Chapter Summaries

At the Chunin Exams, Shikamaru easily defeated Kakumoku of Takigakure, revealing unexpected speed and strength. The Fire Daimyo praised him, while Temari watched with growing affection.

• Tsunade opened the official matches, and Hayate Gekko announced Shikamaru would face Kakumoku of Takigakure.
• Shikamaru recalled Naruto's advice and opened the first two Eight Inner Gates as the match began.
• Shikamaru dodged Kakumoku's Wind Release and weapons, then appeared behind him and forced him to surrender.
• The Fire Daimyo learned Shikamaru was Nara Shikaku's son and praised his strength and inherited intelligence.
• Temari realized Shikamaru might be stronger than her and became even more smitten with him.

Sakura and Tenten fought in the Chunin Exam, with Tenten using an overwhelming arsenal of ninja tools to keep Sakura at a distance. Sakura activated her Yin Seal and broke through Tenten’s attacks, reaching her as the chapter ended.

• Rasa praised Shikamaru’s intelligence and imagined arranging a marriage between him and Temari to draw him to Sunagakure.
• Tenten and Sakura began their match, and Tenten launched a barrage of ninja tools to prevent Sakura from building up her strength.
• Sakura used a punch to knock away Tenten’s first barrage, then dodged and deflected attacks from Tenten’s Twin Rising Dragons.
• Tenten escalated with dragon-shaped flames and cloned shuriken, but Sakura charged through the flames with a punch and activated her Yin Seal.
• Sakura spotted Tenten’s Explosive Tags through the smoke, protected herself with a Chakra shield, and emerged in front of Tenten ready to attack.

Sakura defeated Tenten after smashing her spear and forced her to surrender, then healed her. The next match began between Shino and Choji, who revealed their insect techniques and Butterfly Mode as Rasa asked Jiraiya about Konoha’s training; Jiraiya claimed credit, and Rasa asked him to train his three children.

• Sakura broke Tenten’s spear with her Monster Strength Punch and sent her into a crater.
• Tenten surrendered before Sakura’s next punch landed, and Sakura healed her with the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Shino and Choji began their match, opening three and four Inner Gates respectively.
• Shino used an Insect Clone and the Five Release: Insect Barrage Technique to surround Choji with attacks.
• Choji activated Butterfly Mode, increasing his strength as the spectators discussed the Konoha genin’s unusual abilities.
• Rasa asked Jiraiya about Konoha’s teaching, and Jiraiya claimed he had guided the children before Rasa asked him to teach his three children too.

After Choji defeated Shino, Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee began their match in the Chunin Exams. Rock Lee opened the Eight Inner Gates and slammed Neji into the arena, but Neji remained standing as Lee’s body began to heat up.

• Rasa agreed to treat Jiraiya that evening in hopes of securing his help.
• Choji overwhelmed Shino’s insects, and Shino surrendered, making Choji the winner.
• Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee were chosen to fight, while Sasuke prepared for his later match against Naruto.
• Neji and Rock Lee exchanged taijutsu attacks, and Neji used Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven to repel Lee’s kicks.
• Rock Lee opened the first three Eight Inner Gates, performed Reverse Lotus, and smashed Neji into the ground.
• Neji staggered back after absorbing the impact, while Rock Lee stood breathing faintly as his body began to heat up.

Neji and Rock Lee escalated their sparring with the Eight Inner Gates, Sage Mode, and Tenseigan, trading powerful attacks. Rock Lee’s new technique pushed Neji to reveal Tenseigan Chakra Mode, and Naruto contained their destructive clash inside a barrier.

• Rock Lee opened the seventh gate, while Neji opened six gates, activated Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode, and secretly drew on his Tenseigan.
• Neji countered Rock Lee’s Daytime Tiger with Shinra Tensei, then used Banshō Ten'in and Divine Air Strike against Rock Lee’s Leo Kick in a clash that injured them both.
• Rock Lee activated Sage Mode and the Gate of Wonder, then unleashed Sage Art: Eight Gates Lotus Thousand Slashes Burial with dozens of Shadow Clones.
• Neji activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode and used Sage Art: Tenseigan Chakra Mode: Heavenly Spin to meet Rock Lee’s attack, wrecking the arena in their collision.
• Naruto sent four Shadow Clones to cast the Four Red Yang Formation and contain the shockwave around the arena.

