Chapter Summaries

Senya persuaded Sasuke to become Orochimaru’s disciple by explaining Orochimaru’s skill in ninjutsu research and training. After Naruto and Sasuke renewed their rivalry, Tsunade took Sakura to the Medical Department for her entrance test, while Senya headed to the Senju Clan Grounds.

• Senya asked Sasuke whether he wanted to become Orochimaru’s disciple, and Jiraiya and Senya explained Orochimaru’s strength and expertise.
• Sasuke agreed to become Orochimaru’s disciple and challenged Naruto to a contest to develop stronger, original ninjutsu.
• Naruto accepted Sasuke’s challenge, and Tsunade struck both boys for arguing during the meal.
• After the barbecue, Jiraiya and Naruto went home to prepare for training outside the village.
• Senya urged Tsunade to take Sakura to her entrance test, and Tsunade led Sakura and Shizune to the Medical Department.
• Senya said goodbye to Sasuke and headed to the Senju Clan Grounds.

Senya warned the Senju family about Urashiki’s imminent attack, and Tobirama began preparing countermeasures. Hashirama’s fond reminiscence of Madara angered Mito, but the family settled back into harmony before Tsunade returned with Sakura, who had passed her test to become Tsunade’s disciple.

• Senya told Tobirama, Hashirama, and Mito that Urashiki would attack soon, and Tobirama offered to place Flying Thunder God Marks on their clothes.
• Hashirama sighed over how much Madara would have enjoyed facing powerful opponents, provoking Mito’s anger until he reassured her and fixed her hair.
• Mito asked whether Senya had told Tsunade about Urashiki, and Senya said he would handle the threat himself to keep Tsunade out of danger.
• Tsunade returned with Shizune and Sakura, and Senya learned that Sakura had passed Tsunade’s test and become her disciple.
• Tsunade asked Mito to teach Sakura Medical Ninjutsu, and Mito agreed after recognizing Sakura’s natural talent.

Older Sasuke and Boruto went looking for Naruto and unexpectedly ran into him and Jiraiya. Jiraiya passed them off as fans, and Naruto invited Boruto to Ichiraku Ramen, where an enormous meal was served.

• Older Sasuke and Boruto set out to find Naruto and secretly protect him, but Boruto collided with Naruto around a corner.
• Jiraiya recognized Older Sasuke and Boruto and pretended they were fans who had come to Konoha to train with him and Naruto.
• Naruto mistook Boruto for a tiny, unfortunate eighteen-year-old and invited him and Older Sasuke to Ichiraku Ramen.
• Naruto ordered four enormous ramen bowls for the group, and Uncle Teuchi served them bowls as large as washbasins.

Boruto and Naruto trained at an old quarry, where their battle ended in a draw after they both used Harem Jutsu. They approved of each other as ninja, while Jiraiya enthusiastically praised their techniques.

• Naruto, Boruto, Sasuke, and Jiraiya left Konoha and chose an old quarry as a training ground.
• Naruto and Boruto fought evenly in taijutsu as Sasuke and Jiraiya each backed their own student.
• Naruto summoned dozens of Shadow Clones, and Boruto used three elemental releases to destroy them.
• Naruto and Boruto both used Harem Jutsu, impressing Jiraiya and bringing their battle to an end.
• Naruto gave Boruto a thumbs-up and said he approved of him.

Urashiki attacked Naruto to take the Nine-Tails, but Sasuke, Jiraiya, and the reanimated Konoha elders intervened to protect him. Mito revealed that she had raised Naruto’s mother and welcomed Naruto as her great-grandson, while Urashiki dismissed the three elders as ants.

• Urashiki emerged from a portal and demanded that Naruto surrender the Nine-Tails.
• Sasuke and Jiraiya attacked Urashiki, but he dodged their techniques and tried to steal Sasuke’s Chakra with his fishing rod.
• Urashiki appeared behind Naruto and swung his hook toward him to take the Nine-Tails.
• Mito arrived with Hashirama and Tobirama, used her Chakra chains to protect Naruto and Boruto, and introduced herself as Naruto’s great-grandmother.
• Hashirama and Tobirama confronted Urashiki, who recognized that they were reanimated and called them ants.

