Chapter Summaries

Orochimaru brought Naruto Cells to the Hokage's Office and demonstrated their effects on Yamato. Tsunade gathered Konoha's top fighters to receive the treatment, and Orochimaru's own injection restored some of his depleted vitality and soul power.

• Orochimaru told Tsunade that his Naruto Cell research had succeeded with a success rate of about ninety-seven percent.
• Tsunade summoned Yamato, and Orochimaru injected him with Naruto Cells, which devoured his Hashirama Cells and greatly increased his Chakra, vitality, physical strength, and Wood Release.
• Tsunade ordered Konoha's core fighters to gather so they could receive Naruto Cells and strengthen the village's combat forces.
• Orochimaru injected himself to demonstrate the treatment and found that it increased his Chakra and physique while restoring vitality and soul power depleted by reincarnations.

Orochimaru injected Naruto Cells into Konoha's leaders and other villagers, granting powerful boosts and awakening Wood Release in Tsunade. Naruto then distributed the Nutrient Solution around Konoha, and the chapter ended with Second Pillar and Hinata Hyuga showing unusual reactions.

• Orochimaru injected Jiraiya and Tsunade, increasing their abilities and awakening Tsunade's Wood Release.
• Orochimaru injected Naruto Cells into Konoha's leaders, including the Uchiha, Kakashi, and Might Guy, strengthening them and restoring some of their capabilities.
• Naruto gave Orochimaru new research tasks and funding before returning to Konoha.
• Naruto injected Karin Uzumaki, Linzi Uzumaki, Sakura, and Ino with Nutrient Solution.
• Naruto brought the Nutrient Solution to the training grounds and injected the gathered trainees, including Akamaru.
• Most recipients gained Chakra, vitality, and spiritual power, while Second Pillar and Hinata Hyuga experienced different effects.

Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, while Hinata’s bloodline evolved after absorbing Naruto’s cells and Chakra. Naruto helped Neji remove his Caged Bird curse seal, and Orochimaru developed new resources for Konoha and collected the Shinigami Masks.

• Sasuke’s Three Tomoe Sharingan transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan, and he began adjusting to its power.
• Hinata’s body evolved toward the Otsutsuki bloodline and absorbed Naruto’s Chakra until she reached saturation; Otsutsuki Toneri sensed the change from the moon.
• Orochimaru developed nutrient-rich Dongpo Pork and Red Bull from Naruto’s cells, and Tsunade arranged their production for Konoha.
• Naruto used Orochimaru’s method to remove Neji’s Caged Bird seal, restoring his freedom and eliminating his Byakugan’s blind spots.
• Neji’s progress accelerated after his seal was removed, prompting Rock Lee to intensify his training.
• Orochimaru retrieved all the Shinigami Masks from the Land of Whirlpools and considered how to free Minato Namikaze’s soul.

Naruto took Uchiha Shisui and Orochimaru through a hidden space-time passage to explore the moon. The three arrived safely on its surface and looked back at Earth.

• Naruto visited Fugaku Uchiha at the Leaf Division headquarters and asked Shisui to join him on an outing.
• Naruto invited Orochimaru, who readily agreed to accompany them to the moon.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God marks to bring Shisui and Orochimaru to a secret realm discovered by his Shadow Clone.
• Naruto led them through a passage that transported all three to the moon.
• Orochimaru spotted Earth, and the three looked up at it from the moon's surface.

Naruto, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Shisui explored the moon, where Naruto destroyed Otsutsuki Toneri’s puppets and the group discovered a passage into the moon’s inhabited core. They continued inside as Toneri noted Naruto’s strength, while Naruto explained the Sage of Six Paths’ role in shaping the moon.

• Otsutsuki Toneri sent Otsutsuki Puppets to confront Naruto, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Shisui.
• Naruto destroyed the puppets with a Super Great Ball Rasengan and his speed, while Orochimaru sealed their remains in a scroll.
• Toneri sensed that he had lost contact with the puppets and became interested in Naruto’s strength.
• Naruto, Orochimaru, and Shisui found a passage into the moon’s core and entered a wooded space beneath an artificial sky.
• Orochimaru asked who had created the moon, and Naruto said it was likely the work of someone on the Sage of Six Paths’ level.

Naruto and his allies confronted Otsutsuki Toneri and his army of Otsutsuki Puppets on the moon. After Naruto defeated the puppets and overpowered Toneri, he transformed into a nine-tailed fox clad in Susanoo armor, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Otsutsuki Toneri gathered more than a hundred Otsutsuki Puppet Leaders and led them to confront Naruto, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Shisui.
• Naruto combined Kurama Mode with Sage Mode and dodged the puppets' barrage of yellow spheres.
• Naruto used Sage Art: Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence to capture the puppets and absorb their Chakra, defeating Toneri's entire force.
• Otsutsuki Toneri attacked Naruto directly but was overpowered in a fistfight and punched into the ground.
• After Toneri climbed out and threatened Naruto, Naruto entered Perfect Tailed Beast Transformation and activated his golden-blue Susanoo armor.

