Recaps

Shigaraki Tanuki and Aburame Ryoma confronted Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki at the riverbank while carrying out Naruto’s order to drive them from Konoha. After revealing their identities and exchanging questions, the four began fighting, with Itachi facing Aburame Ryoma and Kisame facing Shigaraki Tanuki.

• Shigaraki Tanuki and Aburame Ryoma hurried to the riverbank to find and expel the unfamiliar visitors on Naruto’s orders.
• Aburame Ryoma sensed Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki nearby, and the two Root agents intercepted them.
• Itachi took Carefree Pills and reflected on how they had cured his illness and eased the effects of his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Itachi and Kisame revealed their identities, and Aburame Ryoma recognized Itachi while Shigaraki Tanuki learned who both visitors were.
• Aburame Ryoma questioned Itachi about his return and his younger brother, while Kisame drew Samehada and offered to kill the Root agents.
• Kisame attacked Shigaraki Tanuki as Itachi faced Aburame Ryoma, and the two fights began.

Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki fought Aburame Ryoma and Shigaraki Tanuki, with Itachi trapping Tanuki in Tsukuyomi and interrogating him about Root. The battle was interrupted by Kakashi, whose arrival left Itachi facing a familiar former colleague.

• Itachi Uchiha attacked Aburame Ryoma, whose insects were burned by Itachi's Fire Release.
• Kisame Hoshigaki used Samehada to drain much of Shigaraki Tanuki's Chakra, but Tanuki swallowed a Blue Carefree Pill and resumed fighting.
• Shigaraki Tanuki and Kisame Hoshigaki used Water Dragon Bullet at the same time, and Tanuki learned that Kisame was a Kirigakure swordsman.
• Itachi Uchiha's Crow Clone fooled Aburame Ryoma, and Tanuki fell into Itachi's Tsukuyomi after looking at a crow's Sharingan.
• Itachi tortured and questioned Shigaraki Tanuki, learning that Uzumaki Naruto led Root, before Tanuki collapsed back in the real world.
• Kakashi arrived with a Water Dragon Bullet that forced Itachi and Kisame to dodge, and Itachi greeted him as a senior.

Kakashi confronted Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, learned that the Akatsuki Organization was targeting Naruto’s Nine-Tails, and was incapacitated by Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan. Might Guy’s arrival forced the pair to retreat, while Sasuke learned Itachi had left the village and raced after him.

• Kakashi discovered that Shigaraki Tanuki and Aburame Ryoma were Root Organization members and joined them in facing Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Itachi used his Mangekyō Sharingan to trap Kakashi in Tsukuyomi, and Aburame Ryoma revived him with a Blue Carefree Pill.
• Kakashi deduced that the Akatsuki Organization wanted the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, and Shigaraki Tanuki laughed at the idea of anyone targeting Lord Naruto.
• Kisame attacked the group, but Might Guy arrived and kicked him back before challenging him alongside Itachi.
• Itachi ordered Kisame to retreat, and the two Akatsuki members fled as reinforcements approached.
• Aburame Ryoma located Sasuke, who heard that Itachi had escaped through the west gate and raced after him.

Sasuke confronted Itachi and attacked him with Chidori and a powerful lightning blade, but Itachi evaded him with a Crow Clone and proved difficult to hit. Itachi then used genjutsu and provoked Sasuke into charging again, leaving their fight ongoing.

• Kisame asked why Itachi had left Konoha without capturing Naruto, and Itachi said they planned to ambush him when he left on a mission at noon.
• Sasuke caught up with Itachi and Kisame, declared that he would kill Itachi, and attacked with Chidori.
• Itachi stopped Sasuke's first attack, but Sasuke surprised him with Lightning Release: Light Sword and appeared to pierce him.
• Itachi's body turned into crows, revealing that Sasuke had struck a Crow Clone, and Itachi dodged Sasuke's extended lightning blade.
• Itachi activated genjutsu and told Sasuke he had no interest in him, enraging Sasuke into charging with Chidori again.

Naruto watched Sasuke and Itachi clash in genjutsu while snacking, reflecting on the Uchiha massacre and the village’s role in the clan’s downfall. Sasuke emerged defeated and injured, but Itachi was shocked by Sasuke’s strength before Naruto appeared on a nearby branch.

