Recaps

Lin Mo acquired the Dimensional Inventory System, which let him create videos and broadcast them to anime worlds for Dimensional Points. He aired his first Naruto combat-scene video, leaving the shinobi world stunned and ready to react as he planned to make more.

• A white light struck Lin Mo as he headed to an anime convention, and the Dimensional Inventory System bound itself to him.
• Lin Mo learned that he could broadcast videos to anime worlds and earn Dimensional Points to exchange for abilities or items.
• Lin Mo selected Naruto and spent two days editing a video titled “Inventory of the Shinobi World's Top Ten Combat Famous Scenes.”
• A huge Heavenly Screen appeared across the shinobi world, and Naruto, Sasuke, and people throughout the villages watched it.
• The Third Hokage, the Raikage, Mei Terumi, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Kabuto, Nagato, and Konan reacted to the broadcast and wondered what it meant.
• After the system confirmed that everyone could see the video, Lin Mo decided to make another one.

The screen showed the Six Paths of Pain invading Konoha, defeating its defenders, and destroying the village with the Deva Path’s massive shockwave. It ended with Naruto appearing in Sage Mode as Jiraiya and Tsunade reacted to the devastation and the revelation that Yahiko seemed to lead the attack.

• The Third Hokage ordered the Anbu to have Kakashi protect Naruto after seeing Naruto’s Sage Mode on the screen.
• Pain sent the Six Paths into Konoha, where they attacked the village while Tsunade organized its defense and treated the wounded.
• Kakashi fought the Deva and Asura Paths, used Kamui to absorb a missile, and sent Choji to report the enemy’s abilities.
• Konohamaru defeated the Human Path, while Pain gathered information about the Nine-Tails and left Konoha.
• The Deva Path destroyed Konoha with a tremendous shockwave, and Sakura called for Naruto among the ruins.
• Naruto arrived in Sage Mode with giant toad summons, while Jiraiya recognized the apparent leader as Yahiko and Tsunade resolved to return to Konoha.

Naruto arrived to protect Tsunade and fought the Six Paths of Pain, using Sage Mode and help from the toads to destroy several Paths. Deva Path Pain eventually pinned Naruto with a black rod and declared him captured for the Akatsuki.

• Naruto smashed the Asura Path as it attacked Tsunade, then fought the remaining Paths with Sage Fukasaku, Sage Shima, and the summoned toads.
• Naruto used Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan and Wind Release: Rasenshuriken to defeat summoned beasts, while Shima’s dust storm helped Naruto destroy the Animal Path with Twin Rasengan.
• Naruto used reverse summoning to bring Sage Mode clones into the fight, but the Preta Path absorbed his Rasenshuriken and Deva Path Pain repelled Naruto and the toads with Shinra Tensei.
• The Preta Path grabbed Naruto and absorbed his Chakra, but Senjutsu Chakra petrified it, allowing Naruto to escape.
• Deva Path Pain pulled Sage Fukasaku toward him and impaled him with a black rod, then pinned Naruto with another rod and announced that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had been captured.

As the sky screen showed Pain capturing Naruto, Konoha's people and the other ninja villages reacted with shock, while Naruto vowed to train and surpass his future self. The Akatsuki members watched their leader's battle, and Ōnoki began organizing a response to the threat they posed.

• Naruto celebrated seeing his future strength, then panicked when Pain pinned him down and announced that the Nine-Tails had been captured; he vowed to train and dashed to the training ground.
• Sasuke mocked Naruto, while Kakashi watched the footage gravely and Hiruzen and Hinata worried about the battle's outcome.
• The leaders of the major villages questioned Konoha's strength, and Rasa reconsidered Sunagakure's planned alliance with Orochimaru against Konoha.
• Ōnoki recognized Pain's cloak as the Akatsuki's emblem, concluded the organization threatened the other villages, and ordered a leadership meeting and contact with the other ninja villages.
• Akatsuki members reacted to Pain's battle: Deidara and Hidan praised his power, Kakuzu considered the costs, Kisame took interest in Naruto, and Itachi watched with concern.
• Zetsu expressed anticipation that his plan would succeed, while Konan reaffirmed her trust in Nagato; the other village leaders also began taking action against the Akatsuki.

Hinata confessed her love to Naruto and repeatedly fought Pain to save him, but Pain struck her down, triggering Naruto’s Nine-Tails transformation. In the real world, Kakashi stopped Naruto from losing control, while the sky-screen Naruto continued battling Pain in a destructive rage.

