Recaps

Jiraiya asked Tsunade to return to Konoha as the Fifth Hokage, but she refused and was given three days to decide. Naruto wanted the position for himself, and before Tsunade answered, a Sunagakure delegation arrived looking for him.

• Jiraiya reunited with Tsunade and invited her, Naruto, Shizune, and Tonton to an izakaya.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade that Konoha wanted her to become the Fifth Hokage, while Naruto corrected his exaggerated account of the village's losses.
• Tsunade refused the offer, and Naruto urged Jiraiya to return to Konoha and appoint him instead.
• Jiraiya sent Naruto and Shizune outside to speak privately with Tsunade, then gave her three days to answer before he and Naruto left.
• Naruto spent the next few days inspecting Tanzaku Street, but a negotiation team from Sunagakure arrived and asked for him.

Daimaru’s team traveled from Sunagakure to Tanzaku Street to negotiate with Naruto, but Naruto’s overwhelming power and control over Yura turned the meeting into a deal that gave Naruto land and a promise of fifty billion ryo. Naruto ended by asking Yura whether he had a dream.

• Yura led Daimaru and three Chunin toward Tanzaku Street to negotiate with Naruto, while Daimaru dismissed reports of Naruto’s strength as Konoha propaganda.
• The team found Naruto, and his gaze overwhelmed Daimaru and knocked the three Chunin unconscious without Naruto moving.
• Naruto forced Yura to reveal Sunagakure’s negotiation mission, its seven-billion-two-hundred-million-ryo limit, and its dispute with Konoha over prisoner compensation.
• Naruto offered to accept a nearby tract of Sunagakure territory instead of the original payment, then proposed a fifty-billion-ryo agreement and signed a memorandum with Yura.
• Naruto asked Yura whether he had a dream.

Naruto easily defeated Tsunade’s three attacks, prompting her to agree to recommend him as Hokage while insisting she was the Fifth Hokage and he was too young. As Jiraiya prepared for Naruto to take everyone back, Naruto claimed he had a disease that prevented him from using Flying Thunder God, hoping to delay the return and resolve the three strands of Chakra within him.

• Naruto told Tsunade that the Sunagakure shinobi had begged him to sign a contract and give him money, while Tsunade recognized they had been frightened.
• Tsunade recalled Jiraiya’s account of Naruto’s strength and the coming war, and considered serving as Hokage until Naruto matured.
• Naruto caught Tsunade’s full-strength punch and her Painful Heaven Kick with one hand, completing her three-move test.
• Tsunade agreed to recommend Naruto for Sixth Hokage, then teased him by saying she was the Fifth Hokage and he was too young.
• Naruto imitated Tsunade’s childhood voice about learning Gambling Skill, provoking her to demolish a wall while Jiraiya paid for the damage.
• Jiraiya asked Naruto to take the group back with Flying Thunder God, but Naruto claimed he had a disease that prevented him from using it.

Naruto chose a remote wilderness to release the Eight Trigrams Seal and meet the chakra of his parents. After Kurama’s chakra surged and Minato appeared inside Naruto’s consciousness, Naruto questioned whether the Fourth Hokage was really his father.

• Naruto told Jiraiya and Tsunade that he planned to undo the Nine-Tails’ seal, and they agreed to stand guard.
• Naruto and Kurama prepared inside the Sealing Space, where Naruto promised to purify Kurama’s hatred and called him Big Tanuki.
• Kurama’s chakra cloaked Naruto and grew from six tails to eight, while Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and Naruto confirmed he was unharmed.
• Naruto reached for the seal tag, but Minato appeared and tried to stop him; Naruto overpowered Minato and threw him aside.
• Minato told Naruto he was his son, while Kurama angrily threatened the Fourth Hokage before Naruto silenced him with a glare.
• Naruto pretended not to recognize Minato and said he did not believe that Minato was his father.

Naruto confronted Minato about sealing the Nine-Tails inside him, then stunned him with his mastery of the Rasengan and his friendly relationship with Kurama. After calling Minato “Dad,” Naruto revealed his Three Tomoe Sharingan while asking about a possible connection between their ancestors and the Uchiha clan.