• Naruto watched Sasuke and Itachi stand motionless as they fought through genjutsu, and he expected Sasuke to lose.
• Naruto used Flying Thunder God to steal Choji’s last chip, then returned to watching the battle.
• Naruto recalled how Danzo’s actions had inflamed the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha, and blamed Obito for destroying the clan’s hopes after Minato became Hokage.
• Sasuke emerged from Itachi’s genjutsu exhausted and in pain, while Itachi covered his bleeding eyes and wondered at Sasuke’s Dojutsu Power.
• Naruto suddenly appeared on a nearby tree branch and remarked that Sasuke looked miserable.

Naruto arrived while Sasuke fought Itachi and agreed not to interfere, then faced Kisame with a prototype Chakra Light Sword. Kisame’s Samehada absorbed the sword’s Chakra, leaving Naruto stunned by a weapon that could counter his invention.

• Naruto found Sasuke fighting Itachi, and Sasuke asked him not to interfere in their fight.
• Kisame separated from Itachi and Sasuke to fight Naruto, while Itachi warned him not to kill the Jinchuriki.
• Naruto showed Kisame his Chakra Light Sword, demonstrating its lightning enhancement and its ability to grow to forty meters.
• Naruto advertised the sword’s 980,000-ryo price, then challenged Kisame with it.
• Kisame launched Samehada at Naruto, and the sword absorbed all the Chakra from Naruto’s light blade.

Naruto defeated Kisame without killing him, then confronted Itachi after Itachi incapacitated Sasuke. Naruto launched a massive Fire Style attack at Itachi, who answered with Amaterasu.

• Kisame enlarged Samehada and attacked Naruto, but Naruto dodged the weapon and decided not to retrieve it so Nagato could keep the sword and Kisame as allies.
• Naruto used a space-time movement to get behind Kisame and knocked him into the forest with one punch, leaving him incapacitated.
• Samehada crawled toward Kisame while Naruto turned to find Itachi had defeated Sasuke with Tsukuyomi.
• Naruto moved Sasuke aside, told him to watch, and declared that he would arrest Itachi or kill him if he resisted.
• Naruto unleashed Fire Style: Majestic Fire Destruction, and Itachi countered the sweeping flames with Amaterasu.

Naruto overwhelmed Itachi Uchiha with relentless attacks, then pretended to fall victim to Tsukuyomi so Sasuke would believe the Mangekyō Sharingan could defeat him. As Itachi and Kisame moved to seize the opening, Naruto remained unharmed and in control.

• Naruto explained Amaterasu to Sasuke as Itachi Uchiha used the black flames to burn through Naruto's enormous Fire Release.
• Itachi Uchiha recognized Naruto's Flying Thunder God and tried to survive as Naruto bombarded him with Dust Release lasers and lightning swords.
• Naruto paused his attacks to give Itachi Uchiha an opening, and Itachi charged in and activated Tsukuyomi.
• Naruto refused to enter the Tsukuyomi space but pretended to collapse, convincing Sasuke that Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan had defeated him.
• Kisame approached the seemingly helpless Naruto and announced that he would capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Jiraiya arrived in time to drive off Kisame and Itachi, and Naruto and Sasuke recovered with pills before returning to the village. As Naruto prepared to leave on another outing, he sensed two identical Chakra signatures and wondered whether there were two Sasukes.

• Jiraiya arrived and identified himself, prompting Kisame to flee with the injured Itachi.
• Naruto took a pill and sprang back to his feet, while Sasuke swallowed the other pill but failed to recover as dramatically.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade and the others that the Akatsuki members had escaped, and Tsunade stopped an Anbu from pursuing Itachi.
• Jiraiya offered to teach Naruto an important technique, but Naruto postponed the lesson until the next day.
• Naruto and Sasuke returned to the village, and Naruto invited Sasuke to his new home for a housewarming gathering.
• Naruto sensed two identical Chakra signatures nearby and wondered if there were two Sasukes.

Time-traveling Sasuke and Boruto searched for young Naruto, but Naruto discovered them and began questioning Boruto. The chapter ended with Naruto asking for Boruto’s mother’s surname.

• Sasuke and Boruto explored Konoha and stopped to eat burgers and drink milk tea.
• Sasuke stopped Boruto from asking Sakura where Naruto was, while Naruto secretly observed them and suspected they had come from the future.
• Naruto recognized Sasuke and noticed Boruto’s resemblance to himself, concluding that Boruto might be his son.
• Naruto confronted them, and Sasuke claimed they were traveling performers before abruptly leaving Boruto behind.
• Naruto questioned Boruto about his father and then asked what his mother’s surname was.

