Chapter Summaries

Naruto tested the weaknesses of Itachi’s Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, then showed Itachi how to use Tsukuyomi as a training space for the Flying Thunder God Technique. Itachi made progress sensing space, while Naruto warned Sasuke and Itachi not to overuse Mangekyō Sharingan abilities.

• Naruto discarded the chakra cloak portion burned by Amaterasu and explained how the flames’ slow spread limited their usefulness in battle.
• Naruto let Itachi pull him into Tsukuyomi, then broke free of its restraints and explained that stronger mental strength could overcome the technique.
• Naruto showed Itachi how to create Flying Thunder God Kunai in Tsukuyomi and used the Flying Thunder God Technique so Itachi could study its spatial effects.
• Itachi spent the illusion’s seventy-two hours training and learned to sense and communicate with the space used in Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Sasuke asked to train in Tsukuyomi, but Naruto warned him about Mangekyō overuse and told him to develop his own strengths.
• Sasuke urged Itachi to protect his eyesight, and the training session ended with both brothers eager to master the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Naruto pushed Sasuke through intense training and engineered a dangerous sparring match that awakened Sasuke’s Single Tomoe Sharingan. Sasuke then learned how Naruto had marked him with a Flying Thunder God formula, and challenged Itachi to compete over mastering the technique.

• Naruto trained regularly with Itachi and Sasuke, while Indra’s Chakra began stirring within Sasuke.
• Naruto challenged Sasuke to counter the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Sasuke scattered Naruto’s marked kunai with a Great Fireball Technique.
• Naruto appeared beside Sasuke using a formula secretly placed on his body, and the threat triggered Sasuke’s Single Tomoe Sharingan awakening.
• Sasuke dodged Naruto’s attack and thanked him, while Itachi admitted he had worried about his brother’s ability to withstand the pressure.
• Naruto explained how he had marked Sasuke and praised his talent, prompting Sasuke to challenge Itachi to see who could master the Flying Thunder God Technique first.

Naruto trained Sasuke and Itachi in the Flying Thunder God Technique until they became proficient, while villagers’ attitudes toward him grew more neutral. When Danzo’s ninjas summoned Naruto, he agreed to go with them as Kakashi hurried to alert Hiruzen.

• Naruto put Sasuke and Itachi through simulated Flying Thunder God exercises, improving Sasuke’s speed and Itachi’s precision.
• Naruto noticed that villagers had stopped openly mistreating him, then spotted an orange spiral mask like the one Obito had worn.
• Danzo’s ninjas approached Naruto and said that Lord Danzō Shimura wanted to see him.
• Kakashi intervened and questioned whether Hiruzen knew about the summons, then agreed that Naruto could go while he reported to the Hokage.
• Naruto followed the ninjas toward Danzo as Kakashi hurried to the Hokage’s Office.

Naruto let Root take him to a hidden base while secretly memorizing the route, and Kakashi alerted Hiruzen Sarutobi. Danzo met Naruto and tried to recruit his help in a future bid for Hokage, offering protection from village bullies in return for his friends' families' support.

• Naruto followed Root ninjas to a concealed Root base, using his Byakugan to see through a cloth strip and memorize the route.
• Kakashi reported Naruto's removal to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who rushed to confront Danzo at one of his bases.
• Danzo learned Hiruzen was on his way and hurried to meet Naruto.
• Naruto saw the Sharingan transplanted into Danzo's arm and considered the danger Danzo posed without Shisui's Kotoamatsukami.
• Danzo told Naruto he wanted to become Hokage and asked him to persuade his friends and their parents to support him, promising that no one would bully Naruto again.

Naruto cautiously refused to promise Danzo his support for becoming Hokage, then told Kakashi and Hiruzen about Danzo’s plans. Hiruzen sent Naruto away with Kakashi and stayed behind, furious and ready to confront Danzo.

• Danzo asked Naruto to support him if he ever became Hokage, and promised him monthly living expenses through Root.
• Naruto avoided committing to Danzo and accepted the Root ninja’s escort out of the base.
• Kakashi and Hiruzen met Naruto outside, and Naruto revealed that Danzo wanted him to support a future bid for Hokage and planned to remove Hiruzen from office.
• Hiruzen sent Kakashi and Naruto away, telling Naruto to enjoy a meal at his expense.
• After Kakashi left with Naruto, Hiruzen turned toward Danzo, determined to confront him.

