Chapter Summaries

Kakashi, Obito, and Rin encountered Naruto Uzumaki and Yamato, who had traveled from the future, and mistook Kakashi for his own son. After defeating them and realizing what had happened, Mu Yue confirmed their identities as future Konoha ninjas, while their questions about the future left Kakashi and Rin fearing for Obito and Rin’s fate.

• Naruto Uzumaki and Yamato arrived amid Kakashi, Obito, and Rin’s battle, and Naruto mistook young Kakashi for his son.
• Kakashi pretended to be Hatake Obito and led Naruto and Yamato to Mu Yue, who arrived using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Mu Yue defeated Yamato and Naruto Uzumaki, and Yamato explained that they had traveled back in time and thought Mu Yue was the future Fourth Hokage.
• Mu Yue verified Naruto and Yamato’s identification and confirmed that they were Konoha ninjas from the future.
• Obito learned that Naruto had never heard of him, and Kakashi and Rin grew uneasy when Naruto also said he did not know Rin.
• Naruto and Yamato reacted somberly to Obito’s question about Asuma, hinting that Asuma had died in their future.

Mu Yue and his team learned that Naruto Uzumaki and Yamato had mistaken Mu Yue for Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, and had come from a different future. The groups joined forces to search Rōran for Mukade and investigate Anrokuzan, while Kakashi and Obito still sought answers about their friends’ futures.

• Obito pressed Yamato and Naruto Uzumaki about the Fourth Hokage’s fate, and Mu Yue calmed him by saying they could shape their own future.
• Yamato called Mu Yue “Lord Minato,” prompting Kakashi and Obito to realize that Yamato and Naruto Uzumaki had mistaken Mu Yue for Minato Namikaze.
• Mu Yue introduced himself as Hanyu Muyue, confirmed that Yamato knew nothing of his existence in their future, and offered to help the visitors search for Mukade.
• Yamato and Naruto Uzumaki searched Rōran for Mukade while Mu Yue’s team investigated Anrokuzan; Mu Yue also studied the Dragon Vein beneath the city.
• Mu Yue’s team found that Anrokuzan was popular with Rōran’s people, though Kakashi suspected that their investigation had only revealed the surface.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Yamato returned to the inn as Obito was about to discuss the mission with Mu Yue.

Naruto Uzumaki and Yamato learned that Mukade had likely traveled through time earlier than they had, while Obito and Kakashi struggled with what the future revealed about their friends. Yamato ultimately chose to tell Kakashi what he knew, and Naruto asked Mu Yue to help him meet Jiraiya.

• Naruto Uzumaki, Yamato, Obito, and Kakashi failed to find Mukade, but Mu Yue reasoned that Mukade had arrived in Rōran before them and was hiding his appearance.
• Obito learned that Naruto Uzumaki and Yamato had never heard of Mu Yue or Nohara Rin, and he grew distressed about a future without them or Minato.
• Yamato warned Naruto Uzumaki and Obito that changing history could endanger the future, while Kakashi insisted he would risk the consequences to save his companions.
• Kakashi asked Yamato to reveal the future, and Yamato chose to trust him and began explaining Minato's death before Obito, Kakashi, and Nohara Rin were discovered hiding together.
• Mu Yue offered to help Naruto Uzumaki, who asked to meet Jiraiya; Mu Yue agreed to try but cautioned that he could not promise a meeting.

Mu Yue uncovered that Anrokuzan was likely the Sunagakure rogue ninja Mukade and learned from Queen Roran about the Dragon Vein beneath Rōran. As the group prepared to investigate Mukade further, Mu Yue proposed training Naruto and Yamato alongside his students before confronting him.

• Mu Yue warned Naruto Uzumaki and Yamato to stay near Rōran, then Kakashi agreed to let Yamato tell Obito and Nohara Rin what he knew about their future.
• Yamato revealed that the Nine-Tails rampage killed Minato, that Akatsuki later killed Asuma, and that Konoha fought the Four Great Ninja Villages during the Third Great Ninja War.
• Mu Yue persuaded Queen Roran to disclose that she had secretly cooperated with Anrokuzan by giving him access to the Dragon Vein, then explained why he suspected Anrokuzan was Mukade.
• Mu Yue sensed that the Dragon Vein was connected to Rōran’s land and considered whether it contained energy drawn from the planet.
• Mu Yue told the others that Anrokuzan was likely Mukade and proposed gathering more evidence while Naruto and Yamato took turns battling his students for training.