Naruto learned that Boruto was his biological son from a parallel future where Hinata was his mother and Kakashi became Hokage. Boruto revealed that Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed on the moon and that the Otsutsuki clan was harvesting Chakra, while Naruto discovered a mysterious time-travel turtle could trigger an Easter egg.

• Naruto pressured Boruto into revealing that his mother's maiden name was Hyuga and that his name was Uzumaki Boruto.
• Naruto deduced that Boruto came from a parallel world after Boruto said Kakashi was the Sixth Hokage.
• Boruto told Naruto that Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed on the moon, but admitted he did not know how she escaped.
• Boruto showed Naruto the turtle-shaped time-travel device, and Naruto received a prompt saying he could recycle it to trigger an Easter egg.
• Boruto explained that he and Sasuke had pursued Urashiki Otsutsuki and described the Otsutsuki clan's Chakra-harvesting, including Momoshiki's defeat.
• Naruto concluded that the Otsutsuki clan truly existed and looked forward to confronting them.

Naruto welcomed Boruto, his son from another timeline, and showed him around Konoha while preparing for Urashiki’s arrival. After training Boruto in Rasengan techniques, Naruto brought him home, where Boruto finally saw his young mother.

• Boruto told Naruto what he knew about the future, and Naruto agreed to protect him until Urashiki arrived.
• Naruto toured Konoha with Boruto, assigned Root squads to search the Eastern Sea for an artifact, and summoned Gamabunta to send the toads on the same mission.
• Boruto asked to see Hinata, but Naruto took him to a training ground and demonstrated a powerful Lightning Release Rasengan before teaching him Rasengan techniques.
• Naruto prepared a feast at his home, and Boruto returned from training as Naruto’s friends gathered and reacted to learning they were his uncles and aunts.
• Boruto opened the door to a visitor and froze when he recognized her as his mother.

Boruto watched Ino and Karin compete for Naruto’s attention at a dinner party, then became alarmed when Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura shared a bed. He worried that Naruto might not end up with Hinata and that Sakura could be his father’s first partner.

• Hinata met Boruto and felt an unusual sense of familiarity, while Boruto recognized her and Neji from photographs.
• Boruto pulled Ino away from Naruto after seeing her cling to him, then met Sakura and Sasuke.
• Karin arrived and offered to help Naruto cook, deepening Boruto’s worries about his mother’s rivals.
• Boruto praised Naruto’s cooking at dinner and accidentally called him Dad, prompting the guests to notice their resemblance.
• After the guests left, Boruto saw Naruto bring Sasuke and Sakura to his room and lie down with them on one bed, leaving him shocked and worried about Sarada.

Naruto brought Boruto to meet Jiraiya, who planned to teach him Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku. Naruto sensed Natural Energy and mastered Sage Mode on the spot, leaving Jiraiya stunned.

• Naruto woke Boruto and explained that he and Sakura had been training with Sasuke the previous night.
• Naruto took Boruto outside the village to meet Jiraiya, who was surprised by Boruto’s resemblance to Naruto and accepted his explanation that Boruto was a distant nephew.
• Jiraiya told Naruto that he would teach him Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku, where Natural Energy and toad oil would help him train.
• Naruto refused to leave Konoha because he needed to wait for Urashiki Otsutsuki, then sensed the Natural Energy motes around him.
• Naruto balanced Natural Energy with his own energies and entered Sage Mode, astonishing Jiraiya.

Naruto mastered Sage Mode and discovered that he could enter and leave it instantly, while Boruto asked Jiraiya to teach him. Elsewhere, Sasuke investigated a Konoha that differed from his memories and found reports of a far more powerful Naruto, leaving him stunned by how much this world had changed.

• Naruto explored Sage Mode and learned from Jiraiya that its usual battle duration was limited because users had to remain still to gather Natural Energy.
• Naruto demonstrated that he could instantly activate and deactivate Sage Mode, and Jiraiya praised his talent.
• Boruto asked Jiraiya to teach him Sage Mode so he could help after returning to his own time.
• Sasuke investigated Naruto's and his own former apartments, found them unlike his memories, and confirmed that Sakura still lived at her home.
• Sasuke overheard that Itachi Uchiha had defeated Naruto, then read the Shinobi World Daily's report about their battle.
• Sasuke read reports claiming Naruto had defeated the First Hokage and Second Hokage and earned the title Ninja God, leaving him bewildered by this world's history.