• Naruto challenged Minato over sealing the Nine-Tails inside him, and Minato explained that he had acted to protect Konoha and believed Naruto could master its power.
• Naruto identified Uchiha Obito as the masked attacker, and Minato warned that someone else might have manipulated Obito.
• Naruto demonstrated multiple Rasengan variations, including Rasenshuriken and versions using different kekkei genkai, leaving Minato astonished by his talent.
• Naruto approached Kurama and showed Minato that they were friends, then made the Nine-Tails greet Minato by name.
• Naruto called Minato “Dad” and asked about his parents and a possible connection to the Uchiha clan.
• Naruto revealed a Three Tomoe Sharingan in place of his blue eyes, shocking Minato.

Naruto revealed his Sharingan, Mangekyō Sharingan, and Rinnegan to Minato inside the sealing space, leading Minato to invent an ancestral Uchiha bloodline explanation before his Chakra ran out. After Minato vanished, Naruto returned to the seal and prepared to keep opening it.

• Minato was shocked by Naruto's Three Tomoe Sharingan and struggled to understand how his son had awakened them.
• Naruto claimed his eyes had appeared after happy moments with friends, and Minato worried that a close friend's death had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Naruto asked whether he should be called Uchiha Naruto, and Minato reassured him by guessing that diluted Uchiha blood in the Namikaze ancestors had resurfaced through Naruto's exceptional talent.
• Minato told Naruto that he believed him to be the Child of Prophecy, then began to disappear as his remaining Chakra ran out.
• Naruto briefly revealed the Rinnegan to Minato before Minato vanished, then returned to the sealed space and focused on opening the Eight Trigrams Seal further.

Naruto removed the seal restraining Kurama and asked how to draw on the Nine-Tailed Fox’s Chakra. Kushina’s Adamantine Sealing Chains appeared, bringing Naruto to a space where he finally met his mother and called her “Mom!”

• Naruto opened the seal, and Kurama smashed through its cage to celebrate its freedom.
• Naruto complained about Kurama’s roar, then asked how he could obtain Kurama’s Chakra.
• Kurama told Naruto to use his own Chakra to draw Kurama’s Chakra into his body.
• Adamantine Sealing Chains sprang from Naruto and bound Kurama, and Naruto recognized their Chakra as Kushina’s.
• Naruto was drawn into a warm, amber-and-white space, where he met Kushina and called her “Mom!”

Naruto reunited with Kushina inside the sealing space, and she told him how Minato had won her heart by praising her red hair and rescuing her from Kumogakure. After exchanging loving words, Kushina turned her attention to the Nine-Tails, leaving Naruto to face their next task.

• Naruto hugged Kushina and delighted in meeting his mother, while she explained that Minato had left her Chakra to help him control the Nine-Tails.
• Naruto praised Kushina's beauty and red hair, and she told him about her arrival in Konoha, her fights with boys who mocked her, and how she earned the nickname Bloody Habanero.
• Kushina recounted how Kumogakure ninja abducted her and Minato rescued her, telling her that her red hair was beautiful and that he did not want to lose her.
• Naruto accepted Kushina's words of love and told her he loved her too.
• Kushina grew serious and turned toward the Nine-Tails, signaling that she was ready to address it.

Naruto gained Nine-Tails Chakra Mode after Kurama surrendered its Chakra, then learned from Kushina about the Nine-Tails' attack on the night he was born. Kushina comforted him, embraced him, and faded away, leaving Naruto grieving but determined to bring his parents back.

• Naruto threatened Kurama with the Black Hole Rasengan, and Kurama voluntarily gave him its Chakra, unlocking Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
• Kushina praised Naruto for mastering the Nine-Tails' power, and Naruto asked whether he could bring her and Minato back to life.
• Kushina warned Naruto against dangerous revival techniques and explained that she had been the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki.
• Kushina told Naruto that a masked man exploited the vulnerability of her seal during childbirth, allowing the Nine-Tails to rampage twelve years earlier.
• Kushina apologized for making Naruto a Jinchuriki and being absent from his childhood, but Naruto assured her he had never blamed his parents.
• Kushina hugged Naruto before her Chakra figure faded away, and Naruto wept as she disappeared.

Naruto recovered the complete Nine-Tails and sealed it back inside himself after revealing his Wood Style to Jiraiya and Tsunade. He then claimed his illness had improved, hinting that he could use Flying Thunder God again.

• Naruto tried to recover the half of the Nine-Tails inside the Sealing Space, but the recovery option was unavailable there.
• Naruto used the panel to recover the Nine-Tails, then bought and released a complete Kurama in front of Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Naruto restrained Kurama with Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique and sealed it back inside himself with Taiji Sealing.
• Naruto credited Kakashi with teaching him Wood Release and his other abilities, leaving Jiraiya suspicious and Tsunade thoughtful.
• Naruto told Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Shizune that his illness preventing him from using Flying Thunder God seemed to have improved.