Yamato fought Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin in a training battle, then learned Water Breathing from Mu Yue while Naruto Uzumaki trained in taijutsu. Mu Yue received an unexpected S-rank lesson reward and wondered whether teaching his unfinished Yang Release Breathing Technique could speed its development.

• Yamato used Wood Release to withstand Kakashi's team's attacks, but Kakashi and Obito forced him to reveal his large-scale Forest Sea Genesis technique before Yamato defeated them.
• Yamato hit Kakashi on the head, and Naruto Uzumaki later got his own chance to do the same while defeating Kakashi's group with Multiple Shadow Clones and Rasengan.
• Obito asked Naruto Uzumaki to teach him Rasengan, while Mu Yue began teaching Naruto taijutsu and Yamato Water Release and Water Breathing.
• Yamato asked Mu Yue whether he wanted to learn about the future, but Mu Yue said they would create their own future.
• Mu Yue received an unexpected S-rank lesson reward and speculated that Naruto Uzumaki and Yamato's Chakra had triggered it, prompting him to consider teaching his Yang Release Breathing Technique.

Mu Yue trained Naruto Uzumaki in Breath of Sun while his team uncovered Anrokuzan’s crimes in Rōran and prepared an ambush. They cornered Anrokuzan and destroyed most of his puppets, but the chapter ended with him hidden in smoke after a massive explosion.

• Mu Yue treated Naruto Uzumaki, Yamato, and the others to a late-night meal, then began teaching Naruto Yang Release, Basic Breathing, and the developing Breath of Sun.
• After a week of investigation, Obito, Kakashi, Nohara Rin, Naruto Uzumaki, and Yamato found Anrokuzan’s underground factory and gathered evidence of his crimes.
• Mu Yue arranged for the Queen of Roran to meet Anrokuzan, gave Naruto and Yamato Flying Thunder God kunai, and planned to capture Anrokuzan alive.
• When the Queen’s soldiers attacked Anrokuzan, Yamato bound him, Naruto struck him with a Rasengan, and Kakashi severed his legs, exposing his puppet body.
• Anrokuzan repaired himself with a scroll and released six puppets, but Obito, Naruto Uzumaki, Yamato, Kakashi, and Nohara Rin quickly destroyed them.
• Anrokuzan fled toward his underground base, but Kakashi detonated their Explosive Tags; the blast swallowed Anrokuzan and his remaining puppets, leaving his condition unknown.

Mu Yue and his team defeated and sealed Anrokuzan, then accepted Queen of Roran’s invitation to attend an assembly. Later, Mu Yue told Jiraiya that Naruto Uzumaki was a ninja from the future, and Jiraiya sent a Shadow Clone to meet him without leaving the battlefield.

• Anrokuzan absorbed his damaged puppets and Dragon Vein energy, then charged at Queen of Roran, but Mu Yue struck him down with Brick Break.
• Obito and Naruto Uzumaki combined their attacks to burn Anrokuzan, and Mu Yue stopped his attempted self-destruction and sealed his core with the Zhou Tian Seal.
• Queen of Roran thanked Mu Yue and his team, invited them to the assembly, and Obito began learning the Rasengan from Naruto Uzumaki.
• Mu Yue met Jiraiya privately at the Konoha camp and told him that a ninja from the future wanted to meet him.
• Jiraiya concluded that Naruto Uzumaki might be Minato’s child and sent his Shadow Clone to meet him while he remained at the front.

Mu Yue questioned Anrokuzan about absorbing the Dragon Vein’s power while developing the Breath of Sun, then brought Naruto Uzumaki to meet Jiraiya in Rōran. Jiraiya refused to learn the Rasengan or hear about the future, and Naruto was left grieving after Jiraiya dispelled his Shadow Clone.

