Chapter Summaries

Shinsei struggled to compress water into a stable Compressed Water Mine, then visited Tsunade to ask for advice. Tsunade tested the technique, discovered a possible solution, and turned to Shinsei just as she caught him staring at her.

• Shinsei repeatedly tried to compress a cubic meter of water, but could not shrink it beyond a basketball-sized ball before it burst apart.
• Shinsei used Flying Thunder God to visit Tsunade and found her studying the cell solution he had provided.
• Tsunade explained that her research ideas required better facilities, then teased Shinsei when she noticed him looking at her.
• Shinsei described his difficulties developing a ninjutsu that compressed water and released it in a burst.
• Tsunade tried compressing water herself, but it burst apart; she then said she had thought of a way and caught Shinsei looking at her.

Shinsei and Tsunade modified the Reverse Four Symbols Seal to compress natural water into a marked sphere that could be released on command. They tested it at a distant lake, where the sphere produced a massive explosion, leaving Tsunade to reckon with its power.

• Tsunade suggested Shinsei use Sealing Jutsu to compress natural water, and Shinsei decided to modify the Reverse Four Symbols Seal.
• Shinsei and Tsunade spent half a day designing a seal that could compress water and release it through disrupted chakra.
• Shinsei used his Shadow Clone to compress water from the lake into a fist-sized sphere weighing nearly four metric tons.
• Shinsei teleported himself and Tsunade far from the sphere, then activated its seal and triggered an enormous explosion.
• Tsunade observed the distant blast and its shock wave, which reached them from seven or eight hundred meters away.

Shinjō and Tsunade tested a new water-based explosive sealing technique that could threaten enemies who absorbed ordinary ninjutsu. Shinjō named it Palm Thunder, and Tsunade ordered him to make 50 of the stored bombs for the Hokage.

• Shinjō used Flying Thunder God to bring Tsunade to the blast site and showed her the crater and damage caused by his compressed water bomb.
• Shinjō explained that Palm Thunder used naturally occurring water, consumed no chakra when detonated, and could be stored for later use.
• Tsunade explained that expanding the sealing range would make the technique unstable, while Shinjō continued testing its destructive power and limits against Susanoo.
• Shinjō demonstrated compressing and storing another water sphere, then named the technique Palm Thunder at Tsunade's suggestion.
• Tsunade demanded that Shinjō make 50 Palm Thunder bombs for the Hokage, and Shinjō realized she had maneuvered him into agreeing.

Shinsei prepared to travel to the Land of Rain with Jiraiya and Yahiko to persuade Nagato to abandon his plan for a powerful weapon. Yahiko left with them, questioning whether a weapon could bring peace and believing that people’s thinking needed to change.

• Shinsei considered how Obito and Nagato’s goals could divide the Akatsuki and decided Yahiko’s presence might help persuade Nagato.
• Tsunade approved Shinsei’s plan and ordered him and Jiraiya to take Yahiko to the Land of Rain while Obito was in the Land of Water.
• Shinsei collected Yahiko from Minato’s home and told him they were leaving immediately.
• Yahiko prepared for the trip and reflected that creating a powerful weapon would not guarantee peace, which required changing people’s thinking.

Shinsei and Jiraiya set out with Yahiko on a secret mission to the Land of Rain, disguising Yahiko in girls' clothes and themselves with the Transformation Technique. After they left Konoha, a man confirmed their departure to a masked figure.

• Tsunade warned Shinsei that the mission intelligence seemed suspicious and told him to protect himself.
• Jiraiya offered to take Yahiko as a student, but Yahiko hesitated to accept him as a teacher.
• Shizune and Tsunade disguised Yahiko as a girl so he could accompany Shinsei and Jiraiya unnoticed.
• Jiraiya transformed into a woman, while Shinsei chose the alias Tairō and Jiraiya chose Mime.
• Shinsei, Jiraiya, and Yahiko left Konoha, and a man reported their departure to a masked figure.

Shinsei, Jiraiya, and Yahiko traveled in disguise toward their destination, but a suspicious tea stall exposed them to an apparent Root ambush. After uncovering the murdered stall owners and burying them, the group considered whether to continue the mission.

