Recaps

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura faced Kakashi’s teamwork assessment after completing 500 laps, but Kakashi declared them failed for working alone. He gave them another chance, and when Sasuke and Sakura joined Naruto for his punishment, Kakashi passed the whole team.

• Naruto finished 500 laps and saw his attributes rise after training with Might Guy.
• Kakashi confirmed that the run was the team’s assessment, then failed Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura for lacking teamwork.
• Kakashi ordered Naruto to run 5,000 laps on his hands for a second chance, and Naruto began the punishment.
• Sasuke ran after Naruto on his hands, and Sakura followed, while Naruto recognized that they were acting as a team.
• Naruto suggested calling the group Hokage Legend, and Kakashi congratulated all three and declared them passed.

Naruto accepted Kakashi’s invitation to ramen, then examined his new Genin title and the Duel Arena’s training mode. Seeing future versions of himself and Sasuke, he learned that he would become the Seventh Hokage and wondered if he was the true protagonist.

• Kakashi told Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to meet at the Third Training Ground the next morning for practice sparring.
• Naruto persuaded Kakashi to treat the team to Ichiraku Ramen by pretending to be faint with hunger, and Sasuke agreed to join them.
• Naruto checked his Genin title and discovered it greatly increased his attributes, Chakra, and Chakra Recovery.
• Naruto entered the Duel Arena, found its matchmaking and ranked modes had no opponents, and discovered a Training Mode with famous characters as targets.
• Naruto saw future versions of himself as the Seventh Hokage and Sasuke as a rogue ninja and world traveler, leading him to question who the protagonist really was.

Naruto arrived late to Team 7’s training and used the bell test to reveal some of his strength to Kakashi. After Naruto’s powerful Fire Release attack damaged Kakashi, Kakashi announced that he would get serious.

• Naruto reflected on gathering intelligence and manpower for his plans to change the ninja world, while worrying that his independent-minded clones might cause trouble.
• Naruto arrived at the Third Training Ground, where Sasuke and Sakura were waiting, and wondered why Sasuke had defected in the original story.
• Kakashi arrived late and began combat training, telling Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to fight with everything they had to take his two bells.
• Naruto and Sasuke attacked Kakashi together, but Kakashi used the Substitution Technique and then sent a clone to attack Naruto.
• Naruto detected Kakashi hiding in a tree and hit him with Fire Style: Firefly Cannon, leaving Kakashi burned and battered.
• Kakashi acknowledged Naruto’s sensory ability and declared that he would get serious.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura passed Kakashi’s assessment and began a D-rank mission to clear garbage from a river. Naruto summoned a crowd of Shadow Clones to do the work, but they immediately refused to obey him.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura earned Kakashi’s approval after the bell test, and Kakashi told them to meet at the Hokage Building that afternoon.
• Naruto persuaded Sasuke to buy him ramen in exchange for an explanation of how he had grown stronger, and they met Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji at Ichiraku.
• Shikamaru told Naruto that his team had just completed a garbage-collection mission, and Team 7 later received a similar D-rank cleanup assignment at Lake Naka.
• Naruto asked Kakashi to teach them Water Release and the Shadow Clone Jutsu, and Kakashi agreed to teach them what they could learn.
• Naruto performed the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, but his clones refused to clean the river and began arguing with him.

Naruto tried to collect river trash with a Water Release technique after Sasuke’s failed attempt to walk on water reignited his determination to grow stronger. Naruto’s astonishing chakra control let him create a technique that gathered the trash neatly into nets, leaving Kakashi horrified by his abilities.

• Naruto released his unruly Shadow Clones and began collecting trash himself, where Sakura noticed he could walk on water by attaching chakra to his feet.
• Sasuke tried walking on the river, fell in, and was rescued by Naruto; his frustration and desire for revenge resurfaced as he resolved to learn Naruto’s secret to getting stronger.
• Naruto asked Kakashi for a ninjutsu to move water, prompting Kakashi to demonstrate the Second Hokage’s Water Release: Water Colliding Wave.
• Naruto copied Kakashi’s technique and transformed it into Water Release: Trash Collecting Technique, directing streams of water and trash into the nets without splashing Sasuke or Sakura.
• Kakashi watched Naruto’s exceptional chakra and water control in stunned horror.

Naruto amazed Kakashi by controlling the river for hours to clear its trash, then brought Sasuke and Sakura into the Sealing Space to explain how he trained. Sasuke learned that the enormous space restored his Chakra and had immortal teachers, and grew jealous enough to wish he could become a Jinchuriki too.