Neji defeated Rock Lee after their exhausting match, and the Chunin Exams final began between Sasuke and Naruto. Sasuke used the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and Flying Thunder God Technique, but Naruto countered him and appeared beside him with a Rasengan.

• Rasa learned Rock Lee and Neji were thirteen-year-old Konoha genin and resolved to support friendly relations with Konoha.
• Rock Lee surrendered after Neji used the Tenseigan's power, and the two praised each other and promised to spar again.
• The Konoha Daimyo ordered Konoha's funding increased by twenty percent after watching the match.
• Sasuke opened their final match with Amaterasu, but Naruto shed the burning Chakra Cloak and avoided harm.
• Sasuke used Flying Thunder God Kunai to attack and evade Naruto, but Naruto followed the marks and surprised him from behind.
• Naruto appeared beside Sasuke with a Rasengan after revealing he had used one of Sasuke's marked kunai to reach him.

Naruto and Sasuke escalated their arena fight, each revealing powerful techniques and transformations. The chapter ended with Naruto entering Kurama Form to face Sasuke’s enhanced Susanoo.

• Sasuke questioned how Naruto could use his Flying Thunder God Mark, then clashed with Naruto’s Great Ball Rasengan using double Chidori.
• Naruto unleashed Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, overwhelming the arena with trees that attacked Sasuke and absorbed Chakra.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu and activated his Third Form Susanoo, then enhanced it with Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode and Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi.
• Jiraiya told Rasa that Sasuke was powerful but Naruto was Konoha’s acknowledged strongest genin.
• Naruto called on Kurama and transformed into the golden Kurama Form, Perfect Tailed Beast Transformation.

Naruto armored Kurama with Susanoo and countered Sasuke’s attacks in their battle. As the two continued clashing, Konoha’s villagers praised their strength and began to see Naruto as a likely future Hokage.

• Sasuke tried to control Naruto and Kurama with his Eye Power, but Naruto’s power overwhelmed the attempt.
• Sasuke fired an arrow infused with Sage Chakra and Amaterasu, and Naruto covered Kurama in Susanoo armor before Kurama cut the arrow apart.
• Sasuke and Naruto traded sword strikes, with Naruto and Kurama breaking Sasuke’s Chakra blade and overpowering his Amaterasu-coated sword.
• Naruto used Sage Mode to launch nine Sage Art: Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken at Sasuke’s Susanoo, forcing Sasuke to spend Eye Power defending himself.
• Konoha’s villagers watched the battle and praised Naruto, with some believing he would become Hokage after Tsunade.

Naruto defeated Sasuke in the Chunin Exams, and Jiraiya negotiated for Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro to study in Konoha for a year. Rasa returned to Sunagakure intent on strengthening its alliance with Konoha, while the three siblings settled into their new lives in the village.

• Naruto overwhelmed Sasuke's Susanoo with nine Sage Art: Great Ball Rasengan, and Sasuke surrendered, making Naruto the Chunin Exams victor.
• After the exams ended, Jiraiya persuaded Rasa to pay three million ryo for Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro to study in Konoha for a year.
• Rasa returned to Sunagakure determined to deepen the alliance with Konoha after witnessing Naruto and the other genin's strength.
• Gaara spent time with Naruto and gradually bonded with Shukaku, while Temari moved into Shikamaru's home with the Nara Clan's approval.
• Naruto sent Kankuro to train with Rock Lee and Might Guy, planning to consider Otsutsuki puppets for him if he improved.

Naruto learned that Orochimaru and Kisame had entered Konoha to gather intelligence and alerted Tsunade. Shisui and Itachi intercepted them, then used Itachi’s Flying Thunder God Technique to transport the group outside the village, where Kisame grew uneasy about their opponents’ abilities.

• Naruto received Orochimaru’s warning that he and Kisame were coming to Konoha, then informed Tsunade about the Akatsuki agents.
• Orochimaru and Kisame entered through a side gate and began gathering intelligence, but Leaf Division ninjas spotted their black cloaks and followed them.
• Shisui and Itachi arrived and confronted Orochimaru and Kisame, with both pairs exchanging attacks while pretending to fight in earnest.
• Itachi marked Kisame and Orochimaru with the Flying Thunder God Technique and transported them outside Konoha, then returned to bring Shisui as well.
• Kisame asked Orochimaru what technique had transported them and gripped Samehada as unease set in.