• Hinata stepped between Naruto and Pain, confessed that she loved Naruto, and attacked Pain despite Naruto’s warnings.
• Pain repeatedly knocked Hinata down, then impaled her with a black rod as she tried to free Naruto.
• Seeing Hinata fall, the sky-screen Naruto erupted in Nine-Tails Chakra, while the real Naruto also began losing control; Kakashi sealed his Chakra and knocked him unconscious.
• Kakashi explained to Sakura and Sasuke that Naruto’s emotions had allowed the Nine-Tails’ Chakra to run wild.
• The transformed Naruto attacked Pain and devastated the ruins, while Orochimaru watched with interest and Jiraiya worried as he traveled toward Konoha.

Naruto's rampage against Pain ended with Nagato using Chibaku Tensei to trap the Nine-Tails inside a growing sphere. The sky-screen footage shocked shinobi and daimyo across the countries, while Danzo began plotting to claim the Rinnegan's power.

• Pain questioned Naruto about hatred and understanding as Naruto, overtaken by the Nine-Tails, attacked him.
• Tsunade's necklace activated to restrain Naruto, but Naruto crushed it and resumed his assault.
• Tsunade recognized the necklace on the sky screen and recalled the losses and memories it held for her.
• Naruto formed a Tailed Beast Bomb and chased Pain to a forest, where Nagato used Chibaku Tensei to draw Naruto and the surrounding terrain into a massive sphere.
• Nagato told Konan that sealing the Nine-Tails was necessary for their plan, while Konan watched with concern.
• Raikage A, Ōnoki, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and the daimyo reacted with alarm to Chibaku Tensei, and Danzo resolved to seek the Rinnegan's power.

Naruto met Minato Namikaze in his inner world and learned that the Fourth Hokage was his father, who apologized for the pain Naruto had endured. With Minato’s encouragement and renewed power, Naruto returned to the battle determined to find an answer to hatred, while Konoha’s villagers watched and regretted how they had treated him.

• Minato appeared before Naruto at the sealing gate and revealed that he had named Naruto and was his father.
• Naruto confronted Minato about sealing the Nine-Tails inside him and described the loneliness and rejection he had suffered.
• Minato apologized, encouraged Naruto to seek Jiraiya’s answer to ending hatred, and restored Naruto’s senses with the Nine-Tails’ power.
• Naruto returned to the real world atop the Chibaku Tensei, determined to protect what he held dear.
• Naruto removed the black rods from Deva Path Pain and prepared to find the person behind Pain’s actions.
• Konoha’s villagers and ninjas learned that Minato was Naruto’s father, regretted their past treatment of him, and vowed to treat him better.

Naruto confronted Nagato and persuaded him to abandon hatred and revive the people killed during Pain's attack on Konoha. After the sky's video ended, ninja and villagers across the world reacted to Naruto's heroism, while Hiruzen, Danzo, and Iruka reflected on Naruto's past and future.

• Shikaku recalled Shikamaru's faith in Naruto and decided to leave Pain's defeat to him.
• Naruto found Nagato and Konan, resisted Nagato's provocations, and spoke with them about hatred, understanding, and peace.
• Remembering Yahiko and Naruto's words, Nagato chose to trust Naruto and used Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive Konoha's dead.
• The video ended with Kakashi carrying Naruto back to the village as the people hailed him as a hero.
• Akatsuki members and ninja from other nations reacted with disbelief to Nagato's sacrifice and Naruto's persuasion.
• Hiruzen regretted failing to protect Naruto, Danzo vowed to keep pursuing control of Konoha, and Iruka remembered how he had learned to understand and trust Naruto.

As the three-day countdown ended, the sky revealed Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha as the next featured figures, prompting the nations to prepare for new developments. The video showed their opposing powers and ideals, then left Hashirama sensing Madara’s chakra while Madara questioned Konoha’s peace and reaffirmed his resolve.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Konoha to reinforce its defenses and had Kakashi shelter Naruto, while the Raikage and Ōnoki sent agents to investigate the Akatsuki and recalled their jinchūriki.
• The sky announced Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha as the ninth featured figures and displayed Hashirama’s Thousand-Armed Kannon and Madara’s Perfect Susanoo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi remembered the former friends’ split over how to achieve peace and the battle they fought at the Valley of the End.
• The video showed Hashirama walking through peaceful Konoha before sensing Madara’s chakra.
• Madara watched Konoha from a distant cliff, called its peace false, and resolved that it could not last.

The sky projection showed Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha battling with the Nine-Tails, Susanoo, and Hashirama’s Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands. As the Shinobi World watched in awe, Tsunade reflected on her grandfather’s strength and Orochimaru resolved to take Sasuke’s body and Sharingan.

