Recaps

Obito fought the Masked Man, revealed his identity, and told him Madara had orchestrated Rin’s death, though the darkened Obito remained distrustful. Obito then joined Minato to help stop the rampaging Nine-Tails and told him that Rin had come to this world too.

• Obito dodged the Masked Man’s attack and used Wood Release, then used Kamui to send Minato and his Rasengan into the Kamui Dimension, breaking the Masked Man’s mask.
• Minato and the Masked Man recognized each other as Obito, and Obito explained that Madara had tricked him and caused Rin’s death.
• Obito summoned Susanoo, prompting the darkened Obito to ask what he meant; Obito then explained Madara’s plot.
• The darkened Obito said he still could not trust Obito and withdrew with Kamui, while Minato urged Obito to help deal with Kushina and the Nine-Tails.
• Obito agreed to help Minato and explained his arrival and his own world as they hurried toward the Nine-Tails; he also told Minato that Rin had come with him.

The Nine-Tails sensed Madara Uchiha and attacked Konoha with Tailed Beast Bombs, but Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Fugaku stopped them. Fugaku revealed his Susanoo and defied orders to protect the village, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi angry but unable to confront him during the battle.

• The Nine-Tails sensed Madara Uchiha’s chakra, panicked, and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb toward Konoha.
• Minato Namikaze teleported the first Tailed Beast Bomb away, surprising Hiruzen Sarutobi and drawing Mei Terumi’s admiration.
• The Nine-Tails charged two more Tailed Beast Bombs and launched them at Minato, while Uchiha Fugaku revealed his Susanoo and knocked them aside.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had come to the front lines at Minato’s request and could not stand by while Konoha was in danger.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized Fugaku’s defiance and resented his implied criticism, but set the dispute aside as the battle continued.

Minato and Fugaku fought the Nine-Tails while Minato worked to protect the village and complete a mission to save Iruka’s parents. As reports of impossible figures appearing in Konoha piled up, Black Zetsu blamed Orochimaru for the confusion.

• Minato told Fugaku that his remaining Chakra limited his Flying Thunder God use, and Fugaku failed to control the Nine-Tails with his Mangekyō.
• Minato received a mission to save Iruka’s parents and teleported the Nine-Tails, Fugaku, and a Tailed Beast Bomb away from Konoha.
• Minato returned to Hiruzen Sarutobi, learned the direction he had gone, and used Flying Thunder God to reach Kushina and Naruto.
• Minato told Kushina that Obito was alive, then transported Kushina and Naruto to Obito.
• Rin treated injured villagers in Konoha while Black Zetsu received reports of Minato, Killer B, Ōnoki, Fourth Raikage A, Rasa, Rin, Madara, and Orochimaru appearing there.
• Black Zetsu concluded that Orochimaru had caused the strange events, though he doubted Orochimaru could create such a large commotion.

Obito returned to the battlefield and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to try to control the Nine-Tails while Minato recovered his chakra. The Fourth Hokage met the Minato from another world, and Obito’s attempt to subdue the Nine-Tails was left uncertain.

• Black Zetsu lured Obito back toward Konoha by telling him that Rin Nohara had been seen there.
• Obito arrived in time to use Kamui to remove the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb before it could strike Minato and Fugaku.
• Obito urged Minato to hurry because Kushina was weakening, and the Minato from this world arrived with her.
• The two Minatos recognized each other, while Kushina learned that Obito was alive and from another world.
• Obito activated his Mangekyō Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails, whose eyes changed, though Fugaku wondered whether the attempt had worked.

Madara Uchiha broke Obito Uchiha’s control over Nine-Tails and used the beast to unleash his strength, prompting the Inventory System to order everyone to deal with him. As the battle drew allies toward the front, a group of masked ninjas confronted Danzo at Root headquarters.

• Madara Uchiha appeared on Nine-Tails, kicked away Ōnoki, and revealed that he had defeated Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage.
• Madara Uchiha ordered Nine-Tails to show its strength, then attacked Uchiha Fugaku’s Susanoo and engulfed the area in flames with Fire Style: Dragon Flame Song Technique.
• Obito Uchiha absorbed Madara Uchiha’s fire attack with Kamui, and the Inventory System issued a mission to deal with Madara Uchiha.
• Nagato asked Yahiko whether they should help, and Yahiko decided they would fight Madara Uchiha because he was their enemy.
• Danzo learned that the Uchiha Clan had joined the battle, then faced a large group of masked ninjas who had entered Root headquarters.