• Anrokuzan offered to share Dragon Vein power, but Mu Yue rejected his bargain and threatened to extract the secret from his memories.
• Mu Yue focused his research on the Breath of Sun and used Flying Thunder God to bring Naruto Uzumaki before Jiraiya.
• Naruto Uzumaki told Jiraiya he was a ninja from the future and offered to teach him the Rasengan, but Jiraiya declined to learn it or hear about his future.
• Jiraiya shared a popsicle with Naruto, encouraged him not to give up, and dispelled his Shadow Clone.
• Naruto Uzumaki cried after Jiraiya vanished, wishing he could keep him alive.

Naruto Uzumaki grieved over Jiraiya’s fate, found comfort in Mu Yue, and resolved to grow stronger while pursuing a way to return to the past. As he trained in the Breath of Sun and fought Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin, Minato Namikaze appeared beside Mu Yue, and Naruto saw him after the battle.

• Naruto Uzumaki confided his grief about Jiraiya to Mu Yue over ramen, then decided to keep training and possibly travel through the Dragon Vein again.
• Yamato, Obito, Kakashi, and Naruto Uzumaki shared an awkward joke-filled break before Mu Yue resumed training Yamato in Water Release and Water Breathing.
• Mu Yue obtained Anrokuzan’s Dragon Vein absorption method, continued studying the Dragon Vein with the Queen of Roran, and discovered it could enhance Chakra Armor.
• Naruto Uzumaki rapidly learned the Breath of Sun by training with Shadow Clones and soon began using it to strengthen himself in battle.
• Naruto Uzumaki fought Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin in a training match and defeated them after they showed off their improved abilities.
• Minato Namikaze watched the match beside Mu Yue, and Naruto Uzumaki noticed him after the battle.

Minato Namikaze recognized Naruto Uzumaki as his future son but initially kept their relationship secret to spare Naruto pain after they parted. After the Nine-Tails revealed the truth, Naruto confronted Minato, accepted him as his father, and spent their final days together before returning to his own time.

• Minato Namikaze arrived in Rōran, praised Naruto Uzumaki and his students, and quietly chose not to tell Naruto that he was his father.
• Minato and Naruto spent the final day sightseeing together while Kakashi and the others gave them time alone; Yamato then revealed that Uchiha Itachi would massacre the Uchiha Clan, leaving only Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha alive.
• The Nine-Tails told Naruto that Minato was his father and had sealed the Nine-Tails inside him, prompting Naruto to ask Minato directly and break down over his childhood hardships.
• Naruto punched Minato once, then embraced him and called him Dad; they shared ramen and a meal with Mu Yue and the others.
• Mu Yue allowed Naruto and Yamato to stay an extra day, and Minato spent it with Naruto as his father before Naruto said goodbye to everyone.
• Mu Yue killed Anrokuzan, unleashing the Dragon Vein energy that sent Naruto and Yamato back to their original time and space.

Naruto and Yamato returned from Rōran to find that their journey had taken them to a parallel world where Mu Yue existed, while their own history remained unchanged. Back in Mu Yue’s world, Minato abandoned his plan to seal the team’s memories, and Mu Yue settled Obito’s Life Mission, receiving new rewards.

• Naruto and Yamato returned to Konoha and learned from Kakashi that he had never known Hanyu Muyue, while the photographs and techniques they brought back proved their journey was real.
• Kakashi concluded that Naruto and Yamato had visited a similar but separate world, leaving Naruto to hope that the other world’s Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin would succeed in changing their future.
• Kakashi invited Naruto and Yamato to Ichiraku Ramen, and Naruto chose to appreciate the people and comforts still present in his own life.
• Minato proposed sealing Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin’s memories of the future, but Mu Yue and the others persuaded him to let them keep those memories and create their own future.
• Minato traveled to the Land of Grass to speak with Jiraiya, while Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin resumed training after returning to Konoha.
• Mu Yue received mission rewards and settled Obito’s Life Mission, gaining Chakra, a Mastery Level Ninjutsu Extraction Scroll, and Mastery Level Fire Release: Fire Annihilation.

Mu Yue tested the powerful Transform skill, learning that it could copy ninjas’ abilities and Kekkei Genkai but had limits on Chakra, duration, and stored information. Meanwhile, Obito told Shisui about the future Uchiha Clan Massacre and the role of Uchiha Itachi, and they visited Fugaku’s home to meet the infant Itachi.