Naruto left Danzo’s Root base with Kakashi and learned that Danzo intended to pursue the Hokage position, while Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Danzo and was reassured by his denials. After Danzo ordered Root to find Orochimaru, Naruto received a quest to destroy the base and began preparing a disguise and Akatsuki-style clothing for his plan.

• Naruto dropped his frightened act after Kakashi carried him away and explained that Danzo might seek Orochimaru to help him seize the Hokage position.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi stormed into the Root base and questioned Danzo about bringing Naruto there and plotting to replace him as Hokage.
• Danzo denied plotting against Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Hiruzen left after warning him not to go too far.
• Danzo ordered Root ninja to search for Orochimaru and arrange a meeting with him.
• Naruto received a system quest to destroy Danzo’s Root base and decided to avoid suspicion by disguising himself and shifting the blame.
• Naruto bought an orange spiral mask and ordered seven black cloaks with red clouds from a tailor.

Naruto invited Konoha's Eleven and their families to a gathering at the Konoha Barbecue Shop on the night before school started. After inviting everyone, he realized Shino had already heard the invitation while standing beside Kiba.

• Naruto visited the Hyuga Clan and invited Hinata, Neji, and Hyuga Hiashi to the gathering, and they agreed to attend.
• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Sasuke and invited Sasuke, Itachi, Fugaku Uchiha, and Mikoto Uchiha; Fugaku accepted.
• Naruto invited Ino, Kiba and Akamaru, Choji and Choza, Shikamaru, Tenten, Rock Lee, and Might Guy, and they agreed to come.
• Naruto visited Sakura's home and invited Sakura and her parents, who accepted.
• Naruto remembered Shino and discovered that Shino had already heard the invitation while standing next to Kiba.

Naruto visited the Uchiha training ground to test a stored Sharingan and transplanted it into his left eye with Yang Release Chakra. It fused without rejection, and Naruto could freely deactivate it, astonishing Fugaku, Itachi, and Sasuke.

• Naruto told Teacher Kakashi that he had arranged a barbecue gathering with Might Guy and said he had a plan to test the next day.
• Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to join Sasuke and his family for breakfast, then went with Sasuke and Itachi to meet Fugaku Uchiha.
• Naruto explained that Kakashi had entrusted him with Uchiha Obito's Three Tomoe Sharingan, and Fugaku warned him that the eye could hinder a non-Uchiha.
• Naruto removed his left eye and implanted the Sharingan using Yang Release Chakra, leaving Sasuke, Itachi, and Fugaku stunned.
• Naruto's body accepted the Sharingan without rejection, and he demonstrated that he could turn it off and return his eye to normal.

Naruto tested Kakashi's transplanted Sharingan against Fugaku and revealed that the eye could become a Mangekyō Sharingan. He discovered that its ability was Kamui, while Fugaku's Mangekyō had a power associated with foreseeing the future.

• Fugaku tested a genjutsu on Naruto, but Naruto's spiritual energy resisted it completely.
• Naruto and Fugaku fought with kunai and taijutsu, and Naruto quickly adapted to Fugaku's attacks and gained the upper hand.
• Fugaku activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting Naruto to pour Chakra into his Three Tomoe Sharingan.
• Naruto's eye transformed into a Mangekyō Sharingan, and he explained that Kakashi's limited Eye Power had kept it in its Three Tomoe state.
• Naruto sensed the eye's Dojutsu and identified it as Kamui, the ability associated with Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan.

Naruto demonstrated that his Mangekyō Sharingan could use Kamui to absorb Fugaku’s enhanced fireball, then awakened Susanoo and advanced it to its Second Form. The test ended with Sasuke asking whether Itachi could reach the same form, and Itachi saying he probably could but could not maintain it for long.

• Fugaku explained that his Mangekyō Sharingan’s left eye, Iftodon, showed possible future events, while his right eye, Daitonoben, amplified Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, and Taijutsu.
• Fugaku used Daitonoben to enlarge his Great Fireball Technique, but Naruto used Kamui to send it into a Pocket Dimension.
• Naruto activated Susanoo despite having only one Mangekyō Sharingan, first manifesting its ribs and arms and then advancing it to the First Form.
• Naruto continued pouring in Eye Power until his Susanoo reached the Second Form and wielded shuriken.
• Sasuke asked Itachi if he could transform into the same form, and Itachi said he probably could but would struggle to maintain it.

Naruto tested his Second Form Susanoo in the wilderness, demonstrating its destructive power with Yasakani no Magatama and a Kamui-infused shuriken. He returned to Konoha with Fugaku, Itachi, and Sasuke and explained his plan to conceal his Mangekyō Sharingan while framing the Nine-Tails’ rampage culprit for an attack on Danzo.

