Chapter Summaries

Minato and Kushina said their final goodbyes to Naruto before their Chakra disappeared, leaving him grieving but determined to bring them back. Naruto considered the resurrection techniques he knew and decided to pursue the Rinnegan and the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.

• Kurama promised Kushina and Minato that he would protect Naruto, and the family shared a final embrace.
• Kushina gave Naruto advice and expressed her sorrow at leaving, while Minato urged him to seek freedom and passed on his Flying Thunder God Technique knowledge.
• Minato and Kushina vanished after Naruto thanked them, and Kurama comforted Naruto before he left the consciousness space.
• Naruto grieved in his room and vowed to reunite his family by reviving his parents completely.
• Naruto reviewed known resurrection techniques and judged the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique his safest prospect, though it required the Rinnegan.

After recovering from his grief, Naruto visited Kurama and learned that he could draw on Kurama’s Chakra, though his young body limited how much he could safely use. He began training in the Flying Thunder God Technique with his father’s notes and his space-time talent, and the chapter ended with Kurama supplying Chakra so he could keep practicing.

• Naruto visited Kurama, who explained that Naruto could use its Chakra but had to avoid taking too much at once.
• Naruto decided not to test Kurama’s power in Konoha and instead left to train in a remote training ground.
• Naruto used Multiple Shadow Clones and his space-time talent to practice perceiving and manipulating space for the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Naruto studied Minato Namikaze’s training insights and gradually learned to create unstable spatial passages capable of suggesting instantaneous movement.
• When Naruto’s Chakra ran low, Kurama voluntarily supplied its Chakra, allowing Naruto to create more clones and continue training.

Naruto mastered and refined the Flying Thunder God Technique, then spent three months strengthening his abilities and testing how much Kurama's Chakra his body could handle. After marking Konoha so he could return at any time, he secretly left the village to train in the mountains as winter break began.

• Naruto mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique and developed invisible spatial formulas that were harder to detect than the conventional marks.
• Naruto continued training for several days until his technique reached mastery, gaining the ability to strike enemies from up to five hundred meters with his own Chakra or three thousand meters with Kurama's Chakra.
• Over the next three months, Naruto raised his own Chakra to Elite Jonin level, awakened Double Tomoe Sharingan, and increased his physical strength.
• Naruto marked locations throughout Konoha with his custom Flying Thunder God formulas so he could return to the village at any time.
• Naruto slipped past the patrolling ninja and traveled into the mountains to test Kurama's Chakra, which raised his reserves to the level of an ordinary Kage.
• Kurama estimated that Naruto's body would fully develop around age twelve or thirteen, and Naruto restrained his training until then as winter break began.

Over three months, Naruto’s daily training helped his friends build strength and discipline while they studied their clans’ techniques and pursued their own goals. Naruto had grown powerful enough to rival elite jonin, and he continued trying to draw the distant Neji into their training.

• Naruto’s friends trained daily and studied their family techniques, while Sakura strengthened her Chakra control and Rock Lee continued training under Might Guy.
• Sasuke’s talent emerged, and with Fugaku and Itachi’s guidance he learned the Uchiha Clan’s Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.
• Hinata improved through training and Naruto’s influence, while the chapter recounted how the Caged Bird curse and his father’s death had shaped Neji’s resentment and fatalism.
• Naruto repeatedly tried to persuade Neji to join their training, but Neji remained distant.
• Naruto mastered and improved the Flying Thunder God Technique, unlocked Kurama’s seal, and became capable of fighting at a level comparable to elite jonin.

On the Ninja Academy’s last day before winter break, Naruto encouraged his classmates to keep training and reflected on how his friendships had changed his plans for Konoha. Hinata then took him to visit her father, Hyuga Hiashi, at the Hyuga compound, where Neji remained hostile toward the Main Family.

• Naruto urged his classmates to train during winter break and framed the vacation as a competition.
• Naruto considered how his friends had given him bonds in Konoha and led him to choose changing the village rather than abandoning it.
• His classmates said their farewells, and Hinata told Naruto that her father had invited him to visit.
• Neji challenged Naruto for following them, then allowed him to accompany Hinata after she explained the invitation.
• The Hyuga gate guards admitted Naruto after Hinata confirmed Hyuga Hiashi had invited him, while Neji left them and Naruto reassured Hinata that Neji might change someday.

Naruto visited Hyuga Hiashi, who thanked him for supporting Hinata and recalled how Naruto had once protected her. Meanwhile, an ANBU report about the Hyuga Clan meeting Naruto reached Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Danzō urged him to let Root surround the clan and seize Naruto.