• Naruto controlled the river continuously, clearing its garbage without showing strain, and Kakashi was stunned by his Chakra control and Water Release mastery.
• Team 7 finished the mission early and returned to the Hokage Building, where Kakashi told Naruto to rest and postponed testing him until the next day.
• Naruto brought Sasuke and Sakura into the Sealing Space and told them that the Nine-Tails was sealed there, though they would not be able to see it.
• Naruto revealed that the Sealing Space covered roughly a 1,000-by-1,000-kilometer area and told Sasuke to try a jutsu by the lake.
• Sasuke cast Great Fireball and felt his spent Chakra replenish, then learned that sages could teach him jutsu and wished he could be a Jinchuriki too.

Naruto brought Sasuke and Sakura to train under Shen Gongbao in the Immortal Realm, where they began learning Chakra control and specialized skills. After they returned, Naruto arranged another training session for the next day, then used Flying Thunder God to leave and meet a clone-making mission involving people he had chosen as materials.

• Naruto introduced Sasuke and Sakura to Shen Gongbao, who tested them and sent them flying into a lake before criticizing their Chakra control.
• Shen Gongbao taught Sasuke and Sakura for two hours, and they trained on their own until the four-hour session ended and they returned to reality.
• Naruto told Sasuke and Sakura they could train with Shen Gongbao again the next day, and he praised Sakura's potential in Chakra control.
• Sasuke learned Naruto had trained in the Immortal Realm for six years and even continued training while asleep, then Naruto sent him and Sakura away.
• Naruto left a Shadow Clone to sleep, used Flying Thunder God to depart, and went to find the people selected as materials for creating clones.

Naruto turned a bandit gang into powerful special clones and sent them across the ninja world to spread his Flying Thunder God kunai and gather intelligence. He then created a powerful Wood Clone, named him Uchiha Liutong, and ordered him to pose as Uchiha Madara.

• Naruto and Wan Liang reached the bandit stronghold, where Naruto subdued all twenty-three bandits with his Sharingan.
• Naruto modified five bandits into Super Kage-level clones and eighteen into elite Jonin-level clones, then placed Heaven Curse Marks on them.
• Naruto ordered the clones to explore the ninja world, plant Flying Thunder God kunai, collect intelligence, and avoid fights where possible.
• Naruto created a Wood Clone with his talents and half his Chakra, then named him Uchiha Liutong and told him to pretend to be Uchiha Madara.

Naruto sent Six Tubes out under Uchiha Madara’s name to find and kill the masked man, then planned to make his clones Kage of the other villages. The next day, Team 7 tested their Chakra Attributes and prepared to take on C-rank missions.

• Naruto ordered Six Tubes to impersonate Uchiha Madara, find the masked man, and kill him, while forbidding him from attacking or killing anyone else.
• Naruto decided to seek revenge for Nine-Tails Night and devised a plan for his clones to become the Kage of the other villages.
• Naruto sent Wan Liang to a nearby market town to return to Konoha the next day, then went home and woke his sleeping Shadow Clone with a kick and a punch.
• Kakashi gave Team 7 Chakra Paper; Naruto displayed all five Chakra transformations, while Sasuke showed Lightning and Sakura showed Water.
• Kakashi proposed trying C-rank missions, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura eagerly agreed.

Team 7 accepted a C-rank mission to eliminate bandits, but Naruto recognized their hideout as a place he had visited the previous night. After finding it abandoned, the team waited in the mountains, where Naruto revealed the extraordinary range of his sensory abilities.

• Naruto persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to assign Team 7 a C-rank bandit extermination mission, and the team agreed to meet at the village entrance in an hour.
• Naruto made Kakashi promise to arrive on time and got the team to seal a pact that whoever was late would act like a puppy for a day.
• Team 7 traveled to the village, then followed Mr. Aoki up the mountain after Naruto sensed no people anywhere in the area.
• At the bandit hideout, Naruto recognized the place as where he had modified his clone the previous night and sensed that his Flying Thunder God kunai had been buried underground.
• After Mr. Aoki left, Team 7 ate and waited for the bandits, while Naruto asked whether his mountain-wide sensing could spare them from keeping watch.
• Kakashi asked Naruto to locate his marked kunai, and Naruto identified one fifty kilometers away, leaving Kakashi astonished.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura spent five days on a mission, training by day and night, before returning to Konoha. Sasuke wanted more long missions, but Naruto opposed them and lost the vote, leaving him resigned to another mission the next day.