Naruto returned to Konoha with Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune, uncovered Hiruzen Sarutobi using a crystal ball to spy on a hot spring, and negotiated a huge deal that included Root Organization. After meeting Iruka and hearing that Killer B had disappeared, Naruto traveled to the Land of Wind and planned to correct the story about his father’s death.

• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to bring Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune to the Hokage's Office, where they caught Hiruzen Sarutobi watching women at a hot spring through a crystal ball.
• Tsunade left the Hokage's Office, and Naruto accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi's terms, gaining 80 billion ryo, an Oil Field, land, and control of Root Organization.
• Naruto ate ramen with Iruka, who warned him to be careful after telling him that Killer B had disappeared and the Eight-Tails might have been taken by Uchiha Obito.
• Naruto traveled to the Land of Wind to inspect the Oil Field and decided to tell Tiezhu to clarify that his father had died sealing the Nine-Tails, not fighting Uchiha Obito.

Naruto recycled and repeatedly repurchased Kurama, using the Nine-Tails to boost his Chakra recovery and unlock Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. After finally pacifying Kurama with a promise of food, Naruto gained 1.4 billion Chakra and planned to test his new power on Uchiha Madara.

• Naruto entered the Sealing Space and saw that Kurama had become a complete Yin-Yang Nine-Tails in a luxurious new space.
• Kurama voluntarily gave Naruto its Chakra, unlocking Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, but Naruto recycled Kurama and received a badge that increased his Chakra recovery by 15%.
• Naruto bought Kurama from the shop and repeatedly summoned and recycled him, stacking the Nine-Tails Badge as Kurama grew increasingly terrified and resisted.
• Naruto restrained Kurama with a giant wooden construct and knocked him unconscious when he fought back, then promised him three days of delicious food.
• Naruto collected Kurama's Chakra and gained Nine-Tails Chakra Mode with 1.4 billion Chakra, 1500% Chakra recovery, a 15% all-attributes boost, and Malice Sensing.
• Naruto decided to test his new power by bullying Uchiha Madara when he returned that night.

Naruto collected his Jonin vest and registered with the Jonin Corps, where he met Kakashi and invited him to dinner. He then showed off his promotion to Sasuke and Sakura before teleporting to Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji during their bandit-clearing mission, leaving them invited to Barbecue Q that night.

• Naruto collected his green vest and submitted his documents to join the Jonin Corps.
• Naruto met Kakashi on duty, learned he had been giving lessons about teaching Naruto, and invited him to Barbecue Q with Sister Huahua.
• Naruto encountered Sasuke and Sakura, announced he was a Jonin, and teased Sasuke to address him by rank at work.
• Naruto teleported to Shikamaru's bandit-clearing mission, killed a bandit who had broken free of Shikamaru's technique, and invited Ino and Choji to dinner.
• Naruto flashed away before Ino could reach him and appeared beside Team Ten, asking how they knew he had been promoted.

After becoming a Jonin, Naruto brought Karin into Konoha and celebrated with his friends, while planning to strengthen his supporters and overhaul Root Organization. That night, he went to Konoha Prison and confronted Orochimaru, asking whether he had a dream.

• Naruto remembered Karin was still being held at the prison guesthouse, picked her up, and arranged for her to stay at Sasuke's hot spring.
• Naruto invited Karin to his Jonin celebration at Barbecue Q, where twelve friends gathered and Hinata gave him a gift.
• Naruto resolved to train his twelve supporters into Jonin and planned to overhaul Root Organization after summoning its members for the next day.
• Sasuke and Sakura followed Naruto home to see Teacher Leopard, but Naruto refused to let them stay the night.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God and genjutsu to reach Konoha Prison, where he confronted Orochimaru and asked if he had a dream.

Naruto, disguised as Uchiha Obito, visited the tortured Orochimaru and offered to help him escape in exchange for joining a plan. The chapter ended with Naruto naming it the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• Naruto found Orochimaru chained and badly injured in a dungeon cell.
• Naruto revealed his Uchiha Obito disguise and used Mangekyō Sharingan to pass through the cage.
• Orochimaru recognized Obito and recalled being defeated by him during the Konoha Collapse Plan.
• Naruto asked Orochimaru about his dream, and Orochimaru said he wanted to escape and survive.
• Naruto agreed to help if Orochimaru worked for him, then named the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Naruto, disguised as Uchiha Obito, recruited Orochimaru into his plan to overthrow the daimyo and offered him Hidan’s body as a way to fake his death. Naruto secretly sealed Orochimaru’s soul inside Hidan, leaving Orochimaru trapped as they escaped.