• Hinata left Naruto alone with Hyuga Hiashi, who praised Naruto for helping Hinata grow stronger.
• Naruto modestly credited Hinata’s hard work, and Hiashi thanked him for protecting her when they were children.
• Hiashi asked an ANBU leader to tell Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Hyuga Clan had only brought Naruto home to treat his injuries after Hinata insisted.
• An ANBU reported the Hyuga Clan’s contact with Naruto to Hiruzen, who reacted with alarm.
• Danzō accused the Hyuga Clan of trying to control Naruto and proposed that Root surround the clan and take Naruto into its care.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned Naruto had been treated by the Hyuga Clan after protecting Hinata, and he rejected Danzo’s attempt to claim the incident was a plot. Years later, Naruto admitted he wanted to marry Hinata, and Hyuga Hiashi told him becoming Hokage would let him marry her without joining the Hyuga family.

• An Anbu ninja reported that Naruto had been injured protecting Hinata and that the Hyuga Clan would let him leave after he recovered.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi dismissed Danzo’s suspicions, refused to hand Naruto over, and sent a message reassuring Hyuga Hiashi of the village’s trust.
• Naruto recovered at the Hyuga Clan Grounds and left before Hinata could thank him, while the Hyuga ninja feared provoking the Nine-Tails.
• Years later, Hiashi asked Naruto how he felt about Hinata, and Naruto said he loved her and intended to marry her.
• Hiashi told Naruto that the Hyuga Clan required Hinata’s husband to marry into the family, then proposed that Naruto become Hokage instead.

Naruto listened as Hyuga Hiashi explained why he thought Naruto could become Hokage, citing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s interest in him and the Hokage faction’s encouragement of clan children to befriend him. Naruto revealed that he knew his true identity, shocking Hyuga Hiashi and leaving him to wonder how Naruto had learned the secret.

• Hyuga Hiashi argued that Hiruzen Sarutobi had recognized Naruto’s potential after their conversation about the Will of Fire.
• Hyuga Hiashi revealed that Hiruzen had encouraged several allied clan heads to let their children spend time with Naruto, and he said the clans later came to admire Naruto.
• Hyuga Hiashi suggested that Naruto’s special background also helped make him a possible Hokage, but he hesitated to explain further.
• Naruto told Hyuga Hiashi that he knew both the truth about the Demon Fox and his own identity as the Fourth Hokage’s son.
• Hyuga Hiashi was stunned and asked Naruto where he had learned the secret.

Naruto revealed his identity, strength, and plans to Hyuga Hiashi, who agreed to keep the information secret and support Naruto’s bid to become Hokage. They sealed their alliance with Naruto promising to marry Hinata.

• Naruto told Hyuga Hiashi that he was Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina’s son and had made peace with the Nine-Tails.
• Naruto admitted that he wanted to remove certain village leaders but would spare ordinary villagers, and Hiashi agreed with his decision to keep the matter quiet.
• Naruto revealed that he had Elite Jonin-level strength, could draw on the Nine-Tails’ power, and had learned the Rasengan from his father.
• Hiashi asked Naruto to avoid attacking Konoha’s leaders immediately, and Naruto said he wanted Hiashi to keep his secrets until he could move freely in the ninja world.
• Hiashi promised the Hyuga Clan’s support for Naruto’s future bid to become Hokage, and Naruto promised to marry Hinata.

Hiashi Hyuga explained the Hyuga Clan’s Main Family and Branch Family system and recounted how it shaped Neji’s childhood and led to Hizashi’s death. He ended with Hizashi sacrificing himself as Hiashi’s substitute to prevent war between Konoha and Kumogakure.

• Hiashi promised the Hyuga Clan would openly support Naruto, and Naruto thanked him for the alliance.
• Hiashi explained that the Hyuga Clan created the Main Family, Branch Family, and Caged Bird system to protect the Byakugan.
• Hiashi described how Neji’s Branch Family status strained his bond with Hinata and how Hiashi once used the Caged Bird to stop Hizashi from harming her.
• Hiashi recounted how Kumogakure tried to abduct Hinata and demanded Hiashi’s body after he rescued her.
• The Hyuga elders sent Hizashi to die in Hiashi’s place, and Hizashi told Hiashi to explain that he had died for his brother and the village.