• Shinsei shared flatbread and water with Jiraiya and Yahiko before they resumed their slow journey in disguise.
• At a roadside tea stall, Shinsei suspected the old woman's free tea and challenged her to drink it.
• Jiraiya restrained the old woman, who transformed into a man and killed himself with poison after being captured.
• Shinsei concluded that Root had discovered their movements, and Jiraiya and Yahiko dropped their disguises.
• Shinsei and Jiraiya found the murdered tea-stall owners in a cellar, buried them, and ate dry rations.
• Jiraiya asked Shinsei whether they would continue the mission.

Shinsei and Jiraiya continued to Amegakure to contact Nagato, and Shinsei sent him a photograph using an electromagnetic cannon. The photograph stirred memories for Konan and Nagato, who was left wondering whether he would see Yahiko.

• Shinsei and Jiraiya decided to continue to Amegakure despite Danzo having exposed Shinsei's identity.
• Shinsei, Jiraiya, and Yahiko reached Amegakure, where Shinsei sensed Nagato's Rain Tiger at Will Technique but received no response.
• Shinsei launched a kunai carrying a photograph through a tower window to get Nagato's attention.
• Konan retrieved the photograph and remembered her past with Yahiko and the black-haired girl beside them.
• Konan showed the photograph to Nagato, who recognized Yahiko and questioned whether he would go see him.

Nagato and Konan flew to meet Shinjō, Jiraiya, and the parallel-world Yahiko in Amegakure. Konan showed kindness to Yahiko, and Nagato allowed the visitors to follow him into the village, where Shinjō noticed the villagers' fear and poverty.

• Nagato decided to meet Yahiko and flew toward Shinjō with Konan as Amegakure's residents cheered them as God and Lady Angel.
• Shinjō, Jiraiya, and Yahiko waited in the rain, and Jiraiya reassured the nervous Yahiko as Nagato and Konan arrived.
• Jiraiya introduced Yahiko to Nagato and Konan, and Konan sheltered him from the rain with paper from her wings.
• Shinjō asked Nagato to receive them as guests, and Nagato turned toward the village and invited them to follow if they were not afraid.
• Nagato led the group through silent villagers and into a tall building while Shinjō observed the residents' frail appearance and fearful expressions.

Jiraiya confronted Nagato over his plan to bring peace through fear, while Shinsei revealed he had removed the One-Tail and argued that unifying the world was the only practical path to peace. Jiraiya tried to stop Shinsei from pursuing that idea, and Nagato began considering whether their goals might allow cooperation.

• Jiraiya urged Nagato to remember Yahiko and abandon his fear-based plan, but Nagato insisted that only pain could stop war.
• Shinsei revealed that he had taken the One-Tail to another world, leaving Nagato unable to complete his Ten-Tails plan.
• Shinsei agreed that peace through mutual understanding was naive and argued that unifying the world could end war.
• Jiraiya tried to drag Shinsei away, but Shinsei stayed put and challenged Jiraiya to let him finish speaking.
• Nagato sat down and considered that he and Shinsei might be able to cooperate despite their different approaches to peace.

Shinsei confronted Obito Uchiha in Amegakure, where a chakra barrier blocked his Flying Thunder God perception, and the sages of Ryūchi Cave appeared to kill him on the Great Sage’s orders. As Jiraiya prepared to fight and Konan took Yahiko to safety, Shinsei told the others to stand back and faced the sages alone.

• Obito Uchiha offered Shinsei a place in his plan for world peace, but threatened to kill him and take the One-Tail when Shinsei refused.
• Shinsei discovered that a chakra barrier around the area had blocked his ability to sense his Flying Thunder God marks.
• Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Tagitsuhime appeared and declared that they had come to kill Shinsei on the Great Sage’s orders.
• Jiraiya refused to abandon Shinsei, while Konan agreed to protect Yahiko and Shinsei sent him to her.
• Shinsei told Jiraiya to hide and challenged the three sages to face him alone.

Shinsei fought Kabuto Yakushi’s allies inside the barrier while Jiraiya left to activate Sage Mode. After recognizing Kabuto behind the reincarnated fighters, Shinsei faced a gathering of powerful former Kage.