Naruto joins Shisui, Itachi, and Orochimaru outside Konoha as Kisame attacks Itachi, who tests him with Susanoo and Tsukuyomi. Kisame survives the genjutsu, fuses with Samehada, and presses his assault until Itachi counters with Amaterasu.

• Naruto appears outside Konoha, and Kisame identifies him as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and declares he will capture him.
• Kisame attacks Itachi with powerful Water Style techniques, but Itachi's Susanoo withstands them and Samehada absorbs some of its Chakra.
• Itachi traps Kisame in Tsukuyomi and tortures him for seventy-two hours in the genjutsu before Kisame returns to reality.
• Kisame fuses with Samehada, damages Susanoo, and attacks it with five regenerating water sharks.
• Itachi uses Amaterasu to burn the sharks, and Samehada severs its Chakra link to keep the black flames from reaching it.

Itachi defeated Kisame, and Shisui used Kotoamatsukami to rewrite Kisame’s memories so he believed he was a Konoha spy inside the Akatsuki Organization. Naruto sent Kisame and Orochimaru back to the Akatsuki with a scroll of Water Style Ninjutsu, while warning Orochimaru to stay safe.

• Kisame fused with Samehada and unleashed his strongest Water Style attacks, but Itachi overwhelmed him with Susanoo and Amaterasu.
• Itachi revealed that he had marked Kisame with Flying Thunder God and held the Totsuka Blade to his throat, ending the fight.
• Naruto told Shisui to recruit Kisame, and Shisui used Kotoamatsukami to make Kisame believe he had served Konoha as an undercover agent since childhood.
• Orochimaru convinced the altered Kisame that their mission to gather intelligence in Konoha was complete, and Naruto gave Kisame a scroll of the Second Hokage’s Water Style Ninjutsu.
• Orochimaru and Kisame left for the Akatsuki Organization, and Naruto told Orochimaru to use a Flying Thunder God Kunai if he ran into trouble.

After two and a half peaceful years, Naruto went out to see his friends and found that nearly everyone close to him was mysteriously absent. He suspected they were hiding a gathering from him, but the chapter left him without knowing where they had gone.

• Pain decided the Akatsuki Organization would lie low, focus on earning bounties, and postpone targeting Konoha's Nine-Tails.
• Two and a half years passed as Naruto studied Six Paths Power and the Yin-Yang Release Technique while Konoha's ninjas grew stronger.
• Naruto saw Tenten, Rock Lee, and Neji flee from him, while Ino's mother gave him a white tulip and Zabuza and Haku kept a secret surprise from him.
• Naruto found the grilled meat restaurant reserved, Tenten's shop closed, and Hinata and several Hyuga family members away from home.
• Naruto discovered that Sasuke, his other friends, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Iruka were also absent, and he wondered whether everyone was secretly gathering without him.

Naruto’s friends and family secretly arranged a birthday celebration for his sixteenth birthday, which he had forgotten. The gathering ended with Orochimaru presenting Naruto with his parents, Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina, revived through Impure World Reincarnation.

• Konohamaru, Moegi, and Udon kept Naruto company and led him to a grilled meat restaurant, where his friends and elders surprised him with a birthday party.
• Naruto realized it was his sixteenth birthday and accepted gifts from his gathered friends, teachers, and elders.
• Sasuke gave Naruto a book, Konohamaru demonstrated his improved Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, and Jiraiya, Tsunade, Haku, Zabuza, and Iruka presented their gifts.
• Orochimaru brought out Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina, revived through Impure World Reincarnation, and they wished Naruto a happy birthday.
• The story explained that Sasuke had organized the surprise after learning Naruto’s birthday coincided with his parents’ death anniversary, and Orochimaru had proposed reviving them as a gift.

Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to bring Kushina and Minato back so they could surprise Naruto for his birthday. After hearing about Naruto’s life, the reunited parents met their nearly sixteen-year-old son and wished him a happy birthday.

• Orochimaru told Jiraiya and Tsunade his plan to revive Minato and Kushina, and Jiraiya agreed to take responsibility for it.
• Orochimaru reincarnated Kushina in a body made from Naruto Cells, and Kushina agreed to help bring Minato back.
• Orochimaru released the souls sealed by the Reaper Death Seal, then used Living Corpse Reincarnation to move into a Naruto Cells body before reincarnating Minato.
• Jiraiya told Minato and Kushina about Naruto’s experiences, and both parents felt proud of him and saddened by what he had endured.
• Orochimaru brought Minato and Kushina to Naruto, who cried out in astonishment as they wished him a happy birthday.