Hozuki Mangetsu and Uchiha Fugaku’s group wiped out Root’s forces and pursued Shimura Danzō, who was finally cornered by Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, and others. Danzō tried to bargain and plead for his life, but Kakashi and Fugaku showed no sign of helping him.

• Aburame Torune stayed behind to protect Danzo as Danzo fled, while Hozuki Mangetsu killed Root ninja with his Water Gun Technique.
• Aburame Ryoma called on Yamanaka Fū to use the Mind Body Switch Technique, but Uchiha Fugaku’s Genjutsu made Fū attack Ryoma instead.
• Hozuki Mangetsu and Uchiha Fugaku revealed their identities, defeated the remaining Root members, and led the group after Danzo.
• Hozuki Mangetsu repeatedly identified Danzo by his bandages and robe as Danzo removed them to evade pursuit.
• Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy blocked Danzo’s escape, and Yugito Nii reassured Guy that killing Danzo would benefit Konoha.
• Danzo accused Kakashi and Might Guy of betraying the village, then pleaded with Fugaku and Kakashi to spare him, but neither offered to help.

Danzo was restrained by Inoichi Yamanaka and Shikaku Nara before he could use the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, while Madara Uchiha overwhelmed the others in battle. The two Minatos saved Kushina and Naruto from an invisible attack, but Obito Uchiha and Uchiha Fugaku could not see or counter Madara’s Limbo shadows.

• Hozuki Mangetsu mocked Danzo for seeking help, and Inoichi Yamanaka and Shikaku Nara immobilized him before he could perform the Reverse Four Symbols Seal.
• Madara Uchiha fought the two Minatos, Obito Uchiha, and Uchiha Fugaku, then launched Yasaka Magatama at them.
• Obito Uchiha used Fire Style: Flame Storm to stop Madara’s Yasaka Magatama, but Madara erased the flames with Limbo: Border Jail.
• Madara Uchiha struck the group with invisible Limbo shadows, and the two Minatos moved Kushina and Naruto out of danger.
• Madara’s attack sent Obito’s Susanoo flying and knocked Fugaku out of his Susanoo, while neither man could see the shadows attacking them.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan joined Obito’s group against Madara, and Nagato discovered that his Rinnegan let him see Madara’s invisible Limbo clones. Madara then used Chibaku Tensei, pulling the battlefield and its fighters toward a growing mass of rock in the sky.

• Madara prepared another Limbo: Border Jail attack, but Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan arrived and joined Obito’s side.
• Obito warned the newcomers about Madara’s invisible attacks, and Nagato’s Shinra Tensei struck one of the unseen clones.
• Nagato realized that only Rinnegan users could see Madara’s Limbo clones, and Madara confirmed it.
• Madara cast Chibaku Tensei, forcing Obito’s group to brace against the pull as debris rose into the sky.
• Obito sent Kushina and Naruto into his Kamui Dimension, while Nagato warned Yahiko that Chibaku Tensei’s pull would keep growing.

Madara and Nagato clashed with rival Chibaku Tensei while Konoha struggled against the pull of the growing boulder. Obito found Rin among the wounded, killed White Zetsu and attackers to protect her, and revealed himself to her as Konoha ninja surrounded them.

• Obito tried to absorb part of Madara’s boulder with Kamui, but Nagato used Chibaku Tensei to weaken it, and Madara overpowered him.
• Rin warned Konoha’s injured to focus chakra into their feet so they would not be pulled into the sky.
• Obito recognized Rin and snapped White Zetsu’s neck when he suggested killing her.
• Rin sensed Obito’s chakra as he ignored Tobi’s order to go check on Madara.
• Obito killed dozens of ninja preparing to attack Rin, and Rin recognized him behind his tiger-striped mask.
• Obito explained that the attackers were White Zetsu as Konoha ninja closed in around him and Rin.

Rin revealed that Madara Uchiha had arranged her death to push Obito into darkness, and Obito accepted her explanation and resolved to help Minato and Kushina. The chapter left Obito ready to return to the fight, followed by an author’s note responding to reader criticism.