• Shinsei created a shadow clone to escort Jiraiya away while he stayed behind to confront the attackers.
• Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Tagitsuhime turned invisible, but Shinsei tracked them and struck them with his Storm Release technique.
• A woman attacked Shinsei with powerful flames, and he recognized her as an Impure World Reincarnation before calling out Kabuto Yakushi.
• Kabuto revealed herself and credited Shinsei with prompting her to change bodies and discover the power of bloodline abilities.
• The Third Raikage blocked Shinsei’s charge at Kabuto, who escaped as the Fourth Mizukage appeared.
• The Second Tsuchikage emerged, completing the group of reincarnated Kage facing Shinsei.

Shinsei fought a powerful group of reincarnated ninja and escaped the collapsing building, where he summoned Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Minato Namikaze with Impure World Reincarnation. The three Hokage met Shinsei and Jiraiya, and Shinsei pointed out the enemies he wanted them to face.

• The reincarnated ninja trapped Shinsei inside the building, but he countered their Dust Release with a Sage Art: Storm Release Rasenshuriken and escaped as the structure collapsed.
• Jiraiya asked Shinsei to hold off the enemies while he worked, and Shinsei agreed while asking him not to tell on him.
• Shinsei summoned Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Minato Namikaze with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Minato Namikaze recognized Jiraiya, and Tobirama Senju questioned why the Third Hokage, Monkey, had not been summoned.
• Shinsei introduced himself to Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju as their relative and Tsunade's student, then pointed out the enemies.

Shinsei summoned Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Minato Namikaze to help confront Obito Uchiha. He exposed Obito’s identity and plan to gather the tailed beasts, leaving Minato ready to fight his former student to protect Naruto.

• Shinsei explained his connection to Naruto to Minato Namikaze, who promised to protect the villagers.
• Hashirama Senju apologized to the opposing shinobi, while Tobirama Senju attacked Obito Uchiha and recognized his space-time ability.
• Obito Uchiha revealed that the Uchiha Clan had been exterminated, and Shinsei accused him of involvement in the massacre.
• Shinsei named Obito Uchiha, prompting him to remove his mask and Minato Namikaze to recognize his former student.
• Obito Uchiha declared that he would create a new world, and Shinsei told Minato that Obito planned to collect the nine tailed beasts and form the Ten-Tails.
• Minato Namikaze vowed to kill Obito if he threatened Naruto by carrying out his plan.

Obito Uchiha and Hashirama Senju clashed with Wood Golem Technique, while Shinsei learned Tobirama Senju’s concealed water attack. The chapter ended with Shinsei firing Sage Art: Water Release: Heavenly Weeping at Obito Uchiha.

• Obito Uchiha summoned a massive wooden golem, and Tobirama Senju deduced that Obito had received Hashirama Senju’s cells.
• Minato Namikaze teleported the group away from Obito’s golem, and Hashirama Senju summoned his own wooden golem to fight it.
• Hashirama Senju used a Wood Dragon to trip Obito Uchiha’s golem, then knocked it down and smashed its head.
• Tobirama Senju explained the preparation behind his concealed Water Release technique to Shinsei.
• Shinsei used Sage Art: Water Release: Heavenly Weeping against Obito Uchiha.

Shinsei, Tobirama Senju, and Hashirama Senju fought Obito Uchiha and the shinobi revived through Impure World Reincarnation while Kabuto Yakushi took control of the battlefield. Tobirama and Minato vanished to coordinate an attack, and Tobirama confronted Obito to seize his Gunbai.

• Shinsei's water needles wounded Obito, but his injuries healed almost immediately, and he explained to Tobirama how he had obtained his Sharingan.
• Kabuto Yakushi took control of the reincarnated shinobi, and Mu attacked the Konoha group with Dust Release.
• Hashirama blocked Mu's attack with Wood Release, while Tobirama sliced Mu in half with Water Severing Wave before Mu regenerated.
• Tobirama urged Hashirama to seal the enemies so they could return to Konoha, and Jiraiya joined the battle in Sage Mode against the Fourth Mizukage.
• Tobirama and Minato vanished, then Tobirama appeared before Obito and reached for his Gunbai.

