Recaps

Sasuke Uchiha fought Minato Namikaze, and Shinsei stopped their battle before Sasuke could unleash another technique. After Shinsei revealed Minato and Kushina’s identities, the Great Sage of Ryūchi Cave ordered intelligence reports sent to the toads and Amegakure.

• Sasuke Uchiha and Minato Namikaze traded attacks, with Minato’s Flying Thunder God and Sasuke’s Lightning Release and fire techniques shaping the fight.
• Shinsei ended the battle and told Sasuke to make the Seal of Reconciliation with Minato.
• At Sasuke’s home, Shinsei revealed that Minato was the Fourth Hokage and Kushina Uzumaki was his wife.
• In Ryūchi Cave, the Great Sage decided to prevent humanity from producing another sage and wrote two intelligence reports.
• The Great Sage ordered Ichikishimahime to deliver one report to the toads and throw the other into Amegakure.

Shinsei inspected Sakura’s failed cloning experiment and discussed visiting another world with Sasuke, while Ino reported that Sunagakure ninja were taking many of Konoha’s missions. At Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage learned that Shinsei was the sage without facial markings and chose to wait and see where he stood.

• Shinsei found that Sakura had produced a defective clone while he was away, and she blamed his absence for the failure.
• Sasuke asked when Shinsei would travel to the other world and said he wanted to see it, while Shinsei kept the subject from Sakura.
• Ino told Shinsei that a team of Sunagakure ninja had been taking missions in Konoha, leaving fewer assignments for local ninja.
• A toad found a scroll bearing the scent of a snake, and Fukasaku and Shima brought it to the Great Toad Sage.
• The Great Toad Sage learned that Shinsei was the sage without facial markings and told Fukasaku and Shima to fetch Jiraiya, but decided they should take no action yet.

Shinsei waited hours for Kushina’s experimental fruit, milk, and vegetable pot, then cooked himself noodles when he found it far too sweet. In Amegakure, Nagato and the woman with violet hair discussed Jiraiya’s visit and new intelligence before deciding to prepare to begin their plans.

• Shinsei waited through the afternoon while Kushina prepared her invented fruit, milk, and vegetable pot.
• Ino and Minato praised the dish, but Shinsei found it cloyingly sweet and claimed his thinning hair meant he was ill.
• Shinsei cooked noodles for himself, and Minato’s stomach rumbled as Shinsei returned with them.
• In Amegakure, the woman with violet hair told Nagato that Jiraiya had left and that Sasori of the Red Sand had revealed information about them.
• The woman showed Nagato new intelligence, and he decided they should prepare to begin now that their information had been exposed.

Tsunade tested her six students in taijutsu, then defeated them after they coordinated their attacks. Kushina became Tsunade’s disciple and summoned Katsuyu, while a message announced Jiraiya’s return.

• Tsunade fought Shinsei, Kushina, Minato, Sasuke, Sakura, and Hinata, using their attacks against them as she held them off.
• Shinsei called a halt so the six could plan, and their coordinated formation put greater pressure on Tsunade.
• Tsunade got serious and overpowered the group, while Minato used Flying Thunder God to catch Kushina as she was flung away.
• After the fight, Tsunade offered Kushina a summoning contract, and Kushina signed the Summoning Scroll and welcomed Katsuyu.
• Shinsei caught a kunai bearing a message that Lord Jiraiya had returned.

Shinsei brought Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki from another world to Konoha, where Jiraiya recognized Minato and Naruto learned that the Fourth Hokage was his father. The group confronted the sealed Nine-Tails, and Shinsei summoned another red-haired woman into their gathering.

• Jiraiya recounted his travels to Tsunade and Naruto until Naruto tackled him over money, then the young Tsunade arrived with Minato, Kushina, and several children.
• Jiraiya recognized Minato and Kushina, and Shinsei explained how he had brought them from another world through the Dragon Vein's energy.
• Shinsei revealed that Naruto's parents were Minato and Kushina and took them with Naruto into the space where the Nine-Tails was sealed.
• The Fourth Hokage appeared and told Naruto that he was his son, prompting Naruto to demand an explanation for the Nine-Tails' seal and recount his lonely childhood.
• Shinsei disturbed hidden chakra and summoned a red-haired woman, who stared in shock at the two Minatos and another version of herself.

