Chapter Summaries

Boruto and Adult Sasuke said goodbye to their friends in Konoha and used Rai’s device to return to their own world. In the Land of Wind, Gaara impressed Rasa and Sunagakure’s elders, who began preparing him to become the next Kazekage.

• Naruto gave Adult Sasuke a package of Naruto Cells, while Kushina and the others said goodbye to Boruto.
• Boruto and Adult Sasuke activated Rai’s device and vanished as Konoha’s people watched.
• Rasa praised Gaara’s performance at a meeting and told him Sunagakure’s elders were grooming him as the next Kazekage.
• Rasa taught Gaara Magnet Release, which Gaara mastered quickly with his natural talent and Shukaku’s help.
• Sunagakure’s leaders placed greater hopes in Gaara after he proved he could control Shukaku and use Magnet Release.

Sasori and Deidara attacked Sunagakure to capture Gaara, and the village’s defenders met them at the gates. Gaara and Rasa struggled against the Third Kazekage puppet’s Iron Sand, while Sasori took an interest in Kankuro’s unfamiliar puppet.

• Rasa, Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro rushed to Sunagakure’s gates after the alarm sounded and found Sasori and Deidara approaching.
• Deidara and Sasori flew into the attack on a giant clay bird, and Sasori demanded that the village hand over Gaara.
• Rasa contained Deidara’s Clay Spiders with Gold Dust, while Gaara disrupted Deidara’s Clay Dragon with Iron Sand and shielded the defenders from its explosion.
• Sasori revealed the Third Kazekage as a puppet and unleashed its Iron Sand Wings against Rasa and Gaara.
• Temari and Kankuro helped defend against the Iron Sand barrage, and Sasori became curious about Kankuro’s Otsutsuki Puppet.

Gaara released Shukaku to escape the Third Kazekage puppet’s Iron Sand, and the battle with Deidara and Sasori ended in a destructive stalemate. The Akatsuki members withdrew, leaving Rasa to raise Sunagakure’s alert and seek help as he prepared to investigate one attacker’s identity.

• As Iron Sand threatened to trap Gaara, Shukaku urged him to let him out, and Gaara summoned the One-Tail into a perfect Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Deidara launched C3: Number 18 while Rasa and Shukaku attacked the bomb and Sasori countered with the Third Kazekage puppet’s Iron Sand.
• The attacks collided in a massive explosion that damaged the battlefield and injured both sides, but Shukaku healed and neither side gained the advantage.
• Scorpion judged the mission too risky and ordered a retreat, and Deidara and Sasori escaped on clay birds after warning that they would return.
• Rasa ordered Sunagakure to strengthen its alert and send an urgent message to Konoha, then assigned Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro tasks while he went to consult Advisor Chiyo.

After Gaara and Rasa drove back Deidara and Sasori, Rasa informed Chiyo and Ebizo that the attackers sought Shukaku and asked Konoha for help. He placed Sunagakure on high alert and sent Temari to Konoha, while Chiyo hoped to confront Sasori herself.

• Rasa told Chiyo and Ebizo that Deidara and a puppeteer wielding the Third Kazekage’s Human Puppet had attacked Sunagakure.
• Chiyo realized the puppeteer was likely her grandson Sasori and learned he might have murdered the Third Kazekage.
• Rasa explained that he and Gaara had barely driven the attackers back, even with Gaara using the Tailed Beast’s power.
• Rasa decided to seek Konoha’s intelligence on the Akatsuki, and Chiyo agreed while asking to speak with Sasori if he returned.
• Rasa ordered Sunagakure to its highest alert and sent Temari to Konoha to request aid.

After failing to capture Gaara, Scorpion and Deidara reported to Pain, who sent Tobi to assist them. Nagato and Konan agreed to use the mission to test the masked man who claimed to be Uchiha Madara.

• Scorpion and Deidara retreated after Gaara and Rasa proved too strong to capture immediately.
• Scorpion contacted Pain and reported that Gaara was a Perfect Jinchuriki who had mastered Magnetic Release.
• Pain summoned Tobi and ordered him to join Scorpion and Deidara for the mission.
• Tobi introduced himself, charmed Deidara, and promised Pain he would complete the mission.
• Konan questioned Nagato about sending the masked man, and Nagato said he wanted to see whether the man claiming to be Uchiha Madara could help capture Shukaku.