• Kakashi found Naruto asleep between Sasuke and Sakura, and when he separated Sasuke’s hand from Naruto’s, Sasuke woke and repeatedly failed to reconnect with Naruto.
• Kakashi announced that Team 7 would stay for up to five more days, and Sasuke eagerly agreed while Naruto lamented losing his freedom.
• Kakashi trained Sasuke and Sakura in chakra control and taught Naruto ninjutsu, while Sasuke and Sakura trained with Naruto at night.
• Over the five days, Sasuke mastered tree climbing and water walking, learned three Fire Style techniques and Chidori, and awakened his Two Tomoe Sharingan.
• Team 7 returned to Konoha, where Sasuke and Sakura voted to keep taking missions and Naruto’s objection was outnumbered.
• Kakashi announced that Team 7 would rest for one day and then resume missions, leaving Naruto despairing over his lack of freedom.

Uchiha Liutong impersonated Uchiha Madara to draw him out, and the Akatsuki sent Kakuzu and Hidan to confront the impostor. Liutong found the pair, discovered Hidan had an immortal body, and trapped Kakuzu in a genjutsu as the fight escalated.

• Uchiha Liutong committed conspicuous crimes while posing as Uchiha Madara, and the Akatsuki learned of the impostor.
• Pain sent Kakuzu and Hidan to deal with the impersonator, while Uchiha Obito left to handle the matter himself.
• Uchiha Liutong tracked down Kakuzu and Hidan, and Hidan mistook him for someone else before attacking.
• Hidan's scythe and immortal body impressed Uchiha Liutong, who pierced him with shuriken and called him valuable material for Big Boss.
• Uchiha Liutong activated a technique that alarmed Kakuzu, who realized he had been caught in a genjutsu.

Uchiha Liutong trapped Kakuzu and Hidan in a powerful genjutsu, forcing Kakuzu to fight an illusion before releasing him and taking his money. Liutong sent a message to Big Boss about having enough money to buy something, while Naruto noticed Asuma’s apparent value during dinner with Team Ten.

• Liutong used his Sharingan genjutsu to immobilize Kakuzu and Hidan, then sentenced Hidan to lifetime servitude.
• Liutong forced Kakuzu to experience a tournament illusion in which he fought Hidan and the village official he had supposedly killed.
• Liutong ended the genjutsu after Kakuzu had nearly died, took Kakuzu’s 3.2 million ryo, and gave him two Carefree Pills to recover.
• Kakuzu thanked Liutong and left, while Hidan remained trapped in the genjutsu.
• Liutong messaged Big Boss that they had enough money to buy something, and Naruto noticed Asuma’s apparent value while eating with Team Ten.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura accepted a C-rank mission to protect Tazuna and escort him to the Land of Waves. As Team 7 left Konoha, Naruto used Kakashi's encouragement about combining chakra attributes to prepare the way for revealing his Wood Release.

• Naruto arrived at the bridge and learned that Sasuke had brought Kakashi early so the team could train and pursue a C-rank mission.
• At the mission hall, Naruto first echoed Iruka's objection to the C-rank mission, but Sasuke reminded him that he wanted to become Hokage, and Naruto asked Hiruzen for the mission.
• Hiruzen assigned Team 7 to protect Tazuna, who said his bridge would take at least three more weeks to finish.
• As Team 7 departed Konoha, Naruto asked Kakashi about the First Hokage's Wood Release and whether combining Water and Earth chakra could awaken it.
• Kakashi encouraged Naruto to try fusing his mastered Water and Earth attributes, and Naruto took the suggestion as cover for revealing his Wood Release.

Naruto’s team reached the Land of Waves after he easily defeated two Hidden Mist rogue ninjas on the road. When Momochi Zabuza attacked by throwing Kubikiribōchō, Naruto stopped the sword with a kick and recycled it for rewards.

• Naruto sensed two hostile figures hiding in trees and struck them with six Wind Release-enhanced shuriken, leaving them badly wounded.
• Kakashi identified the attackers as rogue ninjas wearing Hidden Mist forehead protectors and warned Naruto not to attack without first assessing the situation.
• Naruto’s team continued to the Land of Waves, where Naruto complained about the damp, foggy climate and Tazuna directed them toward his home.
• Momochi Zabuza recognized Kakashi and threw Kubikiribōchō at the approaching group after spotting Naruto notice his hiding place.
• Naruto kicked Kubikiribōchō’s hilt, stopping the spinning sword, then recycled it for 100,000 ryo, 10,000 Chakra, and one Skill Point.