Naruto used Armored Susanoo with Kurama to overpower Otsutsuki Toneri, then had Uchiha Shisui use Kotoamatsukami to control him. Shisui struggled against Toneri’s powerful spiritual energy, and Naruto began helping him with Yin-Yang Release.

• Uchiha Shisui and Orochimaru watched as Naruto summoned Armored Susanoo around Kurama and forced Otsutsuki Toneri to surrender.
• Naruto and Kurama struck Toneri with a fifty-meter blade, leaving him battered but alive, before Naruto dismissed Kurama and demanded a proper conversation.
• Naruto called Uchiha Shisui over and asked him to use Kotoamatsukami on Toneri.
• Naruto restrained Toneri with Wood Release clones while Shisui used Kotoamatsukami, but Toneri’s spiritual power rapidly drained Shisui’s Eye Power.
• Naruto placed a hand on Shisui and began using Yin-Yang Release to assist the genjutsu.

Naruto used Shisui’s replenished Eye Power to make Kotoamatsukami control Otsutsuki Toneri and uncover the Moon clan’s Tenseigan and puppet forces. The group retrieved the giant purple Tenseigan and Naruto stored more than ten thousand Otsutsuki Puppets in his System.

• Naruto replenished Shisui’s Eye Power, allowing Kotoamatsukami to take control of Otsutsuki Toneri and alter his subconscious into serving Konoha and the Hyuga Clan.
• Toneri told Naruto, Shisui, and Orochimaru about the purple Tenseigan made from the Branch Family’s Byakugan and the yellow Tenseigan hidden in Hamura Shrine.
• Naruto explained the Otsutsuki Clan’s connection to the Hyuga, Senju, Uzumaki, and Uchiha clans as Toneri led the group to his residence.
• Toneri opened a sealed room and showed them the giant purple Tenseigan, which Naruto stored in his System Space.
• Toneri revealed that the Moon held roughly ten thousand ordinary Otsutsuki Puppets and a thousand stronger captain-class puppets, and Naruto collected them all in his System.

Naruto touched the yellow Tenseigan at the Hamura Shrine, and it chose him to inherit its power because of his bloodline. After undergoing the awakening ritual, Naruto gained the Tenseigan and learned about its abilities, though he still needed time to adapt to them.

• Naruto collected the Otsutsuki Puppets as Toneri led him, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Shisui to the Hamura Shrine.
• The yellow Tenseigan reacted to Naruto’s bloodline and began transferring its energy and Eye Power into him.
• Naruto’s Byakugan evolved as the yellow Tenseigan performed its awakening ritual, while Toneri told Orochimaru and Uchiha Shisui not to interrupt.
• Naruto successfully awakened the Tenseigan, and the yellow Tenseigan shared instructions for its abilities with him.
• Naruto learned the Tenseigan’s powers, including Chakra Mode, gravitational control, spatial manipulation, Chakra absorption, and puppet control, but he could not yet use all of them.

Naruto awakened the Tenseigan and returned to Earth with Toneri, bringing him to Konoha to live among the Hyuga Clan. The chapter ended as Naruto escorted Toneri into the Hyuga compound to meet its clan head.

• Naruto learned that the Yellow Tenseigan could help people awaken the Tenseigan if they possessed Otsutsuki physique and Hamura's Byakugan bloodline.
• Naruto removed his Perfect Contact Lenses and revealed his Tenseigan to Toneri, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Shisui.
• Naruto searched the moon for Otsutsuki Clan resources, then returned to Earth with Toneri and Shisui.
• Naruto gave Orochimaru three hundred Otsutsuki Puppets and some Tenseigan Eye Power to study before Orochimaru departed.
• Naruto brought Toneri to Tsunade, obtained a Konoha resident identification for him, and arranged for him to live in the Hyuga Clan compound.
• Naruto and Toneri entered the Hyuga compound after Naruto showed the guards the Hokage's Office permit.

Naruto brought Otsutsuki Toneri to the Hyuga Clan compound and arranged for him to receive a pair of Byakugan, restoring his sight and giving him a chance to awaken the Tenseigan. Hyuga Hiashi agreed to accept Toneri into the clan, while Hinata and Neji continued training at the training ground.

• Naruto introduced Toneri to Hyuga Hiashi and explained that Toneri came from the Hyuga branch on the moon.
• Naruto asked Hiashi for a pair of preserved Byakugan, and Hiashi chose eyes with exceptionally high purity after sensing Toneri's strength.
• Naruto restored the Byakugan with Yin-Yang Release Chakra and implanted them in Toneri, who opened his eyes and saw the world for the first time.
• Naruto asked Hiashi to accept Toneri as a Hyuga so he could regain a sense of belonging and help protect Hinata.
• Hiashi said he would present Toneri as a Hyuga who had returned to acknowledge his roots, then told Naruto that Hinata and Neji were training and that Hinata's abilities had improved greatly.

