Recaps

Tsunade’s group extracted and split the Nine-Tails, sealing one half into Naruto and shrinking the other for Shinsei’s biological-computer plans. The chapter ended with Shinsei holding the furious, puppy-sized Nine-Tails, who bit his shoulder without breaking through his defenses.

• Tsunade decided to split the Nine-Tails and use one half as the source for Shinsei’s biological computer.
• Minato released the Nine-Tails from his body while Sasuke used his Sharingan and Hashirama restrained the beast.
• Shinsei used Storm Release: Storm Sword to cut the Nine-Tails in half after Hashirama pinned him down.
• Minato and Tsunade sealed one half into Naruto, while Shinsei sealed and shrank the other half.
• Shinsei threatened the remaining Nine-Tails with a chain until he changed into a cute, furry form, then picked him up as he bit Shinsei’s shoulder.

Shinsei carried a sealed Nine-Tails clone through Konoha and brought it home, where his father recognized it. His family visited his ailing grandfather, who refused treatment and said he wanted to join his long-deceased wife, leaving Shinsei unable to change his mind.

• Shinsei walked through Konoha with the Nine-Tails clone, and Ino mistook it for a puppy before Shinsei explained what it was.
• Shinsei brought the Nine-Tails home, where Ōkuma recognized it and told him that his grandfather was seriously ill.
• Shinsei, Ōkuma, and Riya visited his grandfather, who praised Shinsei's strength but refused treatment and asked him not to interfere with his decision.
• Shinsei's grandfather sent the family home, and Shinsei asked Riya about his grandmother on the way back.
• Shinsei reflected on whether he would ever meet someone he could never forget.

Shinjō presented Tsunade with evidence of Danzo’s betrayal and asked Tobirama Senju to handle the matter. After Sasuke Uchiha learned of Danzo’s role in the Uchiha Clan Massacre, Tobirama sought Shinjō’s judgment, and Shinjō agreed that Danzo should face the punishment for treason.

• Shinjō brought Tsunade forged letters documenting real intelligence leaks by Danzo and asked her to let Tobirama Senju deal with him.
• Tsunade summoned Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Sasuke Uchiha, intending to pursue justice for the Uchiha Clan as well.
• Tobirama, Hashirama, and Sasuke read accounts of Danzo’s betrayal of Shinjō, his role in the Uchiha Clan Massacre, and his plot against Akatsuki.
• Sasuke’s chakra surged as he learned of Danzo’s crimes, and Shinjō calmed him while promising he could execute Danzo if the sentence was death.
• Tobirama asked Shinjō how Danzo should be dealt with, and Shinjō said to handle him according to the rules; Tobirama concluded that a traitor’s fate was death.

Tsunade led Konoha’s leaders into Root after learning Danzo was absent, and they freed and detained the organization’s members. The chapter ended with Danzo confirmed as a missing-nin who had fled three days earlier, and Tsunade ordering that he be listed as an S-rank missing-nin.

• Tsunade summoned Danzo, but an Anbu reported that he had left Konoha on business, prompting Tobirama Senju to lead the group to Root’s base.
• Tobirama Senju removed the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seals from Root ninja, who said they had not seen Danzo for several days.
• Tsunade’s group freed Root’s captive members, and a mother recognized her son, who had forgotten her.
• Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū initially stood guard for Root, but both pledged loyalty to Tsunade, followed by the other Root ninja.
• Tsunade ordered the Anbu to detain Root’s members, secure its records, and gather evidence of Danzo’s rebellion.
• An Anbu confirmed Danzo had left Konoha three days earlier, and Tsunade ordered the major ninja villages notified that he was an S-rank missing-nin.

Tsunade and the Konoha forces cleared Danzo’s Root base, uncovering the remains of children used in experiments and prompting Hashirama Senju to apologize to the villagers. Afterward, Sasuke resolved to seek out Uchiha Itachi, while Shinjō asked the Nine-Tails whether it had a name.

• Tsunade oversaw the removal of Root members’ seals and their interrogation as the Konoha forces discovered evidence of human experiments and dead children.
• Hashirama Senju opened the underground chamber to sunlight with his Wood Release, apologized to the villagers, and bowed alongside Tobirama Senju.
• Tobirama offered to retrieve Danzo, but Tsunade and Shinjō decided to handle their own affairs as the Anbu cleared Root’s other bases.
• Sasuke showed Shinjō a paper with an address and said he intended to find the man he believed was Uchiha Itachi; Shinjō told him to wait until the Impure World Reincarnation matter was settled.
• Shinjō went home, petted the Nine-Tails, and asked whether it had a name.