Naruto reunited with his parents inside his mind and told them about his childhood, while Minato and Kushina comforted him and apologized. Before their chakra faded, Shinsei explained that the younger Minato and Kushina came from a parallel world, and Naruto said goodbye to his parents.

• Kushina revealed herself to Naruto, and he embraced her as she apologized for not being there for him.
• Naruto told Minato and Kushina about his childhood, and they shared their guilt while Naruto said he did not hate them.
• Shinsei explained that young Minato and Kushina were their counterparts from a parallel world.
• Minato gave his younger self memories of his future training, and Kushina gave her younger self chakra.
• Minato and Kushina prepared to conserve chakra, and Naruto hugged his mother as they said goodbye.

After Naruto learned the truth about his parents, Tsunade agreed to make his identity and his status as a Jinchūriki public. Jiraiya discovered Shinsei’s unusual Sage Mode and summoned Fukasaku and Shima, who recognized it as legendary and began to explain why they had sought him.

• Naruto declared that Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were his parents, and Tsunade decided to reveal the truth publicly.
• Kushina invited Naruto to try a dish she had thought of making, and the others left the office to attend to their affairs.
• Jiraiya asked Shinsei about his Sage Mode and said the Great Toad Sage had sent him to find a sage without facial markings.
• Shinsei activated his Sage Mode, revealing radiant, crystalline skin without facial markings, and refused to go to Mount Myōboku on Jiraiya’s summons.
• Jiraiya summoned Fukasaku and Shima to the office, where they recognized Shinsei’s transformation as the legendary Sage Mode.

Fukasaku explained the origins of natural energy, the God Tree, and the Rabbit Goddess, then told Shinsei that Mount Myōboku had refused the White Snake Sage’s proposal to unite against him. The Great Toad Sage revealed that Shinsei had broken his prophecy and would not be easily defeated by the White Snake Sage.

• Fukasaku recounted how chakra-wielding beings killed the ancient gods and demons, planted the God Tree, and how the Rabbit Goddess later ate its fruit and gave birth to the Sage of Six Paths.
• Fukasaku explained that Shinsei’s human Sage Mode resembled the ancient gods’ power, and Shinsei told the toads he would not treat them as demons unless they provoked him.
• Shima told Shinsei that the White Snake Sage had asked Mount Myōboku to join forces against him, but the Great Toad Sage had refused.
• Fukasaku warned Shinsei that the White Snake Sage could know the Shinobi World’s past, and Shinsei thanked him for Mount Myōboku’s goodwill.
• Shima reported her conversation with Shinsei to the Great Toad Sage, who said the White Snake Sage would not easily defeat the human sage who had broken his prophecy.

Shinsei discussed his doubts about the White Snake Sage and the coming conflict, then decided to spread information about the Akatsuki to draw the other nations into the fight. He began writing a report naming Nagato and the organization’s goals and members.

• Shinsei went fishing with his grandfather, used chakra to catch a large carp, and brought it home for dinner.
• Shinsei sealed his room against the White Snake Sage’s possible spying and considered the threats facing his allies.
• Shinsei compared the Akatsuki and Ryūchi Cave’s forces with his own side and concluded that his allies needed more time to grow.
• Shinsei decided to muddy the waters by sharing more intelligence with the other shinobi villages.
• Shinsei began writing a report identifying Nagato as the Akatsuki leader and describing the group’s plan to collect the Tailed Beasts and create the Ten-Tails.

Shinsei warned Wood Kite to watch Danzo and ordered him to leak information about the Rinnegan through Root’s spies. He then told Minato that he was taking Naruto and the Hokage to another world so Mito could help Naruto grow stronger.

• Shinsei found Tsunade asleep in the Konoha office and identified her as the younger Tsunade by her modesty.
• Shinsei met Wood Kite in the Anbu mission office, warned him that Root might act soon, and told him to spread the information about the Rinnegan through spies.
• Shinsei found Minato, Kushina, and Naruto practicing the Rasengan, where Kushina accidentally called Naruto her son and then fled to cook.
• Minato showed Shinsei that he had learned Flying Thunder God: Second Step, and Shinsei asked him to look after Konoha while he took Naruto and the Hokage to another world.
• Shinsei told Naruto that Mito would help improve his strength, then teased him about struggling with the Rasengan until Naruto attacked him.

Shinsei brought Tsunade, Sasuke, and Naruto to meet Mito Uzumaki, where Tsunade reunited tearfully with her grandmother. Shinsei revealed that the Rinnegan could resurrect Nawaki, while Sasuke searched the Uchiha compound for his parents and heard a familiar voice behind him.

