Recaps

Naruto spent the day caring for Himawari, who revealed how much she missed having her father with her, and promised to be present for her from now on. He went to the Ninja Academy to pick up Boruto, intending to address his son’s truancy, and called out to him at the gate.

• Naruto took Himawari flying through the clouds, then returned to the garden, where she fell asleep.
• Himawari woke from a nightmare and begged Naruto not to leave her; she told him she understood Naruto Uzumaki’s busy work but wished he would spend time with her.
• Naruto promised Himawari he would stay by her side and not miss her birthdays, and he came home for lunch with her and Hinata.
• Naruto told Himawari to stay home and help Hinata cook while he went to pick up Boruto, who had skipped class.
• Naruto spotted Boruto leaving the Ninja Academy and called out to him; Boruto looked surprised and answered, “Dad!”

Naruto picked Boruto up from school, discovered he had skipped class, and confronted him during a sparring session. Boruto apologized and said he wanted to become a Hokage like Naruto rather than his middle-aged father.

• Boruto said goodbye to Shikadai and Mitsuki and left school with Naruto.
• Naruto questioned Boruto about his lessons as they walked home, and Boruto nervously made up answers.
• Naruto challenged Boruto to spar and beat him, then concluded that Boruto had skipped class because he showed no improvement.
• Naruto told Boruto that he was twelve, had become Konoha's Fifth Hokage, and had caused the injuries on Boruto's father's face.
• Boruto apologized for skipping class and declared that he wanted to become a Hokage like Naruto.

Naruto encouraged Boruto’s Hokage ambition through another spar, then helped Naruto Uzumaki spend more time with his family. After sparring with Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki summoned Kurama so Naruto could assess the fox’s strength and temperament.

• Naruto challenged Boruto to a friendly spar after Boruto said he wanted to become Hokage, and beat him until his face swelled.
• Boruto returned home with Naruto, and Himawari and Hinata reacted with alarm at his appearance.
• Naruto Uzumaki thanked Naruto for teaching him to delegate Hokage work, which let him come home early and enjoy time with his family.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata took a family walk and played with Boruto and Himawari, while Boruto gradually became less resistant to his father.
• After the children fell asleep, Naruto made Naruto Uzumaki spar with him, then asked to meet this world's Kurama.
• Naruto Uzumaki summoned Kurama, who told Naruto to quickly explain what he wanted.

Naruto confronted Kurama, the arrogant Nine-Tails sealed inside 'Naruto Uzumaki,' and defeated him with one finger. Kurama refused to beg for mercy, so Naruto continued beating him with his fists.

• Naruto criticized Kurama's arrogance and compared him unfavorably to the Kurama from his own world.
• Naruto taunted Kurama about being crushed and sealed by Hashirama Senju, enraging him into firing a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Naruto pierced Kurama's Tailed Beast Bomb with one finger and struck Kurama's forehead, knocking him to the ground.
• Kurama refused to beg for mercy, so Naruto lowered his finger and then punched him while Kurama protested that Naruto had no honor.

Naruto beat Kurama until the fox shrank to kitten size and could only fire harmless bubbles, then took him into his Sealing Space. Naruto Uzumaki learned that the other Naruto’s Kurama had left his body when he was five and was left wondering whether he had agreed to lend his Kurama.

• Naruto defeated Kurama and kept punching him until he finally let him go.
• Kurama tried to fire Tailed Beast Bombs, but they burst harmlessly, and Kurama discovered he had shrunk to kitten size after losing most of his Chakra.
• Naruto Uzumaki opened his eyes, saw the tiny Kurama, and admitted he had kept them closed while Kurama was being beaten.
• Naruto explained that his own Kurama had left his body when he was five, surprising Naruto Uzumaki.
• Naruto Uzumaki prepared to return home, but Naruto took his Kurama into his Sealing Space so Himawari and Boruto could play with him.

Naruto spent another day with Naruto Uzumaki’s family, then went to meet the world’s Sasuke after taking Boruto to school. Sasuke, troubled by his family’s new mortgage and Sarada’s temper, ran into Naruto on the road.

• Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata spent the night together, and Boruto complained the next morning that their noise had kept him awake.
• Himawari happily greeted both Narutos, and Hinata prepared breakfast for the family.
• Naruto offered to escort Boruto to Ninja Academy, then left him at the school and went to find Sasuke.
• Sasuke returned to Konoha after a mission, learned Sakura had demolished their old house, and worried about their new mortgage and Sarada’s violent temperament.
• Naruto appeared in front of Sasuke, and the two recognized each other.

Naruto from another space-time found Sasuke and invited him to spar, then demonstrated overwhelming strength against Sasuke’s attacks. The chapter ended with Naruto confronting Sasuke’s Kirin with another punch.

• Naruto told Sasuke that he came from another space-time, and Sasuke accepted the explanation.
• Naruto invited Sasuke to spar and carried him to a forest clearing using the Heaven-Stepping Technique.
• Sasuke attacked with Lion Combo and Chidori Senbon, but Naruto blocked the kick and let the needles dissipate harmlessly against him.
• Naruto struck Sasuke with One Punch, sending him flying and bruising his left eye.
• Sasuke used the Great Fire Dragon Technique to form thunderclouds and summoned Kirin, which Naruto met with One Punch.

Naruto destroyed Sasuke’s Kirin with Taijutsu, then challenged Sasuke’s Perfect Susanoo while explaining that this world’s Kurama was inside him. The chapter ended with Naruto towering over Susanoo in Indestructible Body Form as the two giants clashed, while Sasuke struggled to supply enough Chakra.

• Naruto shattered Kirin with two punches, impressing Sasuke with his Taijutsu.
• Sasuke summoned Perfect Susanoo, and Naruto said this world’s Kurama was sealed inside him.
• Naruto briefly released Kurama, who attacked him with Tailed Beast Bombs before Naruto returned him to the Sealing Space.
• Sasuke formed Perfect Susanoo and slashed at Naruto, who blocked the sword with his fist.
• Naruto activated Indestructible Body Form, grew to two hundred meters tall, and rammed into Perfect Susanoo.
• Naruto and Perfect Susanoo traded blows, while Sasuke began running low on Chakra.

Naruto defeated Sasuke’s Perfect Susanoo, then continued beating Sasuke after he surrendered because he considered it part of making friends. When Sasuke brought Naruto home, Sakura saw his battered face and charged at Naruto.

• Naruto overwhelmed Sasuke’s Perfect Susanoo with a barrage of punches, and Sasuke withdrew it when he ran low on Chakra.
• Naruto kept punching Sasuke for an hour until Sasuke claimed he was happy to become friends.
• Naruto explained that friendly spars were his way of testing whether people sincerely wanted to be his friends.
• Sasuke took Naruto home to meet Sakura, who saw Sasuke’s swollen face and charged at Naruto with a Cherry Blossom Rush.

Naruto fought Sakura after stopping her from destroying Sasuke’s house, then explained that he came from a parallel timeline. After returning to Sasuke’s home for tea, Naruto went to the bathroom and discovered he had not undone Shrink Yang into Abdomen.

• Sakura attacked Naruto in a rage, and Naruto caught her fist before taking her outside to spare Sasuke’s house.
• Sakura challenged Naruto to a spar, but he overwhelmed her with punches until she was bruised and exhausted.
• Naruto told Sakura he was the Naruto Uzumaki from another parallel timeline, and she thanked him for helping protect Sasuke’s house.
• Naruto returned with Sakura to Sasuke’s home, where they sat down for tea together.
• Naruto went to the bathroom, realized he had used Shrink Yang into Abdomen and had not undone it, and released it.

Naruto told Sasuke and Sakura how their counterparts’ lives differed in his world, where he and Sasuke had become close friends and Sasuke had remained in Konoha. He revealed that he was a twelve-year-old Fifth Hokage, leaving Sasuke and Sakura astonished.

