap and prepared a Sage Art strike.

• Kagami deduced that Nian was his brother’s child and calmly waited for Nian’s Thunder Hammer attack.
• Nian’s hammer and Painful Sky Fist failed to harm Kagami, who absorbed the hammer’s energy and the force of the punch.
• Nian recognized that Kagami was using his father’s ocular technique and became enraged when Kagami praised his father’s training.
• Nian used Amaterasu, but Kagami absorbed the black flames, then evaded Nian’s Wood Release: Alligator Grasp with a golden Bone Arm.
• Nian trapped Kagami inside layered wooden shields with Wood Release: Forest Creation, while Orochimaru launched Sage Art: Wind Release: Ouroboros: Eightfold Light Wheel.

Nian and Orochimaru fought Kagami, whose unstable Karma triggered Isshiki to take control of his body. They summoned Uchiha Shin'yu, who arrived in time to pin Isshiki to the ground.

• Nian and Orochimaru trapped Kagami inside a Wood Shield with the Eight-Part Light Wheel, but Kagami broke free unharmed.
• Kagami absorbed Orochimaru's attack, shattered Susanoo's hand, and stopped Nian's Wood Dragon while asking why Nian could use Wood Style.
• Kagami's Karma spread across his body and his Mangekyō eye shut; Nian rushed to attack, but Isshiki took over and pierced Nian's decoy with Chakra Black Rods.
• Isshiki attacked Nian and Orochimaru, who used Sage Art: Reanimation Jutsu to delay him before summoning a ninja cat for a Reverse Summoning Technique.
• Uchiha Shin'yu arrived through the summoning and slammed Isshiki into the ground, greeting him after a long time apart.

Shin'yu used his Flying Thunder God formula and Adamantine Stance to overpower Isshiki, then severed Isshiki's legs and demanded to know why he had come after him. The chapter ended with Isshiki wounded and Shin'yu pressing him for an explanation.

• Isshiki recognized Shin'yu, broke free, and tried to flee, but Shin'yu teleported to him and kicked him away.
• Shin'yu trapped Isshiki with Earth Release and used Adamantine Stance to make a stone pillar strike as hard as his own body.
• Isshiki's Black Rods failed to pierce Shin'yu, and Shin'yu taunted him for parasitizing his Younger Brother.
• Shin'yu swept his hand and severed Isshiki's legs, then demanded to know what had gone wrong with him.

Isshiki decided to stop fleeing and confronted Shin'yu, who tested his regeneration and defenses with a series of attacks. Shin'yu saw through Isshiki's use of Chakra Black Rods to block his invisible slashes and pressed him to reveal more of his abilities.

• Isshiki realized that continued evasion would leave him in danger, but his power remained limited by the struggle with Kagami Uchiha's consciousness.
• Isshiki restored his severed legs and healed his injuries before facing Shin'yu.
• Shin'yu and Isshiki exchanged blows, and Shin'yu activated his Mangekyō Sharingan as the fight began.
• Shin'yu struck Isshiki with a punch and Formless Calamity Slash, but Isshiki regenerated from the wounds.
• Isshiki used microscopic Chakra Black Rods to block Shin'yu's next invisible slashes, and Shin'yu recognized the defense and challenged him to continue.

Shin'yu fought Isshiki to a standstill with his Guardian God Sword, then summoned a new blade that Isshiki could not shrink or absorb. After Shin'yu activated the Third Gate of Life, he overwhelmed Isshiki and left him grievously wounded.

• Isshiki and Shin'yu exchanged thousands of rapid staff and sword strikes as Nian and Orochimaru struggled to follow their movements.
• Isshiki used his divine techniques to shrink Shin'yu's Guardian God Sword and strike him with his staff, while Shin'yu countered with close-range attacks.
• Shin'yu summoned the Transformed Cat Bochi, which transformed into a dark-blue longsword.
• Shin'yu activated the Third Gate of Life and struck Isshiki with the new sword after Isshiki's Sukuna Hikona failed to affect it.
• Shin'yu severed Isshiki's left arm, kicked away his staff, and slashed him repeatedly across his body.