• Shinsei transported Tsunade, Sasuke, and Naruto to Mito Uzumaki, and Tsunade embraced her grandmother in tears.
• Mito welcomed the group with food, while Sasuke left to search for his parents in the Uchiha Clan compound.
• Shinsei told Tsunade and Mito that the Rinnegan could resurrect Nawaki, and Mito offered to have Anbu and Root search for Nagato.
• Shinsei asked Mito for help with a sealing barrier, and Tsunade struggled with the calculations before Mito chastised her.
• Sasuke entered the peaceful Uchiha compound and wandered until a familiar voice told him to leave.

Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō after Fugaku struck him and used its Kamimusubi ability on Mikoto, making her believe he was her son. The Uchiha elders took control of the situation as Hiruzen and Shinsei learned what had happened.

• Fugaku shoved and slapped Sasuke, causing Sasuke's Sharingan to awaken and transform into the Mangekyō.
• Sasuke used Kamimusubi on Mikoto, who shielded him from Fugaku and called him her child.
• The Uchiha clansmen gathered, and the head elder ordered them to keep the incident secret before taking Sasuke and Mikoto elsewhere.
• A Hyūga clansman reported the incident to Hiruzen, who sent word to Mito.
• Shinsei learned that Sasuke had awakened the Mangekyō and made Mikoto believe she was his mother.

Sasuke reunited with versions of his parents in the Uchiha compound, but his demand to take clan members with him provoked Shinsei. The chapter ended as Shinsei prepared to confront Sasuke after his Mangekyō Sharingan appeared.

• Uchiha Setsuna questioned Sasuke about changing Mikoto and learned his Mangekyō ability was Kamimusubi, which Sasuke could not undo.
• Setsuna welcomed Shinsei and Tsunade, who came to take Sasuke home, and Tsunade explained that she was Sasuke's teacher.
• Sasuke told Mikoto not to mention Itachi, then revealed that he considered Mikoto and Fugaku his parents from another world.
• Setsuna agreed Mikoto could stay with Shinsei and Tsunade if her safety was guaranteed, but Sasuke demanded to take other Uchiha clan members too.
• Shinsei confronted Sasuke over his demand, and Sasuke activated his Mangekyō Sharingan as Shinsei's Senjutsu Chakra surged.

Shinsei used Flying Thunder God to take Sasuke away after Sasuke's Amaterasu threatened the room, then fought him in the forest. Sasuke kept attacking despite being beaten down, and he secretly activated Kamimusubi as Shinsei brought down another punch.

• Sasuke activated Amaterasu as Shinsei reached for him, but Shinsei transported him to a forest with Flying Thunder God.
• Tsunade sealed Sasuke's black flames in a scroll while Uchiha Setsuna inspected the burned room.
• Shinsei and Sasuke clashed with chakra swords, and Shinsei's Storm Sword cut through Sasuke's Lightning Sword.
• Sasuke unleashed Majestic Destroyer Flame, but Shinsei struck him from behind and continued overpowering him in close combat.
• After Shinsei punched Sasuke and sent him to the ground, Sasuke activated Kamimusubi as Shinsei swung down another fist.

Shinsei’s memories made him recognize Sasuke as his younger brother, but Sasuke realized the comforting Itachi he saw was only Shinsei’s Shadow Clone. Shinsei defeated Sasuke’s Susanoo, beat him into submission, and raised a Storm Sword to kill him.

• Shinsei recovered memories of being Itachi and tapped Sasuke’s forehead, making Sasuke believe his brother had returned.
• Sasuke discovered that the gentle Shinsei beside him was a Shadow Clone and confronted the real Shinsei.
• Sasuke summoned his first-stage Susanoo and attacked Shinsei, who cut through its arms and shattered it with a punch.
• Shinsei seized Sasuke, slammed him into the ground, and repeatedly punched him until his Mangekyō faded and he became bewildered.
• Shinsei formed a Sage Art: Storm Release: Storm Sword and thrust it toward Sasuke’s chest, saying Sasuke could die if he had come to his senses.

Shinsei brought the battered Sasuke back to the Senju Clan Compound, where Tsunade treated him and Naruto learned why Shinsei had beaten him. The chapter ended with Shinsei tying Sasuke’s bandages into a bow and everyone taking photos of him.