Naruto celebrated his sixteenth birthday with friends and family, including Minato and Kushina, whom Orochimaru had revived with Impure World Reincarnation. After sharing a warm evening with everyone, Naruto learned that his parents' revived bodies were at least as strong as they had been at their peaks.

• Orochimaru admitted that he had arranged for Minato and Kushina to attend Naruto's birthday, and they introduced themselves to Naruto's friends as his parents.
• Naruto celebrated with grilled food and a cake made by his friends, then received gifts, including a scarf from Hinata and a photograph from Iruka.
• Kakashi spoke with Minato and Kushina, while Sasuke joined Naruto and the others after Naruto called him over.
• Naruto walked Hinata home, held her hand, and promised they would celebrate his next birthday together.
• After Naruto returned to the restaurant, Minato and Kushina said their revived bodies were as strong as or stronger than their former peak strength.

Naruto reunited the halves of Kurama and prepared to use the Rinnegan to revive Minato and Kushina. After moving everyone to a forest near Konoha, he transformed into the complete Nine-Tails and began the resurrection technique.

• Naruto asked Minato and Kushina if they wanted to truly return to life, and they agreed.
• Naruto and Minato bumped fists, allowing the Yin Kurama inside Minato to join the Yang Kurama inside Naruto and restore Kurama’s full power.
• Naruto explained that his Rinnegan could use the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive the dead.
• Naruto brought Minato, Kushina, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the others to a forest near Konoha.
• Naruto transformed into the complete Nine-Tails and declared that he had enough Chakra to begin.

Naruto used the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu to revive Minato and Kushina, then arranged for them to live discreetly in Konoha. As they settled into family life, Konoha’s leaders learned of their return, and Tsunade chose not to revive her own lost loved ones.

• Naruto performed the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique and restored Minato and Kushina to life.
• Naruto brought his parents to live in his Konoha home and told them to use the Transformation Jutsu when going out.
• Over the following week, Minato adapted to family life with help from Jiraiya, while Kushina grew close to Mikoto Uchiha and Hinata.
• Konoha’s upper ranks and elite ninja learned that Naruto had revived Minato and Kushina, and Jiraiya claimed the technique had cost Naruto a great deal.
• Tsunade decided not to ask Naruto to revive Nawaki or Dan Katō, then beat up Jiraiya for taking Minato to hot springs, baths, and massages.

Uzumaki Boruto and Adult Sasuke traveled to Konoha’s past, but their arrival landed them years later than intended. While Uchiha Itachi offered to show them around the village, Adult Sasuke struggled to understand why Itachi was living and working in Konoha.

• Uzumaki Boruto and Adult Sasuke arrived in the forest outside Konoha after their time-travel journey went awry.
• Adult Sasuke and Boruto entered Konoha using a cover story, and Sasuke discovered that Naruto had already returned from training with Jiraiya.
• Boruto wandered into a patrol and was caught by Uchiha Itachi, leaving Adult Sasuke shocked to find him serving as a Konoha ninja.
• Uchiha Itachi offered to guide the visitors around Konoha and mentioned that his younger brother Sasuke was training.
• Boruto and Adult Sasuke followed Itachi as he showed them the village and introduced Tenten’s family ninja tool shop.

Adult Sasuke and Boruto toured Konoha with Uchiha Itachi and discovered that this world’s history and its familiar people differed greatly from their own. They continued exploring after learning that Rock Lee had defeated Gaara, leaving Sasuke increasingly uncertain about the timeline and events of this world.

• Uchiha Itachi showed Adult Sasuke and Boruto Konoha’s grilled meat restaurant and the Yamanaka flower shop, where Yamanaka Ino gave them bouquets and went to find Sakura.
• Uchiha Itachi explained that Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino had trained under Tsunade since their Academy days, making Adult Sasuke question the timeline and wonder what had happened to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Might Guy offered Adult Sasuke and Boruto green training suits, while Adult Sasuke noticed that Rock Lee could use Chakra and seemed exceptionally powerful.
• Uchiha Itachi said Rock Lee had defeated Gaara even after Gaara’s Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, shocking Adult Sasuke and deepening his doubts about this world.
• Uchiha Itachi introduced Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji, who recognized something familiar about the visitors before Choji led Shikamaru away to eat.