Chapter Summaries

Senya posted the chunin promotion results, and Naruto discovered he had not been promoted. Senya explained the responsibility of leading young genin and reassured Naruto that his path was simply different, leaving the reason for his special status unstated.

• Three days after the competition, Senya met the twenty-five contestants as they gathered to see the promotion list.
• Senya posted the results, and the contestants found their rankings; Naruto searched the list but could not find his name.
• Sasuke told Naruto that he had failed to qualify and suggested he think about his written test score.
• Senya challenged Naruto to consider whether he was ready to protect genin on missions and bear responsibility if they died.
• Senya reassured Naruto that he had not simply been left behind, but was more special than the others.

Senya gave Naruto a scroll that appointed him a Special Chunin and sent him with Jiraiya to Kumogakure to train with Killer B and master the Nine-Tails’ power. Jiraiya also prepared for his own mission as Konoha’s envoy to Kumogakure, where he would help establish the Ninja Association’s branch.

• Senya told Naruto he was special and gave him a scroll to open with Jiraiya.
• Naruto waited for Jiraiya, then ate Ichiraku Ramen with him before remembering the scroll.
• Jiraiya opened the scroll, which appointed Naruto a Special Chunin and assigned him a mission to study under Killer B in Kumogakure.
• Naruto celebrated the mission and his new rank while Jiraiya reviewed his separate orders to assist Naruto’s training and establish a Ninja Association branch in the Land of Lightning.

Senya reassured Konan that he would fix the Land of Rain’s weather and flooding, then received a surprise kiss from her. Konan returned to Amegakure, leaving Senya with a note promising another surprise after the flooding was resolved.

• Senya told Konan that the Ninja Association branches would soon help divert water toward the Land of Wind and that he could solve the Land of Rain’s weather problem in three years.
• Senya pulled Konan into his embrace and firmly promised he would not use the weather problem to brush her off.
• Konan agreed that they would start by eliminating the flooding disaster in the Land of Rain and asked Senya to close his eyes for a surprise.
• Konan kissed Senya, transformed into Paper Cranes, and left him a note promising another surprise after the flooding was resolved.
• Senya watched Konan depart as she struggled to maintain her Chakra after the kiss.

Boruto and Sasuke arrived in a past version of Konoha after a time-displacement error and learned that Urashiki would reach their era in a few days to target Naruto. They entered the village to find Naruto while trying not to alter the past, but their arrival drew the attention of Uchiha Inohibi.

• Boruto and Sasuke appeared in Konoha with a talking turtle, which explained they had landed in Tsunade’s era instead of the intended time node.
• The turtle revealed that Urashiki would arrive in a few days and had traveled to Naruto’s childhood to harvest the Nine-Tails’ Chakra.
• Sasuke decided they needed to find and protect Naruto while avoiding changes to the past, though he worried Boruto would draw attention.
• Boruto and Sasuke changed into casual clothes and entered Konoha, where Boruto remarked that Ichiraku Ramen used to be a tiny shop.
• Uchiha Inohibi approached the pair and warned them not to stand in the street, mistaking them for tourists visiting the Ninja Association.

Chiba concealed his strength during the Academy exams, but his Sage Body drew the attention of Hiruzen, Orochimaru, and Danzo, who ordered Root to abduct him. Eight years later, Chiba was a powerful jonin on a mission in the Land of Water, where he intervened as Mei Terumi was about to be overwhelmed by Kirigakure ninjas.

• Chiba advanced through the Academy combat tests by evading opponents until their Chakra ran low, then surprising them with attacks.
• Hiruzen, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Danzo noticed Chiba’s unusual Chakra; Danzo ordered two Root ninjas to bring him in that night, while Hiruzen told Orochimaru to protect him.
• Chiba and Minato faced each other in the final, where Chiba unleashed his Sage Body’s Chakra and shocked the observers with its resemblance to Hashirama’s.
• Eight years later, Minato defeated three Hidden Cloud ninjas who had tried to abduct Uzumaki Kushina, while Chiba worked alone in the Land of Water and killed two Kirigakure rogue ninjas for bounty money.
• Chiba found Mei Terumi fighting three Kirigakure ninjas, whose combined Water Dragon Bullet overwhelmed her; he summoned Rashomon to block their attack.

