Chapter Summaries

Naruto and his teammates rescued Ziyang Hua and Tenten from a swarm of ants, then Naruto summoned giant toads to defeat the ants and feed them. After Ziyang Hua left, Naruto's group reunited Tenten with Neji and Rock Lee and continued toward the base; an unexpected event occurred on the third day of the exam.

• Naruto had Sasuke attack the silent ant swarm while he summoned Gamaken to fight them.
• Naruto summoned Gamabunta, Gamahiro, Gamakichi, and Gamaryu, and the giant toads crushed the ants and gathered them as food.
• Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Tenten declined Ziyang Hua's Earth Scroll, and Ziyang Hua left to find her companions.
• Naruto's group escorted Tenten until Neji and Rock Lee arrived, and Rock Lee thanked them for rescuing her.
• Naruto's group continued toward the base while Neji and Rock Lee set out to steal another team's scroll; an unexpected event occurred on the third day of the exam.

Kushina began teaching Naruto how to use the Nine Tails’ Chakra, while she and the Red Nine Tails reconciled and agreed to train him together. The lesson reached the powerful Nine Tails Mode and a miniature Tailed Beast Ball, whose destructive force Naruto asked about.

• Naruto redirected Minato from naming his training place, and Minato left while Kushina began the lesson.
• Kushina demonstrated filtered Nine Tails Chakra and a one-tailed Chakra cloak, explaining its boosts to strength, speed, and healing.
• The Red Nine Tails revealed that Kushina’s former perfect form was incomplete because she had taken his Chakra without his recognition and risked draining her own Chakra.
• Kushina apologized to the Red Nine Tails, and they bumped fists before immediately resuming their argument and entering a golden-black Chakra cloak together.
• Kushina demonstrated the full Nine Tails Mode and formed a miniature Tailed Beast Ball, prompting Naruto to ask how powerful it was.

Guy defeated Kisame with Daytime Tiger, and Naruto sealed Samehada after Kisame died. Meanwhile, Asuma, Gan, Wen, and Cui caught up to the real Tobi, who was acting as a decoy to hide Obito’s identity and buy him time.

• Guy’s Daytime Tiger overpowered Kisame’s Great Shark Bullet, shattered Kisame’s arms, and punched through the water sphere.
• Naruto restrained Kisame and Samehada with golden chains, confirmed Kisame was dead, and sealed his corpse and sword.
• Guy declined Samehada in favor of his nunchaku, while Naruto planned to take the sword back for Kakashi.
• Itachi said they should return to help, as Asuma, Gan, Wen, and Cui caught up to Tobi.
• Tobi prepared to stage a convincing fight and death so Konoha would believe it was a White Zetsu unrelated to Obito.

After peace talks ended, Konoha returned its Sunagakure prisoners and took on a flood of missions. Team 7 began a new assignment by watching a movie whose actress was their protection target, and Naruto suspected the mission was unusual.

• Konoha released Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro, and Gaara returned to Sunagakure with Minato and Naruto's kunai.
• Minato assigned Haku and Karin to Team 11 under Kurenai Yuhi, alongside Kurama Yakumo.
• Team 11 began taking D-Rank missions while Team 7 received an assignment to protect a movie actress.
• Kakashi sent Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to watch the actress's movie while he met their client.
• After the film, Naruto saw the billboard for "Princess Fūun's Great Adventure" and suspected something was wrong with the mission.

At the Akimichi compound, Shikaku, Choza, and Inoichi reminisced over food and drink before reenacting their old Ino-Shika-Cho formation. Shikamaru watched the celebration turn into the familiar trouble of getting his drunken father home.

• Asuma returned home puzzled about what Sarutobi Laifu had wanted to tell him.
• Shikamaru and Choji joined their fathers as Shikaku, Choza, and Inoichi drank and joked about their children.
• Shikamaru recalled Ino’s complaints about Inoichi using the Mind Disorder Technique to make her do housework, but chose not to expose him.
• Shikaku, Choza, and Inoichi reenacted the Ino-Shika-Cho formation and laughed together.
• Shikamaru urged Shikaku to drink less, but Shikaku arranged for Choji to help carry him home, leaving Shikamaru anticipating his mother’s nagging.

Naruto and Kushina gained the Tailed Beasts’ trust and received some of their Chakra before Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Orochimaru secretly collected material from the statue while undermining Obito’s control of the Reanimated Shinobi, leaving Obito to press ahead with his plan despite Black Zetsu’s doubts.

