Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Shin'yu possessed Uchiha Fire Core and declared war on the Five Great Nations before using smoke bombs to escape. As the Kage and Hashirama dealt with Gengetsu Hozuki, who had been controlled by Shin'yu, Mu prepared a Dust Release attack.

• Shin'yu revealed that he was Uchiha Madara's blade and refused to answer Hashirama's questions about Madara and the Nine-Tails incident.
• Shin'yu declared war on the Five Great Nations and vanished amid smoke bombs, leaving Fire Core unconscious and bound by Hashirama's Wood Release.
• Gengetsu Hozuki detonated his steam attack, destroying the Hidden Leaf Academy ruins and knocking out Ōnoki.
• Hashirama subdued Gengetsu's controlled body, and Gengetsu regained consciousness after his head liquefied to evade Hashirama's sealing strike.
• Mu launched Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique as the battle continued.

Shin'yu possessed Mu and several others to ignite a battle among the village leaders, then slipped away to Uzumaki Shrine. He possessed a maid and approached the infant Tsunade.

• Shin'yu used Mu's Particle Style against Hashirama and Gengetsu, then evaded the Mind Body Switch Technique by locating and attacking the three Anbu who used it.
• Tobirama restrained Mu, but the Raikage ambushed him and sent him flying.
• Shin'yu possessed Shamon, who unleashed the Chikamatsu Puppet Brigade on the surrounding crowd, while Reto faced the Raikage.
• Mu and Gengetsu fought each other as Hashirama struggled to contain the chaos without harming the others.
• Shin'yu withdrew his Spirit Body from the battle and headed for Uzumaki Shrine, where he possessed a maid and approached the infant Tsunade.

Tsunade told Jiraiya and Orochimaru why she suspected Uchiha Nen had not truly defected, and Orochimaru later learned that Danzo had driven Nen away after trying to recruit and kill him. Nen, speaking through Hiruko, explained that he was disillusioned with the village and asked Orochimaru whether he would defect.

• Tsunade told Jiraiya and Orochimaru about her investigation into Uchiha Kagami and her meeting with Nen, and said she believed the village was hiding the truth about his disappearance.
• Orochimaru said Nen was not the kind of person who would defect, while Jiraiya speculated that Kirito's supposed death might have changed him.
• Three days later, Hiruko visited Orochimaru and proved that Nen was controlling his body with the Spiritualization Technique.
• Nen told Orochimaru that Danzo had tried to force him into Root and then kill him, before a senior took him away.
• Nen said he had learned that village leaders had framed his father, Uchiha Kagami, as a traitor, and asked Orochimaru whether he would defect.

Shin'yu kidnapped baby Tsunade from Uzumaki Shrine by possessing others and using them to evade suspicion. The chapter ended with him controlling Uchiha Kagami and ordering him to teleport Tsunade far from Hidden Leaf Village.

• Shin'yu picked up Tsunade and left the bedroom, then possessed the head maid to carry her out of the shrine unnoticed.
• Shin'yu warned the head maid that an enemy was after Tsunade and ordered her to pretend the baby was still in the shrine.
• When a Jonin questioned the head maid, Shin'yu possessed him, caught Tsunade, and knocked the maid unconscious.
• Shin'yu reached Hokage Rock and handed Tsunade to Uchiha Kagami, then entered Kagami's Sea of Consciousness and subdued him with his spiritual power.
• Shin'yu controlled Kagami and ordered him to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Tsunade as far from Hidden Leaf Village as possible.

Nian helped Orochimaru and Hiruko prepare to defect from the Hidden Leaf Village while he set out to destroy Sarutobi Hiruzen’s Hokage Rock. The chapter ended with Nian detonating the monument as Anbu attacked him.

• Nian warned Orochimaru that the village’s leaders might make him a victim too, and Orochimaru revealed that he desired immortality.
• Nian offered to help Orochimaru as part of his test, and Orochimaru agreed to trust him.
• Orochimaru and Hiruko went to the Second Hokage’s secret research institute, planning to steal items and escape while Uchiha Nen caused a disturbance.
• Nian planted Exploding Tags around Sarutobi Hiruzen’s Hokage Rock, then confronted Anbu on the Hokage Building.
• Nian summoned Susanoo and detonated the tags, blasting apart Sarutobi Hiruzen’s Hokage Rock while the Anbu were caught in the explosion.

Uchiha Nen fought the Hidden Leaf’s Anbu until Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the Jonin to gather and stop him. While the village focused on Nen, Orochimaru and Hiruko entered a hidden passage but were discovered by three Chunin at the research facility.