Shinsei sealed Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Minato Namikaze back into coffins, leaving Naruto heartbroken after his brief reunion with his father. Shinsei told Naruto that the Rinnegan could bring his parents back, but obtaining it meant defeating Madara Uchiha.

• Shinsei found Naruto clinging to Minato Namikaze and reassured him that they could meet again.
• Minato Namikaze thanked Shinsei for caring for Naruto and gave his son advice before they parted.
• Shinsei told Naruto that Madara Uchiha had been revived and that the Rinnegan could bring the dead back to life.
• Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Minato Namikaze entered their coffins, and Shinsei sealed them underground.
• Naruto asked how to get the Rinnegan, and Shinsei said he would have to defeat Madara Uchiha.

Naruto learned to cast the Rasengan instantly, and Shinsei showed him several chakra-nature variants. Shinsei then brought Nine-Tails to Orochimaru’s laboratory, where Orochimaru revealed that his own cloned brain had replaced the original White Zetsu brain in the biological computer.

• Naruto called Shinsei boss and promised to work hard so he could help defeat Madara Uchiha and bring Minato Namikaze and Kushina back.
• Naruto instinctively formed an instant Rasengan and successfully repeated it, then excitedly showed Shinsei his new skill.
• Shinsei demonstrated Lightning Release, Water Release, and Storm Release Rasengan, while Nine-Tails mocked Naruto and asked Shinsei to undo his seal.
• Shinsei carried Nine-Tails to Orochimaru, who revealed that the biological computer was ready to be powered by chakra.
• Orochimaru explained that he had replaced White Zetsu’s brain with his own cloned brain.

Shinsei and Orochimaru activated Dragon Princess, a self-aware biocomputer made from Orochimaru’s cloned brain, and used the Nine-Tails’ chakra to power her calculations. Dragon Princess began helping Shinsei develop ninjutsu and asked him to bring the Nine-Tails back regularly for chakra.

• Shinsei explained that Orochimaru had used his own clone’s brain because he could not conduct human experiments.
• Shinsei restrained the Nine-Tails and loosened a seal, allowing the Nine-Tails’ chakra to flow into a storage container.
• Orochimaru’s cloned brain awakened as Dragon Princess, a biocomputer with a gentle female voice and its own awareness.
• Dragon Princess scanned Shinsei’s chakra and began decoding the human body’s biological signals while the Nine-Tails supplied chakra.
• Dragon Princess estimated that decoding would take about half a year but offered to help Shinsei develop ninjutsu.
• Dragon Princess asked Shinsei to bring the Nine-Tails back often so she could stockpile chakra, and Shinsei agreed.

Shinsei and Orochimaru developed a new Cursed Seal of Heaven using Jūgo, Hashirama Senju, and Shinsei’s cells, while Shinsei tested it on a White Zetsu body. He endured intense pain from the seal and was left adjusting to his new body after Orochimaru departed.

• Shinsei persuaded Sakura to return to her cell-cultivation work by claiming the cells would help Sasuke defeat Uchiha Itachi.
• The chapter revealed that the lifespan-extending cells were intended to help Mito Uzumaki, while Shinsei and Orochimaru were separately developing a stronger Cursed Seal of Heaven for Sasuke.
• Shinsei observed his cells mediating between Hashirama Senju’s and Jūgo’s cells, allowing them to coexist.
• Shinsei transferred his soul into a White Zetsu body and used the new seal on himself.
• After Orochimaru left, Shinsei cried out that the seal hurt like hell.

Shinsei and Orochimaru successfully developed a new cursed seal that used Jūgo’s cells and functioned as an alternative form of Sage Mode. After testing it on White Zetsu, Shinsei left to bring a sample to Sasuke before his meeting with Uchiha Itachi.

• Shinsei anesthetized White Zetsu’s body, returned his soul to his own body, and continued cultivating cells while White Zetsu endured the pain.
• Shinsei transferred into White Zetsu after three hours and activated the new cursed seal, testing its chakra and physical enhancement.
• Shinsei explained that the cursed seal stored natural-energy chakra and could empower its host, though its reserves were limited.
• Orochimaru praised Shinsei’s ideas, applied the new cursed seal to himself, and trembled from the pain.
• Shinsei took a cell sample to deliver to Sasuke, while Orochimaru injected himself with anesthetic after Shinsei left.