• Naruto and Kushina removed the Black Nails from the restrained Tailed Beasts, then joined a Video Conference with the Beasts and their Jinchuriki.
• The Tailed Beasts entrusted Naruto and Kushina with some of their Chakra and asked them to stop the Beasts from being used to destroy the world.
• Obito summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Orochimaru secretly arranged for an Iwagakure shinobi to scrape powder from its sole.
• Obito used Purple Chains to pull back the four Tailed Beasts, Bunbuku, and Mito Uzumaki, cutting off Naruto and Kushina’s conference.
• Black Zetsu told Obito that Orochimaru had fled with Madara’s corpse and that the uncontrolled Reanimated Shinobi were attacking White Zetsu alongside the Shinobi Allied Forces.
• Obito rejected Black Zetsu’s suggestion to use another plan and insisted that he would pursue victory himself.

Team 7 investigated Bei Gen's stolen tomb and tracked the thieves to a shifting stone maze. The culprits split up to confront Kakashi and his young teammates, leaving Kakashi caught in a series of targeted traps.

• Chiriku showed Kakashi and Team 7 the destroyed barrier and empty tomb, and Pakkun tracked the thieves by the scent of roasted sweet potatoes.
• Kakashi learned the locations of other tombs, but the team spotted four coffins racing across a plain and followed them instead.
• The coffins triggered a maze of rising pillars and shifting stone that separated Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.
• Fudō, Bu Feng, and Fu'en planned to trap Kakashi while Fudō and Bu Feng each confronted a younger member of Team 7.
• Fu'en targeted Kakashi with a falling slab, a bulging wall, and a pitfall, but Kakashi evaded the attacks and avoided the spikes below.

Naruto investigated Dragon Vein Chakra that had begun gathering in the Sealing Space and found it offered only a modest power boost but was easy for shinobi to use. Minato saw potential applications for the limited supply and reminded Naruto of the Barrier Team and Aincrad.

• Naruto entered the Sealing Space and found Dragon Vein Chakra gathering above the lake, though neither he nor Nine Tails knew why it had appeared.
• Naruto tested the Chakra and found that it slightly strengthened attacks, did not stack well with other Chakra, and was easier for ordinary shinobi to use than Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Naruto reported his findings to Minato, who said the Chakra might have other uses if they confirmed it had no side effects.
• Minato asked Naruto whether he had forgotten the Barrier Team and Aincrad.

After monsters attacked the Land of Fire border, Minato organized Konoha’s ninja into squads to stop them and investigate the suspected Akatsuki involvement. Naruto and the others prepared to deploy, with Kaede joining Haku and Karin’s squad.

• Minato received an urgent report that more than a hundred monsters had attacked Area 11 at dawn, and Naruto sent five Shadow Clones to scout.
• Two of Naruto’s clones returned with a captured monster called Bureisuta and reported that ten people, including Deidara, were following the monsters into the Land of Fire.
• Naruto suspected the monsters might be connected to Hiruko’s research, while Minato ordered the squads to assemble and advance to the border, warning them not to engage Akatsuki rashly.
• Minato assigned Kaede to Haku and Karin’s squad, and Naruto sent clones to accompany the teams while he went to find Kakashi and the others.
• Minato ordered Naruto’s clones to take Bureisuta to the Inuzuka Clan, while another clone ran ahead of the monsters and left coordinates.

Naruto and Kakashi escorted Temari toward Konoha after Gaara thanked them for uncovering Yura’s mind control and gave Naruto a personal gift. On the way, Temari bonded with Sakura over skincare and enjoyed Kakashi’s camp cooking before two cloaked strangers stopped them to ask about Jiraiya’s disciple, prompting Naruto to recognize them and wonder whether his father wanted a wife.

• Baki thanked Naruto for warning them, and Sunagakure discovered that Sasori had used the Mind Manipulation Sand Technique on Yura.
• Gaara gave Temari a written reply to take to Konoha with Naruto and Kakashi, then handed Naruto a personal gift and asked him to look after Temari.
• Temari told Naruto that Kankuro had withdrawn to study puppets and wanted to build a steel Puppet that would never sprout.
• Temari and Sakura grew close while talking about skincare, and Temari joined Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi in their well-equipped desert camp and enjoyed Kakashi’s soup.
• The group reached a town in the Land of Rivers, where two cloaked strangers asked whether they knew anything about Jiraiya’s disciple; Naruto recognized them and wondered whether his father wanted a wife.