• Nen used Susanoo and Wood Style to repel the Anbu, but Sarutobi Hiruzen struck him with a giant iron staff and sent him flying toward the village entrance.
• Hiruzen declared an S-rank emergency and ordered the Jonin to assemble and defeat Nen without holding back.
• Orochimaru and Hiruko waited for the guards to leave the bluestone entrance, then opened it and descended into the underground passage.
• Hiruko opened a concealed door into the research facility, where three Chunin stood guard and spotted them.

Shin'yu used Kagami's body to take baby Tsunade to a town in the Land of Hot Water, then returned to the Hidden Leaf Village. Hashirama ordered a village-wide search after learning his granddaughter had been kidnapped, unaware that Shin'yu had already slipped back inside.

• Shin'yu took Tsunade to a gambling house guest room in the Land of Hot Water and summoned Bochi to guard her.
• Shin'yu used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to the Hidden Leaf Village.
• Tobirama and Gengetsu Hozuki accused each other of helping steal Tsunade while Hashirama confronted the Kage.
• Tobirama ordered the villagers gathered and the Sensing Team ninja and Hyuga Clan to search the village for Tsunade.
• Uchiha Kagami arrived before Hashirama and the others.

Uchiha Nen confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Hidden Leaf Village ninja at the village entrance, accusing Hiruzen of forcing him into conflict. Nen’s powerful attacks killed many ninja, but Enma interrupted his use of Amaterasu, and the battle continued with Nen facing further attacks.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen led Jonin out of the Hidden Leaf Village and demanded that Uchiha Nen surrender, while Nen accused Hiruzen of twisting the truth and forcing him to fight.
• Nen sent wooden vines at the group, but Hiruzen destroyed them with the Adamantine Staff and ordered the ninja to attack.
• Nen summoned Susanoo and used its Light Hammer to strike the ground, then caught the ninja with Amaterasu, killing many and badly burning Hiruzen.
• Enma struck Susanoo and interrupted Nen’s Amaterasu, leaving Nen injured and causing him to dismiss Susanoo.
• Nen used the Multi Size Technique to grow enormous, caught Enma’s fist, and pounded him into the ground.
• Hiruzen attacked Nen with the Lightning Dragon Bullet Technique, but Nen crushed it before retreating under the group’s continued attacks and shrinking back to normal size.

Shin'yu admitted he had hidden Tsunade and gave Hashirama a choice between killing himself, Tobirama, or one of the other Kage. After Hashirama prepared to sacrifice himself, Shin'yu changed his mind and agreed to reveal Tsunade's location if Hashirama came with him alone.

• Shin'yu revealed that Tsunade was hidden outside the Hidden Leaf Village and that the Kage would not find her by searching.
• Shin'yu demanded that Hashirama kill himself, Tobirama, or one of the other Kage in exchange for Tsunade's safe return.
• Hashirama refused to let the village's peace collapse, then drew a kunai and prepared to kill himself.
• Shin'yu applauded Hashirama's resolve and offered to reveal Tsunade's location if Hashirama accompanied him.
• Hashirama agreed to go with Shin'yu, who warned that no one else could follow.

Shin'yu took Hashirama away from Hidden Leaf Village, while Tobirama's allies refused to help pursue them. At the North Sea coast, Kagami learned what Shin'yu had done through his body and offered to rescue Tsunade as Hashirama prepared to face Shin'yu.

• Shin'yu warned Tobirama and the other Kage not to follow, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Hashirama away.
• Tobirama ordered the Anbu to search the Cat House, but Gengetsu and the other Kage declined to join him and left Hidden Leaf Village.
• Shin'yu and Hashirama arrived at the North Sea coast, where Shin'yu withdrew from Kagami's body and Kagami regained consciousness.
• Kagami saw Shin'yu's actions in his memories, blamed himself, and told Hashirama that Tsunade was at a gambling house in the Land of Hot Water.
• Hashirama sent Kagami to bring Tsunade back and stayed at the coast to settle something with Shin'yu.
• Shin'yu rose from a massive whirlpool and faced Hashirama above the sea.

Uchiha Nen fought Hiruzen and the Hidden Leaf ninjas, using a string of unexpected techniques before they trapped and burned him. Just as Hiruzen declared victory, Nen used Ame no Tokotachi to restore himself to full strength.