• Madara Uchiha summoned the Nine-Tails while Hashirama Senju countered with Wood Release, and the two fought amid the trees.
• Madara Uchiha covered the Nine-Tails in Susanoo armor, and Hashirama Senju answered by summoning the thousand-armed Buddha in Sage Mode.
• Ninja across the Shinobi World watched the battle and feared that power on such a scale could destroy the world’s balance.
• Tsunade watched her grandfather fight and recalled his belief that a ninja’s power should protect rather than destroy.
• Orochimaru coveted Madara Uchiha’s Sharingan and decided to obtain Sasuke’s body and take control of his eyes.

The sky-screen showed Hashirama Senju defeating Madara Uchiha in their final battle, then left Naruto and Sasuke inspired by the two men's power and committed to their own conflicting goals.

• Hashirama Senju used a Wood Release Clone to stab Madara Uchiha from behind and declared he would protect the village, even from friends and family.
• Madara Uchiha warned Hashirama that the village would not erase hatred and would eventually fall into darkness before dying.
• Shinobi across the world mourned the former friends' fate and debated their different beliefs.
• Naruto vowed to become Hokage and grow strong enough to protect everyone, while Sasuke resolved to gain power to kill Uchiha Itachi.
• Naruto and Sasuke argued over their goals as Sakura worried and Kakashi watched them.

Lin Mo adjusted to the Inventory System and took a break from editing to shop and plan for a more balanced life. In the Shinobi World, suspicion toward Konoha grew as the villages waited four days for the Heavenly Screen’s next video.

• Lin Mo projected the Inventory System interface onto his computer after it offered to move the screen to an external device.
• After a week of editing two videos and accumulating Dimensional Points, Lin Mo went out to buy groceries and eat at a Japanese restaurant.
• Lin Mo returned home, put away his purchases, and checked the Inventory System with a calmer outlook.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi noted that four days remained until the next Heavenly Screen video while rumors about Konoha’s role spread among the villages.
• Naruto and Sasuke noticed the countdown during their training fight, and Sasuke wondered whether the playback schedule followed a pattern.
• Ōnoki urged an Iwagakure ninja to stay calm and wait for the next video rather than act on suspicions about Konoha.

As the sky screen unsettled the Shinobi World, Hiruzen Sarutobi kept Konoha’s Chunin Ninja Exams on schedule while Orochimaru headed to meet Rasa about their attack plan. Konoha’s Genin teams prepared for the exams, and Ōnoki decided to send Iwagakure teams to assess them, leaving the exams poised to draw in new rivals.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Chunin Ninja Exams to proceed as scheduled and learned that Jiraiya and Tsunade were returning to Konoha.
• Orochimaru traveled toward the Land of Wind to confirm his Konoha Crush Plan agreement with Rasa.
• The Konoha 12 received news of the exams and trained with their teams to prepare.
• Ōnoki reconsidered Iwagakure’s refusal to participate and ordered outstanding Genin teams to travel to Konoha.
• Kitsuchi instructed the Iwagakure Genin to observe Konoha’s new generation, including Naruto Uzumaki.

The sky screen showed Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu fighting with Water Release and Dust Release, drawing reactions from villages across the Shinobi World. As the battle continued, Ōnoki renewed his resolve to strengthen Iwagakure, while Mei Terumi ordered Kirigakure to welcome back ninja and bloodline clans driven away during the Bloody Mist era.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that teams from other villages had arrived for the Chunin Ninja Exams and ordered increased surveillance of Sunagakure and Iwagakure.
• Hozuki Gengetsu attacked Mu with Water Release and Steaming Danger Tyranny, while Mu destroyed the steam clone with Dust Release and avoided Gengetsu's counterattack through invisibility and splitting.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi watched the battle, and Ōnoki recalled Mu's teachings and ordered Iwagakure's exam team to demonstrate the village's strength.
• Mei Terumi reflected on Kirigakure's Bloody Mist past and instructed Ao to invite escaped Mist ninja and bloodline clans to return.
• Mei Terumi ordered an emergency meeting to plan for the return of Kirigakure's exiled ninja and clans as the battle continued on the sky screen.

Pain ordered the Akatsuki to lie low after the sky-screen video exposed their strength, while Obito and Zetsu secretly continued planning to capture the Tailed Beasts. In the Land of Iron, Mifune responded to the ninja’s power by urging the samurai to adapt and strengthen themselves without abandoning bushido.