Naruto faced Gaara in the Chunin Exam and used Flying Thunder God and Rasengan to break through Gaara’s defenses and injure him. Gaara responded by unleashing a wave of sand, and Naruto prepared for the next clash.

• Kankuro forfeited his match, and Genma declared Neji Hyuga the winner before announcing Naruto versus Gaara.
• Naruto told Sakura Bro to watch Sasuke and move closer to Kakashi, then asked Nine Tails whether Shukaku could sense him.
• Gaara released sand from his gourd to turn the arena into a desert, but Naruto used Special Kunai, Flying Thunder God, and Rasengan to attack him.
• Naruto’s speed and techniques astonished the spectators, while Gaara’s Sand Armor broke apart and Gaara became excited by the pain.
• Gaara sent a surge of sand toward Naruto, who glanced at Genma and expected to win the beam clash.

Naruto asked Kakashi about Kamui and accidentally exposed Kakashi’s adult book, which Shizune confiscated. After leaving the hospital, Naruto struggled to find a way past Kushina’s formidable perception for his reconnaissance mission and sought advice from Shikamaru, Ino, and Asuma.

• Naruto asked Kakashi whether Flying Thunder God could enter Kamui’s space, and Kakashi agreed to let him test it the next time he used the technique.
• Naruto knocked over Kakashi’s ninja tool bag, revealing an adult book that Shizune confiscated while promising to clean Kakashi’s room.
• Naruto and Sakura left the hospital, and Naruto gave Sakura a suggestive look that she took as a cue to pursue gossip about Kakashi.
• Naruto considered disguising himself as Shino to evade Kushina’s perception, but his attempt drew attention from passersby and the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Naruto asked Shikamaru, Ino, and Asuma for ways to avoid detection, and they suggested exploiting gaps in the target’s attention or dealing with the Sensor Ninja.

Guy and the others fought Shinno, whose Super Activation Technique let him heal from injuries and grow stronger with Chakra from the fortress core. As the battle continued, Naruto realized Zero Tails was supplying Shinno and set out to cut off that connection.

• Guy opened the Fifth Gate and attacked Shinno, who healed rapidly and explained his Super Activation Technique.
• Naruto provoked Guy, Rock Lee, Gan, Wen, and Cui into fighting Shinno together, and they overwhelmed him briefly before he wounded Gan, Wen, and Cui.
• Shinno unleashed a powerful attack on Rock Lee, but Kimimaro took the blow and was blasted into a wall with broken bones.
• Guy opened the Sixth Gate and struck Shinno with Morning Peacock, while Kimimaro recovered by expelling and regrowing his broken bones.
• Naruto sensed Zero Tails was sending Chakra to Shinno and told the others to keep Shinno occupied while he went to sever the connection.

Kakashi and his former students chose to form Kakashi Squad after Minato announced that Team 7 was disbanding. The new squad received its first mission and departed together.

• Kakashi helped Gamakichi and Gamaryu build a giant stove at Mount Myoboku, then spent the night troubled by the experience.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura wore their newly issued Standard Vests to the training ground, where Kakashi told them to meet Minato.
• Minato announced that Team 7 was disbanded and explained that the newly promoted Special Jonin could choose their next path.
• Kakashi offered Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura the chance to form Kakashi Squad as his equal teammates, and they accepted by presenting their halves of the bell.
• Minato officially established Kakashi Squad and gave the four members their first mission, which they set out to perform.

Naruto explained that he had traveled from twenty years in the future and joined Minato’s mission to stop Mukade. In Lou Lan, Minato saved Queen Sara from a collapsing balcony, but she rejected his warning that Minister Anrokuzan was Mukade and set out to confront him.

• Naruto told Minato, Choza, and Shibi that he had arrived from the future and offered to help them capture Mukade.
• Minato accepted Naruto as his younger brother, and Naruto won over Choza by giving him future snacks.
• The group watched Queen Sara address the crowd in Lou Lan, where Minato rescued her when the balcony collapsed.
• Minato told Sara that Mukade had come to Lou Lan to build weapons and start a war.
• Sara insisted that Anrokuzan was a peaceful man and decided to confront him after realizing someone had pushed her from behind.