Naruto took Boruto to the Training Ground and taught Neji and Hinata the principles of Gentle Fist, then demonstrated a Rotation powerful enough to strike a goose from the sky. Boruto watched his younger father use a technique associated with his grandfather and aunt, leaving him astonished.

• Naruto left Jiraiya and walked back toward Konoha with Boruto, who wondered why Jiraiya had refused to teach him Sage Mode.
• Naruto and Boruto met Sasuke and Sakura on the way to the Training Ground, and Sasuke insisted he was recovered enough to train.
• At the Training Ground, Naruto began teaching Neji and Hinata, explaining that speed, strength, and Chakra were vital to martial arts.
• Naruto demonstrated Rotation by creating a Chakra sphere that lowered the ground within a hundred-meter radius.
• A wild goose fell from high in the sky after Naruto's Rotation, and Neji and Boruto realized how powerful Naruto's technique was.

Naruto challenged Shikamaru to a spar and used the Nara clan’s Shadow Imitation Technique to control him, forcing him to dance in front of their friends. After taking the exhausted Shikamaru home, Naruto walked back with Boruto, who decided to ask his father to teach him ninjutsu.

• Naruto persuaded Shikamaru to spar by promising to stay in place and avoid genjutsu and elemental ninjutsu.
• Shikamaru used the Shadow Imitation Technique, but Naruto controlled his own shadow and quickly immobilized him.
• Naruto made Shikamaru dance for the gathered group all afternoon while everyone laughed.
• Naruto sent the exhausted, apparently unconscious Shikamaru home and apologized to his parents; he later revealed that Shikamaru had only been pretending to pass out.
• Boruto asked how Naruto could use the Nara clan’s shadow technique, then decided to ask his father to teach him ninjutsu.

Naruto learned more about Urashiki Otsutsuki from Sasuke and prepared to keep Boruto and his friends safe. The next day, while Naruto trained Boruto outside Konoha, Urashiki found them.

• Sasuke woke Boruto and asked whether the plow had come out of its shell, then questioned Boruto about Naruto.
• Sasuke left Boruto and encountered Naruto, who asked him about Urashiki Otsutsuki.
• Sasuke explained Urashiki's Byakugan, transforming Rinnegan, spatial movement, and unusual tools.
• Naruto took Boruto outside Konoha to train and keep his friends away from danger.
• Urashiki appeared above them and called Naruto the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Naruto and Boruto confronted Urashiki, who attacked them with his Chakra-stealing Fishing Rod while Naruto tested his defenses. Sasuke arrived and ordered them to escape as he faced Urashiki alone.

• Urashiki recognized Naruto and attacked him and Boruto with his Fishing Rod, but Naruto dodged the strikes.
• Naruto threw shuriken at Urashiki, who used his blue Rinnegan to evade them with afterimages and a Paper Crane Body Flicker.
• Naruto pretended he had no other way to attack, encouraging Urashiki to underestimate him.
• Sasuke rushed in and struck at Urashiki, but Urashiki dodged and mocked Sasuke for being sluggish.
• Sasuke told Naruto and Boruto to leave and turned to face Urashiki alone.

Naruto stopped pretending to be weak and overwhelmed Urashiki with a massive barrage of Fire Style and Wind Style attacks while testing his abilities. After more than a hundred rounds of bombardment, Naruto halted because Urashiki had only dodged, leaving Naruto to wonder whether the Otsutsuki could do anything beyond predict attacks and move through space.

• Sasuke prepared to hold off Urashiki while Naruto and Boruto misunderstood Naruto's cautious approach as cowardice.
• Naruto revealed his strength by unleashing Fire Style: Majestic Fire Destruction, but Urashiki escaped through a spatial portal.
• Naruto repeatedly struck at Urashiki with Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, predicting where he would reappear as Urashiki evaded each attack.
• Naruto compressed a Rasenshuriken onto his fingertip and continued the bombardment, while Boruto watched in awe and Sasuke reevaluated Naruto's power.
• After more than a hundred rounds, Naruto stopped and concluded that Urashiki seemed to rely only on evasion, spatial movement, and precognition.

Naruto trapped Urashiki Otsutsuki with a spatial-sealing technique, sealed his Rinnegan, and defeated him. After reading Urashiki’s memories and killing him with a fire technique, Naruto received a prompt to recover an unknown data carrier that could unlock a new module.