Shin'yu fought Isshiki, using a wooden shadow clone and the Flying Thunder God Technique to outmaneuver him. He pinned Isshiki with his sword and bound him with Bochi's Sage Art, leaving Isshiki unable to move.

• Isshiki regenerated from Shin'yu's sword wounds and realized the blade could bypass his defenses and powers.
• Isshiki caught Shin'yu's thrown sword, evaded his attack, and used Sukuna Hikona to restrain him before striking with Daikokuten.
• The Shin'yu struck by Daikokuten turned out to be a wooden shadow clone, and the real Shin'yu appeared behind Isshiki using Flying Thunder God.
• Shin'yu struck Isshiki's wrist, reclaimed his sword, and pinned Isshiki to the ground through the chest.
• Shin'yu and Bochi used Sage Art: Lightning Release: Thunder Cat Instant Binding Curse to disrupt Isshiki's Chakra and immobilize him.

Shin'yu's lightning blade failed to keep Isshiki restrained, and Isshiki transformed into Karma Stage Two. Shin'yu opened the Fifth Gate of Limit and prepared to fight, embracing the life-burning power of the Eight Inner Gates.

• Isshiki expelled the Sage Mode Chakra from his body, forcing Bochi's blade to retreat and return to Nian and Orochimaru.
• Isshiki rose into the air and entered Karma Stage Two after breaking free of the blade's suppression.
• Shin'yu challenged Isshiki to fight to the death and opened the Fifth Gate of Limit.
• Shin'yu recognized that his evolved body let him draw greater power from the Eight Inner Gates, whose strength depended on accepting the cost of burning vitality.
• Shin'yu called for Isshiki to attack.

Shin'yu and Isshiki fought at extreme speed, with Shin'yu's improved strength overwhelming Isshiki's attacks and forcing him to use Daikokuten against the Day Tiger. Isshiki recalled the Cube after Shin'yu's punch sent it flying, realizing that Shin'yu could hit with enough force to shift a continental plate.

• Orochimaru and Nian watched from a distance as Isshiki and Shin'yu began fighting, while their first clashes destroyed the Four Black Snake Formation and devastated the surrounding land.
• Shin'yu traded hundreds of blows with Isshiki and explained that his new body was more than ten times stronger than before.
• Isshiki launched Divine Punishment Extermination, but Shin'yu countered with Chongming, sending Isshiki flying in the explosion.
• Shin'yu followed with Day Tiger, and Isshiki summoned Daikokuten to block the enormous attack.
• Shin'yu's punch blasted Daikokuten more than ten meters away, alarming Isshiki, who recalled the Cube into his space.

Shin'yu overwhelmed Isshiki with his Susanoo and the Sixth Gate, pinning him down with an Evening Elephant attack. Isshiki stopped Shin'yu by revealing that his younger brother, Kagami Uchiha, was still alive.

• Shin'yu used his Susanoo to lift Isshiki's Daikokuten Cube and caught the black rods Isshiki launched at him.
• Shin'yu opened the Sixth Gate of View, unleashing powerful Azure Light that stunned Isshiki.
• Isshiki believed Shin'yu was a Vessel whose body would eventually be taken over by an Otsutsuki, and resented whoever had marked him with Karma.
• Shin'yu struck Isshiki with Evening Elephant: One Leg, crushing him against the ground.
• Isshiki shouted that Kagami Uchiha was still alive, causing Shin'yu's attack to pause.

Shin'yu learned that Isshiki was trapped inside Kagami Uchiha and could escape if Kagami died, but he attacked anyway, declaring he did not care whether his younger brother lived. As Isshiki's power surged, Kagami's consciousness resurfaced, and Shin'yu immediately struck him with Evening Elephant.