• Shinsei snapped Sasuke out of his madness by injuring him, then brought him back to Uchiha Setsuna’s room.
• Mikoto rushed to Sasuke, but Uchiha Fugaku carried her away while Tsunade prepared to take Sasuke for treatment.
• Shinsei brought Sasuke to the Senju Clan Compound, where Tsunade treated his injuries and Shinsei explained what had happened to Naruto.
• Naruto scolded Sasuke for changing someone else’s will, and Sasuke insulted him, prompting Naruto to threaten him.
• Shinsei tied Sasuke’s head bandages into a bow, and Mito Uzumaki took a group photo before Naruto snapped close-ups of Sasuke.

Mito Uzumaki taught Naruto how to draw on Nine-Tails’ chakra by stripping away the beast’s will, then helped him test the method. Naruto lost control as Nine-Tails’ negative emotions overwhelmed him, and Mito called on Shinsei to handle the rampaging Naruto.

• Shinsei gave Sasuke an ice pop while Naruto tried to grab one and Tsunade stopped him.
• Mito Uzumaki demonstrated her Nine-Tails Chakra Golden Body Mode and explained how Naruto could obtain it.
• Naruto released his chakra’s suppression of Nine-Tails, and his cloak grew as more tails appeared and his control weakened.
• Naruto lunged at Mito, who restrained him with golden chakra tentacles as he grew a fourth tail.
• Mito told Shinsei to let Naruto vent Nine-Tails’ negative emotions, and Shinsei prepared to enter Sage Mode.

Shinsei helped Mito Uzumaki train Naruto by fighting the Nine-Tails and letting it release its resentment. Mito restrained the Nine-Tails when its power began to escalate, then assigned Shinsei to continue the training every few days.

• Shinsei entered Sage Mode and joined Mito Uzumaki as Naruto transformed under the Nine-Tails' influence.
• Shinsei fought Naruto, then realized Naruto was suppressing the Nine-Tails' consciousness and urged him to let its resentment out.
• The Nine-Tails grew a sixth tail and attacked Shinsei with powerful strikes, but Shinsei dodged and countered.
• The Nine-Tails fired chakra blasts at Shinsei until Mito Uzumaki restrained it with golden chains.
• The red chakra withdrew into Naruto, and Mito told Shinsei to let the Nine-Tails out for training every few days.

Shinsei brought Orochimaru to Konoha’s laboratory, where Orochimaru absorbed cursed seals that revealed clues to his counterpart’s hiding places. In Kirigakure, Mei Terumi learned that the Three-Tails was nearing revival and that someone else was pursuing it, prompting Ao to urge her to take Konoha’s intelligence seriously.

• Tsunade warned Orochimaru to disguise himself, while Kushina scolded Naruto for returning from another world without a present.
• Shinsei stopped Naruto from revealing information about the other world and took Orochimaru to the hospital’s underground laboratory.
• Orochimaru swallowed the cursed seals from five Otogakure corpses, including Kimimaro, and learned they contained his counterpart’s soul.
• Orochimaru marked suspected hiding places of the other world’s Orochimaru on a map, and Shinsei left to work on a sealing barrier.
• Ao told Mei Terumi that the Three-Tails was about to revive and that unfamiliar chakra had appeared in the area.
• Mei Terumi vowed to retrieve the Three-Tails, and Ao advised her to take Konoha’s intelligence seriously.

Shinsei completed Konoha’s new sealing barrier and used extracted Nine-Tails chakra to power it. He then injected Kakashi with cells derived from a captured white humanoid creature to increase Kakashi’s chakra reserves.

• Shinsei offered Kakashi a seal to stop his Sharingan from consuming chakra, but Kakashi refused because he wanted to honor Obito’s eye.
• Shinsei warned Kakashi that the Akatsuki was targeting the Tailed Beasts and invited him to Konoha Hospital to increase his chakra reserves.
• Shinsei and the other ninja finished Konoha’s sealing barriers before sunset, and Naruto let the barrier system drain Nine-Tails chakra until Shinsei stopped him as he began to lose control.
• Tsunade confirmed the extracted chakra could power the barrier for half a month, and the barrier blocked the White Snake Sage from probing Konoha.
• Kakashi came to the hospital, where Shinsei explained the chakra-boosting cells derived from the captured humanoid creature and injected them into Kakashi.