Shinsei gave Sasuke a powerful new cursed seal that boosted his chakra, strength, speed, and ninjutsu, though its effects faded quickly. After Sasuke asked how to obtain an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan without taking his brother’s eyes, Shinsei proposed cloning him to create another Sasuke.

• Shinsei found Sasuke training in the forest and offered him a new source of power that could rival Sage Mode.
• Sasuke injected himself with the anesthetic, then woke hours later with the new cursed seal activated.
• Sasuke tested the seal’s power, using enhanced speed and a Great Fireball Technique before the markings faded.
• Shinsei explained that the seal’s chakra would take ten days to half a month to accumulate and could be transferred into Sasuke’s Yin Seal.
• Sasuke thanked Shinsei and agreed to grow stronger to help defeat Madara Uchiha, but refused to take his brother’s eyes for an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shinsei told Sasuke that their research with Orochimaru could clone a new Sasuke, whose eyes Sasuke could use.

Shinsei agreed to pursue a way for Sasuke to gain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in exchange for funding, then gathered everyone to take the Nine-Tails out. The group vanished with Minato’s Flying Thunder God, while Naruto and Sasuke’s rivalry remained unresolved.

• Shinsei offered to experiment on a clone to help Sasuke gain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and Sasuke agreed to pay him three hundred million ryo.
• Shinsei took Sasuke to meet Naruto, Minato, Kushina, and Karin, who were celebrating Naruto’s instant Rasengan.
• Naruto attacked Sasuke with a Rasengan, but Sasuke dodged and Naruto’s attack blasted a deep pit in the ground.
• Shinsei stopped Naruto and Sasuke from fighting and announced that they would take the Nine-Tails out for a walk.
• Kushina held the quiet Nine-Tails as Minato linked the group together and transported them with Flying Thunder God.

Naruto and Sasuke fought at the Nine-Tails’ training ground, trading Rasengan, Shadow Clones, and taijutsu. Naruto tried to land his Thousand Years of Death, but Sasuke blocked him with Susanoo, leaving Naruto protesting that Sasuke had cheated.

• Naruto and Sasuke took positions in a clearing while Karin cheered for Naruto.
• Naruto attacked with a Rasengan, but Sasuke dodged, drove his wrist into the ground, and countered before Naruto landed safely.
• Naruto surrounded Sasuke with Shadow Clones, forcing Sasuke to use his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to evade their attacks.
• Naruto used a Fūma Shuriken feint to set up Thousand Years of Death while Shinsei photographed the fight.
• Sasuke activated Susanoo to block Naruto’s thrust, and Naruto accused him of cheating.

Naruto and Sasuke fought at full strength, with Naruto drawing on the Nine-Tails and Sasuke summoning a towering Susanoo. The battle continued as Naruto’s six tails endured Susanoo’s blows and tried to restrain it.

• Sasuke criticized Naruto for using a trick, and Naruto activated Nine-Tails Mode while Shinsei joked with Little Nine-Tails about borrowing his chakra.
• Naruto’s four-tailed form fought Sasuke’s Second Form Susanoo, dodging its arrow and grappling with its limbs.
• Naruto’s Tailed Beast Bomb narrowly missed Susanoo and destroyed the mountaintop behind it.
• Sasuke enlarged Susanoo and attacked with its Chakra Blades as Naruto grew a sixth tail.
• Naruto’s tails caught the blades and pulled him from the crater, then tried to brace against Susanoo and bind its feet.

Shinsei stopped Naruto and Sasuke’s escalating battle before Naruto’s growing Nine-Tails power overwhelmed him, and Naruto recovered from his injuries. As Shinsei tried to negotiate with Nine-Tails, Karin sensed someone nearby, leaving the group on alert.

• Naruto and Sasuke’s battle intensified until Naruto began to form a seventh tail, prompting Shinsei to intervene.
• Shinsei redirected Naruto’s Tailed Beast Bomb and knocked aside Sasuke’s Susanoo blades before pinning Naruto and suppressing the seven tails.
• Karin offered Naruto her healing blood, but Naruto healed himself and promised that no one would bite her again.
• Shinsei asked Little Nine-Tails to persuade his other half to cooperate with Naruto and provide chakra without its negative will.
• Karin sensed someone nearby and pointed toward the presence.

Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha confronted Shinsei and the others, and Obito invited Sasuke to join the Akatsuki. After Obito admitted his role in the Nine-Tails attack and challenged Sasuke to seek revenge, Sasuke struck him with a powerful new technique, though Obito remained unharmed.