Naruto agreed to help Hyuga Hiashi tell Neji the truth about Hizashi’s death in exchange for Hiashi’s support in abolishing the Caged Bird seal and the Main and Branch Family system. He found Neji training and, after provoking him into an attack, pinned him down and beat him when Neji insulted Naruto’s parents.

• Naruto asked Hyuga Hiashi whether Kumogakure had discovered that Hizashi had died in Hiashi’s place, and Hiashi explained Hizashi’s choice and Neji’s resentment.
• Hiashi asked Naruto to tell Neji the truth about his father, and Naruto agreed in return for Hiashi’s support in abolishing the Caged Bird seal and the distinction between the Main and Branch Families.
• Naruto found Neji training in a nearby room and insulted him for taking out his anger on Hinata instead of acting on his grievances.
• Neji attacked Naruto, but Naruto easily dodged his strikes and taunted him.
• Neji insulted Naruto’s parents, so Naruto restrained him with his chakra and Flying Thunder God Technique before pinning him down and beating him.

Naruto revealed to Neji that he was Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki’s son, and explained why he had hidden his strength while seeking control over his fate. He began telling Neji the truth about Hizashi Hyuga’s death, but Neji still believed the Hyuga elders had forced his father to die.

• Naruto subdued Neji, then released him and persuaded him to hear the truth.
• Naruto told Neji that he was Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki’s son and that he had secretly grown stronger to protect himself and take revenge on those who mistreated him.
• Naruto challenged Neji’s belief that fate could not be changed, linking Neji’s training to his desire to escape the Branch Family’s fate.
• Neji said he believed the Hyuga elders had forced Hizashi Hyuga to die and resented the clan for erasing his father’s place in it.
• Naruto explained that Kumogakure had tried to kidnap Hinata, demanded Hiashi Hyuga after he killed the intruders, and threatened war unless Konoha handed over a Hyuga body.
• Naruto said the Hyuga elders chose Hizashi Hyuga’s body in place of Hiashi’s, and Neji angrily concluded that his father had been coerced.

Naruto told Neji the truth about Hizashi’s willing sacrifice, leading Neji to regret his hatred of Hiashi and Hinata and redirect his anger toward the Hyuga elders and Konoha’s leadership. Naruto promised to abolish the Branch Family system and recruited Neji as a future ally, leaving Neji committed to standing with him.

• Naruto explained that Hizashi chose to die to protect his brother, Neji, the Hyuga Clan, and Konoha, rather than being forced to sacrifice himself by Hiashi.
• Neji realized he had blamed Hiashi and Hinata unfairly, while Naruto named the Hyuga elders, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Shimura Danzō as enemies.
• Naruto said he planned to become Hokage, remove the Caged Bird curse mark, and unite the Hyuga Clan by abolishing its Main Family-Branch Family system.
• Naruto urged Neji to become one of his right-hand men and praised his potential, prompting Neji to pledge his loyalty and protection.

Naruto reconciled Neji with the Hyuga family and arranged for him to receive secret training alongside Hinata. After Naruto urged Hiashi to ensure Hinata was fed, the family shared a meal and began rebuilding their relationships.

• Naruto told Neji about his father's sacrifice and promised to help him gain freedom from the Caged Bird curse mark, and Neji stopped hating Hiashi and Hinata.
• Naruto asked Hiashi to let Neji train near Hinata and secretly learn the Main Family techniques, and Hiashi agreed.
• Naruto reminded Hiashi that Hinata had not been eating enough, then left with Neji, who promised to protect her and train hard.
• Hiashi learned from Hinata that she had been too embarrassed to ask for more food and promised she could eat her fill.
• At dinner, Hinata ate a table of food and a pot of rice, while Hiashi arranged for Neji to train with her starting the next day.

Naruto drew Kakashi into a secluded forest and revealed that he had known about the surveillance around him for months. He told Kakashi about his alliance with the Hyuga Clan and began trying to win Kakashi’s support, ending by showing him a special kunai.

• Naruto left the Hyuga Clan Grounds and led Kakashi to a remote Small Forest after confirming they were alone.
• Naruto exposed Kakashi’s hiding place and said he had noticed Kakashi and the other watchers months earlier.
• Naruto told Kakashi that Hyuga Hiashi had promised the Hyuga Clan’s support in exchange for Naruto abolishing the Main Family and Branch Family system and the Caged Bird curse seal if he became Hokage.
• Naruto said he wanted Kakashi to join his side and help cover for him in front of the Third Hokage.
• Naruto brought out Flying Thunder God: Unlimited Blade Works and threw Kakashi a special kunai resembling Minato Namikaze’s three-pronged kunai, prompting Kakashi to activate his Sharingan.