Kakashi recovered after Shinsei injected him with modified Hashirama and White Zetsu cells, which increased his chakra and eased his Sharingan’s strain. Shinsei then learned that Kirigakure wanted Konoha’s help protecting the Three-Tails, and Tsunade decided to join the mission while leaving her counterpart in charge.

• Kakashi woke from the painful experiment with greatly increased chakra, and Shinsei confirmed the modified cells were helping his Sharingan and would continue to boost his reserves.
• Shinsei recorded Kakashi’s results and reflected on how Orochimaru had helped develop the cells using Hashirama and White Zetsu cells.
• Shinsei ate breakfast with Riya, who reminded him to come home so they could persuade his grandfather to live with them.
• Shinsei received Kirigakure’s request for help resisting the Akatsuki and protecting the Three-Tails.
• Tsunade decided to hide among the team and join the mission, while her counterpart stayed behind as Hokage, and the two began arguing over who had to remain in Konoha.

Shinsei took Sasuke to the Naka Shrine, where Sasuke read the stone tablet’s instructions for gaining the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and asked for help improving his power. Shinsei agreed in exchange for dinner, then confessed his secret experiments to Tsunade and discovered that another Tsunade was waiting to punish him.

• Shinsei showed Sasuke the stone tablet at Naka Shrine, and Sasuke read that transplanting a close relative’s Mangekyō Sharingan could restore his sight and create the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke told Shinsei that his eyesight was worsening and asked him for help after noticing Kakashi-sensei’s increased chakra.
• Shinsei agreed to help Sasuke in exchange for dinner at Yakiniku Q for everyone the next night.
• Shinsei went to Tsunade’s office and explained his experiments with White Zetsu’s body and Orochimaru’s help.
• The younger Tsunade summoned another Tsunade, who confronted Shinsei as screams rang through the Konoha office.

Shinsei failed to persuade his grandfather to move in with his family, but he explained the treatment that might restore his health. After Tsunade agreed to take Shinsei to the Land of Water, they chose Team 7 for the delegation, and Shinsei brought Sasuke and Sakura to the hospital basement to retrieve a vial of pale green liquid.

• Shinsei and his parents visited his grandfather, who refused to leave the home he had shared with his late wife.
• Shinsei explained his beating and offered treatment using Hashirama Cells, but his grandfather refused treatment and said he had no regrets.
• Tsunade punched Shinsei, then her younger version healed his bruises and claimed the title of Konoha's gambling god.
• Shinsei, Tsunade, and the younger Tsunade settled on Team 7 as the delegation to the Land of Water, with Shinsei accompanying them.
• Shinsei met Sasuke and Sakura at the hospital, went with them to the basement, and took out a vial of pale green liquid while Sasuke watched eagerly.

Shinsei injected Sasuke with a modified Hashirama-cell solution that restored his eyesight and greatly increased his chakra. After sparring with Shinsei to test his new power, Sasuke asked whether he could defeat Uchiha Itachi and was told he still could not; Shinsei then left to find Naruto and the Nine-Tails.

• Shinsei injected Sasuke with the pale green solution, and Sakura gave him anesthetic after he screamed in pain.
• Sasuke woke with restored eyesight and increased chakra, then agreed to train with Shinsei.
• Sasuke used his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo against Shinsei, who broke his second-form Susanoo with a punch.
• Sasuke asked Shinsei whether he could match Uchiha Itachi, and Shinsei told him he was still no match for him.
• Shinsei left the exhausted Sasuke with Sakura and went to find Naruto and the Nine-Tails.

Shinsei took Naruto to the mountains between the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind and used Naruto’s Nine-Tails transformation to demolish the range. The next morning, Shinsei met Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura at Konoha’s gate for their trip to the Land of Water, but Kakashi had not arrived.

• Shinsei used Minato’s Flying Thunder God kunai and a new sensory technique to travel with Naruto to the mountain range bordering the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind.
• Shinsei told Naruto the mountains blocked moisture between the two lands and urged him to destroy them.
• Naruto lost consciousness as the Nine-Tails’ chakra took over, and the Nine-Tails attacked Shinsei while blasting the mountains with Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Shinsei guided the Nine-Tails’ attacks to flatten the mountains, then stopped Naruto’s transformation with a Five Elements Seal.
• Shinsei asked Minato to bring them to the mountain range in the future, and Minato carried the unconscious Naruto and Shinsei back.
• The next morning, Shinsei met Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura at Konoha’s gate to leave for the Land of Water, while Naruto complained that Kakashi was late.