After the Akatsuki attacked Sunagakure and retreated, Temari brought Rasa’s request for help to Konoha. Naruto assembled a team to aid Gaara, and they gathered at the village gate to depart.

• Obito changed his appearance after severing his connection and vowed to capture every Tailed Beast and fulfill the Moon Eye Plan.
• Temari arrived in Konoha with Rasa’s letter, and Tsunade learned that Deidara and Sasori had attacked Sunagakure.
• Naruto identified the Akatsuki attackers and agreed to help Gaara, while Tsunade arranged warnings for villages with Jinchuriki.
• Naruto chose Kakashi, Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Sakura to accompany him to Sunagakure.
• Kakashi, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Sakura, and Temari gathered at Konoha’s gate, where Shikamaru reassured Temari that Gaara would be safe.

Naruto led Konoha’s team to Sunagakure to help rescue Gaara’s friend, where Chiyo challenged their presence and Naruto demonstrated his overwhelming strength. Chiyo accepted that the old generation’s grudges should not burden the young and asked Rasa to seek mercy for Scorpion.

• Naruto and his team traveled through the desert with Temari and arrived in Sunagakure.
• At the Kazekage’s office, Chiyo recognized Kakashi Hatake as Hatake Sakumo’s son and threatened Konoha over old grievances.
• Naruto revealed his Kurama Link Mode and used a golden flash to knock out more than twenty Sunagakure Anbu without injuring them.
• Naruto told Chiyo he was Minato Namikaze’s son, and Gaara calmed the situation before leading Konoha’s team to their accommodations.
• Rasa explained Konoha’s strength to Chiyo, who asked him to apologize to the Konoha ninja and help spare Scorpion’s life.

Naruto explained the Akatsuki threat to Sunagakure and planned to use Gaara as bait, with the Flying Thunder God Kunai as backup. Outside the village, Tobi met Deidara and Sasori and unexpectedly impressed them with his answer to their debate about art.

• Naruto reassured Gaara that he understood Chiyo's grief, and Chiyo apologized the next day for her harsh words.
• Naruto described Deidara and Sasori's abilities and warned that the Akatsuki might send another attacker to capture Gaara.
• Naruto proposed that Gaara draw the Akatsuki out alone, and Gaara agreed because he could use Naruto's Flying Thunder God Kunai to summon help.
• Naruto decided to wait a few days before setting the plan in motion so the Akatsuki would grow impatient.
• Tobi joined Deidara and Sasori outside Sunagakure and said art was making all struggle return to stillness.
• Deidara and Sasori approved of Tobi's answer, leaving him relieved that they had not exposed him.

Tobi revealed his Sharingan and Earth Style abilities, and he, Deidara, and Sasori prepared an ambush for Gaara. They took the bait when Gaara appeared alone, while Gaara readied to fight them in the desert.

• Tobi showed Deidara and Sasori his Three Tomoe Sharingan and Earth Style: Earth Dragon Burrowing Technique.
• Sasori planned to use Tobi to help Deidara plant Clay Bombs along routes where they could lure the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
• After several days of watching Sunagakure, Sasori spotted Gaara outside the village and sent Tobi underground to check for a trap.
• Tobi reported that he found no one nearby, so Sasori and Deidara flew toward Gaara on a Clay Bird with Tobi.
• Gaara revealed his baiting strategy, prepared Iron Sand and gathered the surrounding sand, then attacked the approaching Clay Bird.

Gaara fought Deidara and Sasori with Iron Sand enhanced by Shukaku’s Chakra, then used Naruto’s Flying Thunder God Kunai to summon reinforcements. Naruto arrived with a large group just as Tobi recognized the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Deidara attacked Gaara with C1 Clay Spiders, and Gaara switched from sand to Iron Sand.
• Sasori summoned the Third Kazekage puppet, but Shukaku’s Chakra kept it from interfering with Gaara’s Iron Sand.
• Deidara, Sasori, and Tobi lured Gaara toward buried Clay Bombs, but Shukaku warned him about the trap.
• Gaara activated Naruto’s Flying Thunder God Kunai, and Naruto brought Kakashi Hatake, Second Pillar, Haruno Sakura, Nara Shikamaru, Temari, Kankuro, Rasa, and Chiyo to his side.
• Tobi recognized the Flying Thunder God Technique as the reinforcements appeared around Gaara.

Naruto’s group confronted Deidara, Sasori, and Tobi, then split up to fight them. Sakura and Chiyo faced Sasori, and Sakura began the battle by smashing his Iron Sand attack with overwhelming strength.