• Isshiki told Shin'yu that Kagami was alive and that he was trapped inside Kagami's body, unable to complete reincarnation.
• Isshiki warned that killing the Vessel would free him, and claimed he had other Vessels prepared for another reincarnation.
• Shin'yu rejected Isshiki's threat and repeatedly battered him with Evening Elephant, saying he did not care whether Kagami lived or died.
• Isshiki tried to break free by unleashing his Karma, but Kagami's Mangekyo Sharingan appeared and his consciousness resurfaced.
• Kagami called Shin'yu "Brother," and Shin'yu struck him with Evening Elephant, sending him flying into a distant mountain.

Shin'yu recognized Kagami Uchiha after their battle and realized that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was sharing Kagami’s body. Kagami learned the truth behind his resurrection as Shin'yu confronted the presence hiding inside him.

• Shin'yu appeared after destroying the surrounding mountains, and Kagami recognized his brother and wept.
• Shin'yu tested Kagami with a nearly invisible slash, which Kagami's Mangekyo ability, Garuda, absorbed.
• Shin'yu used Ame no Tokotachi to reverse the past ten minutes and restore himself to his peak condition.
• Shin'yu told Kagami that he could never return to his former self, and Kagami saw his transformed body reflected in Shin'yu's eyes.
• Shin'yu explained that Isshiki remained awake while Kagami controlled the body and confronted Isshiki about fearing for his vessel.
• Kagami pieced together the clues and realized that Isshiki's presence was the truth behind his resurrection.

Shin'yu met with Kagami Uchiha after defeating Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who had taken refuge in Kagami's body. At Ichiraku Ramen in Konoha, Shin'yu asked Kagami to explain what had happened to him.

• Shin'yu realized Kagami's consciousness had survived and coexisted with Isshiki after their battle.
• Shin'yu chose to talk with Kagami rather than risk killing him and invited him to explain what had happened.
• Shin'yu, Kagami, Nian, and Orochimaru returned to Konoha and entered Ichiraku Ramen unnoticed.
• Teuchi served Shin'yu free ramen and promised to make the new recipe Ichiraku's signature dish.
• Shin'yu turned to Kagami and asked him to tell everything he knew.

At Ichiraku Ramen, Shin'yu explained the Otsutsuki Clan, Karma, and Isshiki's goal to Kagami, revealing the truth behind Kagami's revival. He then claimed he had killed and sealed an Ōtsutsuki twenty years earlier, leaving Kagami and Isshiki stunned.

• Kagami described the powerful Kaguya clansman with a white Karma mark who had fought him.
• Orochimaru explained the risks of advanced bloodline abilities, and Kagami revealed that his red Karma mark could take over his consciousness.
• Shin'yu told Kagami the history of the Otsutsuki Clan, the origin of Chakra, and Isshiki's ultimate goal.
• Kagami asked how Shin'yu knew these secrets, and Shin'yu addressed Isshiki, who was listening within Kagami.
• Shin'yu revealed that he had encountered an Ōtsutsuki twenty years earlier, killed him, and sealed him away.

Shin'yu told Kagami the truth about the Otsutsuki Clan and the history behind the Shinobi World, then urged him to suppress Isshiki and take his power rather than die or be sealed. He let Kagami go, promising to help him find release if Isshiki eventually took control of his body.

• Shin'yu explained how Kaguya, Hagoromo, and Hamura shaped the Shinobi World's history and warned that the Otsutsuki Clan threatened the planet.
• Kagami asked Shin'yu what he should do and offered to face death, but Shin'yu explained that killing Kagami would free Isshiki to seek reincarnation.
• Shin'yu rejected killing or sealing Kagami and urged him to suppress Isshiki, merge with him, and take everything from him.
• Shin'yu explained that the Kara organization and Isshiki's hidden God Tree required investigation beyond simple violence.
• Kagami asked if Shin'yu intended to let him go, and Shin'yu confirmed their grudges were settled and promised to help him if Isshiki took control.

Shin'yu revealed that Nen was Kagami's son, whom Kagami had left in Shin'yu's care long ago. Nen rejected Kagami as a father but thanked him for the life he had found, then warned that he would kill Kagami if Isshiki took over his body.