Obito Uchiha summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path while Minato Namikaze and Tobirama Senju tried to persuade him to stop. As the statue rampaged and the battle continued, Shinsei helped defend the villagers and confronted the Third Raikage, ending with the two clashing over strength.

• Minato Namikaze offered Obito Uchiha forgiveness if he turned back, but Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Shinsei cut a fragment from the statue with his Storm Release chakra sword and stored it in a scroll.
• Nagato used Shinra Tensei to protect villagers from flying debris, while Hashirama Senju restrained the statue with Deep Forest Emergence.
• Shinsei joined Jiraiya against the reanimated ninjas and redirected the Third Raikage's Hell Stab with a Storm Release Rasengan.
• The Third Raikage repaired his chest wound and attacked again, but Shinsei caught his wrist and overpowered him with Sage Mode-enhanced strength.

Shinsei and Jiraiya sealed the Third Raikage and Fourth Mizukage, then turned their attention to Pakura. Meanwhile, Obito called to Kabuto, whose coffin revealed a figure with wild black hair.

• Jiraiya used the Five Elements Seal on the Third Raikage, who asked him to tell his son that protecting people did not mean endlessly compromising.
• Shinsei gave Jiraiya senjutsu chakra to sustain his Sage Mode, but Jiraiya struggled to control his boosted speed and crashed into a tree.
• Shinsei defeated the Fourth Mizukage’s Water Mirror Technique duplicate, disrupted his chakra, and Jiraiya sealed him.
• Shinsei surrounded Pakura with a torrent of water as Jiraiya prepared to seal her.
• Obito called out to Kabuto, and a coffin rose from the earth to reveal a figure with wild black hair.

Madara Uchiha was revived and learned that the One-Tail had been taken to another world, disrupting Obito’s plan. He clashed with Hashirama Senju over whether to reshape the Shinobi World, then left with him to fight elsewhere as Shinsei and the others followed.

• Madara Uchiha emerged from the coffin, greeted Hashirama Senju, and asked Obito to release the barrier around Amegakure.
• Obito Uchiha released the barrier and explained that Shinsei had taken the One-Tail to another world.
• Shinsei offered to explain the situation, but Madara Uchiha questioned his worth and turned his attention back to Hashirama Senju.
• Madara Uchiha argued that the Shinobi World needed to be reshaped, while Hashirama Senju insisted that Madara should not interfere in the affairs of the living.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha left to fight in a distant forest, and Tobirama Senju led Shinsei and the others after them.

Shinsei watched Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju battle, first with Taijutsu and Ninjutsu, then with their immense Susanoo and Wood Release constructs. As the two giants faced off, Kabuto Yakushi resolved to pursue Sage Mode and power of her own.

• Shinsei reached a distant hill and watched Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju begin their fight.
• Madara’s Sharingan gave him an advantage in Taijutsu, but Hashirama’s strength and healing helped him withstand the exchanges.
• Madara unleashed a vast sea of flames, and Hashirama countered with Wood Release defenses.
• Madara formed a gigantic Susanoo, while Hashirama summoned an enormous wooden statue to face it.
• Kabuto Yakushi watched from a distant hill and decided to learn Sage Mode and seek power of her own.
• Madara and Hashirama shouted each other’s names as their colossal constructs prepared to clash.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju battled while Madara revealed his plan to destroy Konoha and rebuild the world. Black Zetsu used Nagato to revive Madara, and Shinsei helped the dying Nagato escape with Konan after promising to bring peace.

• Susanoo and Hashirama Senju's Wood Golem fought evenly as both revived warriors drew on unlimited chakra.
• Madara Uchiha told Hashirama Senju he planned to destroy Konoha and create a new world, but Hashirama vowed to stop him.
• Black Zetsu took control of Nagato and forced him to perform Rinne Rebirth, restoring Madara Uchiha to life.
• Shinsei reached the dying Nagato, who asked whether Shinsei could bring peace; Shinsei promised that he could.
• Konan carried Nagato away after Shinsei placed black markings on him and whispered instructions, while Jiraiya watched them leave in tears.