• Naruto explained that he had befriended Sasuke at the Ninja Academy and supported him after the Uchiha clan massacre, helping him grow strong without leaving Konoha.
• Naruto recounted how his Sasuke had faced Itachi and other events while staying in Konoha, and Sasuke reflected on how different his own lonely life had been.
• Sakura asked about Sai, and Naruto revealed that Sai was dead in his world.
• Naruto said Itachi had tasked his Sasuke with restoring the Uchiha clan by having more children, but Sasuke said his brother had never told him that.
• Sasuke asked why Naruto wore a Hokage robe despite looking young, and Naruto revealed that he was Konoha’s Fifth Hokage at twelve years old.

Naruto learned about Sasuke and Sakura's past in the other world, then obtained the Reanimation Jutsu from "Naruto Uzumaki" so he could try to revive his parents. He left the Hokage Building with the technique in hand.

• Naruto and Sasuke exchanged accounts of their pasts, and Naruto resolved to prevent the tragedies that had struck this world.
• Naruto learned that "Naruto Uzumaki" had kept the Reanimation Jutsu after Nagato died using it to revive the war dead.
• Naruto heard how Sakura had trained under Tsunade and planned to bring Tsunade back to teach her and temporarily serve as Hokage.
• Naruto asked Sasuke for his Ninjutsu and experience, and Sasuke gave them to him for Sasuke.
• Naruto went to the Hokage Building and asked "Naruto Uzumaki" for the Reanimation Jutsu to revive his parents.
• "Naruto Uzumaki" retrieved the sealed scroll and handed it to Naruto, who began reading it.

Naruto learned the Reanimation Jutsu and decided not to use it until he could overcome its cost without sacrificing Sasuke. After discussing immortality with the system, he returned home and introduced Himawari to Kurama, who was promptly beaten for knocking her over.

• 'Naruto Uzumaki' let Naruto read the Reanimation Jutsu, whose drawbacks included requiring the Rinnegan and the caster's life.
• Naruto asked the system about reviving his parents, and it explained that he should first pursue Eternal so he could give them immortal bodies.
• The system distinguished longevity from Eternal and refused to hand Naruto methods of longevity, telling him to seek them himself.
• Naruto returned the scroll to 'Naruto Uzumaki' and went home to Himawari.
• Naruto released Kurama for Himawari to meet, but Kurama kicked her onto the tatami, so Naruto beat him down to kitten size.

Naruto let Himawari play with Kurama, who endured her attention until Naruto Uzumaki returned and begged to be sealed back inside him. Naruto planned to pick up Boruto and reconnect with his friends in this world.

• Kurama remembered Himawari's uncontrolled Byakugan attack and resisted her attempts to hug him, but Naruto and Himawari beat him until he submitted.
• Naruto suggested that Kurama play with Himawari, and Himawari tried her toys before riding him across the tatami.
• Hinata returned from shopping and went to prepare lunch while Himawari played with Kurama.
• Naruto Uzumaki returned, and Kurama leaped into his arms and begged him to take it back inside his body.
• Naruto explained that he wanted Kurama to keep Himawari company, while planning to pick up Boruto and meet his friends in this world.

Naruto persuaded Kurama that the world would welcome it as a hero and that it could leave Naruto Uzumaki’s body to spend time with Himawari. The chapter ended with Kurama enthusiastically teaching Himawari to play a game on her brother’s handheld console.

• Naruto Uzumaki asked Kurama to play with Himawari, but Kurama resisted until Naruto brought it to the balcony for a talk.
• Naruto told Kurama that Konoha and the Ninja World would no longer hate Tailed Beasts, and Kurama agreed to come out and play with Himawari while fighting alongside Naruto Uzumaki when needed.
• Naruto returned Kurama to the living room, where Himawari excitedly took it and Kurama declared itself her guardian.
• After dinner, Naruto asked Himawari what had troubled her, and she admitted she wanted to borrow her brother’s handheld console for Kurama.
• Naruto told Himawari to get the console, and Kurama soon took over playing and won while teaching her game strategies.

Naruto left Kurama and Himawari playing games and disguised himself as the local Naruto before setting out to make friends with his friends in this world. After beating Choji, Shikamaru, Kiba, and Akamaru into agreeing to be friends, he continued toward his next target, Shino.