Sasuke and Boruto explored a version of Konoha that differed sharply from their memories, learning about the Ninja Association and the Uchiha clan’s standing. Seeing the intact Uchiha clan grounds left Sasuke confronting the possibility that the massacre had never happened in this world.

• Sasuke questioned Uchiha Inohibi, who explained that the Uchiha Military Police Force had been reformed and that Inuzuka Hana served alongside him.
• Inohibi briefly told Sasuke and Boruto that Uchiha Senya led the newly announced Ninja Association, which accepted ninjas from any village after review.
• Sasuke and Boruto wandered through Konoha and found the large Ninja Association building while looking for Naruto.
• Sasuke unconsciously led Boruto toward the Uchiha clan grounds, where Boruto recognized the clan crest on the walls.
• Sasuke saw that the clan grounds were intact and wondered what had happened to Itachi’s massacre, while Itachi was spending time with his younger brother Sasuke in this world.

Adult Sasuke and Boruto encountered young Sasuke and Itachi near the Uchiha compound, where the brothers mistook them for suspicious intruders. Mikoto recognized something familiar in the tearful stranger after removing his hat, leaving the family face-to-face with adult Sasuke.

• Adult Sasuke hid his face beneath his hat when he saw Itachi and young Sasuke, but young Sasuke stopped to question Boruto.
• Itachi suspected the strangers were spies and prepared to take them to the Military Police Force, while young Sasuke eagerly readied his Sharingan and kunai.
• Adult Sasuke surrendered, moved by the sight of young Sasuke and Itachi standing together, and Boruto wondered how their mission had gone wrong.
• Mikoto arrived and sent her sons to take the strangers in, then turned back after sensing a painful familiarity from adult Sasuke.
• Mikoto brushed aside Itachi's attempt to protect her and removed adult Sasuke's hat, then staggered back when she saw his tearful face.

Adult Sasuke reunited with Mikoto, Itachi, and his younger self in the past, where his emo hairstyle became the focus of ridicule. Itachi took Sasuke and Boruto to the Military Police Force to meet their father and Deputy Clan Head Senya.

• Mikoto recognized adult Sasuke, broke down in tears, and greeted him as he said, "Long time no see, Mom."
• Young Sasuke rejected the idea that the emo-looking man was his future self and mocked his hairstyle, making Mikoto and Itachi laugh.
• Itachi returned adult Sasuke's hat and invited Sasuke and Boruto to the Military Police Force to meet their father and Deputy Clan Head Senya.
• Mikoto headed home to buy ingredients and promised to make extra bonito rice balls and tomatoes for lunch.
• Young Sasuke approved of Boruto after Boruto called Naruto an idiot, while adult Sasuke felt embarrassed by their exchange.
• Adult Sasuke and Itachi set off for the Military Police Force to report to Deputy Clan Head Senya.

Itachi brought adult Sasuke, Boruto, and teenage Sasuke to Senya, who summoned Fugaku to the underground cells. Fugaku mistook adult Sasuke for an impostor before learning he was his grown son, and ended the meeting proudly claiming the resemblance.

• Itachi arrived at the Military Police Force with adult Sasuke, teenage Sasuke, and Boruto, then brought them to Senya.
• Senya took the group to the underground prison and asked Itachi to fetch Fugaku.
• Fugaku joined them, assumed adult Sasuke and Boruto were impostors, and asked Senya what they had done.
• Senya told Fugaku that adult Sasuke was his son, prompting Fugaku to fear he had been deceived by Mikoto.
• Senya clarified that the man was Sasuke grown up, and Fugaku quickly recovered and praised their resemblance.

Sasuke explained that he and Boruto had traveled to the past to protect young Naruto from Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, and Senya reassured him that their actions would not alter his future. When Mikoto and Hikari arrived, Hikari forced Boruto to call her Sister Xiaoguang.

• Sasuke told Fugaku and the others about the Otsutsuki Clan, Urashiki, and Boruto’s identity as Naruto’s son.
• Senya revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and Rinnegan and explained how changes in the past created new branches of the World Tree.
• Sasuke described future organizations such as Kara and reflected on how much more peaceful Senya’s world was.
• Mikoto and Hikari came downstairs, and young Sasuke eagerly carried their baskets.
• Hikari gave Boruto money and used her Mangekyō Sharingan to make him call her Sister Xiaoguang.