• Naruto told Orochimaru that his Moon Eye Plan involved overturning the stagnant ninja world, starting by eliminating the daimyo.
• Orochimaru agreed to join Naruto in exchange for help escaping, and Naruto summoned Hidan as a replacement body.
• Naruto helped Orochimaru recover enough to use Living Corpse Reincarnation, and Orochimaru took over Hidan’s body.
• Naruto used Fuinjutsu to seal Orochimaru’s soul permanently inside Hidan, then left with him through a vortex.

Naruto transported Orochimaru to the Land of Hot Water, gave him Hidan’s immortal body, and recruited him into the Eye of the Moon Plan. Orochimaru agreed to hide and await a mission six months later, while Naruto assigned Black Mamba to watch him and keep the First and Second Hokage in reserve.

• Naruto brought Orochimaru to the Land of Hot Water, where Orochimaru examined Hidan’s body and learned that it could remain immortal if he sacrificed a life every quarter.
• Naruto told Orochimaru that Fourth Raikage Ay and both the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki were dead, and claimed responsibility for the deaths and the beasts’ capture.
• Naruto instructed Orochimaru to stay hidden and preserve the shinobi world’s belief that he was dead until a mission six months later, which would involve the First and Second Hokage.
• Naruto summoned Black Mamba, named him Orochimaru’s teammate, and said he would hold the First and Second Hokage until they were needed.
• Orochimaru recognized Black Mamba’s role as his monitor and left, while Naruto reflected that all three of his scapegoats came from Konoha.

Naruto took Karin to Root’s base to assume control, where the members expected Danzo to return and rejected the idea of a new leader. After Naruto erased the earth above the base with his power and began meeting Root members individually, Shigaraki Tanuki emerged declaring himself Naruto’s loyal dog.

• Naruto left Sasuke and Sakura to take Karin to Root, teasing Sasuke about whether they would go on missions together again.
• Kakashi warned Naruto not to become too deeply involved with Root, while Naruto told Karin he would turn it into Konoha’s guardian in the shadows.
• Root members gathered believing Danzo had returned, and Aburame Ryoma concealed his doubts when they asked about the summons.
• Naruto entered the conference room and claimed Danzo’s central seat, then silenced the protesting members by erasing the earth and buildings above the underground base.
• Naruto summoned Shigaraki Tanuki for a private meeting, and Tanuki emerged pledging his loyalty to Naruto instead of Danzo.

Uzumaki Naruto began taking control of Root, while Aburame Ryoma approached him and explained why he had lost faith in Shimura Danzō. Naruto declared that his long-term goal was world peace, but his immediate aim was to make Root great again.

• Shigaraki Tanuki proclaimed his loyalty to Naruto and challenged Root members, but none dared attack him.
• Naruto summoned Aburame Ryoma to the dark chamber, where Ryoma willingly went to meet him.
• Naruto was surprised that Ryoma addressed him directly instead of reacting to his genjutsu as expected.
• Ryoma said he had always served Konoha rather than Danzō and condemned Danzō for putting ambition above the village.
• Naruto announced that he sought world peace in the long term and wanted to make Root great again for now.

Naruto brought Root under his control and persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to integrate its members into Konoha, while revealing that many more Root operatives might be outside the village. The chapter left Naruto preparing to race Shimura Danzō to recruit them, with Kakashi slated to join Root as an adviser.

• Naruto led Root members to the Hokage Building, removed their cursed seals, and had them declare their loyalty to Konoha while blaming Shimura Danzō for their past actions.
• Naruto revealed that Root had twenty-five Jonin, shocking Hiruzen Sarutobi, who ordered Anbu to verify their strength.
• Naruto asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to grant Root members Jonin status and admit them to the Jonin Corps, and Hiruzen agreed.
• Naruto told Hiruzen Sarutobi that more Root members were stationed outside the village and proposed finding them before Shimura Danzō could.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Naruto an S-rank mission, and Naruto requested Aburame Ryoma, Shigaraki Tanuki, Yamanaka Fu, and Aburame Torune for the trip, as well as Kakashi as a Root adviser.