• Mu Yue used Transform to copy several ninjas, discovering that he could reproduce abilities such as the Sharingan and Tsunade’s medical techniques, though transformations consumed Chakra and stored information.
• Mu Yue concluded that Transform could not increase his Chakra capacity or physical strength, then kept information for Tsunade, Kushina, and the Ino–Shika–Chō clan heads.
• Obito told Shisui that future ninjas had warned them Mu Yue might die in the Third Great Ninja War and that Uchiha Itachi would massacre the Uchiha Clan.
• Shisui awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and agreed to help prevent Mu Yue’s death and the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
• Obito and Shisui visited Uchiha Fugaku’s home, where they met the infant Uchiha Itachi and watched him greet them.

Obito and Shisui visited Uchiha Fugaku’s home, where Obito’s test of young Uchiha Itachi backfired and Shisui resolved to guide the boy toward goodness. Mu Yue assessed Nohara Rin and Shizune’s six months of training, then took Asuma to visit Hiruzen Sarutobi with plans to reveal his Flying Thunder God mastery and record Hiruzen’s status panel.

• Obito tested Uchiha Itachi with a question about an old grandmother, but Itachi chose to keep his distance so he would not accidentally make her fall, and reprimanded Obito for suggesting theft.
• Shisui told Uchiha Itachi an uplifting story, then argued with Obito that the child should not be judged for his future crimes and decided to guide him toward goodness.
• Nohara Rin demonstrated her medical skills to Mu Yue and Tsunade by healing a fish, extracting poison, and using other Medical Ninjutsu, earning Mu Yue’s praise.
• Shizune fought Tsunade’s Shadow Clone and showed how much her speed, taijutsu, Super Strength, and Chakra Scalpel had improved under Mu Yue’s instruction.
• Mu Yue later took Asuma to visit Hiruzen Sarutobi, intending to display his mastery of Flying Thunder God and record Hiruzen’s status panel.

Mu Yue demonstrated that he had mastered Flying Thunder God to Hiruzen Sarutobi, then took his disciples on a B-rank escort mission in the Land of Rain. As Mu Yue investigated the country’s chaos and searched for signs of Akatsuki, he left a Shadow Clone with the team so he could respond quickly if they were threatened.

• Mu Yue asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for Earth Release guidance and revealed his proficiency with Flying Thunder God, surprising the Hokage.
• Mu Yue accepted a B-rank mission to the Land of Rain with Obito, Kakashi, Nohara Rin, and the newly graduated Shisui.
• Obito and the client discussed Hanzo and the Land of Rain’s poor security as the group traveled toward their destination.
• After entering the Land of Rain, Mu Yue used his Byakugan to spot rogue ninja and disguised shinobi from several great villages.
• Mu Yue left a Shadow Clone to lead the mission team and searched nearby for Akatsuki traces so he could support them quickly if needed.

Mu Yue's team intervened in a village fight, rescuing Akatsuki ninja from wandering attackers before learning that this Akatsuki was a well-intentioned group. Kakashi suspected it would become the future organization that captured Tailed Beasts, while an unknown brown-haired ninja secretly followed the Akatsuki members back to their base.

• Mu Yue approved continuing through the village, and Obito and Kakashi attacked the five ninja fighting there.
• Obito and Kakashi incapacitated the attackers, then learned from the village chief that the two robed ninja were protecting the villagers as Akatsuki members.
• Nohara Rin healed the Akatsuki ninja, and Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin relaxed their guard after hearing the group's goal was to change the Land of Rain.
• Kakashi told Shisui that future intelligence described Akatsuki as a powerful organization capturing Tailed Beasts, and he suspected it might have been involved in Minato Namikaze's death.
• The Akatsuki ninja returned happily to their base, unaware that a brown-haired ninja was following them.

Mu Yue infiltrated the Akatsuki village in disguise and challenged Yahiko’s plans for bringing peace, exposing the organization’s lack of resources and practical answers. He left without joining, confirmed that Nagato’s Rinnegan did not see through his disguise, and returned to his disciples with a plan for the Land of Rain.