• Nen dodged the ninjas’ attacks, destroyed Hiruzen’s Windmill Shuriken barrage with Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, and countered their elemental assault with Susanoo.
• Hiruzen redirected Nen’s Thunder Hammer while a Nara ninja restrained him with Shadow Sewing Technique and pulled him from Susanoo.
• Nen used Shadow Control Technique and Great Fire Annihilation, but Hiruzen countered the flames and trapped Nen in an Adamantine Prison Wall.
• Hiruzen struck Nen with Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, leaving him charred and apparently defeated.
• Nen restored his body and strength with Ame no Tokotachi, shocking Hiruzen.

Uchiha Shin'yu confronted Hashirama and declared that he would destroy the Hidden Leaf Village unless his younger brother Kagami was returned to him. Hashirama fought Shin'yu while Kagami left to continue the mission, and the battle ended with Shin'yu blasting Hashirama into the sea.

• Hashirama tried to persuade Shin'yu to abandon his path, but Shin'yu demanded the return of the younger brother he believed the village had brainwashed.
• Shin'yu declared himself a Pure Destroyer and threatened revenge against the Hidden Leaf Village's clans if Hashirama failed to kill him.
• Shin'yu attacked with Frost Descent One Heart, and Hashirama blocked the blade with a Wood Release wall.
• Hashirama ordered Kagami to leave and bring Xiao Gang back to the village; Kagami asked Hashirama to spare Shin'yu and then departed.
• Shin'yu unleashed sword attacks and pierced Hashirama's defenses, but Hashirama shattered his Susanoo ribs and struck his chest.
• Shin'yu seized Hashirama's wrist, hurled him away, and followed with twelve slashes and a black-flamed attack that blasted Hashirama into the sea.

Uchiha Nen used his Mangekyo abilities to copy ocular techniques and resumed fighting the Hidden Leaf Jonin at full strength. Meanwhile, Orochimaru and Hiruko left the underground laboratory, and a white viper stopped the unconscious Chunin from reporting them.

• Shin'yu tested Nian's Mangekyo and discovered that his left eye could observe distant targets while his right eye could investigate and copy techniques.
• Nian's right eye revealed Shin'yu's extensive collection of abilities, and Shin'yu allowed him to copy techniques from himself and Light for the battle.
• After using copied ocular techniques, Nian found his storage slots empty and summoned Susanoo to attack the Hidden Leaf Jonin with enormous magatama.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the Jonin to meet the attack as Nen's face reminded him of an old friend.
• Orochimaru found Hiruko in the underground laboratory, and the two left without noticing that the Chunin had regained consciousness.
• The Chunin tried to report their escape, but a tiny white viper bit him and left him unconscious again.

Shin'yu and Hashirama fought across the sea, trading powerful attacks that neither could overcome. The battle ended in a stalemate as Shin'yu's nearly invulnerable body met Hashirama's extraordinary healing.

• Hashirama summoned five Wood Dragons and sent them after Shin'yu, who dodged them and charged back toward him.
• Shin'yu and Hashirama exchanged heavy blows atop a Wood Dragon, and Shin'yu shattered Hashirama's collarbone with a Palm Blade strike.
• Hashirama healed his injury and raised a vast forest from the sea with Wood Release: World of Trees.
• Shin'yu fired a Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi Arrow, and Hashirama absorbed it with a wood-and-sealing technique.
• Shin'yu and Hashirama fought at supersonic speed across the forest, but neither could deal lasting damage to the other.

Orochimaru and Hiruko explored the hidden laboratory beneath the forest and discovered that it contained Hashirama Senju in a vessel. After stealing research materials and escaping the village, they met Shin'yu, who opened a passage for them to leave.

• Orochimaru and Hiruko entered the laboratory, where Tono Takuto explained that he was a night-shift worker and agreed to guide them to its most valuable contents.
• Tono Takuto led them to a chamber holding Hashirama Senju in an enormous vessel, revealing the laboratory's work on Hashirama cells and Wood Style.
• Orochimaru and Hiruko stole research materials, knocked Tono Takuto unconscious, and escaped through the western gate after Orochimaru defeated its Chunin guards.
• Shin'yu appeared outside the village, and Hiruko and Orochimaru showed him the treasures they had taken from the laboratory.
• Shin'yu opened a space passage and invited Hiruko and Orochimaru to enter and welcome their rebirth.

Shin'yu fought Hashirama on an island, using the Fifth Gate of Limit, his Mangekyo abilities, and Susanoo to break through Hashirama's defenses and clones. The battle escalated to a clash between Shin'yu's third-stage Susanoo and Hashirama's Wood Golem, which cracked Susanoo's arm with one punch.