• Kurama stayed absorbed in his game while Naruto left Himawari with him and disguised himself to look like this world's Naruto Uzumaki.
• Naruto found Choji Akimichi, fought him, and declared them friends after Choji agreed.
• Naruto tracked down Shikamaru and beat him until he agreed to become friends.
• Naruto fought Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru with a shadow clone, then left them bruised and convinced their bond had grown stronger.
• Naruto continued his quest to find friends, with Shino Aburame as his next target.

Naruto befriended Konoha’s powerful shinobi through friendly spars while gathering intelligence about the world with thousands of Shadow Clones. As he spread across the village, the other Naruto remained unaware and appreciated how his arrival had helped him rediscover family life.

• Naruto challenged Shino to a friendly spar with tens of thousands of Shadow Clones, then left Shino mourning the loss of his undefeated record.
• Naruto befriended Ino, Tenten, Rock Lee, and others, then defeated Kakashi in a spar and left him bruised and battered.
• Naruto sparred with the disabled Might Guy, whose tears of joy turned to a heartfelt smile after their match.
• Naruto created tens of thousands of Shadow Clones to make friends and gather intelligence throughout Konoha.
• “Naruto Uzumaki” continued working in the Hokage Building, believed Naruto was at home with Himawari, and silently thanked him for helping him enjoy family life.

Naruto made friends with nearly every generation of Konoha ninja, though his friendliness left them battered and angry. After Naruto took Boruto home and put him through another test, the bruised crowd gathered outside the Hokage Building to confront the real Naruto Uzumaki, who walked out and found them waiting.

• Naruto befriended Konoha's older, same-age, and younger ninja, learned Karin was an Uzumaki, and planned to bring her to live with him after returning to his world.
• At the Academy gates, Boruto mistook Naruto for his father, and Naruto explained he was a clone while the real Naruto was working in the Hokage Building.
• Naruto asked Boruto to demonstrate his progress, beat him during another test, and praised his slight improvement.
• At home, Boruto joined Hinata and the family for dinner while nearly every ninja in Konoha gathered outside the Hokage Building to make friends with the real Naruto.
• Naruto Uzumaki left work and came face-to-face with the bruised crowd, and both sides stared at each other in shock.

Naruto Uzumaki faced a crowd of Konoha ninjas who blamed him for Naruto's violent attempts to make friends. After they beat him and left, he remained convinced that Naruto's presence would keep bringing him misery.

• Naruto Uzumaki tried to explain that he had spent the day working in the Hokage Building, but Kakashi and the Konoha ninjas insisted they had come to make friends.
• Kakashi started a friendly spar, and the Konoha ninjas attacked Naruto Uzumaki with Ninjutsu before charging him with Taijutsu.
• After half an hour, the ninjas stopped beating Naruto Uzumaki and withdrew, leaving him battered at the entrance to the Hokage Building.
• Choji tried to kick Naruto Uzumaki, but backed down when Naruto Uzumaki yelled at him.
• Naruto Uzumaki lay in the wind and fallen leaves, then shakily stood and walked away, thinking that Naruto had ruined him.

Naruto Uzumaki returned home bruised and despondent after Konoha’s ninjas blamed him for Naruto’s fights. Naruto comforted him by promising to leave that night, but revealed he had made nearly every ninja in Konoha Naruto Uzumaki’s friend, prompting another mouthful of blood.

• Hinata and the children worried when Naruto Uzumaki came home covered in bruises, footprints, and fallen leaves.
• Naruto Uzumaki blamed his misfortune on Naruto’s actions but kept quiet, then claimed he felt better after spitting out blood.
• Naruto Uzumaki ate dinner in silence and withdrew to his dark bedroom, worrying Hinata and the children.
• Naruto visited Naruto Uzumaki and reminded him to care for his family after Naruto left.
• Naruto Uzumaki brightened when Naruto said he would leave that night, then spat out blood again after hearing Naruto had made nearly every ninja in Konoha his friend.

Naruto returned from the Boruto world and shared Sasuke’s future techniques with him before visiting the Hyuga Clan. He left having proposed that Hyuga Hiashi treat him as a friend even as Naruto regarded him as a future father-in-law.

