Chapter Summaries

Shisui visited the Kurama Clan to investigate Yakumo’s dangerous genjutsu, but her other self attacked and turned illusions into reality. Kazue defeated the entity called Idō and offered to take Yakumo as her disciple, leaving Yakumo’s condition unresolved.

• Shisui examined Yakumo and learned that her body was weak, her genjutsu was worsening, and Kurenai had been ordered to eliminate the monster in her heart.
• Yakumo’s other self set the house ablaze with an apparent genjutsu, and Shisui protected her family with Susanoo before facing her alongside Kurenai.
• Yakumo’s illusions repeatedly fooled Kurenai and threatened Shisui, while ANBU watched as Shisui searched for a chance to use Kotoamatsukami.
• Kazue arrived and warned Shisui that Kotoamatsukami might erase the wrong memories, then confronted Yakumo’s other self.
• Kazue used Izanagi to overpower the entity, which named itself Idō and retreated into Yakumo’s heart to avoid being erased.
• Kazue offered to teach Yakumo how to control Idō and asked whether she wanted to become her disciple.

Kazue took Yakumo Kurama as her disciple after suppressing Idō, then brought her to Root for Genitsu to assess her Bloodline Limit. As Genitsu warned Kazue about an approaching Ōtsutsuki-level enemy, he pulled her soul from her body and placed it inside Yakumo.

• Yakumo accepted Kazue as her teacher after Kazue stopped Idō, while Kurenai regretted failing to help her student.
• Yamato reported the incident to Minato, and news spread through Konoha that Kazue had taken Yakumo as her disciple.
• Kazue brought Yakumo to Root, where she and Kabuto discussed Genitsu's mysterious seclusion before meeting him.
• Genitsu explained that Yakumo's Bloodline Limit had created Idō and warned Kazue that an enemy on the Sage of Six Paths' level would arrive soon.
• Genitsu used his Rinnegan to remove Kazue's soul from her body and place it inside Yakumo.

Kazue used Yakumo's body to test her Reality–Illusion Swap ability while Genitsu assigned Kabuto to improve Yakumo's physique. On the eve of Konoha's Year 60 graduation exam, Tsunade and Jiraiya returned to find the village caught up in the contest, and the chapter ended as Yamato began the exam.

• Kazue entered Yakumo's body, tested her Bloodline Limit, and warned Idō not to interfere.
• Genitsu ordered Kabuto to find a way to strengthen Yakumo's poor physique, and Kabuto proposed supplementing her Yin Release with Yang Release.
• Tsunade and Shizune returned to Konoha and encountered villagers arguing and betting over the graduation exam; Tsunade and Jiraiya placed bets on Naruto and Sasuke.
• The next day, Tsunade and Jiraiya joined Minato, Genitsu, and the clan leaders at the crowded Ninja Academy for the exam.
• Genitsu called on Yamato to referee, and Yamato announced that examinees would enter according to their drawing results.

Yakumo Kurama faced Naruto Uzumaki in the graduation exam’s first match and revealed a startling ability to make her genjutsu affect the world around her. As Naruto emerged from her flames, a giant black tree appeared on the field, leaving the match unresolved.

• Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten helped organize the graduates while Naruto and Sasuke exchanged taunts and Yakumo joined them.
• Yakumo scored zero on shuriken throwing, and the examiners later paired her against Naruto in the first combat match.
• Naruto broke free of Yakumo’s Terrifying Illusion Realm with help from the Nine-Tails and seized her, but she vanished using Illusionary Reality.
• Yakumo surrounded Naruto with apparently real flames, which the Uchiha observers identified as genjutsu that could turn illusion into reality.
• As the flames engulfed Naruto, a black tree erupted through them and grew into a towering giant tree on the field.

Naruto revealed his unusual Wood Release and defeated Yakumo, shocking Konoha and drawing attention to his mysterious teacher. As the tournament continued, Hinata faced Sasuke and launched a new Gentle Fist technique at him.