• Obito denied his identity, but Rin recognized him and persuaded him to remove his mask.
• Rin told Obito that another-world Rin had explained the events that brought her there, and Obito took her into the Kamui Dimension to speak privately.
• Rin explained that Madara Uchiha had arranged for the Three-Tails to be implanted in her and placed a Cursed Seal on her heart to drive Obito toward the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Obito believed Rin, regretted not killing Madara, and worried about Minato and Kushina after his attack on them.
• Rin urged Obito to turn back, and Obito decided he had to help Minato.
• The author explained that the novel was a first attempt, acknowledged writing and timeline errors, and denied paying for reviews.

Madara attacked the arriving reinforcements with multiple meteors aimed at Konoha, forcing the shinobi to find a way to stop them. Obito reunited with Rin and offered to use Kamui to get everyone back to Konoha as Yugito Nii and Killer B supplied Chakra.

• Madara fired Tailed Beast Bombs at Obito and the others, but reinforcements arrived and disrupted his attack.
• Madara summoned five or six meteors with Super, Tengai Shinsei and sent them toward Konoha.
• Hozuki Mangetsu identified Konoha as the target, while Minato and Uchiha Fugaku worried about their families and Kakashi remembered Rin was there.
• Darkness Obito emerged through Kamui and explained that Rin had changed his mind about the Eye of the Moon Plan; Rin then came out of the Kamui Dimension to confirm he was no longer an enemy.
• Double Kamui Obito hurried toward Rin, but single Kamui Obito stopped him before Rin separated the two.
• Yugito Nii and Killer B offered Chakra so Obito could transport the group to Konoha and confront the meteors.

Nagato used Rinne Rebirth to revive Konoha’s dead, while Madara’s final orders set Obito on course to take the Nine-Tails. The group was forced out of the instance, leaving Obito behind to face the ruined village and its reconstruction.

• Yahiko asked how they would stop Madara’s meteors, and Minato and Fugaku prepared to return to Konoha until Nagato proposed using Rinne Rebirth.
• Nagato explained that Rinne Rebirth could revive the dead if their bodies were available, while Single Kamui Obito asked about its limitations.
• Madara returned to his aged body, told Black Zetsu to give the Nine-Tails to Obito, and died; Black Zetsu then contacted Obito.
• Nagato used Rinne Rebirth to revive Konoha’s dead, exhausted himself, and collapsed as Yugito Nii and Killer B shared their Chakra with him.
• One-eyed Kamui Obito learned that the Nine-Tails was waiting for him and rejoiced that Kushina could be saved, while Rin and Double Kamui Obito prepared to leave him to rebuild Konoha.
• The system forcibly removed everyone from the instance, leaving Obito with the task of rebuilding the ruined village.

Madara chose Hashirama Senju as his resurrection reward, and Hashirama returned to life asking about Konoha. The chapter also revealed Obito’s and Rin’s rewards, while Nagato received a chance to revive someone and found his parents on the list.

• Madara saw Hashirama Senju on the resurrection list and chose to revive him.
• Izuna returned from his mission and told Madara that falling meteorites had crushed him, while Madara realized Izuna might have been struck by his own attack.
• Hashirama appeared, and Madara greeted him excitedly as Izuna prepared to defend himself.
• Obito received a summoning technique that called Galio, and Rin revealed that she had received Tsunade’s Heavenly Foot of Pain.
• Nagato reviewed his resurrection choices with Yahiko and Konan, then saw his parents’ names and said he could finally see them again.

The Inventory System revealed Naruto Uzumaki as the second-ranked ninja, and the vision showed his pranks and the villagers’ hostility toward him. Hiruzen arranged for Iruka to become Naruto’s homeroom teacher, but the chapter left Naruto still being scolded and rejected by villagers.

• The Inventory System announced Naruto Uzumaki as the second-ranked ninja and listed his titles and reputation.
• Naruto painted the Third Hokage’s nose on Hokage Rock and covered a village wall with graffiti.
• Hiruzen asked Iruka to become Naruto’s homeroom teacher, warning that Naruto might have to leave the Academy if no one took the role.
• Iruka resisted at first, but Hiruzen’s ultimatum led him to accept the responsibility.
• Villagers ordered Naruto to clean the graffiti and complained that he had been allowed to stay in the village.