Naruto and his team faced Zabuza after Naruto made the rogue ninja’s sword disappear. Kakashi took charge as Zabuza filled the area with mist, and Naruto’s sensory ability helped the team track him as the fight began.

• Zabuza demanded to know where Naruto had sent the Kubikiribōchō, while Naruto taunted him and Kakashi stopped him from provoking Zabuza further.
• Kakashi and Sasuke revealed their Sharingan, and Zabuza recognized Sasuke as the last surviving Uchiha before demanding Tazuna and Naruto.
• Kakashi ordered Naruto and Sasuke to protect Tazuna and moved forward to face Zabuza alone.
• Zabuza vanished into mist, but Naruto sensed his Chakra and warned Kakashi where he was moving.
• Naruto blocked Zabuza’s thrown kunai, then coordinated with Sasuke to throw shuriken and force Zabuza to evade.
• Naruto sensed Zabuza changing direction and warned the others that he was coming.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura fought Zabuza, with Naruto clearing the fog and supporting his teammates as they wore Zabuza down. Just as Sasuke prepared to finish him with Chidori, a masked newcomer struck Zabuza with senbon and claimed he was dead.

• Naruto and Sasuke attacked Zabuza, but Naruto's powerful kick hit only a Water Clone.
• Naruto cleared the mist with Wind Release and forced Zabuza to evade a devastating Vacuum Cannon.
• Naruto supported Sasuke and Sakura as they landed repeated attacks and drove Zabuza back against a tree.
• Sasuke launched Chidori, but two senbon needles struck Zabuza before the attack could hit him.
• A masked newcomer appeared and teasingly confirmed that Zabuza was dead.

Naruto and his teammates defeated Zabuza, and Kakashi let a Hidden Mist pursuer take the body while keeping Zabuza’s sword. After Kakashi collapsed from an old problem, Naruto suggested he date a neighbor, but Kakashi changed the subject to question Tazuna.

• Naruto stopped himself from attacking the Hidden Mist pursuer, checked on Sasuke and Sakura, and gave them Carefree Pills for their injuries.
• Kakashi allowed the pursuer to take Zabuza’s corpse but kept the Kubikiribōchō.
• Naruto found Kakashi collapsed, revived him with a Blue Carefree Pill, and wondered whether his Sharingan had drained his chakra.
• Naruto urged Kakashi to find a girlfriend and recommended Sister Hua, prompting surprised reactions from Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, and Tazuna.
• Kakashi changed the subject and asked Tazuna an important question.

Naruto learned about Zabuza’s past and discovered that Kirigakure’s Mizukage position was vacant, inspiring him to recruit Zabuza for the role. After leaving his team, Naruto teleported to the injured Zabuza and announced the plan.

• Tazuna persuaded Kakashi and the others to continue protecting him, and the team agreed to proceed to his home in the Land of Waves.
• Naruto noticed Zabuza’s chakra mark had become active and heard Kakashi recount Zabuza’s history in Kirigakure.
• Naruto learned that Kirigakure had no Mizukage and decided Zabuza would be a suitable candidate for the vacant position.
• Naruto excused himself from Kakashi’s forest training, disguised himself, and used his Flying Thunder God mark to reach Zabuza.
• Naruto told Zabuza that the organization had chosen him to become Mizukage.

Naruto trapped Zabuza and Haku in a genjutsu and reshaped Zabuza’s memories into a noble account of his past. He left Zabuza sobbing and convinced that he was Kirigakure’s hero, then asked whether he still remembered his dream of becoming Mizukage.

• Naruto revealed his Sharingan to Zabuza and explained that both he and Haku were caught in a genjutsu.
• Naruto persuaded Zabuza that he had killed his academy classmates to expose the Bloody Mist Village policy and protect Kirigakure’s future.
• Naruto invented a story about Zabuza’s friend Sakuragi Hanamichi dying in his arms while entrusting him with their shared dream.
• Naruto told Zabuza that the Fourth Mizukage had been controlled by a Mangekyō Sharingan, leading Zabuza to believe his failed assassination attempt had been for Kirigakure’s sake.
• Naruto called Zabuza Kirigakure’s hero and asked whether he had forgotten his dream of becoming Mizukage.