• Karin spotted Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha watching from a distant tree, and Madara jumped down to confront the group.
• Shinsei traded taunts with Madara and challenged his claims about the Nine-Tails' strength.
• Obito invited Sasuke to join the Akatsuki, but Naruto objected, and Sasuke accused Obito of orchestrating the Nine-Tails attack and the Uchiha Clan massacre.
• Obito challenged Sasuke to kill him, and Sasuke charged with lightning attacks that passed through Obito's intangible body.
• Sasuke used black, lightning-like markings to catch Obito off guard and land a powerful knee strike, then declared that Obito was nothing special.

Shinsei and Madara Uchiha argued over the cost of opening a passage through the mountains between the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind. Madara demanded the work and Shinsei named Madara's Yin-Yang Release knowledge as payment.

• Obito Uchiha challenged Sasuke and Shinsei mocked Obito's reliance on his Sharingan abilities before Madara Uchiha stopped them.
• Madara Uchiha asked Shinsei to open a passage through the mountains so rain could reach the Land of Wind and reduce flooding in the Land of Rain.
• Shinsei refused to do the work for free, and Madara threatened to discuss the matter with Hashirama.
• Madara suggested Shinsei use the Nine-Tails or hand it over to him, prompting Little Nine to reject his coercion.
• Shinsei demanded Madara's knowledge of Yin-Yang Release as payment.

Shinsei escaped Madara Uchiha with Minato Namikaze and the others, then encouraged Naruto and Sasuke before reviewing his plans to grow stronger. He ended by assessing his chakra reserves and considering how to develop the Dragon Vein energy within himself.

• Madara Uchiha refused Shinsei's request to learn Yin-Yang Release and ordered him to leave the Land of Rain.
• Minato Namikaze used Space-Time Ninjutsu to take Kushina Uzumaki, Karin, Naruto, and Shinsei away from Madara.
• Madara Uchiha summoned a wooden statue and assigned Obito the task of dealing with the mountain range while the tailed beasts were bound by chakra chains.
• Back in Konoha, Shinsei reassured Kushina Uzumaki and encouraged Naruto and Sasuke not to fear Madara Uchiha.
• Shinsei asked Sasuke about his new Cursed Seal and warned him to be careful when confronting Uchiha Itachi; Sasuke vowed to kill him.
• At home, Shinsei reviewed his strength and future development, weighing his large chakra reserves, his quarter of the Nine-Tails, and the Dragon Vein energy within him.

Shinsei considered how to improve his abilities against Madara Uchiha and future Six Paths Level enemies, focusing on faster reactions, Palm Thunder, and learning Yin-Yang Release. While experimenting with Earth Release, he discovered he had grasped the basics of the Light-Weight Rock Technique.

• Shinsei reviewed his powerful ninjutsu and concluded that his abilities were still insufficient against Madara Uchiha and Kaguya.
• Shinsei considered using the Descent of the Thunder God project to improve his reaction speed and Palm Thunder to attack enemies who absorbed ninjutsu.
• Shinsei planned to seek Yin-Yang Release knowledge from the Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi clans while Sasuke adapted to the Cursed Seal.
• Shinsei noticed that a stone he tossed landed unusually lightly, then confirmed with his Sharingan that it had become lighter.
• Shinsei realized he had grasped the basics of the Light-Weight Rock Technique.

Shinsei trained the Light-Weight Rock Technique before accompanying Sasuke to confront Uchiha Itachi. At the abandoned Uchiha base, Shinsei challenged Kisame so Sasuke could enter alone, and the chapter ended as Shinsei launched his first attack.

• Shinsei practiced reducing a stone’s weight with Earth Release and meditated through the night.
• Sasuke asked Shinsei to accompany him to find Uchiha Itachi, and Tsunade warned them to be careful before they left Konoha.
• At an abandoned Uchiha base, Shinsei and Sasuke met Kisame, who said Itachi had been waiting inside for two days.
• Sasuke entered the building while Kisame blocked Shinsei and accepted his challenge to fight.
• Shinsei activated Sage Mode, transformed his senjutsu chakra into Storm Release, and charged Kisame with a punch.

Shinsei defeated Kisame’s attempt to stop him and entered the cave, where Sasuke confronted Uchiha Itachi. Itachi claimed he slaughtered the Uchiha for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and Sasuke welcomed the chance to kill him.