• Naruto used black Wood Release to overwhelm Yakumo's attacks, and she surrendered as Yamato declared Naruto the winner.
• Minato revealed that Naruto had trained under the person the others suspected, while Konoha's spectators debated the significance of Naruto's Wood Release.
• Naruto challenged Sasuke to meet him in the finals, and Sasuke told him to consider using the Nine-Tails' power.
• The elimination matches continued, and Yamato called Sasuke and Hinata to fight as the crowd regained interest.
• Neji praised Hinata's hidden potential, while Naruto said she had trained secretly after watching him.
• Hinata activated her Byakugan, claimed Naruto was hers, and struck at Sasuke with the Eight Trigrams Pseudo-Divine Vacuum Strike.

Hinata challenged Sasuke with a powerful imitation of the Divine Vacuum Strike, but Sasuke defeated her with his Thunder Godzilla Technique, and Yamato saved her with Wood Release. Naruto and Sasuke were called for the final match, but they requested a change of venue so they could fight without holding back.

• Hinata used the Pseudo-Divine Vacuum Strike and Gentle Fist against Sasuke, but he outlasted her in their taijutsu exchange.
• Sasuke shattered Hinata's final attack with his Thunder Godzilla Technique, and Yamato protected her with Wood Dragon Jutsu before declaring Sasuke the winner.
• Naruto and Sasuke traded challenges as the graduates watched the next matches and reacted to the gulf between the strongest students and the rest.
• Yakumo approached Naruto, stirring a cold emotion within him, while the Nine-Tails noticed the darkness in Naruto's heart and chose not to act against Yakumo yet.
• Yamato announced the final match between Naruto and Sasuke, and both requested that it be moved to Konoha Forest so they could fight at full strength.

Naruto and Sasuke began their final exam match in Konoha Forest after officials warned that their full strength could devastate the village. Sasuke summoned a Godzilla as his champion, and Naruto drew on the Nine-Tails’ chakra, reaching seven tails as the fight began.

• Genitsu agreed to move Naruto and Sasuke’s match to Konoha Forest, and Yamato barred the other candidates and villagers from approaching.
• Minato and the village’s powerful shinobi gathered to supervise while Naruto and Sasuke headed to the forest.
• The Nine-Tails agreed to help Naruto and reflected on Naruto’s incomplete nature and Yakumo’s emerging dark personality.
• Sasuke opened the match by summoning a Godzilla as large as the Nine-Tails, leaving the spectators stunned.
• Naruto drew on the Nine-Tails’ chakra and grew a Tailed Beast Cloak that reached seven tails.

Naruto and Sasuke’s battle escalated into a clash between the Nine-Tails and Sub-Body Godzilla, forcing Genitsu to contain their attacks with a powerful barrier. Both beasts survived the devastating explosion, and Sasuke was unharmed as the fight resumed with Godzilla charging the weakened Nine-Tails.

• The Nine-Tails controlled Naruto’s transformed body and fought Sub-Body Godzilla, which used its weight to overpower and injure it.
• As the Nine-Tails and Godzilla gathered a Tailed Beast Ball and Atomic Breath, Genitsu used four clones to create the Four Red Yang Formation around them.
• The attacks collided and unleashed a massive explosion inside the barrier, while Fugaku used his Mangekyō Sharingan to confirm that Sasuke was safe.
• Sub-Body Godzilla spat Sasuke onto its claw unharmed, while the Nine-Tails suffered severe injuries and admitted Naruto’s body could not withstand more Chakra.
• Naruto brooded over being weaker than Sasuke as Sub-Body Godzilla charged again and Sasuke formed hand seals, drawing on lightning Chakra.

Sasuke defeated Naruto in their graduation battle, and the village celebrated the strength of its new generation as the graduates awaited their team assignments. Naruto left to train while Kazue confronted Yakumo, and Hinata resisted Hiashi’s demand that she give her new technique to Hanabi.

