Recaps

Black Zetsu betrayed Madara Uchiha, revealed that he had altered the Uchiha stone tablet to serve Kaguya, and began transforming Madara into her vessel. The chapter left Madara horrified by the deception while Obito regretted missing an earlier chance to kill him.

• Madara Uchiha dismissed Sasuke’s criticism of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Black Zetsu stabbed him from behind and revealed that Madara was his pawn.
• Black Zetsu explained that his will belonged to Kaguya and that the Infinite Tsukuyomi would turn its victims into White Zetsu.
• Black Zetsu revealed that he had altered Hagoromo’s stone tablet, and Madara realized the Eye of the Moon Plan was built on a lie.
• Black Zetsu’s power caused Madara’s body to swell as he absorbed chakra from the people trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Naruto and the others watched.
• Obito told Rin he regretted not killing Madara when he had the chance.

Obito found comfort in being reunited with Rin and his friends, while Madara complained about Ichiraku Ramen as Hashirama tried to calm him. In Konoha, Neji spent time with Boruto and Himawari, and Boruto and Sarada crossed paths with their relatives before going their separate ways.

• Obito took Rin's hand and walked with her through the streets of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, grateful to have her and his other friends with him.
• Madara complained that Ichiraku Ramen was inauthentic, and Hashirama apologized to Ayame while trying to stop Madara from escalating the argument.
• Boruto asked Neji when he had started acknowledging Naruto, prompting Neji to recall Naruto challenging fate during the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Boruto invited Neji to play video games, but Himawari reminded him that Neji had plans with Tenten, so Boruto left for the arcade while Neji took Himawari out to play.
• Boruto greeted Sarada and met her uncle Uchiha Itachi and his girlfriend Uchiha Izumi before hurrying away to the arcade.
• Sarada realized she had nearly forgotten to buy groceries and asked Uchiha Itachi whether he had been talented as a child, while Uchiha Izumi reassured her.

Mikoto told Sakura that she had paid off Sakura’s mortgage and that Madara had bought the former Uchiha Clan Compound for Sasuke. Meanwhile, characters from different generations met in Konoha and Sunagakure, where the chapter ended with Rasa learning about his grandson Shinki’s accomplishments.

• Mikoto told Sakura she had paid off her mortgage with money from Itachi and the system, and said Madara had bought the former Uchiha Clan Compound for Sasuke.
• Mikoto explained that Madara and Hashirama had borrowed money from Orochimaru, though Hashirama seemed unwell when they returned.
• At a Konoha tavern, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and two versions of Orochimaru discussed their lives, Mitsuki, and the money Madara had borrowed.
• Gaara introduced Karura to Shinki as his grandmother, while Rasa complained that Gaara had ignored him.
• Kankuro defended Gaara and described Shinki’s Iron Sand abilities and achievements, impressing Rasa.

Hozuki Mangetsu trained Kirigakure’s young shinobi harshly, then dragged Karatachi Kagura and Mei Terumi into the session. The chapter ended with Mei abandoning her ambition to become Mizukage, followed by the author’s note announcing the novel’s conclusion and possible future side stories.

• Hozuki Mangetsu berated Hoshigaki Shizuma and the other young shinobi during special training, while Chōjūrō questioned whether the stranger should be teaching them.
• Hoshigaki Shizuma challenged why Karatachi Kagura was exempt from training, and Hozuki Mangetsu learned Kagura was Karatachi Yagura’s grandson.
• Hozuki Mangetsu revealed that Karatachi Yagura had ordered his clan’s future destruction, then blasted Kagura and Chōjūrō with Water Release and ordered them to train.
• Hozuki Mangetsu soaked Mei Terumi and scolded her for neglecting her instructor duties, while Mei said she no longer wanted to become Mizukage.
• The author thanked readers, described plans for possible side stories and another Naruto novel, and declared the novel finished.

At the Ninja Academy, Sarada discovered that she knew almost nothing about the Uchiha Clan and could not get Shino Aburame to explain its history. A Shinobi World Ranking System then activated and announced a ranking of the ten strongest Uchiha.