Iruka became Naruto’s homeroom teacher amid the villagers’ prejudice against the boy and warnings from a fellow teacher. On Naruto’s first day at the Academy, Iruka treated him fairly, though Naruto remained lonely and downcast.

• Kushina grew angry at the villagers’ treatment of Naruto, while Iruka learned that his parents would die in the Nine-Tails’ Attack.
• Naruto eagerly prepared for his first day at the Ninja Academy, unaware that Iruka was the ninja he had encountered the day before.
• A fellow teacher warned Iruka to do the bare minimum with Naruto, but Iruka went to class intending to see how the boy would behave.
• Naruto’s prank made Iruka slip in front of the class, but Iruka told him to return to his seat instead of punishing him.
• Iruka introduced himself to the class as Naruto listened, his mood sinking as his classmates sat together.

Naruto’s first Academy class began with a prank and a demonstration of the Clone Technique that showed Sasuke’s skill and Naruto’s failure. As the class mocked Naruto, Iruka stepped in to defend him.

• Iruka discovered that Naruto had changed the classroom clock to prank him during the first lesson.
• Iruka asked the students to demonstrate the Clone Technique, and Sasuke impressed the class with two convincing clones.
• Naruto tried to expose Sasuke’s clones but kicked both of them before Sasuke revealed he had been hiding nearby.
• Naruto’s Clone Technique produced only a puddle, prompting the students to laugh and insult him.
• Shino criticized Naruto for disrupting the lesson, and Iruka intervened to stop the class from making fun of him.

Naruto struggled to learn the Clone Technique and faced rejection and poverty despite his efforts to connect with others. As Naruto was mistreated by villagers, Minato and Kushina demanded that Hiruzen explain why their son had no money or support.

• Naruto repeatedly failed to perform the Clone Technique, while Hinata secretly watched him practice.
• Teuchi offered Naruto ramen, but Naruto declined because he had no money, alarming Minato, Kushina, and Jiraiya.
• Naruto tried to join other children, but they rejected him and called him a demon fox.
• A mask shop owner insulted Naruto and shoved him out, leaving Naruto wondering why everyone treated him with hatred.

The ranking’s revelations about Naruto’s mistreatment fueled calls for Hiruzen Sarutobi to step down, and Hashirama Senju backed Minato Namikaze as his successor. Minato had not sought the position, but the growing uproar left him with no choice but to become Hokage.

• Kushina, Rasa, and others condemned Hiruzen Sarutobi for allowing Naruto to live in neglect, while Obito questioned why Kakashi had not looked after him.
• Orochimaru, Tsunade, Fugaku, and Hiashi called for Hiruzen Sarutobi to step down, while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura defended him.
• Hashirama Senju appeared in the discussion and agreed that Hiruzen had gone too far and that Minato Namikaze would make a suitable Hokage.
• Hashirama Senju praised Minato Namikaze, and Minato realized the uproar had left him with no choice but to take the Hokage position.

Iruka became a caring mentor to Naruto, who dreamed of becoming Hokage and earning everyone’s acknowledgment. After Naruto failed the Clone Technique graduation exam, Mizuki tricked him into stealing the Scroll of Seals, leaving the theft’s outcome unresolved.

• Iruka treated Naruto to ramen after catching him painting graffiti on Hokage Rock, and Naruto asked to borrow Iruka’s Forehead Protector.
• Naruto told Iruka he planned to surpass every Hokage and become Hokage himself.
• Naruto failed the graduation exam because his Clone Technique produced a useless clone.
• Naruto sat alone after the exam as the other students celebrated and mocked him.
• Mizuki coaxed Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals by claiming it would help him earn Iruka’s acknowledgment and become a ninja.

Naruto stole the Scroll of Seals and learned Multi Shadow Clone before Iruka found him. Mizuki ambushed them and exposed Naruto’s identity as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, while Iruka shielded Naruto and told him they were alike.