Sasuke's family shared a meal with his older self, and they learned that he had a daughter named Sarada with Sakura. Little Sasuke rejected the idea of marrying Sakura, while his family welcomed her as a good match.

• Mikoto served the family a meal, and Itachi gave older Sasuke a bonito rice ball while little Sasuke competed with him over food.
• Older Sasuke savored the meal and remembered his difficult time in Konoha Prison before thinking of Sarada and Sakura waiting for him in his own world.
• Mikoto asked older Sasuke whether he had a child, and he admitted that he had a daughter named Sarada.
• Boruto revealed that Sarada's mother was Sakura, and Fugaku, Mikoto, and Itachi recognized and praised her.
• Little Sasuke called Sakura violent and protested that he did not want to marry her.

Older Sasuke reflected on his marriage to Sakura while the family discussed young Sasuke marrying her and Boruto revealed that Hinata was his mother. When Sasuke realized his parents had died in older Sasuke’s world, he demanded to know who killed them, and older Sasuke began explaining through Tsukuyomi.

• Older Sasuke defended his marriage to Sakura, while Itachi and Fugaku supported the idea of young Sasuke marrying her and Senya offered to recommend her to Tsunade.
• Boruto told young Sasuke that Hinata was his mother, prompting Hikari to unleash her Chakra until Senya explained that Boruto came from another world.
• Older Sasuke confirmed that Fugaku, Mikoto, and Itachi had died in his world, and young Sasuke grabbed him and demanded to know who had killed his parents.
• Older Sasuke activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and used Tsukuyomi to tell young Sasuke and Itachi what he knew.

Big Sasuke showed the others the massacre through Tsukuyomi, first revealing how Itachi had made Sasuke believe his brother killed the Uchiha for power, then showing the truth behind Itachi’s actions. The vision ended with Fugaku and Mikoto accepting their deaths and entrusting Sasuke to Itachi.

• Big Sasuke used Tsukuyomi to show eight-year-old Sasuke discovering the slaughtered Uchiha and seeing Itachi claim he had killed them to test his strength.
• Little Sasuke defended Itachi and insisted there had to be a hidden truth, then Itachi playfully spanked him until he awakened his three-tomoe Sharingan.
• Big Sasuke continued the vision, showing Itachi meeting the masked man and agreeing to wipe out the Uchiha clan in exchange for his help.
• Itachi’s vision showed him killing the clan members before finding Fugaku and Mikoto waiting calmly at home.
• Fugaku and Mikoto told Itachi they understood his choice and asked him to protect Sasuke, and Itachi killed them beneath the blood-red moon.

Itachi's memories revealed that Danzo had forced him to massacre the Uchiha by exploiting his love for Sasuke. Senya freed Danzo's soul from Itachi's Totsuka Blade, and the Uchiha family prepared to confront him.

• Itachi watched the Third Hokage find Sasuke, then recalled Danzo ordering him to kill the Uchiha or spare Sasuke and become a Rogue Ninja.
• Boruto, Mikoto, Fugaku, and both Sasukes reacted with anger and grief as they learned how Danzo had manipulated Itachi.
• Adult Sasuke asked Itachi to release Danzo's soul, and Itachi used his Susanoo to draw Danzo from the Totsuka Blade's gourd.
• Danzo attacked Senya, but the Totsuka Blade's connection dragged him to the prison floor, where he realized he was dead.
• Senya restrained Danzo with the Human Path and invited the family to settle their grudges, while Boruto wished he could join in.

Little Sasuke and older Sasuke took turns tormenting Danzo, while Itachi prepared to keep him alive for the family to punish. Itachi left Danzo facing an even longer ordeal as the chapter ended.

• Little Sasuke tried to slap Danzo, struck himself instead, then used Genjutsu to torture him and taunt him.
• After Sasuke’s Chakra and ocular power ran out, older Sasuke attacked Danzo’s spirit body with a barrage of blows.
• The Uchiha passing above the dungeon heard the cries and assumed Danzo deserved his punishment.
• Older Sasuke finished his beating and invited Itachi to take his turn.
• Itachi used Susanoo to extend the Totsuka Blade and told Danzo he would not let him die before Mikoto and Fugaku could vent their anger.

Itachi tortured Danzo until Fugaku and Mikoto revealed how prosperous Konoha had become under Senya, shattering Danzo’s faith in his life’s work. Senya showed Danzo the transformed village, where Tobirama confronted him; Danzo acknowledged the people he had wronged and his soul finally disappeared.