• Pain gathered the Akatsuki through projected phantoms and ordered the members to avoid large-scale operations while the nations watched them.
• After the meeting, Zetsu told Obito that Gaara had greater protection and that his clones had located Yugito Nii.
• Obito and Zetsu agreed to keep monitoring the Jinchūriki and weaken the nations through small-scale conflicts while waiting for an opportunity.
• Mifune watched the sky-screen video and summoned the senior samurai to discuss adapting their training and tactics while preserving their traditions.
• Mifune went to the training grounds and vowed that the glory of the samurai would not disappear.

Second Tsuchikage Mu and Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki fought to a draw, then died from their injuries after being rescued. Their battle inspired Orochimaru to broaden his Impure World Reincarnation research, while Hozuki Suigetsu resolved to escape and grow stronger despite being held captive.

• Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu unleashed their ultimate techniques at the same time, leaving both gravely injured and unable to continue fighting.
• Their subordinates rescued Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu, who later died from their injuries and overexertion.
• Ninja watching the sky screen reflected on the cost of war and the value of peace.
• Orochimaru decided to seek the remains of powerful ninja from other villages for his Impure World Reincarnation research.
• Hozuki Suigetsu watched Gengetsu's battle from Orochimaru's secret base and vowed to become stronger, escape, and take revenge.

Orochimaru killed Fourth Kazekage Rasa after Rasa began doubting their alliance, then took his appearance to infiltrate Konoha. Unaware of their father's death, Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro continued toward Konoha to support the Konoha Crush Plan.

• Rasa questioned whether the alliance with Orochimaru could succeed, but said Sunagakure's interests would come first.
• Orochimaru decided to kill Rasa, summoned Kimimaro's squad, and planned to impersonate the Kazekage.
• Orochimaru and Kimimaro ambushed Rasa in a canyon and killed him after his aides were attacked.
• Orochimaru disguised himself as Rasa and set off for Konoha.
• Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro traveled toward Konoha, unaware that Rasa was dead, while Gaara wondered why Naruto had friends and the village's trust.

As Konoha prepared for the Chunin Exams, the sky screen revealed a ranking matchup between Minato Namikaze and Kumogakure’s AB Combo. Naruto reaffirmed his resolve to become Hokage in his own right, while the video ended with Minato facing A, Killer B, and Kumogakure’s forces alone.

• The sky screen announced the matchup of Minato Namikaze against A and Killer B, drawing attention across Konoha and among the visiting exam candidates.
• Naruto reflected on his father’s legacy and vowed to earn recognition through his own efforts and protect the village as Hokage.
• The video showed A and Killer B leading Kumogakure’s assault, overwhelming Konoha’s ninjas in a forest battle.
• Minato arrived in a flash, deflected A’s attack, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to drive back Kumogakure’s forces.
• Minato ordered Konoha’s ninjas to retreat and stood alone against A, Killer B, and the Kumogakure elites.

The Heavenly Screen showed Minato Namikaze fighting young A and Killer B, while people across the Shinobi World remembered Minato and reacted to his skill. The battle ended without a winner, with Minato and A promising to face each other again as Kage.

• Fourth Raikage A mourned the duel he had never gotten to have with Minato, then renewed his resolve to lead Kumogakure.
• Jiraiya grieved for Minato and Kushina and decided to pass Minato's will and dreams on to Naruto.
• Orochimaru watched Minato on the Heavenly Screen, briefly questioned whether death was the end, then reaffirmed his pursuit of immortality.
• Young A and Killer B attacked Minato together, but Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to evade them and counterattack.
• Minato nearly struck Killer B, but A took the kunai wound to protect him, and the three fighters acknowledged each other's strength.
• Minato and A agreed to meet again and fight in the name of Kage, while viewers across the Shinobi World praised the battle.

Hiruzen, Danzo, Obito, Itachi, and Kakashi watched Minato Namikaze on the Heavenly Screen and reflected on the losses and choices that shaped them. As the images faded, Hiruzen and Kakashi renewed their resolve to protect Naruto and Konoha, while Danzo and Obito clung to their ambitions and Itachi remained burdened by his past.

• Hiruzen regretted failing to save Minato and Kushina, then vowed to protect Naruto until he could stand on his own.
• Danzo recalled his failed scheme involving Orochimaru, ordered Root to monitor Hiruzen and Naruto, and vowed to seize control of Konoha.
• Obito remembered Minato and Rin, reaffirmed his belief that the world was hell, and resolved to create a dream world without pain.
• Itachi recalled the Uchiha Clan's isolation, Shisui's death, and his decision to massacre the clan to protect Konoha and Sasuke.
• Kakashi revisited the deaths of his father, Obito, Rin, Minato, and Kushina, then vowed to protect Naruto and the village.