• Kagami mistook Nen for Shin'yu's son and praised the young man's resemblance to his supposed father.
• Shin'yu corrected Kagami and revealed that Nen was his son, the child Kagami had entrusted to him.
• Kagami struggled to accept the revelation and apologized, but Nen said he had never expected anything from his parents.
• Nen described the happy life and family he had gained with Shin'yu's guidance, then thanked Kagami for leaving him in Konoha.
• Nen warned Kagami that he would kill him if Isshiki took over his body, and Kagami accepted his threat.

After becoming Fourth Kazekage, Rasa tried to secure Amegakure’s alliance against Konoha, then attacked it when Hanzo refused. The assault devastated Amegakure and triggered a wider war, leaving the Four Great Shinobi Villages poised to unite against Konoha.

• Rasa became Fourth Kazekage, purged dissenters, and traveled to Amegakure with Gold Dust to propose an alliance against Konoha.
• Rasa claimed Konoha’s alliance offers were a scheme to divide the nations and persuade Amegakure to join Sunagakure.
• Hanzo rejected Rasa’s proposal and ordered him to take the gold back.
• Rasa attacked Amegakure with Magnet Release, killing its leaders, devastating the city, and severely wounding Hanzo.
• Konoha declared war on Sunagakure, while Kumogakure and Iwagakure attacked Amegakure as Konoha moved to take it over.
• Rasa’s plan set the Third Shinobi World War in motion, with the Four Great Shinobi Villages joining forces against Konoha.

Kakashi and Rin waited for Obito to arrive for the Chunin Exam, with Kakashi criticizing his habit of getting sidetracked. As the exam was about to begin, Obito and Kakashi rushed into the academy after watching Might Guy and Might Duy arrive by handstand.

• Kakashi and Rin waited outside the Ninja Academy while Kakashi complained that Obito's lateness showed he was irresponsible.
• Obito arrived just before the exam, explaining nothing as Kakashi teased him about his usual distractions and revealed he was serving as an examiner.
• Rin pulled Obito toward the academy gates as he argued with Kakashi about whether he was late.
• Might Guy and Might Duy reached the academy by doing handstands, and Duy praised Guy after his weighted exercise.
• Might Duy reminded Obito and Kakashi that the exam was about to start, so Obito ran inside with Rin and Kakashi used the Body Flicker Technique to follow.

Obito failed the genin assessment after producing a poor Shadow Clone, while Rin and Might Guy passed. As Obito vowed to try again and become Hokage, Kakashi encouraged him with lessons about inner strength.

• The genin assessment ended, and students who passed celebrated while those who failed left without forehead protectors.
• Obito learned that his poor Shadow Clone Technique had failed him, despite earning the highest theory score, and accepted that Kakashi had judged him fairly.
• Rin encouraged Obito, explaining that she had passed under the more lenient requirements for medical ninja.
• Obito watched Might Guy and Might Duy celebrate Guy's passing, then drew inspiration from Duy's attitude and vowed to become Uchiha's first Hokage.
• Kakashi told Obito that Duy's words about living an exciting life despite criticism applied to him too, and said inner strength mattered more than rank.

Kakashi treated Obito and Rin to celebrate Rin becoming a Genin, and explained how ninja squads and ranks worked. As the children discussed Sakumo’s reputation, Kagami Uchiha listened nearby, while Uchiha Nen worried about someone wandering freely in Konoha.

• Kakashi treated Obito and Rin to a celebratory meal after Rin graduated as a Genin.
• Obito worried that becoming a Genin might send them to war, and Kakashi explained that inexperienced Genin would first train under Jonin Leaders.
• Obito fantasized about joining Sakumo’s squad, but Kakashi told him Sakumo had already led his own squad for years.
• Teuchi praised Sakumo as a hero who protected Konoha and gave the children more noodles for free.
• Kagami Uchiha listened to the conversation from another table as a crimson-eyed owl circled above the ramen shop.
• In an underground laboratory, Uchiha Nen asked his Grand Uncle whether they would let someone wander around freely.