Chapter Summaries

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.

Shinsei traveled with Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, and Tsunade toward the Land of Water, while Naruto repeatedly clashed with Sasuke and failed to recognize Tsunade in her childlike form. The group found an abandoned village near the border and discovered a frightened young woman and her little brother hiding in a concealed room.

• Naruto objected to Shinsei joining the delegation, but Kakashi confirmed Shinsei could remove Team 7 from the list.
• Naruto teased Sasuke with a photograph of his bandaged head, but Sakura showed concern for Sasuke and left Naruto feeling lonely.
• Tsunade arrived in a little girl's form and struck Naruto after he challenged her.
• Shinsei spotted a village before sunset, and the group entered it to find its houses deserted and dusty.
• Kakashi and Naruto moved a wardrobe to reveal a hidden doorway, where Naruto found a young woman and a little boy hiding.
• The boy stepped in front of his sister and warned the group not to hurt her.

Tsunade and the Konoha group found two starving siblings hiding after ninja trained by a red-haired woman had abducted the villagers. As the group prepared to help, Shinsei questioned the Shinobi World’s political order, and Tsunade asked whether he wanted to unify it like Madara Uchiha.

• Tsunade gave the siblings chicken drumsticks and frightened them into explaining what had happened to their village.
• The girl told the group that a red-haired woman had taught Ninjutsu to nearby bandits, who then overwhelmed the villagers and took many of them away.
• Naruto promised to rescue the villagers, and Tsunade agreed to help without payment in exchange for hot water.
• Shinsei cooked a meal for the group and the siblings, while Tsunade explained that the Hokage could not interfere in civil administration.
• Shinsei challenged the world’s political order and asked why the Shinobi World could not be unified, prompting Tsunade to ask whether he intended to follow Madara Uchiha’s example.

Shinsei considered whether he wanted to change the Shinobi World, then agreed to take Kakashi to another world so he could seek answers about his father. The group found Orochimaru’s hidden laboratory, where Naruto rescued a frightened red-haired girl from a cell.

• Shinsei told Tsunade he was unsure about unifying the Shinobi World but wanted to make changes, and Tsunade ordered everyone to keep their conversation secret.
• Kakashi asked Shinsei about the other world and requested to go there with him; Shinsei agreed.
• Naruto and the others followed the siblings to the bandits’ hideout, where Sasuke found a chakra barrier and Naruto broke through it with a Rasengan.
• The group discovered naked villagers in glass tanks and a red-haired woman conducting experiments before she escaped underground.
• Naruto broke open the cell and gently held the trembling red-haired girl, asking if she was all right.

Shinsei and the others rescued Karin Uzumaki and the surviving villagers from Kabuto Yakushi’s underground experiments, then Naruto took responsibility for Karin. The group reached the coast and prepared to travel to the Land of Water, while in Konoha Tsunade approved Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro’s return to Sunagakure and called for Tenzo.

• Shinsei and the others freed the villagers from the underground hall, and Tsunade and Katsuyu treated the survivors.
• Karin Uzumaki identified Orochimaru’s subordinate Kabuto Yakushi as the person behind the experiments and told Kakashi how she had been captured and forced to treat victims.
• Naruto vowed to catch Kabuto Yakushi, and Tsunade agreed that Karin could travel with the group under Naruto’s care.
• The group fed the surviving villagers, escorted them home, and continued to the coast, where they found a ship bound for the Land of Water.
• Tsunade approved Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro’s request to return to Sunagakure, then told Shizune to fetch Tenzo.

Tsunade assigned Tenzo a mission that would lead to his transfer from the Anbu, while Danzo sent Sai to deliver intelligence to Amegakure. Meanwhile, Orochimaru fought a version of himself from another world, and the battle continued after both summoned allies.

• Tsunade gave Tenzo information and a three-pronged kunai for monitoring a group, and Tenzo chose the name Yamato before his planned Anbu transfer.
• Danzo ordered Sai to deliver intelligence to Amegakure and warned him that failure would require him to take his own life.
• A young Orochimaru found Orochimaru's underground hideout, and the two fought with swords, snakes, and Living Corpse Reincarnation techniques.
• The young Orochimaru revealed that he had gained Orochimaru's memories through the Cursed Seal of Heaven and said Summoning Technique worked across both Shinobi Worlds.
• Orochimaru summoned Ichikishimahime, while the young Orochimaru summoned Manda; Manda fled after the Snake Princess confronted him.
• Orochimaru challenged his counterpart to escape from him and Ichikishimahime.