• Sasuke used Thunder Godzilla and Sub-Body Godzilla to defeat the exhausted Nine-Tails and Naruto, and Tsunade treated Naruto’s severe injuries.
• Naruto refused to form the Seal of Reconciliation with Sasuke, insisting he had lost only because he was unprepared, while Sasuke celebrated becoming number one.
• News of the battle spread through the village, and the Academy announced that the Hokage and Genitsu would reveal team assignments the next day.
• Kazue attacked Yakumo when she appeared near Naruto, then warned him to pay attention to his condition before dragging Yakumo away.
• Naruto ignored Hinata’s attempts to comfort him and trained, while the Nine-Tails urged him to become stronger.
• Hiashi asked Hinata to contribute her technique for Hanabi, but Hinata refused, saying Hanabi could not learn it yet and that she would prioritize training.

Hiashi spared Hinata from the Caged Bird Seal after she refused to surrender her taijutsu, while Minato and Genitsu assigned Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to Team 7. Naruto rejected Minato’s offer to teach him the Rasengan and continued training, and Itachi later visited Genitsu to ask about Naruto’s Wood Release and Sasuke’s conflicts with Elder Setsuna.

• Hiashi warned Hanabi to keep the branch family under strict control and to surpass Hinata.
• Genitsu drove Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura out of Minato’s office, then helped assign Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to the same team.
• Minato found Naruto training, offered to teach him the Rasengan, and learned that Naruto credited his teacher with awakening his Wood Release.
• Minato told Naruto he had been assigned to Team 7 with Sasuke and Hinata, and Naruto saw the team as a chance to defeat Sasuke.
• Uchiha Itachi visited Genitsu and asked about Naruto’s Wood Release and Sasuke’s conflicts with Elder Setsuna.

Genitsu explained to Itachi that Sasuke carried Indra Chakra, while Naruto was connected to Asura, and reassured him that Sasuke remained himself. Team 7 began taking missions under Kakashi, and Minato assigned them a B-rank mission to inspect a seal in the Country of Roran that he had created seventeen years earlier but could not remember clearly.

• Genitsu told Itachi that Sasuke was this era’s Indra because he had inherited Indra Chakra, and explained that the Sage of Six Paths would have to release Indra’s soul from the Pure Land for Indra himself to return.
• Itachi worried about how Indra Chakra might affect Sasuke, but Genitsu said it could not be removed and promised to keep an eye on Sasuke’s growth.
• Sasuke told Itachi he had been assigned to Team 7 with Naruto and Hinata, and agreed not to provoke Elder Setsuna after Itachi asked him to avoid a clash.
• Kakashi was named Team 7’s jonin instructor and began taking Naruto, Second Pillar, and Hinata on missions, starting with D-rank chores before they quickly completed enough to take higher-ranked work.
• Minato selected a B-rank mission for Team 7 to inspect the sealing formula he had left in the Country of Roran seventeen years earlier, though he could not remember what he had sealed or why.

Kakashi led Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to the ruins of Rōran to check Minato’s seal on the Dragon Vein, while Genitsu considered its time-travel power and Orochimaru revived to begin building a stronger Mechagodzilla. In the ruins, the team encountered Setsuna fighting Chiyo, and Sasuke immediately recognized him with hostility.

• Minato warned Kakashi that Rōran was unusual and chose not to uncover the memories he had sealed about his past mission there.
• Genitsu learned the team was heading to Rōran and considered the Dragon Vein as a possible backup for a future plan.
• Genitsu sensed Orochimaru’s soul stirring as Orochimaru revived through Guren’s Curse Mark and resolved to create a Second-Generation Mechagodzilla.
• Kakashi’s team reached the ruined Country of Roran and headed toward Rōran City to inspect Minato’s seal on the Dragon Vein.
• Hinata spotted a battle, and Naruto charged ahead despite Sasuke urging caution; they found Setsuna fighting Chiyo among the ruins.
• Setsuna burned Chiyo’s puppets with Amaterasu, then noticed the arriving Konoha team and reacted to Sasuke, who immediately showed hostility toward him.