• Naruto joined Sasuke and Boruto, then used Sage Art: Sealing Technique: Spacetime Limit to prevent Urashiki from using spatial movement.
• Naruto used Sage Art: Sealing Technique: Rinne Seal to remove Urashiki’s Rinnegan and kicked him into a crater.
• Naruto restrained Urashiki with Adamantine Sealing Chains and read his memories after revealing his own Rinnegan.
• Naruto killed Urashiki with Sage Art: Fire Style: Departing Fire.
• A notification offered Naruto the chance to recover an unknown data carrier and load a brand-new module.

Naruto defeated Urashiki, collected his belongings and body, and sent Sasuke and Boruto back to their own time with gifts. After they left, Naruto reunited with Jiraiya, Kakashi, and the Konoha ninja who had come to investigate the battle.

• Naruto sealed Urashiki's corpse, took his Fishing Rod and Red Fish Basket, and reflected that Urashiki had wasted his advantages.
• Sasuke asked where Naruto's Rinnegan came from, and Naruto claimed they had appeared after training; Boruto admired them and vowed to grow stronger.
• Naruto learned from Urashiki's memories that an Otsutsuki had branded Boruto with Karma, but decided not to interfere with Boruto's opportunity.
• As Jiraiya and Konoha's ninja approached, Sasuke and Boruto prepared to leave; Naruto gave Sasuke a box and Boruto a ninjutsu scroll before they returned to the future.
• Jiraiya and Kakashi arrived and checked Naruto for injuries, while Naruto joked about being a savior and left with the Root Organization.

Boruto and Sasuke returned to Konoha after traveling to another version of the past, and Sasuke told Naruto how different that world had been. Boruto then brought Naruto a scroll of powerful ninjutsu and asked him to teach techniques Naruto did not know.

• Boruto asked the plow about the relationship between the two worlds, and it explained that one was the past of the other and that events there would change their future.
• The plow returned Boruto and Sasuke to Konoha, where Konohamaru told them Urashiki Otsutsuki was invading; Boruto said they had already defeated him.
• Sasuke told Naruto about the alternate world, including how strong its young Naruto had been and how Naruto there had not lost Sasuke to defection.
• Boruto asked Hinata about how she had won Naruto's affection, then took the scroll of more than a thousand ninjutsu to find Naruto and learn from him.
• At Jiraiya's grave, Boruto asked Naruto to teach him techniques from the scroll, but Naruto admitted he had forgotten or never learned each technique Boruto named.

Naruto examined Urashiki’s corpse, discovered the game system had added a Rinnegan shop after he recycled it, and reorganized Root to support his plans. He ended the chapter atop Hokage Rock, preparing to use the coming war to transform the ninja world.

• Naruto brought Urashiki’s corpse to his new Root laboratory and tried to replace his eyes with Urashiki’s Byakugan, but the system banned the unauthorized transplant and blinded him until he restored his own eyes.
• Naruto recycled Urashiki’s corpse, unlocking a shop module that sold Urashiki’s blue and red Rinnegan, and decided to raise the price of Carefree Pills to fund his purchases.
• Karin delivered Root’s department survey, and Naruto assigned Shigaraki Tanuki to the Protection Department so he could protect Naruto.
• Naruto resolved to make Root his tool for reshaping the ninja world and used Flying Thunder God to reach Hokage Rock.
• Watching storm clouds gather over Konoha, Naruto declared that the wind was rising and decided to use the coming war to overturn the ninja world’s restraints.

Yura watched Sunagakure welcome home the hostages from its failed campaign against Konoha, then overheard villagers blame Uzumaki Naruto for the village’s poverty. As a meeting about Sunagakure’s future began in the Kazekage Building, Yura left, wishing he could hear what was being discussed.

• Yura and Yuno waited with Sunagakure’s shinobi and villagers for the hostages to return, and Yura confirmed that Uzumaki Naruto was powerful.
• Sunagakure welcomed the returning hostages as heroes, and Chiyo addressed the crowd before a banquet was held.
• Da Jiu complained that the banquet food was worse than what he had eaten in Konoha’s prison, and others blamed Uzumaki Naruto for Sunagakure’s hardship.
• Yura left the banquet after memorizing the faces of those who had cursed Uzumaki Naruto.
• Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari left the gathering, while Yura noticed that a meeting about Sunagakure’s future was underway in the Kazekage Building.