• Itachi used the Totsuka Blade to torture Danzo until his soul was near collapse, then released him and rested from the strain on his eyes.
• Fugaku and Mikoto described their burdens and Konoha’s prosperity, while Senya secretly helped Danzo remain conscious enough to hear them.
• Danzo learned that the Uchiha were integrated into the village and that Senya led a Shinobi World-wide Ninja Association, and he began to doubt his life’s purpose.
• Senya stabilized Danzo’s soul and brought him to Kageyama to see Konoha’s expanded buildings, streets, and gates for himself.
• Tobirama confronted Danzo, who apologized for betraying his teacher, Hiruzen, his Root followers, and Konoha’s people.
• Danzo thanked Senya for showing him the village, smiled, and let his soul shatter and disappear.

After Danzo’s death left Sasuke and the others feeling empty rather than satisfied, Senya asked older Sasuke what he planned to do about Urashiki and Naruto. Older Sasuke agreed to stay with the Uchiha family while Senya went to meet Jiraiya and Naruto, concealing the danger from Naruto for now.

• Danzo’s soul dissipated, leaving Itachi, older Sasuke, Fugaku, Mikoto, and Senya with complicated feelings about the revenge they had witnessed.
• Tobirama left for his laboratory, and Senya asked older Sasuke and Boruto whether they would find Naruto or remain hidden to protect him.
• Mikoto, Fugaku, young Sasuke, and Itachi persuaded older Sasuke to stay with the family, and Senya assured him he would handle Urashiki.
• Senya and Hikari left Kageyama, while Boruto felt out of place surrounded by Uchiha.
• Senya and Hikari met Naruto and Jiraiya at the training ground, where Hikari sparred with Naruto as Senya spoke privately with Jiraiya.

Senya warned Jiraiya that Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, an otherworldly ninja with the Rinnegan, threatened Naruto and explained the limited intelligence they had about his abilities. Senya arranged a barbecue gathering, where he planned to involve Tsunade and the other elders in preparing to face Urashiki.

• Senya told Jiraiya that Urashiki could extract and amplify Chakra, and warned that the enemy might have other hidden abilities.
• Jiraiya became distracted by news of future Sasuke, Naruto's son, and time travel, while Senya concealed his own ability to travel between timelines.
• Senya planned to use the barbecue gathering to ask Tsunade to take Sakura as her apprentice and consult Hashirama, Tobirama, and Mito about Urashiki.
• Senya and Hikari brought Tsunade and Shizune to Akimichi Barbecue House, where they waited for Naruto, Jiraiya, and the others.
• Naruto, Jiraiya, Sakura, and Sasuke arrived, and everyone began grilling meat.

During a barbecue meal, Sakura revealed her plans to become a Medical Ninja and demonstrated her early study and skills to Tsunade. Tsunade was surprised by Sakura’s progress and began questioning her more closely.

• Naruto burned his tongue by eating hot grilled pork belly too quickly, then drank his orange juice and promised to eat more slowly after Sakura warned him.
• Shizune asked Sakura whether she planned to study Medical Ninjutsu after hearing her explain how to avoid burning a tongue.
• Sakura said she had been studying Medical Ninjutsu and volunteering at Konoha Hospital so she could support Naruto and Sasuke on future missions.
• Tsunade recalled Kakashi’s praise of Sakura’s Chakra control and asked whether she had read Tsunade’s medical books.
• Sakura told Tsunade she had finished three of her books and could use the basic C-rank Healing Technique, surprising Tsunade.

Sakura impressed Tsunade and Shizune by mastering a Healing Technique after studying for just one month, and Tsunade agreed to take her as a registered disciple with a difficult test ahead. Jiraiya then suggested that Sasuke become Orochimaru’s disciple, leaving Sasuke baffled.

• Naruto comforted Sakura and praised her for finishing a large stack of medical books in a month.
• Shizune praised Sakura’s talent and asked Tsunade to take her as a disciple.
• Senya suggested that Tsunade have Mito Uzumaki teach Sakura, easing Tsunade’s concern about the extra workload.
• Tsunade accepted Sakura as a registered disciple and said she would need to pass a difficult test to become a formal disciple.
• Jiraiya suggested that Sasuke should become Orochimaru’s disciple, and Sasuke wondered why he had been brought into the conversation.