Naruto and Sasuke fought Chiyo and Setsuna in the ruins of Roran while Kakashi checked the seal over the Dragon Vein. Their battle damaged the seal, causing the dormant Dragon Vein to awaken and bring an unexpected arrival several months early.

• Sasuke challenged Setsuna, while Naruto confronted Chiyo and revealed his Wood Release, overwhelming her puppets.
• Sasuke fought Setsuna with a barrage of Lightning Release techniques, and Setsuna retaliated with Amaterasu.
• Kakashi left Hinata to watch the fights and went to inspect the seal left by Minato Namikaze.
• An Atomic Breath attack struck near the seal, breaking part of it and stirring the Dragon Vein.
• Genitsu sensed the disturbance in Konoha and realized that someone had arrived at this point in time several months early.

Urashiki froze Toneri, joined Momoshiki and Kinshiki, and helped them target the remaining Tailed Beasts, while pursuing the Plow and learning that the past had undergone a major temporal disturbance. He planned to travel back in time and kill whoever had caused it.

• Urashiki defeated Toneri, drained his Chakra, and sealed him in ice for ten thousand years before taking the moon’s puppets.
• Urashiki met Momoshiki and Kinshiki, who shared what they had learned about the Tailed Beasts, Jinchuriki, and Sasuke’s Rinnegan.
• Momoshiki and Kinshiki attacked Killer B in Kumogakure; Momoshiki absorbed Eight-Tails’ Chakra and then headed for Konoha to capture Nine-Tails.
• Urashiki found the Plow in ancient ruins and learned from it that a major disturbance had altered the past timeline.
• Urashiki considered using the Plow to return to the past, gather the Tailed Beasts, and kill the person responsible for the disturbance.

Momoshiki and Kinshiki attacked Konoha during the Chūnin Exams, and Naruto was captured after protecting the village from their attack. Sasuke and Boruto pursued Urashiki to the Kaguya Castle ruins, where Urashiki activated the time-traveling turtle Plow and escaped through a time gate with both of them following.

• Momoshiki and Kinshiki attacked Konoha, and Naruto and Sasuke combined their powers to stop a gigantic Tailed Beast Ball from destroying the village.
• Naruto exhausted himself protecting Konoha and was captured, while Boruto learned from Sasuke why his father had been taken.
• Shikamaru sent the four Kage to support Naruto and tasked Sasuke with confronting the third Ōtsutsuki at the ruins; Boruto insisted on going too.
• Sasuke and Boruto found Urashiki at Kaguya Castle, where he revealed that he had frozen Toneri's time and held a turtle connected to the time artifact Plow.
• Urashiki activated Plow and entered a time gate, and Sasuke followed him despite telling Boruto to stay behind; Boruto charged in after them.

Sasuke and Boruto followed Urashiki through a time gateway, while Naruto and Sasuke fought Chiyo and Setsuna in the ruins of Roran. Urashiki emerged from the Dragon Vein twenty years in the past, and after Kakashi ordered a retreat, he caught up with the group and realized the timeline and everyone in it were far from what he expected.

• Sasuke and Boruto followed Urashiki through a gateway into the realm of time, hoping to discover what he was doing.
• Naruto overwhelmed Chiyo with black Wood Release while Sasuke battered Setsuna with a Thunder Godzilla Technique and summoned the Sub-Body Godzilla.
• Setsuna used Amaterasu and Susanoo against the Sub-Body Godzilla, whose Atomic Breath damaged the seal over the Dragon Vein.
• The Dragon Vein erupted, bringing Urashiki into the ruins, where he fished out its Chakra and learned he was twenty years in the past.
• Kakashi recognized Urashiki as an Ōtsutsuki, transformed into a Two-Tails, and fled with Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata after declaring the mission failed.
• Urashiki caught up with the fleeing group, restrained Chiyo with his fishing hook, and wondered why the people and timeline differed so greatly from what he knew.

Urashiki arrived in a changed timeline, learned from Granny Chiyo that powerful Ōtsutsuki had been killed and Shiranui Genitsu had reshaped the Shinobi World, and became determined to seize Godzilla. He took Chiyo with him, while Sasuke and Boruto emerged from a time tunnel with faulty coordinates and headed for Konoha.