• Naruto returned to the Back Mountain Breeding Farm and resolved to protect his friends in this world from the tragedies he had witnessed elsewhere.
• Naruto visited Sasuke at his training ground and passed him future Ninjutsu, cultivation insights, and the Reanimation Jutsu, warning him not to use the latter recklessly.
• Naruto went to the Hyuga Clan, where Hanabi greeted him enthusiastically and Hinata arrived with Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hyuga Hiashi teased Naruto about visiting Hinata, and Naruto said he also wanted to be friends with him.
• Naruto suggested that he could treat Hyuga Hiashi as his father-in-law while Hyuga Hiashi treated Naruto as a friend.

Kakashi told Jiraiya how Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō had failed Naruto, prompting Jiraiya to regret misjudging Naruto and consider repairing their relationship. In the Boruto world, "Naruto Uzumaki" tried to bond with Boruto by beating him, then took his tearful agreement as proof of success.

• Kakashi visited the hospitalized Jiraiya, who complained about Naruto kicking him after he intruded at the hot spring hotel.
• Kakashi explained that Hiruzen Sarutobi had neglected Naruto and that Shimura Danzō had twisted and leaked Naruto's identity.
• Jiraiya realized he had misunderstood Naruto, regretted trusting Hiruzen Sarutobi, and thanked Kakashi for advising him to reach out to Naruto.
• After Naruto's departure, "Naruto Uzumaki" woke cheerful, while Himawari and Boruto grieved that their young father was gone.
• "Naruto Uzumaki" beat Boruto to make him feel fatherly love, and Boruto tearfully agreed to let him take him to school.

Naruto visited the Hyuga Clan, where he affirmed his intentions to marry Hinata but failed to befriend Hiashi. Back at the Breeding Farm, he confirmed Karin was under Orochimaru’s protection and left Orochimaru plotting to collect a urine sample from him.

• Naruto asked Hiashi to become friends, but Hiashi made him choose between friendship and marrying Hinata, so Naruto chose Hinata.
• Naruto teased Hinata about becoming family, while Hanabi insisted that she wanted to marry Naruto too.
• Naruto returned to the Breeding Farm and learned that Orochimaru had given Sasuke the Ninjutsu he brought over.
• Naruto asked Orochimaru to keep Karin safe, explaining that she was his family, and Orochimaru agreed.
• After Naruto invited Orochimaru to dinner, Orochimaru planned to inspect Naruto’s urine for traces of his DNA.

Naruto told Kurama that he had recovered his Yin-Attribute Chakra and discussed Kurama’s worries about fusing with it. After the system assured them that Kurama’s personality could be preserved, Naruto planned to fuse them after dinner, while Orochimaru left before he could carry out his plan.

• Kurama called Naruto away from waterfall training, and they headed back to dinner together.
• Naruto told Kurama that he had recovered his Yin-Attribute Chakra and could give it to him whenever he wanted.
• Kurama worried that fusing with his other half would alter his personality, so Naruto asked the system about the effects.
• The system said Kurama’s primary personality would remain and offered to strengthen his power without changing his personality, which persuaded Kurama to agree to fusion after dinner.
• Orochimaru arrived for dinner intending to get Naruto to drink tea afterward, but Naruto sent him home before he could bring it up.

Naruto helped Kurama absorb Yin-attribute Kurama, then continued his plan to befriend everyone in Konoha. Neji was repeatedly beaten by ninja who blamed him for reminding Naruto to include them, leaving Neji to realize Naruto's warning to take care had been justified.

• Sasuke washed the dishes before Naruto helped Kurama return to her original form and absorb Yin-attribute Kurama.
• Naruto checked on Neji, told him to take care of himself, and left Neji puzzled by the warning.
• Naruto met three Konoha ninja and insisted on becoming their friend, then left them bruised after they refused.
• The three ninja blamed Neji for prompting Naruto to befriend more people and decided to take their anger out on him.
• Neji was ambushed and beaten by several groups of ninja on his way home, then understood Naruto's warning and cried out in distress.