The Fourth Raikage and Killer B fought the Third Raikage, while Ōnoki, Gaara, and Yagura sealed the First Mizukage. As Minato learned that seven enemies with Tailed Beast-level Chakra were approaching headquarters, he prepared to meet them.

• Killer B struck the Third Raikage with a Lariat, and the Fourth Raikage joined him to fight his father.
• The Fourth Raikage and the Third Raikage pierced each other with their strongest attacks, and Tenten sealed the Third Raikage.
• Killer B collapsed after using his remaining Eight Tails Chakra, so Tenten sent him and the Fourth Raikage to the Medical Unit.
• Ōnoki, Gaara, and Yagura defeated and sealed the First Mizukage, who warned them that the person controlling the resurrected Kage seemed suspicious.
• The Sensory Unit reported seven approaching enemies with Chakra like Tailed Beasts, and Minato prepared to face them.

Naruto, Minato, Kushina, and the Nine Tails combined their chakra to attack Obito’s eggshell with a massive Rasengan, while Zuo Zhu began absorbing Natural Energy. The attack broke Obito’s shell and badly wounded him, but he shed his damaged body and emerged as the Ten Tails Jinchuriki.

• Obito curled up inside his eggshell and planned to absorb the Ten Tails, seize the Nine Tails, and reclaim the other Tailed Beasts.
• Naruto and Minato formed a Sage Mode Rasengan, and Zuo Zhu began absorbing Natural Energy to keep up with Naruto.
• Kushina, Minato, Naruto, and the Nine Tails added elemental, Tailed Beast, and other chakra to the Rasengan, which Naruto named the Sage Art: Chakra Family Bucket: Extra Large Combo: Crazy Thursday: Assorted Rasengan.
• Naruto hurled the assorted Rasengan at Obito, and its wind blades cut through the eggshell before its combined forces blasted Obito out of it.
• Obito shed his damaged body and transformed into the Ten Tails Jinchuriki, floating in midair with a new white body.

Naruto and Sasuke entertained the children with ninjutsu and an acrobatic performance, then Naruto told them a story to get them down for their afternoon nap. The children all fell asleep before he finished, leaving Team 7 to await the director and her son’s return.

• Sasuke performed Uchiha Style taijutsu and used the Body Flicker Technique to impress the children.
• Naruto’s shadow clones staged an acrobatic show, ending with Sakura hurling a clone into their human pyramid.
• Sasuke and the clones performed a water dragon and fireball stunt that ended with the last clones dying.
• Team 7 ate lunch with the children and began trying to settle them for their afternoon nap.
• Naruto started telling a story about a hero rescuing a princess, and the children fell asleep before he finished.

Minato, Kushina, and Naruto fought Obito and the controlled Mito Uzumaki, while Mito briefly reached Kushina and Naruto through a mental space to share intelligence and say goodbye. Back in the battle, they restrained Mito, and Obito began a new attack using Bunbuku Monk.

• Obito used a Kamui-enhanced Fire Release attack, but Kushina extinguished the flames with her Chakra tails, and Minato forced Obito to retreat.
• Mito Uzumaki drew Kushina and Naruto into a mental space, where Kushina reunited with her and Naruto greeted her as Grandma Mito.
• Mito apologized to the Nine Tails, then warned them that four controlled fighters carried complete Tailed Beasts and that removing the Black Nails could weaken Obito's control.
• Mito shared her final farewell and information before disappearing, and Kushina, Naruto, and the Nine Tails returned to the fight.
• Naruto and Kushina bound Mito with their Adamantine Sealing Chains despite Obito's attempts to control her, and Obito ordered Bunbuku Monk to attack Minato with sand and black formula chains.

Kakashi and his companions tried Granny Sansho’s Curry of Life and were overwhelmed by its fiery heat, including when Nine Tails forced Naruto to taste it. After they recovered, Granny Sansho asked them to bring back her son, Karako, who had joined the Hakkaku Clan.

• Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and the three clients ordered Granny Sansho’s Curry of Life after hearing Guy had recommended it.
• Granny Sansho served the bubbling black curry, and the clients, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi collapsed after tasting it.
• Nine Tails took control of Naruto’s body to eat the curry, then fled into the Sealing Space after being overwhelmed by its heat.
• An hour later, Kakashi recovered and told Mr. Rokosuke that the group would go into the village to gather information.
• Granny Sansho told Kakashi that her son, Karako, had joined the Hakkaku Clan and asked him to bring Karako back.