Senya, Mito, Hashirama, Tobirama, Itachi, and Sasuke trapped Urashiki and unleashed a coordinated barrage that injured him. As the cherry blossom petals closed around him, a dazzling white light and horrifying chewing sounds emerged from within.

• Senya asked Jiraiya to take Naruto and Boruto away, then prepared to fight alongside Mito, Hashirama, and Tobirama.
• Mito used the Four Symbols Seal: Modified Space Barrier to prevent Urashiki from teleporting away.
• Senya absorbed Urashiki's elemental attacks and counterattacked with Qianyue's cherry blossom petals.
• Hashirama and Tobirama attacked with a wooden dragon and water dragons while Sasuke and Itachi launched their Susanoo weapons.
• The group's attacks overwhelmed Urashiki, and the contracting cherry blossom petals cut into him as he screamed.
• Dazzling white light and horrifying chewing sounds came from inside the cherry blossom mass.

Urashiki consumed his Rinnegan to awaken Crane Form, then attacked Mito and destroyed Tobirama’s upper body. Hashirama erupted in rage and unleashed his Wood Release techniques as Urashiki countered with an enormous Chakra attack.

• Urashiki’s hunger drove him to gouge out his Rinnegan, transforming into Crane Form with golden eyes, a third eye, wings, and talons.
• Urashiki charged Mito, but Tobirama switched places with her and was struck down, his body scattering into scraps of paper.
• Hashirama reacted to Tobirama’s apparent death by entering Sage Mode and summoning Deep Forest Bloom, a Wood Golem, and True Several Thousand Hands.
• Senya recognized that Tobirama’s Impure World Reincarnation body was not truly dead and that Urashiki’s attacks could not harm his soul.
• Urashiki formed an enormous Chakra sphere and expanded it into a giant oarfish-shaped attack as Hashirama’s Wood Golem continued to rise.

Hashirama destroyed Urashiki in a furious barrage of attacks, while Tobirama collected what remained of the Ōtsutsuki for research. After Urashiki was defeated, adult Sasuke and Boruto prepared to return to their own time, and Senya secretly marked them so he could visit them later.

• Hashirama summoned the complete Senju Kannon and battered Urashiki until he was nearly reduced to paste.
• Tobirama revealed he had survived and gathered samples from Urashiki's remains while Mito reminded Hashirama that Impure World Reincarnation would restore their bodies.
• Senya surveyed the ruined quarry and considered how its new forest and crater could be put to use.
• Adult Sasuke declined to stay for a meal, explained that Sakura and Sarada were waiting at home, and left with Boruto.
• Naruto realized he had never asked Sasuke and Boruto their names, while Senya secretly placed Yachihoko marks on them.

Sasuke and Boruto returned to their own era after defeating Urashiki, and Boruto told Karasuki to explore the world freely once it had brought them home. Sasuke recounted the alternate past to Naruto, while Karasuki unexpectedly appeared at Senya’s house and fainted on his chest.

• Boruto brought Karasuki out, and the turtle used its recovered Chakra to return Sasuke and Boruto to their original time and space.
• Boruto told Karasuki it would be free to pursue its own journey after returning them, and Karasuki agreed to explore.
• Boruto went home, while Sasuke met Naruto on the Hokage Building rooftop and described the alternate world shaped by Senya Uchiha.
• Naruto became excited about visiting Senya’s world and vowed to make Konoha even more prosperous.
• Karasuki fell from a flash of white light onto Senya’s chest and fainted, leaving Senya bewildered.

Naruto left Konoha with Jiraiya and Hidden Cloud’s delegation to train with Killer B and learn to become a Perfect Jinchuriki. Before departing, he said goodbye to Sakura, Kakashi, and Sasuke, who gave him gifts and promised to face him again.

• Jiraiya woke Naruto with a false claim that Ichiraku Ramen had gone bankrupt, then told him to pack for the trip to Hidden Cloud.
• Naruto and Jiraiya met Omoi, Samui, and Karui at Konoha’s eastern gate, where Jiraiya completed the travel procedures and learned Konoha ninja would arrive in Kumogakure to establish an embassy.
• Naruto spotted Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi at the gate and returned to say goodbye to them.
• Sakura gave Naruto homemade Ration Pills, Kakashi gave him Minato’s Flying Thunder God Kunai, and Sasuke gave him a silver kunai from the Young Ninja Tournament.
• Naruto promised to train hard and challenge Sasuke again, then left with Jiraiya and Omoi’s delegation for Hidden Cloud.