• Tobi recognized Kakashi and complained that the opposing group had too many powerful fighters, while Sasori warned Deidara and Tobi to prepare for retreat if necessary.
• Naruto assigned Chiyo and Sakura to fight Sasori, Sasuke and Gaara to fight Deidara, and Kakashi and Rasa to face the Masked Man, with Naruto and others providing support.
• Gaara and Rasa combined sand and Gold Dust to divide the battlefield, sending Gaara and Sasuke after Deidara, Sakura and Chiyo after Sasori, and Kakashi and Rasa against Tobi.
• Chiyo recognized Sasori inside Hiruko, and Sasori admitted that he had poisoned and killed the Third Kazekage before turning him into a Human Puppet.
• Sakura activated Sage Mode and released her Yin Seal as Sasori attacked with Iron Sand Shower; she shattered the Iron Sand with one punch.

Sakura used the Eight Inner Gates and Morning Peacock to weaken and destroy Scorpion’s Iron Sand, forcing him to switch to Hiruko. Chiyo then took over the fight, and her first clash with Scorpion ended without either side gaining the upper hand.

• Scorpion attacked Sakura with Magnet Release: Iron Sand Giant Needle, but Sakura opened six of the Eight Inner Gates.
• Sakura used Morning Peacock’s intense heat to weaken Scorpion’s control of the Iron Sand and smash the Iron Sand Giant Needles.
• Scorpion put away the Third Kazekage puppet and prepared to fight with Hiruko, while Sakura withdrew and let Chiyo take over.
• Chiyo summoned the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets and used Three Treasures Crushing Absorption against Hiruko.
• Scorpion countered with Hiruko’s poison attacks, and Chiyo defended with her puppets; Scorpion accused her of holding back because her heart was too soft.

Chiyo and Sakura battled Scorpion, whose Hundred Puppet Performance was overwhelmed by Chiyo’s combined Chikamatsu Ten Puppets. After Hiruko’s shell broke, Scorpion revealed that he had turned himself into a Human Puppet and attacked them with hidden weapons, leaving Sakura to open the Eight Inner Gates as he aimed a concealed barrel at her.

• Scorpion summoned hundreds of red-robed puppets, but Chiyo and her Chikamatsu Ten Puppets held off their coordinated attacks.
• Chiyo combined the ten puppets into one enormous puppet and fired a devastating cannon blast that destroyed many of Scorpion’s puppets and shattered Hiruko’s shell.
• Sakura replenished Chiyo’s Chakra, and Scorpion’s exposed body revealed that he had made himself a Human Puppet.
• Scorpion tried to bind Sakura and Chiyo with Chakra threads, but Sakura broke free with Monster Strength while Chiyo’s puppets severed the threads.
• Sakura and Chiyo attacked Scorpion, who countered with poisoned needles and a chainsaw arm before aiming a hidden barrel at Sakura.
• Sakura opened the Eight Inner Gates to face Scorpion’s attack.

Sakura and Chiyo fought Scorpion, using their skills and memories of his parents to break through his defenses. Scorpion admitted defeat but refused Chiyo’s offer to return to Sunagakure, believing his crimes could only be repaid with his life.

• Sakura and Chiyo attacked Scorpion, who used his mechanical body and poison weapons to evade them and counterattack.
• Scorpion unleashed a fire scroll, while Chiyo defended against the flames and urged Sakura to strike his core.
• Chiyo summoned the Father and Mother puppets and reminded Scorpion of his childhood, his parents, and the knife she had given him.
• Sakura smashed Scorpion’s puppet body, and he acknowledged that he had lost the battle.
• Chiyo pleaded with Scorpion to return to Sunagakure, but he refused, saying his crimes were too great to repay any other way.

Naruto used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to reunite Scorpion with his parents, helping him face his regrets and choose to make amends in Sunagakure. Naruto then left them to catch up and went with Sakura to watch Sasuke and Gaara prepare to fight Deidara.

• Naruto borrowed Granny Chiyo’s Father and Mother Puppets and used their remaining tissue to reincarnate Scorpion’s parents in living bodies.
• Scorpion reunited with his parents and Granny Chiyo, remembered his childhood, and confessed his guilt over his actions, including killing the Third Kazekage.
• Naruto urged Scorpion to decide how to make amends, and Scorpion chose to carry forward his Puppet Technique in Sunagakure.
• Scorpion’s parents thanked Naruto, who left the family to spend the remaining time together and took Sakura to watch the other battle.
• Sasuke and Gaara prepared to face Deidara, and Sasuke insisted that he would attack while Gaara supported him.