• Mizuki tricked Iruka into joining the search by claiming Naruto had stolen the Scroll of Seals.
• Naruto studied the scroll and learned Multi Shadow Clone before Iruka caught up with him.
• Naruto revealed that Mizuki had told him stealing the scroll would let him graduate, and Mizuki ambushed them with Kunai.
• Mizuki demanded the scroll, revealed Naruto was the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, and told him the Fox had killed Iruka’s parents.
• Iruka shielded Naruto from Mizuki’s Giant Demon Shuriken and explained that they were both lonely and wanted acknowledgment.

Naruto learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and defeated Mizuki, then joined his classmates as they were assigned to teams. Team 7 paired Naruto with Sakura and Sasuke, while Hinata and Ino reacted to their own team assignments.

• Naruto surprised Mizuki with a headbutt and used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to overwhelm him.
• Sakura and Ino fought over the seat beside Sasuke, and Naruto accidentally kissed Sasuke after being bumped into him.
• Iruka announced Team 7: Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha.
• Iruka assigned Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame to Team 8.
• Iruka assigned Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akimichi to Team 10, disappointing Ino.

Naruto disguised himself as Sasuke to win Sakura’s affection, but fled when he urgently needed the bathroom. After Sakura insulted Naruto for having no parents, Sasuke rebuked her and went looking for Naruto, while Kakashi noticed that Naruto’s milk had expired.

• Sakura rejected Naruto’s invitation to eat and continued pursuing Sasuke.
• Naruto tackled Sasuke, tied him up, and transformed into him to approach Sakura.
• Sakura praised Naruto while believing he was Sasuke, then insulted Naruto when the disguised Naruto asked what she thought of him.
• Naruto fled when he suddenly needed to use the bathroom, and Sasuke later walked past Sakura while searching for him.
• Sakura said Naruto was selfish because he had no parents, and Sasuke coldly told her that loneliness was not so simple and that she was annoying.
• Kakashi found expired milk in Naruto’s room while visiting with the Third Hokage.

Minato Namikaze saw Konoha’s mistreatment of Naruto as proof that the village needed change, while Kakashi arranged for Ebisu to train Naruto before the Chunin Exams. Naruto distrusted Ebisu and tried to escape him, but Ebisu repeatedly caught up; Naruto’s final disguise as a billboard model was spotted at once.

• Minato Namikaze stopped feeling guilty about replacing the Third as Hokage and decided he might as well change Konoha himself.
• Kakashi arranged for Ebisu to teach Naruto while he trained Sasuke, but Naruto recognized Ebisu as the man who had fallen for his Harem Technique and called him a pervert.
• Ebisu bribed Naruto to keep quiet about the incident and offered to leave if Naruto could escape from him.
• Naruto ran for an hour and then three more hours, but Ebisu appeared behind him each time and caught up.
• Naruto transformed into a scantily clad model on a billboard to fool Ebisu, but Ebisu spotted him immediately.

Ebisu trained Naruto in Chakra control until Jiraiya appeared, knocked Ebisu out, and tried to leave. Naruto won Jiraiya’s help with Sexy Jutsu, and Jiraiya removed a seal disrupting Naruto’s Chakra, allowing him to walk on water.

• Ebisu took Naruto to train near the bathhouse, where Naruto repeatedly failed to walk on water.
• Jiraiya was caught peeping at the women’s bath, knocked Ebisu out, and introduced himself to Naruto as the Toad Sage.
• Naruto followed Jiraiya and persuaded him to train by using Sexy Jutsu.
• Jiraiya examined Naruto’s seals and discovered that Orochimaru’s Five Elements Seal was interfering with Naruto’s Chakra.
• Jiraiya used Five Elements Unseal on Naruto, who then walked on water without difficulty.

Naruto was transported to the ancient Kingdom of Rōran, where Minato, Chōza, and Shibi rescued him from chakra-powered robots. He then saved Empress Sara from a fall and learned that someone had pushed her from behind.

• Anrokuzan released the Ley Line beneath Rōran, and Naruto was thrown into the ancient kingdom’s technologically advanced city.
• Minato, Chōza, and Shibi appeared and saved Naruto from robots that had surrounded him.
• Minato warned Naruto to leave the town, and the two groups went their separate ways.
• Naruto saw Empress Sara fall from a balcony and caught her before she hit the ground.
• Sara slapped Naruto after mistaking his rescue for an attack, then told him someone had pushed her.