Naruto watched Sasuke spar with Konoha's young ninja, then defeated Sasuke's upgraded Susanoo with a compressed Sage Art Rasengan. After revealing that his strange eyes had only been a bluff, Naruto took Neji and Hinata aside, leaving them wondering what he wanted.

• Naruto left Hiashi and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to observe the training ground, where Konoha's young ninja attacked Sasuke.
• Neji and Hinata used a close-range Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven while Choji struck Sasuke's Susanoo and cracked it.
• Sasuke transformed his Susanoo into its Second Form and fired arrows at Naruto, who dodged with the Flying Thunder God Technique and shattered the Susanoo with a compressed Sage Art Rasengan.
• Sasuke stopped fighting and asked about Naruto's unfamiliar eyes, and Naruto admitted he had only been trying to scare him.
• Naruto praised the group's progress, then took Neji and Hinata into a nearby small forest.

Naruto used the Yellow Tenseigan to assess Hinata and Neji, then encouraged them to train until they were ready to awaken it. After years of training, Hinata and Neji both gained Tenseigan, while Naruto also helped Toneri awaken its power and pushed Konoha’s elites to learn the Eight Inner Gates Technique.

• Naruto asked the Yellow Tenseigan to assess Hinata and Neji, and it said both had the potential to awaken Tenseigan after two more years of physical training.
• Naruto completed his own Tenseigan training, and the Yellow Tenseigan infused its power into Toneri’s Byakugan before entering a long recovery slumber.
• Naruto persuaded Konoha’s leaders to learn the Eight Inner Gates Technique, and Might Guy agreed to supervise their training for safety.
• After several years, the Yellow Tenseigan recovered, Hinata easily awakened Tenseigan, and Neji endured a painful transformation to awaken it as well.
• Naruto’s Tenseigan, Toneri’s, Hinata’s, and Neji’s brought the number of Tenseigan in Konoha to four pairs.

Six years of peace had allowed Naruto to strengthen Konoha and train its young shinobi, bringing many of them to formidable levels. Naruto and Shikamaru discussed the future of the ninja world, while the chapter left their plans and Konoha’s power continuing to develop.

• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru reached Super Kage strength through Sage Mode and Naruto Cells, while Kakashi developed Purple Lightning and attained Kage-level strength without the Sharingan.
• Fugaku Uchiha, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Itachi awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, while Naruto grew close to the weaker end of Six Paths strength and Sasuke learned Ryūchi Cave's Sage Mode.
• Sakura inherited Tsunade's medical skills and techniques, signed a contract with Shikkotsu Forest, and reached Kage-level strength with her abilities unleashed.
• Hinata mastered the Gentle Fist, developed her own Tenseigan-powered technique, and became strong enough to defeat several of the Six Paths of Pain.
• Naruto helped Kiba and Akamaru use Nine-Tails Chakra together, while Shino developed powerful specialized insects and Shikamaru reached ordinary Jonin strength.
• Naruto and Shikamaru used their conversations to devise strategies for the future landscape of the ninja world.

The chapter described how Ino, Choji, Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee had developed their abilities through years of training and Naruto’s guidance. Naruto’s examination of Rock Lee revealed an unusual nerve near his brain that prevented him from using ninjutsu, which Naruto believed he could treat.

• Ino combined her Yamanaka spiritual power with Monster Strength, learned to materialize invisible spiritual blades, and used the Yin Seal and Byakugou Seal to improve her stamina and self-healing.
• Choji transformed his body through intensive training with Might Guy, developed his own Butterfly Mode, and could reach Kage-level strength by combining it with the Eight Inner Gates Technique.
• Neji awakened the Tenseigan, mastered Shikkotsu Forest’s Sage Mode in a month, and became solidly Kage-level, with a weak Super Kage level of strength when fully unleashed.
• Tenten mastered a wide range of ninja tools, trained her taijutsu to an ordinary Elite Jonin level, and learned ninjutsu using four Chakra natures from Kakashi.
• Naruto examined Rock Lee and discovered that a nerve near his brain caused his Chakra to dissipate whenever he tried to form ninjutsu, then said he could treat the condition.

Six years after Naruto cured Rock Lee and trained the Konoha 11, the group attended their delayed Ninja Academy graduation assessment. Naruto was assigned to supervise while Sasuke learned that he would have to prove himself against Uchiha Itachi.