Naruto faced the Chunin Ninja Exams as Konoha and the visiting villages watched him closely because of the Heavenly Screen revelations. He passed Ibiki’s first exam by refusing to back down from the final question’s threat, and the chapter ended with the Third Hokage watching him with pride.

• Hiruzen ordered the Genin to prepare for the written exam while considering how the Heavenly Screen had affected Konoha’s standing.
• Naruto drew attention from Gaara, Kurotsuchi, and the other examinees, while Hinata’s presence encouraged him as he struggled with the written questions.
• Shikamaru, Sasuke, and Gaara recognized that the test required gathering information, while Hiruzen spoke cautiously with Kitsuchi and Orochimaru, who was disguised as the Kazekage.
• Ibiki announced that anyone who failed the tenth question would never take the Chunin exams again, and many examinees withdrew.
• Naruto declared that he would face the test even if he remained a Genin for life, prompting Ibiki to reveal there was no tenth question and announce that the remaining examinees had passed.
• Hiruzen watched Naruto celebrate with his teammates and felt that Minato’s son had lived up to his expectations.

After passing the first exam, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura learned that the second exam would be dangerous and prepared to work together. Elsewhere, Orochimaru advanced his plans with Sunagakure while Nagato chose to let the coming conflict unfold, and Fū ran away toward Konoha to meet Naruto.

• Mitarashi Anko announced that the second exam would begin the next morning and warned that she would eliminate more than half the candidates.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura found Kakashi, who refused to reveal the exam but urged them to trust one another and cooperate.
• Orochimaru, disguised as Fourth Kazekage Rasa, told Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari to gather intelligence and support the plan to attack Konoha during the exam.
• Nagato told Konan that Akatsuki would let Orochimaru and Sunagakure weaken Konoha before intervening.
• Fū escaped Takigakure and raced toward Konoha to meet Naruto, while Shibuki sent ninja after her.

The examinees passed the Forest of Death, and Hiruzen Sarutobi announced a preliminary round to narrow the field for the final assessment. Meanwhile, Orochimaru accelerated his attack plans because of possible Akatsuki involvement, while Ōnoki resolved to strengthen Iwagakure after reviewing the exam results.

• Anko began the three-day Forest of Death exam, and fewer than thirty examinees reached the central tower with both scrolls.
• Orochimaru learned from Kabuto Yakushi that the Akatsuki might interfere, so he ordered his forces to prepare to move sooner and told Baki to assemble Sunagakure's concealed forces near Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that a preliminary round would be held the next day to reduce the successful examinees to twelve for the final assessment.
• Ōnoki learned that few Iwagakure examinees had advanced, reflected on Konoha's strength and Deidara's defection, and called for an emergency meeting to strengthen Iwagakure.

The Raikage worried about Kumogakure’s ability to withstand Pain and keep pace with Konoha, while Nagato chose to let Orochimaru and Sunagakure attack Konoha and weaken the great nations. The exposed Akatsuki members remained in hiding, frustrated by their forced inactivity.

• The Raikage reviewed intelligence on Konoha’s young ninja and considered how Killer B, Darui, and C could help strengthen Kumogakure.
• Konan told Nagato that Sunagakure had pulled back its border defenses and Konoha had not detected its cooperation with Orochimaru; Nagato ordered Akatsuki not to intervene and to let the conflict wear down the nations.
• Deidara complained to Sasori about staying hidden, while Sasori told him to keep a low profile.
• Hidan complained to Kakuzu about hiding, but Kakuzu ordered him to follow Pain’s plans and avoid causing trouble.
• Kisame told Uchiha Itachi he was bored with hiding, and Itachi warned that acting rashly could expose their plans.

The Heavenly Screen showed Sasori battling Chiyo and Sakura, from the destruction of his Hiruko shell to the fight against the Third Kazekage puppet. With Chiyo controlling her, Sakura broke through Sasori’s defenses and struck his true body, apparently defeating him.

• Chiyo guided Sakura around Sasori’s poisoned attacks and secretly attached Chakra Threads to Hiruko, allowing Sakura to smash the puppet shell and reveal Sasori’s young-looking body.
• Sasori summoned the Third Kazekage as a Human Puppet, and Chiyo and Sakura fought it as it attacked with poisoned blades and Iron Sand.
• Sasori poisoned Sakura, but Chiyo used Father and Mother to protect her and confront the Third Kazekage puppet.
• When Father and Mother shattered under Sasori’s Iron Sand World Method, Sakura asked Chiyo to control her as a puppet, and Chiyo agreed.
• Chiyo controlled Sakura as she dodged the Iron Sand, broke through its defenses, and struck Sasori’s body, shattering it.