Naruto strengthened Zabuza and Haku, then set Zabuza on a path to become Mizukage by killing Gato and becoming the Hero of the Land of Waves. Naruto returned to Kakashi’s team, where Kakashi had Naruto and Sasuke prepare to fight so he could assess their strength.

• Naruto asked Zabuza whether he and Haku would die for each other, then decided they were partners and would pursue the Mizukage dream together.
• Naruto used Rinnegan and Yin-Yang Release to give Zabuza one million Chakra and strengthen his Water, Earth, and Fire Release abilities.
• Naruto enhanced Haku with one million Chakra and maxed out his Wind, Water, and Ice Release experience.
• Naruto told Zabuza to kill Gato, become the Hero of the Land of Waves, and use Gato’s assets to fund his Mizukage campaign.
• Naruto returned to Kakashi, joked that he had diarrhea, and joined Sasuke in agreeing to spar so Kakashi could assess their strength.

Naruto watched Kakashi end his training session with Team 7, then used Flying Thunder God to meet Zabuza and Haku after they killed Gato. He spared Gato’s thugs and planned to turn them into a business network called Umbrella Corporation.

• Naruto defeated Sasuke in their sparring session, and Kakashi ended the battle after seeing how far both boys had surpassed Genin and Chunin levels.
• Kakashi offered Sasuke special training and Chidori guidance, gave Sakura a Medical Ninjutsu scroll and the Hell Viewing Technique, and told Naruto to cultivate on his own.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to reach Gato’s mansion, where Zabuza reported that Gato was dead and Haku stood beside him.
• Naruto photographed Gato’s corpse and told Zabuza to leave the mansion’s thugs to him instead of killing them.
• Naruto planned to use the 145 thugs to establish media, Carefree Pills, and fast-food businesses, and named the enterprise Umbrella Corporation.

Sakura decided to specialize in Medical Ninjutsu so she could support Team 7, while Naruto fished for small live specimens. After they returned to Tazuna’s house, the team read newspapers proclaiming Zabuza the Hero of the Land of Waves for killing Gato, leaving Kakashi to conclude that Zabuza had grand ambitions.

• Sakura remembered how Naruto’s strength had changed her opinion of him and decided Medical Ninjutsu would let her help Team 7 with injuries, poison, and illness.
• Naruto struggled to catch small fish, eventually gave Sakura one, and then carried a giant fish back to Tazuna’s house.
• Inari saw the giant fish at the doorway and fainted again after Naruto and Sakura returned.
• Kakashi showed Team 7 three newspapers that reported Gato’s death and praised Zabuza as the Hero of the Land of Waves.
• Team 7 wondered how Zabuza had become a hero, and Kakashi said Zabuza had grand ambitions.

Naruto told Kakashi he was trying to awaken Wood Release and persuaded him to meet Sister Hua, then searched the Duel Arena until he identified the masked Uchiha as Uchiha Obito. He decided to expose Obito by changing the upcoming media feature to blame him for controlling the Fourth Mizukage.

• Kakashi asked Naruto about his training, and Naruto claimed he was working to combine Earth and Water Release to awaken Wood Release.
• Naruto asked Kakashi to meet Sister Hua and become her husband, and Kakashi reluctantly agreed.
• Sasuke trained ninjutsu with Kakashi while Sakura practiced Medical Ninjutsu, and Naruto searched the Duel Arena for the masked Uchiha.
• Naruto found Uchiha Obito in the character list and recognized him as the target of his grudge.
• Naruto learned the feature about the Fourth Mizukage was nearly finished and ordered Media Tycoon · Naruto to blame Obito for controlling him.

Naruto’s grilled fish made him famous in the village, but a newspaper exposing Uchiha Obito as the Shinobi World’s greatest mastermind soon stole everyone’s attention. Sasuke learned Obito was blamed for the Uchiha Clan Downfall, Kakashi was left stunned by the news, and Obito’s infamy spread across the Shinobi World.

• Naruto complained about having to grill fish every morning, and Kakashi promised to move the chore to nighttime.
• Inari returned with newspapers, and Sakura and Sasuke read the Shinobi World Daily’s front-page exposé naming Uchiha Obito the Shinobi World’s most evil person.
• Sasuke read that Obito had masterminded the Uchiha Clan Downfall and awakened his Three Tomoe Sharingan in fury.
• Naruto listed more accusations against Obito, while Kakashi saw the photographs and struggled to believe that Obito was involved.
• Newspapers spread the accusations across the Shinobi World, making Uchiha Obito infamous.