• Urashiki observed Naruto and the others fighting, pulled Chiyo's Chakra from her, and became interested in Sub-Body Godzilla.
• Chiyo told Urashiki that Toneri and Isshiki had been killed and described Shiranui Genitsu, the Eye Organization, and the Akatsuki.
• Urashiki concluded that Genitsu and Godzilla were central to the timeline's changes and imagined fusing with Godzilla to forge a new path.
• Urashiki hooked Chiyo with his fishing rod and flew away with her, deciding to keep her alive until he chose what to do.
• Sasuke and Boruto emerged from a time tunnel, discovered their coordinates were wrong, and decided to return to Konoha to consult Shikamaru.

Sasuke and Boruto pursued Urashiki through a time tunnel and arrived in a past Konoha where their childhoods seemed radically different from what Sasuke remembered. After Boruto insisted on finding his young father, he collided with Naruto, who grabbed him and threatened him.

• Sasuke and Boruto examined the strange battlefield and toxic black forest, then used Sasuke's Rinnegan to return to Konoha.
• Sasuke realized they had traveled to the past and concluded Urashiki was likely targeting the Nine-Tails inside Naruto.
• Sasuke and Boruto heard villagers describe a history in which young Naruto and Sasuke were prodigies, Kakashi was Kage-level, and their graduation battle required the Four Red Yang Formation.
• Boruto concluded that his father's boasts about his childhood had been true, while Sasuke struggled to make sense of the altered history.
• Sasuke told Boruto to protect Naruto secretly, but Boruto rounded a corner to find him and crashed into Naruto.
• Naruto grabbed Boruto by the collar and threatened him for acting arrogantly after the collision.

Naruto encountered Sasuke and Boruto, who had traveled from the future, and deduced their origins before letting them go. Meanwhile, Konoha prepared for the threat of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, and Sasuke was discovered spying on the Uchiha clan and surrounded.

• Naruto grabbed Boruto after he called him Dad, then blocked Sasuke and Boruto from leaving the alley.
• Sasuke cast Sharingan genjutsu on Naruto, but the Nine-Tails awakened him and Naruto resisted the illusion.
• Naruto let Sasuke and Boruto leave, then inferred that they had traveled from the future.
• Minato briefed Konoha's leaders about Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, and Genitsu urged them to kill him if he appeared.
• Fugaku, Shisui, Itachi, and Kazue discussed the Ōtsutsuki threat and the Eye Organization before spotting Sasuke in their territory.
• Fugaku, Shisui, Itachi, and Kazue surrounded Sasuke, and Kazue drew her Kusanagi Sword.

Sasuke was surrounded by Fugaku, Itachi, Shisui, and Kazue after entering the Uchiha compound, and his Sharingan, Rinnegan, and Susanoo revealed how powerful he was. When Uchiha Setsuna arrived and accused Sasuke of pirating his Indra's Eye, Sasuke extinguished Setsuna's Amaterasu and prepared to face the growing crowd, expecting the mysterious Shiranui to notice the confrontation.

• Sasuke entered the Uchiha compound, where Fugaku, Itachi, Shisui, and Kazue surrounded him and tried to restrain him.
• Sasuke revealed his Sharingan and Kusanagi Sword, then used Amenotejikara to evade Kazue's Susanoo and Fugaku's attack.
• Fugaku, Itachi, Shisui, and Kazue activated Susanoo, while Kazue recognized Sasuke's Rinnegan and threatened to take his eye.
• Sasuke used his Mangekyō Sharingan and purple Susanoo to wound Kazue and break through the encirclement, but Kazue reappeared beside him using Izanagi.
• Uchiha Setsuna arrived and ignited Sasuke's Susanoo with Amaterasu, then accused him of pirating Setsuna's Indra's Eye.
• Sasuke extinguished the Amaterasu flames with Kagutsuchi and told Setsuna that he was stronger.