• Naruto cured Rock Lee's neurological condition, and Rock Lee mastered Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode before opening the Seven Gates under Might Guy's guidance.
• Naruto arranged for the Konoha 11 to graduate a year later so they could keep training, and Tsunade agreed after confirming their exceptional strength.
• Jiraiya assessed the other students with a Clone Technique test, then led the Konoha 11 to a special assessment attended by Tsunade, Kakashi, Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, Sarutobi Asuma, Otsutsuki Toneri, and Uchiha Itachi.
• Jiraiya assigned Naruto to watch the tests and handle accidents rather than take part in a combat assessment.
• Jiraiya named Uchiha Itachi as Sasuke's opponent and required Sasuke to show strength that his brother acknowledged before he could graduate.

Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi fought to test Sasuke’s strength, escalating from taijutsu and elemental ninjutsu to their Susanoo. Itachi trapped his opponent in Tsukuyomi, but realized the figure inside the illusion was not Sasuke.

• Jiraiya assigned Sakura, Kiba, and Shino to face Tsunade, Hinata and Neji to challenge Toneri, Rock Lee to face Might Guy, and Ino-Shika-Cho to earn recognition from Kurenai, Asuma, and Kakashi.
• Jiraiya began the matches by pitting Second Pillar against Uchiha Itachi, and the brothers opened with taijutsu.
• Sasuke and Itachi countered each other’s Fire and Water Style before activating their Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu and Chidori against Itachi, who defended himself with an armored Third Form Susanoo.
• Sasuke formed his own Third Form Susanoo and fired an arrow enhanced with Amaterasu and Lightning Release, while Itachi countered with Yasakani no Magatama.
• Itachi caught Sasuke in Tsukuyomi, then realized the Sasuke inside the illusion was not actually Sasuke.

Sasuke defeated Itachi in a spar, then Naruto used a powerful genjutsu to make Sasuke relive the Uchiha Clan massacre before Sasuke broke free with increased mental power. Haruno Sakura, Inuzuka Kiba, and Aburame Shino then began their match against Tsunade, who overwhelmed Sakura and Kiba and Akamaru.

• Sasuke used a Shadow Clone to fool Itachi into casting Tsukuyomi, then caught Itachi with a genjutsu and won their match.
• Naruto challenged Sasuke with his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and trapped him in an illusion of Itachi killing the Uchiha Clan.
• Sasuke broke through Naruto's genjutsu, felt his mental power increase, and decided to face Neji and Hinata before challenging Naruto.
• Haruno Sakura, Inuzuka Kiba, and Aburame Shino entered the arena to fight Tsunade, and Sakura outlined their plan to hold Tsunade back while Shino drained her Chakra.
• Tsunade shattered the ground with a stomp and overpowered Sakura's Monster Strength Punch.
• Kiba and Akamaru transformed into a miniature Nine-Tails and clashed with Tsunade, but they soon began retreating as their stamina ran out.

Sakura, Inuzuka Kiba, Akamaru, and Aburame Shino fought Tsunade to demonstrate their training and earn her approval. After Tsunade countered Shino’s Chakra-absorbing insects with Natural Energy, she revealed that she could open more of the Eight Inner Gates than they could.

• Inuzuka Kiba merged with Akamaru, whose Nine-Tails' Chakra let them withstand some of Tsunade’s attacks, while Aburame Shino sent Kikaichū after her.
• Sakura activated Sage Mode, released the Chakra stored in her Yin Seal, and opened three gates before striking at Tsunade.
• Inuzuka Kiba and Akamaru also opened three gates and merged into a smaller, blood-red Nine-Tails as Tsunade activated her Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode.
• Shino’s new Kikaichū reached Tsunade and absorbed her Sage Chakra, but Natural Energy petrified some of the insects before they could return to him.
• Sakura warned Shino to stop the insects from absorbing Tsunade’s Chakra, then joined Inuzuka Kiba and Akamaru in a coordinated taijutsu attack.
• Tsunade opened the Eight Inner Gates herself, revealing that she had opened more gates than the others.

Tsunade tested Sakura, Shino, and Kiba in a graduation assessment, forcing them to show their strength against her Eight Inner Gates Technique. Shino’s Five Elements Worm injured Tsunade, and the three students passed after earning her recognition.

• Tsunade opened four gates and quickly knocked Sakura, then Kiba and Akamaru, out of the fight.
• Sakura’s Byakugou Seal activated and healed her, and she urged Shino to use his insects without holding back.
• With Naruto’s reassurance, Shino opened two gates, used Kikaichū to absorb Tsunade’s Chakra, and unleashed his Five Elements Worm.
• Shino combined five elemental insect attacks into the Five Release: Insect Barrage Technique, injuring Tsunade despite her Sage Chakra defense.
• Tsunade healed with her Byakugou Seal, praised Sakura, Shino, and Kiba, and Jiraiya declared that they had passed their graduation assessment.