Naruto demonstrated the Flying Thunder God Technique to Kakashi and explained that Minato and Kushina had taught it to him through the chakra they left in the seal. Kakashi believed Naruto’s account and learned that Minato had also told him about Kakashi’s former teammates.

• Naruto used marked kunai to move between them with the Flying Thunder God Technique, leaving Kakashi remembering Minato.
• Naruto told Kakashi that Minato had passed the technique to him and that both his parents had helped reinforce the Nine-Tails’ seal.
• A system quest appeared, ordering Naruto to obtain Kakashi Hatake’s Sharingan for an unknown reward.
• Naruto described how Minato and Kushina had appeared within the seal, heard about his hardships, and taught him their techniques.
• Kakashi blamed himself for not noticing Naruto’s suffering sooner and said he understood Minato’s anger at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Naruto told Kakashi that Minato had described his team with Obito and Rin, including Obito giving Kakashi his eye and Kakashi killing Rin.

Naruto urged Kakashi to stop using the Sharingan, arguing that it drained his chakra and limited his potential. Kakashi accepted Naruto’s case for becoming Hokage and considered giving up the eye, while Naruto insisted he would find a solution and asked Kakashi to support him in the future.

• Naruto told Kakashi that Minato believed the Sharingan burdened Kakashi and kept him from reaching his full potential.
• Naruto demonstrated the Rasengan and reminded Kakashi that he had mastered Minato’s techniques and the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Kakashi supported Naruto’s ambition to become Hokage and warned him not to act recklessly against Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō.
• Naruto asked Kakashi to stop using the Sharingan and offered to find a way to replace it with a normal eye.
• Kakashi fell into deep thought as Naruto firmly insisted that giving up the Sharingan would allow him to grow stronger.

Naruto persuaded Kakashi to remove Obito’s Sharingan by revealing visions of a dangerous future, then received the system reward of Strongest Yang Release. The chapter left Naruto exploring how Yin and Yang Release might combine within him, while Kakashi planned to get a replacement eye.

• Naruto convinced Kakashi that Obito’s Sharingan had become a burden and revealed visions of Orochimaru killing Hiruzen, Konoha being devastated, a mysterious organization, and the Fourth Great Ninja War.
• Naruto asked Kakashi to entrust him with the Sharingan, and Kakashi removed it and handed it over.
• Kakashi felt relieved as the Sharingan’s constant Chakra drain stopped and planned to visit the hospital for a replacement eye.
• Naruto stored Kakashi’s Sharingan, completed the system mission, and claimed the Strongest Yang Release reward.
• Naruto sensed his Yang Release growing stronger and possibly merging with Yin Release, then considered the distinctions between Yin Release, Yang Release, and Yin-Yang techniques.

Naruto discovered that his Strongest Yang Release could rapidly heal injuries and used Kurama’s Chakra to regenerate Kakashi’s missing eye. Kakashi recovered, agreed to focus on Lightning Release, and returned to hiding before the Anbu or Hiruzen could grow suspicious.

• Naruto tested his new Yang Release by stabbing his palm with a kunai, then healed the wound almost instantly.
• Naruto tried to regenerate Kakashi’s missing eye, but his own Chakra ran low as new tissue began forming.
• Naruto apologized to Kurama and received a large supply of Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Naruto used Kurama’s Chakra to grow Kakashi a new eyeball, which Kakashi found completely normal.
• Naruto advised Kakashi to focus on Lightning Release, and Kakashi promised to become stronger and support Naruto’s path to Hokage.
• Naruto warned that Hiruzen might become suspicious if the Anbu saw them together, so Kakashi vanished to resume his surveillance.

Naruto reflected on his new Yang Release, his plans for the Tailed Beasts, and the dangers ahead, then decided to recruit Orochimaru. The chapter ended with Naruto sending Shadow Clones out of Konoha to find Orochimaru.

• Naruto thanked Kurama for helping him restore Kakashi's eye, and Kurama admitted he was lonely in the mindscape.
• Naruto considered whether he could create new Tailed Beasts by nurturing the Chakra of the others inside himself.
• Naruto thought about recruiting Orochimaru, but he was unsure whether Orochimaru had joined or left the Akatsuki Organization.
• Naruto resolved to grow stronger so he could protect his friends and face threats in the ninja world.
• Naruto made Shadow Clones, supplied them with Chakra borrowed from Kurama, and sent them beyond Konoha to search for Orochimaru.