Naruto secured Kakashi as a Root advisor, restored Root’s damaged base, and set out with four recruits under the pretense of pursuing Danzo while secretly planning a vacation and preparing for the coming war. Meanwhile, Hiruzen concluded that Obito had rescued Orochimaru and considered sending Kakashi after him, while Kisame asked Itachi whether he was heading to Konoha.

• Naruto persuaded Hiruzen to make Kakashi a Root advisor, and Hiruzen agreed while privately ruling Naruto out as Orochimaru’s rescuer.
• Hiruzen concluded that Obito had rescued Orochimaru and considered Kakashi the best person to pursue him because Naruto was a Jinchuriki.
• Naruto used Earth Release to restore Root’s base, then gave four recruits custom masks and ordered them to accompany him on a mission.
• Naruto bound Karin and left with the recruits, intending to take an extended vacation and plant allies ahead of the coming war.
• After an Akatsuki gathering, Itachi and Kisame found themselves stopped by heavy rain, and Kisame asked whether Itachi was going to Konoha.

Itachi Uchiha and Kisame prepared to go to Konoha to check on Naruto and deliver intelligence about the threats targeting him. As they set out in the rain, Kisame mistook the water on Itachi’s face for tears.

• After the Akatsuki leader ordered the members to check on the Jinchuriki, Itachi Uchiha volunteered to go to Konoha with Kisame to see Sasuke and warn Naruto about Uchiha Obito and the leader.
• Kisame asked Itachi whether he knew Uchiha Hongzhong, the new Akatsuki member, and Itachi said he had never heard the name.
• Itachi considered how Uchiha Obito had concealed his identity and decided he would question Uchiha Hongzhong if they met.
• Itachi stepped into the rain on the way to Konoha, and Kisame remarked that he looked like he was crying.
• Itachi told Kisame to go, then continued forward through the rain.

After learning how far Naruto had advanced, Sasuke resolved to improve his Sharingan and rank, seeking help from Kakashi and hoping to train with Naruto. He found Naruto back at home that evening and joined him and Sakura for dinner, where Naruto said he would focus on military affairs.

• Sasuke brooded over Naruto’s achievements and asked Sakura to live with him so she could help him study, though she mistook his intentions romantically.
• Sasuke searched for Naruto, learned from Kakashi that Naruto was away on a long mission, and asked about Root and the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Sasuke asked Kakashi to teach him about the Sharingan, and Kakashi agreed to meet him at the Dango Shop the next morning.
• Sasuke passed Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji, then discovered Naruto was home and went to fetch Sakura.
• Naruto welcomed Sasuke and Sakura, shared his meal with them, and said he would mainly focus on military affairs from then on.

Naruto reassured Sakura about Sasuke’s punishing schedule, then sensed two unfamiliar chakra signatures beside Kakashi and went to investigate. At a dango shop, Naruto confronted Itachi and Kisame, who had just entered Konoha.

• After a night of intensive study in Immortal Land, Sasuke woke with a severe headache, ignored Sakura’s concern, and hurried out to keep training.
• Sakura told Naruto she feared Sasuke’s constant pressure and lack of rest, but Naruto reassured her that Sasuke could handle it and decided to reward him soon.
• Naruto sensed Sasuke near Kakashi and detected two unfamiliar chakra signatures, one of them powerful and tinged with malice, so he left to investigate.
• Itachi and Kisame entered Konoha and stopped at a dango shop, where Kisame recognized Kakashi watching them and touched Samehada before Itachi signaled him not to move.
• Naruto arrived, called out to Kakashi, then appeared beside Kisame and said that he looked familiar.

Naruto recognized Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki in Konoha and quietly arranged for Kakashi, Might Guy, and Sasuke to converge on them. As Itachi and Kisame disappeared from the Dango Shop, Sasuke heard that Itachi was near the river and rushed after him.

• Naruto recognized Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, marked Kisame with a Flying Thunder God seal, and approached the pair at the Dango Shop.
• Kakashi stopped Naruto from provoking the two, and Naruto left after deciding to test Itachi and use the encounter to pressure Sasuke.
• Kakashi found that Itachi and Kisame had left the shop and pursued them, while Naruto sent Might Guy toward the river by claiming Kakashi wanted to duel him.
• Sasuke arrived at the Dango Shop, heard a passerby say Itachi had gone toward the river, and abandoned his appointment with Kakashi to chase his brother.