Senya accepted Sunagakure’s commission to reforest its land and stabilize sandstorms, then brought Hashirama to carry it out. Hashirama set off with an Anbu accountant, while Senya warned him to protect the records and collect the agreed payment.

• Senya told Baki that Konoha would accept Sunagakure’s commission at the agreed price and send Wood Release users the next afternoon.
• Senya appeared in the Ninja Association lobby with Hashirama, astonishing the gathered ninjas and the Sunagakure delegation.
• Baki slapped himself to confirm that Hashirama’s arrival was real, then tearfully clasped Hashirama’s hand.
• Senya introduced Elephant as the Anbu member assigned to record the reforested area and calculate Sunagakure’s payment.
• Senya warned Hashirama not to work for free, and Hashirama agreed to protect Elephant and the accounts.

Mei Terumi tried and rejected an impractical evening gown before visiting Senya to discuss Kirigakure’s involvement in the Ninja Association. She openly asked him to help Kirigakure improve, and Senya listened as she explained why her village wanted to follow Hidden Sand’s example.

• Mei Terumi tried on several outfits, settled on her usual combat clothes, and left for Senya’s home.
• Mei Terumi decided to approach Senya after learning that Hidden Sand had submitted a village-level commission to Konoha.
• Hikari welcomed Mei Terumi and told her that Senya had gone to train in the Forest of Death.
• Senya returned, greeted Mei Terumi, and asked what the Mizukage wanted to discuss.
• Mei Terumi argued that Kirigakure also wanted to improve and asked why it could not issue a commission like Hidden Sand.

Mei Terumi proposed commissioning Konoha to build two cross-sea bridges for Kirigakure, but Senya warned that funding them might require seizing wealth from the daimyo and nobles. She weighed the risks, while Senya waited to see whether she had the resolve to become his first ally against the Shinobi World's established order.

• Mei Terumi offered Konoha a ten-billion-ryo commission to build bridges between Konoha and Kirigakure, and between Kirigakure and Kumogakure, with payment in installments.
• Senya questioned whether Kirigakure could afford the initial payment and suggested that Mei might plan to seize wealth from the daimyo and nobles.
• Mei Terumi recalled her observations of trade and concluded that Kirigakure needed the bridges to avoid falling further behind, even if the plan risked provoking other daimyo.
• Mei Terumi hesitated over whether to proceed, while Senya watched silently and judged whether she had the courage to become his ally.

Mei Terumi agreed to stake Kirigakure’s future on a ten-billion-ryo commission to build transoceanic bridges, and Senya accepted it on behalf of Konoha. Afterward, Senya gave Mei a long lesson on shinobi history and politics, and they settled in to share barbecue and wine.

• Hikari left to guide Sasuke’s ninjutsu training, leaving Senya and Mei Terumi alone.
• Mei Terumi proposed a ten-billion-ryo commission, choosing to gamble on Kirigakure’s future rather than watch the village decline.
• Senya accepted the commission as president of the Ninja Association and Konoha’s Hokage’s Assistant, and said Shikaku would estimate the time and budget.
• Mei Terumi moved close to Senya and asked to discuss matters in a personal capacity, but Senya instead gave her a four-to-five-hour lesson on shinobi history and politics.
• When barbecue arrived at sunset, Mei Terumi and Senya ended the lesson and sat down together to eat, with Mei suggesting they open a bottle of red wine.

Mei Terumi got drunk while drinking with Senya, confessed that she liked him, and kissed him. Senya reciprocated, then carried her to bed and cleaned up before Hikari returned.

• Mei Terumi drank the remaining wine and leaned into Senya, asking whether he thought she or Tsunade was prettier.
• Senya told Mei Terumi that she looked more beautiful to him in that moment, and she kissed his cheek.
• Mei Terumi kept drinking despite Senya's concern, and the two finished the bottle together.
• Mei Terumi confessed that she liked Senya and kissed him before he could respond.
• Senya gave in to Mei Terumi's advances, and two hours later he carried her to bed and cleaned up before Hikari returned.