Sasuke and Gaara fought Deidara, whose clay bombs and aerial attacks pushed Sasuke into a trap. Sasuke chose to withstand Deidara’s buried bombs with Susanoo, which began to crack under the blasts.

• Sasuke used Amaterasu to destroy Deidara’s Clay Spiders, while Gaara attacked Deidara with Iron Sand.
• Deidara summoned a C2 Dragon and used guided clay missiles as he lured Sasuke toward buried Clay Bombs.
• Gaara warned Sasuke that bombs were underground, but Deidara detonated them before Sasuke could escape.
• Sasuke chose to block the explosions with his Second Form Susanoo instead of using Flying Thunder God to retreat.
• The blasts grew stronger, and the final explosions began cracking Sasuke’s Susanoo.

Sasuke and Gaara withstood Deidara’s escalating explosive attacks, and Sasuke countered with Susanoo and Amaterasu. Deidara revealed C4: Garuda, leaving Sasuke and Gaara to face a technique that could destroy them from within.

• Sasuke’s Susanoo advanced to its Fourth Form and endured Deidara’s prolonged barrage of Clay Bombs.
• Deidara launched C3: Number 18, and Gaara protected them with his Sand Iron Wall.
• Sasuke formed Complete Susanoo and attacked Deidara, while Gaara contained Deidara’s Clay Spiders in Iron Sand.
• Sasuke used Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi to sever the Clay Dragon’s wing, forcing Deidara to escape on a small bird.
• Deidara created and detonated C4: Garuda, and Gaara asked Sasuke whether he could withstand the technique.

Sasuke used Naruto’s advice and a Six Paths Power trial card to defeat Deidara, awakening a Three Tomoe Rinnegan and its abilities. Deidara admitted defeat, while his new Rinnegan left him wondering whether Sasuke was related to Pain.

• Sasuke used Lightning Release and the storm clouds to summon Sage Art: Lightning Release: Kirin, which neutralized Deidara’s C4: Garuda.
• Sasuke drew on a Six Paths Power trial card from Naruto, transforming his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan into a Three Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Sasuke used Banshō Ten'in to pull Deidara and his clay dragon out of the air and seize Deidara by the throat.
• Sasuke activated Amenotejikara to swap Deidara’s Explosive Clay Spiders with a distant boulder, avoiding their blast.
• Deidara admitted defeat and wondered whether Sasuke, whose eyes resembled Pain’s, was the leader’s long-lost brother.

Sasuke and Gaara defeated Deidara, while Sasuke learned that Pain possessed a Rinnegan and discovered that Six Paths Power had begun transforming his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. On another battlefield, Rasa and Kakashi attacked Tobi, but Rasa’s Gold Dust failed to harm him, leaving Kakashi to prepare a Purple Lightning attack.

• Sasuke questioned Deidara, who revealed that Pain could use an ability that pushed people away, before Sasuke’s trial Rinnegan reverted to his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke and Gaara restrained Deidara and won their battle, though Deidara still had a hidden self-destruction technique.
• Obito, disguised as Tobi, faced Kakashi and Rasa and wondered why he could not sense his Sharingan in Kakashi.
• Rasa unleashed Magnet Release: Gold Dust, but Tobi remained unharmed after being engulfed by it.
• Kakashi formed Purple Lightning as Tobi watched him and reflected on Rin.

Kakashi fought the masked Tobi and identified his phasing as a possible Mangekyō Sharingan ability, Kamui. He and Rasa coordinated attacks to test the ability’s limits, but Tobi continued evading their strikes.

• Kakashi attacked Tobi with Purple Lightning techniques and noticed the Sharingan exposed beneath his mask.
• Tobi sank into the ground to evade Kakashi’s blade, but Kakashi struck the ground and blasted him out.
• Kakashi’s next sword attack passed through Tobi, leading Kakashi to suspect that Tobi possessed the space-time ability Kamui.
• Kakashi asked Rasa to cover Tobi with Gold Dust, but Rasa’s attack also passed through him.
• Kakashi urged Rasa to keep attacking while he gathered Purple Lightning, hoping Tobi’s apparent invulnerability had a time limit.