Two versions of Orochimaru fought over which one would survive, eventually merging their battle into an Eight-Headed Serpent. One Orochimaru emerged and tried to recruit Kabuto Yakushi, but Kabuto escaped with a white scroll, uncertain about what had happened.

• Young Orochimaru copied his opponent’s appearance, and the two Orochimarus confused Ichikishimahime with clones and disguises during their fight.
• Orochimaru trapped Ichikishimahime in the Four Violet Flames Formation, then let a giant white snake swallow him as the other Orochimarus became dead snakes.
• The two Orochimarus repeatedly emerged from the Eight-Headed Serpent, recognized each other’s soul energy, and invoked the White Dragon Visualization Method before being swallowed again.
• One Orochimaru crawled out of the serpent and told Kabuto Yakushi to follow him, but Kabuto recognized that he was not the Lord Orochimaru she had served.
• Orochimaru attacked Kabuto Yakushi with Snake Shadow Hidden Hands, but Kabuto escaped as a Shadow Clone and emerged from the earth holding a white scroll.

Tsunade and her disciples played cards aboard a cruise ship before Kirigakure ninja requisitioned it to transport Konoha’s envoys. The group reached an island, where Mizukage Mei Terumi welcomed them and mistook Tsunade for Konoha’s Hokage.

• Tsunade lost at cards to Shinsei and then played Naruto, who repeatedly checked his moves with Shinsei and beat her.
• Tsunade and the others went outside when they heard an argument and found Kirigakure ninja requisitioning the cruise ship.
• Kakashi showed Jirō Miyazaki their credentials, and Jirō explained that the Mizukage had ordered him to receive the Konoha envoys.
• The group transferred to a small boat, and Tsunade knocked out the seasick Naruto while Shinsei cleaned up his vomit with Water Release chakra.
• Mei Terumi welcomed the Konoha group on the island and asked whether the little blonde Tsunade was Konoha’s Hokage.

Shinsei received word from Katsuyu that Tsunade’s plan had begun while the Konoha delegation met with Mei Terumi. Meanwhile, Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro encountered Deidara, Kakuzu, and Hidan in the desert, and their fight began.

• Shinsei slipped away from the group and learned from Katsuyu that Tsunade’s plan had begun.
• Mei Terumi invited Kakashi to drink, but Kakashi used a Shadow Clone and stayed clearheaded while Naruto tried to uncover his mask.
• Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro were confronted in the desert by Deidara, Kakuzu, and Hidan.
• Temari identified the Akatsuki members and warned them that Sunagakure had been notified, while Deidara asked whether Sasori would come.
• Gaara declared that he was excited and sent a wave of sand toward the Akatsuki members as Deidara took to the sky and launched clay birds.
• Temari swung her fan at Deidara’s incoming clay birds.

Deidara and Kakuzu fought Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro, with Deidara turning the battle into a series of explosive attacks. Gaara protected the three with a sand sphere, but Deidara’s Clay Spiders burrowed inside as he prepared another detonation.

• Deidara and Kakuzu battled the Sunagakure ninja while Hidan attacked Temari and Kankuro, and Gaara defended against their attacks with sand.
• Deidara bombarded the group with clay birds and dragons, injuring Temari and forcing Gaara to enclose all three in a sand sphere.
• Deidara’s enormous clay dragon blasted a hole in the sphere, but Gaara quickly filled the breach with sand.
• Deidara sent Clay Spiders burrowing into the sand sphere, and Gaara heard them crawling through its walls as Deidara began another attack.

Minato Namikaze rescued Gaara and the Sunagakure ninja from Deidara, then joined Shinsei to confront the Akatsuki. Minato sealed Kakuzu, Hidan, and Deidara inside a barrier as Shinsei challenged them to a fight.

• Minato used Flying Thunder God and a Rasengan to rescue Gaara, Temari, and their companion from Deidara, then brought them to safety in a forest.
• Minato borrowed Shinsei’s senjutsu chakra through a sealing scroll and sensed his own chakra mark.
• Minato arrived where Shinsei was resting with Tsunade, and the two left together after confirming their plan had worked.
• Kakuzu decided the Akatsuki should retreat and report Minato’s Flying Thunder God to their leader, but Shinsei and Minato appeared before they could leave.
• Minato placed four kunai around the Akatsuki members and formed the Four Violet Flames Formation, trapping them with Shinsei inside.
• Shinsei challenged Kakuzu, Hidan, and Deidara, declaring that either they would beat him to death or he would beat them to death.