• Shin'yu opened the Fifth Gate of Limit and shattered Hashirama's Board Wall Technique with a flaming kick that destroyed the island.
• Shin'yu overwhelmed Hashirama in close combat, forcing him to rely on his Sage Body's regeneration.
• Hashirama summoned Wood Style clones, but Shin'yu destroyed them with his fists, Frost Descent One Heart, and Blaze Lightning God.
• Hashirama raised a Wooden Human Technique with a Wood Dragon, and Shin'yu attacked it with his sword at extreme speed.
• Shin'yu summoned his third-stage Crow Tengu Susanoo and Divine Weapon-no-Tsurugi to attack the Wood Golem from both sides.
• Hashirama's Wood Golem struck Susanoo, and the blow cracked one of its arms.

Uchiha Nen was trapped by Hiruzen’s sealing array until Shin'yu intervened, rescued him, and declared that he would not take sides in the fight. When Hiruzen attacked Shin'yu over a personal grudge, Shin'yu knocked him into the mountain outside the village and prepared to leave.

• Hiruzen sealed Nen in an ape-shaped chakra grip and ordered the Jonin to attack him.
• Shin'yu arrived, absorbed their ninjutsu with his Karma seal, and destroyed the sealing array, freeing Nen.
• Shin'yu said he would not side with either Nen or the Hidden Leaf, but had saved his great nephew from death.
• Hiruzen attacked Shin'yu, declaring that his father-killing grudge was personal rather than on behalf of the village.
• Shin'yu struck Hiruzen’s Adamantine Staff with his fist, sent Hiruzen crashing through the village into a mountain, and invited the Jonin to seek revenge before leaving.

Shin'yu and Uchiha Nen escaped the Konoha shinobi after Nen rejected Tsunade’s offer to seek justice, but a disturbance in Shin'yu’s Karma mark closed their teleportation gate. Tsunade recognized Shin'yu as the killer of her great-grandfather and pursued him, with Jiraiya following.

• Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived as Shin'yu and Uchiha Nen prepared to leave, and Tsunade urged Nen to stay while she sought justice for him.
• Nen refused, saying Hidden Leaf Village had driven him out, and warned Tsunade they might become enemies if she sided with the village.
• Shin'yu tossed Nen into the Teleportation Vortex, but his Karma mark briefly ran out of control and the gate closed before Shin'yu could follow.
• Shin'yu suppressed the Karma mark and revealed that its leaked Otsutsuki aura had frightened the surrounding shinobi.
• Tsunade recognized Shin'yu as the murderer of her great-grandfather, and Shin'yu leaped into the night and disappeared.
• Tsunade chased after Shin'yu, and Jiraiya followed her despite the Jonin calling them back.

Shin'yu completed Mahoraga's adaptation to Hashirama's Wooden Style and transformed Autumn Dew on Leaves into a gold-aligned weapon that could sever wood. He overwhelmed Hashirama with the weapon and Totsuka-no-Tsurugi's gravity, but Hashirama activated Sage Mode to counter the restraint.

• Shin'yu completed his adaptation to Wooden Style after Hashirama blasted him into a mountain.
• Shin'yu reshaped Autumn Dew on Leaves into Gold Armament and severed the Wood Golem's forearm and Wood Dragon with its blade.
• Shin'yu moved Susanoo behind the Wood Golem and helped drive Totsuka-no-Tsurugi through its head, while Hashirama narrowly escaped the spearhead.
• Shin'yu activated Totsuka-no-Tsurugi's magic array, increasing gravity around Hashirama and forcing him and the Wood Golem to the ground.
• Hashirama drew in Natural Energy and activated Sage Mode to resist the gravity restraint.

Hashirama entered Sage Mode and fought Shin'yu with his remaining life force, but Shin'yu endured his attacks and the two continued clashing. Uchiha Kagami returned with Princess Tsunade and brought Tobirama to the battlefield, where Shin'yu launched Frost Descent One Heart at Kagami as Tobirama appeared behind him.

• Hashirama entered Sage Mode, lifted and hurled Totsuka-no-Tsurugi, then used Sage Art Style Tree World Advent to trap Shin'yu in a poisonous forest.
• Shin'yu emerged unharmed from the pollen and revealed that his body could selectively absorb oxygen, then charged Hashirama with the firebird technique.
• Uchiha Kagami found Princess Tsunade and Bochi in a gambling house, returned Tsunade to the Hidden Leaf Village, and brought Tobirama to the battlefield using Flying Thunder God marks.
• Hashirama and Shin'yu continued exchanging powerful blows, with Hashirama relying on Sage Art Chakra and Shin'yu maintaining the Fifth Gate of Limit.
• Shin'yu allowed Hashirama to strike his face, then sent Frost Descent One Heart toward Kagami as Tobirama appeared behind him.