• Naruto brought Fugaku, Itachi, and Sasuke to a wilderness outside Konoha using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Naruto used Susanoo’s Yasakani no Magatama to flatten a distant hilltop.
• Naruto infused Kamui into a Susanoo shuriken, hollowing out the middle of a hill and causing its upper half to collapse.
• Naruto returned with the others and asked them to keep his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo secret.
• Naruto explained that he planned to use the upcoming dinner gathering as cover and frame the culprit behind the Nine-Tails’ rampage for an attack on Danzo.
• Fugaku instructed Sasuke and Itachi to keep Naruto’s secret, and both promised to do so.

Naruto explained the Root raid plan to Teacher Kakashi, who reflected on his future training and began to move beyond the limits imposed by the Sharingan. After Naruto returned home, Orochimaru sent him intelligence on Akatsuki’s current members, and Naruto warned the undercover agent that Danzo might soon seek cooperation.

• Naruto told Teacher Kakashi about his use of Obito’s Sharingan, Kamui, Susanoo, and the plan to attack Root, and urged him to keep Might Guy away from Danzo’s base.
• Teacher Kakashi described how losing the Sharingan had freed up his Chakra and resolved to focus on Lightning Release, Taijutsu, the Eight Inner Gates, and Hatake Clan sword style.
• Naruto sensed a Little Snake from Ryūchi Cave calling him, summoned it, and read Orochimaru’s report on Akatsuki’s members and their code names.
• Naruto wrote back to Orochimaru, telling him to continue gathering intelligence and stay alert because Danzo might soon seek his cooperation.

Naruto hosted a large gathering at a Konoha grilled meat restaurant, bringing the children and their clan families together. Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the gathering with his Telescope Technique, approved of Naruto’s influence, and then turned his attention to the bathhouse.

• Naruto collected his custom Akatsuki cloak in Konoha as part of a plan to muddy the waters around the organization.
• Naruto arrived at the restaurant and welcomed Kakashi, the clan families, and the other guests as they gathered.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Fugaku Uchiha arrived with their children, sat far apart, and Naruto invited Hinata to sit beside him.
• Nara Shikaku suggested Naruto give a speech, and Naruto spoke about friendship, comradeship, and Konoha before everyone toasted to Konoha.
• An ANBU ninja reported the gathering to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who watched Naruto with the Telescope Technique and praised his effect on Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided the gathering posed no threat and used his crystal ball to spy on Konoha’s bathhouse.

Naruto and the Konoha 11 enjoyed a lively group dinner, where Sasuke showed off his Sharingan and the others bonded over food and conversation. At the adults’ table, Haruno Kizashi overcame his initial awkwardness and became drinking companions with Fugaku Uchiha and Hyuga Hiashi.

• Naruto praised the dinner and showed affection toward Hinata, who said she had been doing well.
• Sasuke challenged Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee to spar and showed everyone his one-tomoe Sharingan, then listened when Itachi and Naruto urged him to be humble.
• Sakura told Ino she had accepted Naruto’s feelings for Hinata and become absorbed in studying Medical Ninjutsu.
• Rock Lee and Neji introduced Tenten and her family’s Ninja Tool Shop, helping her join the conversation, while Shino quietly fed his insects.
• Nara Shikaku eased Haruno Kizashi’s nerves at the adults’ table, and Fugaku Uchiha and Hyuga Hiashi drank with him until they called him Big Brother.

At a lively dinner, Naruto used a Shadow Clone to keep his place while he traveled to Root’s base disguised as Uchiha Madara. After defeating the guards, he confronted Danzo and Root, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Kakashi joined Might Guy in a toast, and Guy was glad to see Kakashi regain his spirits.
• Naruto left a Shadow Clone at dinner and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the area near Root’s base.
• Naruto put on an Akatsuki cloak and tiger-striped mask, then advanced on Root while posing as Uchiha Madara.
• Naruto overwhelmed the Root guards with a powerful Fire Style technique and taijutsu.
• Danzo recognized the tiger-striped mask as possibly belonging to the culprit behind the Nine-Tails’ Rampage, ordered Root to prepare for battle, and called for Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Naruto faced Danzo and the assembled Root ninjas and asked whether they wanted to dance too.