• Shinsei exposed Kisame’s hiding place with Storm Release: Heavenly Net and tested Morning Peacock, but his attack only made a small crater in a tree.
• Kisame admitted he could not stop Shinsei and asked him not to interfere in the brothers’ fight; Shinsei entered the cave without taking Samehada.
• Sasuke attacked Uchiha Itachi in the stone hall, but Itachi repeatedly evaded his strikes by transforming into crows and using illusions.
• Itachi revealed that Sasuke had awakened the Mangekyō and said the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan could be gained by taking his eyes.
• Sasuke demanded to know why Itachi killed their parents and clan, and Itachi claimed he did it for the power of the eyes.
• Sasuke said he was excited to kill Itachi.

Sasuke Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi continued their fight, trading genjutsu, fire, and close-quarters attacks as Sasuke proved stronger than Itachi expected. Shinsei arrived with Kisame and watched from the sidelines, and Sasuke refocused on Itachi and charged again.

• Uchiha Itachi trapped Sasuke in a genjutsu and nearly reached for his eyes, but Sasuke revealed himself to be a Shadow Clone and counterattacked.
• Sasuke's Chidori passed through Uchiha Itachi, who turned into crows, then the brothers exchanged blows and Sasuke smashed a crater into the floor.
• Uchiha Itachi praised Sasuke's strength and remarked that Tsunade might be a better teacher for him than Orochimaru.
• Shinsei entered the hall, followed by Kisame, and said he would watch without interfering.
• Shinsei made earthen stools for himself and Kisame, then briefly handled Samehada, which eagerly responded to his chakra.
• Sasuke dismissed the distraction and charged Uchiha Itachi with lightning flaring around his fist.

Sasuke and Itachi fought with ninjutsu and Susanoo, as Itachi urged Sasuke to use his full power and claimed he wanted his eyes. The chapter left their two chakra giants clashing, with Itachi's red Susanoo swinging its sword at Sasuke's purple one.

• Sasuke used his speed, Lightning Sword, and Mangekyō Sharingan to battle Itachi, while Shinsei judged that Sasuke had the advantage in power.
• Itachi coughed blood, praised Sasuke's growth, and awakened his red Susanoo; Sasuke answered with a purple Susanoo armed with a crossbow.
• Itachi told Sasuke that Mangekyō users would lose their sight and demanded Sasuke's eyes, provoking him to fire a chakra arrow.
• Itachi blocked the arrow with his Susanoo's shield, and Shinsei raised a water wall to protect himself and Kisame from the blast.
• Kisame secretly tried to imitate Shinsei's hand-seal-free ninjutsu, but his chakra produced no effect.
• Itachi called Sasuke inexperienced with Susanoo and swung his chakra sword at Sasuke's purple giant.

Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi fought with their Susanoo, and Sasuke gained the upper hand after awakening a Perfect Susanoo. Uchiha Itachi revealed a complete Susanoo of his own despite his failing health, and the battle continued as Sasuke powered up with his Cursed Seal and prepared to strike.

• Sasuke brought down the hall’s ceiling and grew a Perfect Susanoo, towering over Uchiha Itachi’s red Susanoo.
• Sasuke’s Perfect Susanoo battered Uchiha Itachi’s Susanoo, while Uchiha Itachi claimed he would take Sasuke’s eyes and gain the power Madara Uchiha possessed.
• Uchiha Itachi’s Susanoo grew feet and became complete, and Shinsei reinforced the ground to keep the battling giants from collapsing the hall.
• Sasuke leaped aboveground and fired a giant crossbow at Uchiha Itachi, whose Susanoo blocked the attack with its shield.
• Sasuke criticized Uchiha Itachi and activated the new Cursed Seal, strengthening his Susanoo before merging its twin blades into a greatsword for another strike.

Sasuke overwhelmed Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo, but Uchiha Itachi trapped him in Tsukuyomi and revealed that he had provoked Sasuke into forgetting the technique. Uchiha Itachi died after reaching Sasuke, leaving Sasuke victorious but emotionally empty as Shinsei watched.

• Sasuke used cursed seal chakra to overpower Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo and shatter it.
• As Sasuke approached to kill Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Itachi caught him in Tsukuyomi.
• Uchiha Itachi explained that he had provoked Sasuke's anger so Sasuke would forget about Tsukuyomi, then tortured him in the illusion.
• Uchiha Itachi stumbled in the real world, reached Sasuke, tapped his forehead, and died.
• Sasuke realized Uchiha Itachi was dead and lay on the ground as Shinsei confirmed that his chakra had vanished.