• Boruto complained about his father, while Shikadai and Inojin defended the Seventh Hokage’s hard work.
• Chōchō asked Sarada about her father, prompting Mitsuki and the others to discuss the Uchiha Clan and its reputation.
• Sarada realized she did not know about the Sharingan or her clan’s history, and the students compared the Uchiha with the Hyuga Clan.
• Sarada asked Shino Aburame about Uchiha history, but he declined to answer.
• The Shinobi World Ranking System connected life-forms and announced a review ranking the ten strongest members of the Uchiha Clan.

A mysterious screen revealed Kagami Uchiha as one of the ten strongest Uchiha, drawing attention to his service in Tobirama Senju’s elite guard and his betrayal by Shimura Danzō. The chapter ended with Sakura telling Sarada that Sasuke had killed Danzō, while recalling Naruto’s reaction to what had happened between her and Sasuke.

• The screen named Kagami Uchiha among the ten strongest Uchiha, and Koharu and Homura remembered him as a Hokage-minded man who could have helped prevent the clan’s conflict with Konoha.
• Ninja Academy students mocked Kagami’s obscurity, but the screen identified him as an Elite Jonin who died at twenty-five after Danzō betrayed him and took his Sharingan.
• A video showed Kagami saving Danzō during the Second Shinobi World War, then being stabbed from behind by Danzō on a later mission for his Sharingan.
• Sarada asked what happened to Danzō, and Sakura replied that Sasuke had killed him, awkwardly recalling Naruto’s response to her and Sasuke.

The inventory revealed Uchiha Fugaku’s role as clan head and the Uchiha coup plans, then showed how taking his young son Itachi to the battlefield shaped the boy’s view of war. It ended after the Third Shinobi World War, as the Uchiha gathered before Konoha’s Memorial Stone and Kakashi recognized the silver-haired boy as Obito.

• Sarada wondered whether her father would appear in the rankings, and the inventory named Uchiha Fugaku as the ninth-ranked shinobi, a Kage-level Uchiha clan head and Military Police captain.
• Sasuke confirmed that Fugaku was Sarada’s grandfather, while the inventory revealed Fugaku’s attempt at a bloodless revolution and his death at Itachi’s hands.
• During the Third Shinobi World War, Fugaku took his four-year-old son Itachi to the battlefield, where Itachi witnessed the brutality of war.
• Itachi tried to help a wounded enemy shinobi, but the man attacked him, and Itachi killed him in self-defense.
• Fugaku told Itachi that war made strangers kill each other and urged him to remember the battlefield, leaving Itachi to grapple with the meaning of life.
• After the war, the Uchiha gathered at Konoha’s Memorial Stone, and Kakashi recognized the silver-haired boy before them as Obito.

The chapter revisited the memorial ceremony after the Third Shinobi World War, where Uchiha Fugaku rejected a bid for the Fourth Hokage position and defended Kakashi’s right to keep Obito’s Sharingan. It then showed Itachi questioning Orochimaru about the meaning of life, leaving Itachi alone with an answer that offered no comfort.

• Uchiha Fugaku rejected his clan’s suggestion that he become the Fourth Hokage and told them not to raise it again.
• Fugaku defended Kakashi Hatake’s Sharingan as Obito Uchiha’s wish and urged the clan to preserve the hard-won peace.
• Itachi noticed Orochimaru standing apart at the memorial ceremony and asked him what life meant.
• Orochimaru told Itachi that life had no meaning unless it could be made eternal, then left and did not return.
• Itachi stayed at the memorial stone pondering Orochimaru’s answer while Naruto admitted he did not know the meaning of life.

During the Nine-Tails' attack on Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku led the police force in evacuating civilians instead of joining the fight, following the village's orders. The review revealed that this decision was part of the Uchiha Clan's mistreatment, leaving Sarada and her classmates to reconsider her clan's role in the attack.

• A masked man released the Nine-Tails during the birth of its jinchūriki, and the beast began tearing through Konoha.
• Uchiha Fugaku and the police force evacuated civilians while other forces fought the Nine-Tails, confusing Sarada and her classmates.
• Fugaku found Itachi and told him to take the young Sasuke to shelter.
• Fugaku's clansmen urged him to lead them into battle, but he said the police force had been ordered to protect noncombatants.
• The Hokage and his wife sealed the Nine-Tails inside their young son, while the discussion blamed Danzo and challenged the advisors' claim that they knew nothing.