Naruto, posing as Uchiha Madara, overwhelmed Danzo’s Root forces and declared his intention to reshape the world. After the last Root ninja fell, Danzo exposed the Sharingan implanted in his arm and prepared to use Izanagi.

• Naruto unleashed Fire Style: Dragon Flame Song Jutsu and burned through the Root ninja’s defenses.
• Naruto formed Susanoo’s Third Form and crushed or scattered the Root ninja who charged him.
• Naruto countered the Root jōnin’s combination of Earth and Water Style with Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation, then attacked with Chakra shuriken.
• Naruto told the Root ninja that Konoha had rotted and that he intended to reshape the world.
• Danzo waited until the Root ninja were dead, removed the bandages from his right arm, and revealed his Sharingan as Naruto identified Izanagi.

Naruto defeated Danzo’s defenses and exhausted all five of his Izanagi uses, then revealed that he led Akatsuki and planned to unite the ninja world. He spared the injured Danzo and returned to the grilled meat restaurant before Hiruzen Sarutobi’s reinforcements arrived.

• Naruto attacked Danzo with Susanoo’s weapons and arrows, forcing Danzo to use Izanagi until all five Sharingan on his arm closed.
• Danzo pleaded for his life and tried to stall for Hiruzen Sarutobi’s arrival, but Naruto said Danzo and Root stood in the way of his plan to reshape the world.
• After the final Izanagi redirected Naruto’s arrow into a nearby mountain, Danzo crawled toward Konoha, and Naruto revealed Akatsuki’s name and his goal of uniting the ninja world.
• Danzo fainted in shock as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Anbu approached, so Naruto left him alive and escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Naruto returned near the grilled meat restaurant, changed his appearance, and had his Shadow Clone tell the others he was going to the restroom.

After Naruto destroyed Root's base and crippled Danzo, he returned to dinner while Hiruzen Sarutobi investigated the devastation. Danzo identified the attacker as Uchiha Madara, and Hiruzen wondered whether the masked man from the Nine-Tails' Rampage had returned.

• Naruto reunited with his Shadow Clone, learned its memories, and felt pleased that he had taken five of Danzo's lives and damaged five Sharingan.
• Naruto returned to dinner, punched Sasuke for teasing him, and reassured Hinata; Kakashi realized Naruto had finished his mission in barely ten minutes.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rushed to Root's base with Anbu after hearing it had been attacked by a figure wearing a tiger-patterned mask.
• Hiruzen found Danzo gravely wounded, and Danzo briefly regained consciousness to warn him about Uchiha Madara before fainting again.
• An Anbu reported powerful Chakra traces, Fire Release signs, and evidence of the Uchiha Clan's Susanoo at the ruined base.
• Hiruzen examined the destroyed base and wondered whether Uchiha Madara was the masked man who had controlled the Nine-Tails during its rampage.

After Danzo’s base was destroyed, Hiruzen Sarutobi suspected the attacker might be the mysterious ninja from the Nine-Tails’ Rampage and ordered Konoha to investigate and strengthen its defenses. Meanwhile, Naruto and the other children stayed at the restaurant, where Sasuke and Neji agreed to spar.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi examined the battlefield, learned that traces of the attacker’s ninjutsu resembled those from the Nine-Tails’ Rampage, and ordered Anbu to heighten Konoha’s vigilance.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Konoha’s leaders and assigned Yamanaka Inoichi, Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, Fugaku Uchiha, and Hyuga Hiashi investigation and defense duties.
• Fugaku Uchiha withheld what he knew about the attacker and told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the ninja resembled Uchiha Madara.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi worried over Danzo’s condition while Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu watched over Danzo in Konoha Hospital.
• Naruto considered letting Snake Uncle study his cells, while he and the other children continued eating at the grilled meat restaurant.
• Neji challenged Sasuke to spar, and Sasuke accepted as the other rookies gathered to watch.

Sasuke and Neji began a match at the training ground while Naruto and the others watched. Sasuke opened with taijutsu and a Great Fireball Technique, which Neji dodged, and the battle remained underway.

• Naruto compared Sasuke and Neji’s strengths as Kakashi and Might Guy joined the spectators.
• Sasuke and Neji exchanged Opposition Seals and began their fight.
• Sasuke attacked with fast punches, but Neji dodged and countered with a kick.
• Sasuke pressed Neji with a flurry of taijutsu strikes, and Neji evaded them while seeking openings.
• Sasuke used Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, and Neji dodged the blast by leaping aside and rolling.
• Naruto reassured Hinata that Sasuke would not hurt Neji, and she trusted him.