Tobirama and Orochimaru tested the Caged Bird curse mark on a death-row prisoner, then Tobirama used the Pure Eye Seal to remove the mark from the prisoner's brain and right eye. Orochimaru removed the eye and killed the prisoner, leaving them with a successful but dangerous method for neutralizing the seal.

• Orochimaru explained that Tsunade had accepted the experiment after learning about Root's records and Sarutobi's sealed orders.
• Tobirama placed the Caged Bird curse mark on the prisoner and activated it, causing him severe pain.
• Orochimaru removed the prisoner's left eye and found that the Caged Bird seal had destroyed its tissue.
• Tobirama used the Pure Eye Seal to erase the curse mark from the prisoner's brain and right eye, replacing it with pale blue markings.
• Orochimaru removed the prisoner's right eye, snapped his neck, and examined him with Chakra.

Orochimaru and Tobirama told Hyuga Hiashi that they had developed the Pure Eye Seal, which could remove the Caged Bird curse mark and restore the branch family's Byakugan. Hiashi secretly gave the technique to Neji, who eagerly agreed to help free the branch family.

• Orochimaru confirmed the technique's success to Tobirama and fed the prisoner's corpse to a giant python.
• Orochimaru and Tobirama visited Hiashi and gave him the Pure Eye Seal scroll.
• Tobirama advised Hiashi to secretly train trusted Hyuga members to remove the curse marks before confronting the main-family elders.
• Hiashi visited Neji at midnight, explained the technique and the danger facing the clan, and asked for his help.
• Neji tearfully declared that he was willing.

Hiashi used the Pure Eye Seal to remove Neji’s Caged Bird mark, despite fearing that a mistake could damage Neji’s eyes or brain. Neji emerged free of the seal with improved Byakugan vision, and Hiashi recognized him as the Hyuga clan’s greatest genius.

• Hiashi warned Neji that removing the Caged Bird mark was dangerous, but Neji insisted that he trusted his uncle and wanted to be the first to undergo the procedure.
• Neji removed the bandages from his forehead, and Hiashi performed the thirty-six hand seals before applying the Pure Eye Seal.
• As Hiashi worked for ten minutes, Neji recalled his childhood with his father and his vow to protect Hinata.
• Neji activated his Byakugan and discovered that his blind spot was gone and that he could see the Hyuga training grounds in clear detail from fifteen hundred meters away.
• Hiashi’s panic turned to joy, and he declared Neji the Hyuga clan’s greatest genius.

Neji expanded his Byakugan's field of vision and thanked Hiashi, who then explained a plan to free the Hyuga branch family from the Caged Bird curse during a firearms testing mission. Hiashi also advised Neji about Senya's connections and influence, and Neji understood that his work on the firearms had strengthened their bond.

• Neji extended his Byakugan's vision to a sparrow nest at the training ground's edge, then deactivated it and thanked Hiashi.
• Hiashi told Neji to conceal his freedom from the Caged Bird curse and join a planned firearms testing mission with two hundred or more branch family ninja.
• Hiashi gave Neji a copied Pure Eye Seal scroll and asked him to remove the curse marks during the month-long mission, while he restrained the main family elders.
• Hiashi explained that Senya's four named disciples were tied to political exchanges, and Neji objected to the suggestion that Senya acted strategically.
• Hiashi told Neji that Senya's appreciation and the firearms connected them, which would help protect Neji from the main family elders.
• Neji understood that the firearms had created a valuable bond between him and Senya beyond ordinary interests.

Hiashi gathered the Hyuga elders to discuss Konoha’s mission to test firearms, which required at least two hundred Byakugan users. The meeting ended with the Eighth Elder objecting that the mission would leave the clan vulnerable and risk another loss of the Byakugan.

• Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten registered with the Ninja Association and completed a B-rank escort mission led by Might Guy.
• Hiashi convened the Hyuga elders after the Hokage assigned the clan a mission proposed by Tobirama and Orochimaru.
• The Great Elder and his allies belittled Hiashi, but the Second Elder urged the clan to accept the mission and avoid provoking Konoha.
• Hiashi explained that Neji’s firearms had drawn Senya’s attention and that the clan was asked to send at least two hundred Byakugan users for testing.
• The Great Elder raised concerns about firearms challenging the Gentle Fist, and the Eighth Elder protested that sending so many branch family ninja could leave the Hyuga exposed.