• Mu Yue followed the Akatsuki ninja to their village while a Shadow Clone protected Kakashi and the others.
• Mu Yue met Yahiko and Nagato, then questioned how the Akatsuki could compete with established powers and sustain lasting peace.
• Yahiko invited Mu Yue to join the Akatsuki as an equal leader, but Mu Yue refused and gave his name as Sōsuke.
• Mu Yue confirmed Nagato had not recognized him through his disguise, deleted Nagato’s information, and returned to his team.
• Mu Yue replaced his Shadow Clone and continued the mission, planning to pursue Nagato and earn rewards in the Land of Rain.

Mu Yue and his students encountered Pakura and a Sunagakure squad investigating the disappearance of a four-ninja team. After defeating them, Mu Yue persuaded Pakura to investigate Kumogakure or Iwagakure instead, then continued escorting their client.

• Pakura confronted Mu Yue’s group over villagers’ claims that Konoha ninja had been near a missing Sunagakure squad, while Obito argued with one of her subordinates.
• Mu Yue broke the subordinate’s sword and refused Pakura’s demand that his group cooperate with an investigation.
• Obito, Shisui, Kakashi, and Mu Yue quickly incapacitated the Sunagakure ninja as Pakura attacked Mu Yue with Scorch Release.
• Mu Yue froze Pakura’s flames, used Flying Thunder God to defeat her, and knocked out the rest of the squad.
• Kakashi explained Pakura’s reputation to Obito, and Mu Yue urged Pakura to investigate Kumogakure or Iwagakure instead.
• Pakura accepted that she had made a mistake, and Mu Yue gave his name before leading the client onward.

After completing their escort mission, Mu Yue’s team investigated Akatsuki and met Yahiko’s peace-seeking organization, leaving Kakashi to learn that Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths.

• Obito, Kakashi, and Shisui split from Mu Yue and Nohara Rin to investigate Akatsuki in the Land of Rain.
• The three heard villagers praise Akatsuki for protecting communities and helping drive away rogue ninja, deepening their confusion about its future reputation.
• Kakashi, Obito, and Shisui met Yahiko, Nagato, and other Akatsuki members, and Yahiko explained that Akatsuki aimed to bring peace to the Land of Rain and the ninja world.
• Obito told Yahiko that he hoped to end war and become Hokage, and Yahiko encouraged him before the groups parted.
• Kakashi drew Nagato’s unusual eyes and asked Mu Yue about them, and Mu Yue identified them as the Rinnegan, the Sage of Six Paths’ eyes.

After reporting a suspicious attack on Sunagakure ninjas, Mu Yue planned to build his reputation in the Land of Rain by teaching classes and recruiting more disciples. Kakashi shared future intelligence with Might Guy, then organized a recurring combat test for Mu Yue’s disciples, whose first round began with Shisui facing Obito and Kakashi facing Might Guy.

• Mu Yue told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Pakura’s Sunagakure squad had attacked his team, and he had resolved the encounter without casualties; Hiruzen praised him and arranged an Anbu investigation.
• Mu Yue reviewed intelligence about the Land of Rain and planned to become known there by teaching classes, hoping to eventually mentor Yahiko, Nagato, and the others.
• Kakashi searched the library for information about the Rinnegan and Tailed Beasts, then told Might Guy about the future ninjas they had met and the latest Akatsuki intelligence.
• Kakashi proposed quarterly combat tests for Mu Yue’s disciples, with personalized punishments for the bottom two; Nohara Rin agreed to help while sitting out the fights.
• Nohara Rin drew the first-round matchups: Shisui faced Obito, and Kakashi faced Might Guy; Shisui revealed his confidence in his proficient Armament Haki.

Obito lost to Shisui after underestimating his Armament Haki, then Might Guy defeated Kakashi and Shisui to win the three-way sparring contest. Guy claimed the title of Mu Yue's strongest disciple, while the defeated boys began planning how to beat him next time.

• Obito dominated Shisui with Flame Breathing Chakra Mode until Shisui used Armament Haki to reverse the fight and win.
• Nohara Rin announced Shisui's victory, and Kakashi mocked Obito about his punishment before leaving to ask Mu Yue for test papers.
• Might Guy defeated Kakashi with Golden Horizon Line after they agreed to settle their match with one move.
• Shisui fought Might Guy despite his injured fingers, but Guy used Golden Horizon Line with his little finger and ring finger to win.
• Might Guy declared himself Mu Yue's strongest disciple, and Obito, Shisui, and Kakashi each resolved to find a way to defeat him.